Tuesday Tunes: ACM Edition

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Hey y’all!
Sunday night was the Academy of Country Music Awards! Y’all know I love my country music, so I was tuned in for the whole three hour show. Normally I post my predictions before the show, but this year, I completely forgot. I’m actually glad that I didn’t, because I would’ve been wrong on almost all of them! I disagreed with a few of them, but the one thing I did love about the show was a lot of new singles were debuted! Here are a few that I loved!
“My Eyes”-Blake Shelton & Gwen Sebastian
“Medicine”-Blake Shelton & Shakira
“Meanwhile Back at Mama’s”-Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
“Automatic”-Miranda Lambert
“River Bank”-Brad Paisley
“Chainsaw”-The Band Perry
My favorite moment of the show had to be George Strait winning Entertainer of the Year!
Did you watch the show? What are your favorite songs right now?

2014 Grammy Predictions!

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Hey y’all!

It’s Grammy’s night!

I LOVE award shows, and the Grammy’s is always one of my favorites! Every year, I post my predictions for a few of the top categories. Fingers crossed I’m right this year!

Record of the Year
“Get Lucky”-Daft Punk
“Radioactive”-Imagine Dragons
“Royals”-Lorde
“Locked Out Of Heaven”-Bruno Mars
“Blurred Lines”-Robin Thicke
Who I’m Rooting For: Lorde
Who Will Win: Robin Thicke
“Royals” has been really popular, but there hasn’t been a bigger song this year than “Blurred Lines”. I will be shocked if it doesn’t win this category.

Album of the Year
The Blessed Unrest-Sara Bareilles
Random Access Memories-Daft Punk
Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City-Kendrick Lamar
The Heist-Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Red-Taylor Swift
Who I’m Rooting For: Taylor Swift
Who Will Win: Taylor Swift
She always wins! Red is not my favorite of her albums, but love her or hate her, you have to admit she has a way with lyrics.

Song of the Year
“Just Give Me a Reason”-Pink feat. Nate Ruess
“Locked Out Of Heaven”-Bruno Mars
“Roar”-Katy Perry
“Royals”-Lorde
“Same Love”-Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert
Who I’m Rooting For: Katy Perry
Who Will Win: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Honestly, any of these songs deserve this award. They have all been hugely popular, and with the exception of “Same Love”, I’ve been playing them on repeat all year. I would love to see a win for Katy Perry, but I’m thinking Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have this one.

Best New Artist
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran
Who I’m Rooting For: Kacey Musgraves
Who Will Win: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis OR Ed Sheeran
This has definitely been the year for Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, but the Grammy’s love Ed Sheeran, so I won’t be surprised either way.

And, for you country fans like me, here’s my predictions for the country categories!

Best Country Solo Performance
“I Drive Your Truck”-Lee Brice
“I Want Crazy”-Hunter Hayes
“Mama’s Broken Heart”-Miranda Lambert
“Wagon Wheel”-Darius Rucker
“Mine Would Be You”-Blake Shelton
Who I’m Rooting For: Blake Shelton
Who Will Win: Miranda Lambert
Blake is my boy, but Miranda’s song is one of her best!

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“From This Valley”-The Civil Wars
“Don’t Rush”-Kelly Clarkson feat. Vince Gill
“Your Side of the Bed”-Little Big Town
“Highway Don’t Care”-Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift, & Keith Urban
Who I’m Rooting For: Little Big Town
Who Will Win: Little Big Town
“Your Side of the Bed” is one of the best songs of the year, in my opinion. I feel like until the last couple of years, LBT hasn’t gotten the recognition they deserve, and I hope the voters will agree with me!

Best Country Song
“Begin Again”-Taylor Swift
“Mama’s Broken Heart”-Miranda Lambert
“Merry Go ‘Round”-Kacey Musgraves
“Mine Would Be You”-Blake Shelton
Who I’m Rooting For: Blake Shelton
Who Will Win: Miranda Lambert
Again, Blake is my boy, but Miranda’s song is just awesome!

Best Country Album
Night Train-Jason Aldean
Two Lanes of Freedom-Tim McGraw
Same Trailer Different Park-Kacey Musgraves
Based on a True Story-Blake Shelton
Red-Taylor Swift
Who I’m Rooting For: Blake Shelton
Who Will Win: Taylor Swift or Kacey Musgraves
Taylor ALWAYS wins album of the year when she’s nominated, but Kacey has received a lot of praise for this album. I have only heard a couple of songs from it, but from what I hear about her, she just might be the favorite for this category.

I’ll be live-tweeting most of the night, so if you’re watching, come tweet with me!

Have a great night!

CMA Awards Predictions

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Hey y’all!
It’s CMA Day!
The CMAs are my favorite of the country music award shows, and I’m so excited for the show tonight! Like always, I have my favorites that I’m rooting for, and in keeping with my tradition, I’m going to share who I’m rooting for and who I think will win in some of my favorite categories!
Entertainer of the Year
Blake Shelton
George Strait
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Taylor Swift
Who I’m Rooting For: Blake Shelton
Who Will Win: George Strait (He’s retiring from touring, and he deserves it!)

Album of the Year
Based on a True Story-Blake Shelton
Blown Away-Carrie Underwood
Red-Taylor Swift
Same Trailer, Different Park-Kacey Musgraves
Tornado-Little Big Town
Who I’m Rooting For: Blown Away or Tornado
Who Will Win: Red

Female Vocalist of the Year
Carrie Underwood
Kacey Musgraves
Kelly Clarkson
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Who I’m Rooting For: Carrie Underwood
Who Will Win: Carrie Underwood (It’s about stinkin’ time!)

Male Vocalist of the Year
Blake Shelton
Eric Church
Jason Aldean
Keith Urban
Luke Bryan
Who I’m Rooting For: Blake Shelton
Who Will Win: Blake Shelton (my boy!)

Vocal Group of the Year
Eli Young Band
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
Who I’m Rooting For: Little Big Town
Who Will Win: Little Big Town (This has been their year!)

New Artist of the Year
Brett Eldredge
Florida Georgia Line
Kacey Musgraves
Kip Moore
Lee Brice
Who I’m Rooting For: Kacey Musgraves
Who Will Win: Florida Georgia Line
I’m going to miss the beginning of the show because I’m teaching bible class, but I’ll be watching the last half and sharing my thoughts on twitter if you want to join me!
Who will be watching the show with me? Who are you rooting for?