First round fan voting for the ACM New Artist of the Year is underway at www.VoteACM.com through noon Monday, Jan. 30th. The field will be narrowed to three nominees and those will go on to compete for ACM New Artist of the Year. Right now, the eight semi-finalists are trying to get your vote. Jerrod Niemann is using a scare tactic. He says that if the Mayan Calendar is correct, this would be the final ACM Awards show. The 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will be broadcast on CBS on Sunday, April 1st.
Scotty McCreery has been pranked by Brad Paisley. He told us about the prank, while visiting the KFDI studios before opening for Brad Paisley Friday night. "He told my mama. My mom met him the second day of the tour and she went up to him and she said 'I want to thank you for not pranking my son on the first night. He was really nervous' He said 'don't worry Mrs. McCreery, we'll get him by the end of the weekend." Scotty says before the final encore song Brad put a big photoshop picture of Scotty's head on a steroid body in a bikini on the beach."Garth Brooks teared up on the witness stand, testifying in the lawsuit against an Oklahoma hospital he says reneged on an agreement to name a women's center after his late mother, Colleen. Garth testified that he thought he had a "done deal" with the president of the hospital in exchange for the $500,000 donation. Garth said he doesn't understand how he received nothing for the gift. The trial continues this week.
Now that tour season is underway, we have tour bus news. First, tour bus troubles. Lee Brice's bus caught fire while he and his crew were on board sleeping. Lee was playing a show in Mesa, Arizona at the time. Brice reported that everyone got off the bus before the back of the bus was almost completely consumed by fire. Lee Tweeted that he was able to save some items, "Coincidence that my Tim Tebow book was unharmed in the bus fire?? I think not! He’s fireproof." Fire officials say almost all equipment and luggage was saved as well.
Brad Paisley has a brand new bus. Brad took delivery of a brand new customized tour bus. His Dad (Doug Paisley) was showing off iPhone photos of the bus backstage Friday night at the Intrust Bank Arena concert. The bus has a customized paint job in Corvette red and is decorated inside with old license plates set in epoxy and a vintage Sunoco gas pump.
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