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Interview with Jay Kutcher

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Artist Name: Jay Kutcher
Hometown: Jonquière Québec Canada

What project(s) are you currently working on?

My second album

What inspired you to pursue a career in music and when did you know?

My own family (Father, Uncles etc) are musicians, signers. So since I’m young.

If you weren’t pursuing a career in music, what would you be doing for a living?

I’m really good in construction.

What is your favorite downtime activity?

To be with my family.

Who is your biggest celebrity crush?

Luke Bryan

Who is your favorite sports team(s)?

Montreal Canadians NHL Hockey Team

What is the last movie that you watched?

James Bond

What is the last album you listened to?

Tucker Wetmore

If you could only listen to one album for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Jay Kutcher album

What is the greatest country song of all time?

Too many great songs to have only one.

What has been your favorite city/town that you’ve visited out on the road?

Nashville

What is your favorite meal?

Tomahawk on Kamado Grill.

Who is your dream duet partner?

Luke Bryan

Who would you like to go on tour with?

Luke Bryan Thomas Rhett, Keith Urban, Morgan Wallen

What is your ultimate career goal(s)?

To play at the Bell Center, Madisson Square Garden, CMA in Nashville all and big festivals !!!

How can fans connect with you on Social Media?

Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok

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2022 Texas Country Music Awards Finalists Announced

admin — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 00:25:46 +0000

The Texas Country Music Association announced today the Top 5 Finalists in 21 of the 23 categories for the 2022 Texas Country Music Awards as a result of nominations that were made between May 1 and June 15, 2022. The 2022 TCMA Songwriter Contest top 10 Finalists in each the Country and Christian Country categories will be announced in August.

Final Round Voting will begin July 1 and end August 15 on the TCMA website at www.texascountrymusic.org. The winners will be announced at the 2022 Texas Country Music Awards which will take place on Sunday, November 13 in the Historic Fort Worth Stockyards at the World’s Largest Honky Tonk, Billy Bob’s Texas. Many industry professionals and artists will be on hand to announce the winners and present the Awards to the recipients.

The 2022 Texas Country Music Awards is brought to you by title sponsor The Hotel Drover in the Fort Worth Stockyards, a fabulous destination resort on Mule Alley, along with Stockyards Heritage, and is presented by Texas Country Music Association. Local Fort Worth area media sponsor for 2022 is 95.9 KFWR The Ranch.

The Awards ceremony will be hosted by TCMA Spokesperson and Texas Country Artist, Brandon Rhyder, who will also perform at the event. Co-hosting the Awards ceremony is Malone Ranger, on-air personality with 95.9 FM The Ranch.

There will be performances by not only Brandon Rhyder but also Terry McBride & The Ride, Bailey Rae, Kin Faux and several other performers to be announced later. Texas Country artist Roger Creager will headline the Awards ceremony and perform the finale.

In addition to the 23 Awards presented at the 2022 Texas Country Music Awards, the Texas Country Music Association’s prestigious “Trailblazer Award” will be presented to Lampassas, TX native Terry McBride.

“Texas is so blessed to have such spectacular talent,” says Linda Wilson, President, and Founder of the Texas Country Music Association. “There were literally thousands of nominees – each one gifted and unique — and we at TCMA are very honored to be able to work on ALL their behalf on an ongoing basis.”

The Texas Country Music Awards has been recognized as the only one of its kind by the State of Texas, and the Texas Country Music Association is by far the largest and most influential and energizing organization for Texas Country Music. “We work daily and diligently on behalf of everyone in the industry through the many established ongoing and future programs we’ve developed and have more on the horizon. The Texas Country Music Awards is a blast – like a huge family reunion, and you do not want to miss it! After a long and grueling few years, we’re all going to be ready for one big party come November 13th!” says Wilson.

Tickets to the 2022 Texas Country Music Awards went on sale on July 17 and are available at www.billybobstexas.com or through a link on www.texascountrymusic.org. TCMA Executive Vice President, Richard Wilson states, “The Texas Country Music Awards gets bigger and better every year. Last year’s Awards at Billy Bob’s was off the chain, and every year we wonder how we’ll top it but somehow, we do thanks to all the industry support and our TCMA Members and Sponsors. Everyone I’ve talked to is profoundly grateful to be working again and so excited to get together on November 13.”

In addition to the 2022 Texas Country Music Awards on November 13th, Stockyards Heritage hosts TCMA’s “Texas Country Music Weekend” in the Stockyards beginning Friday November 11 with Texas Country Music Showcase acoustic performances from 3:00pm to 8:00pm. Saturday November 12 will be the Texas Country Music Showdown from 11:00am until 6:00pm. The Showdown is an 8-band event with performers competing for cash prizes offered by Stockyards Heritage, who also chooses the judges. After the Showdown will be a Free Country Concert with top Texas artist Will Carter. On Sunday November 13th there will be a free Christian Country Concert with Justin Todd Herod at high noon. All Texas Country Music Weekend Events will take place on the big stage at the Stockyards Exchange building and are free to the public with the exception of the Texas Country Music Awards show on Sunday November 13, which begins at 2:30pm when Billy Bob’s opening their doors to the public at 2:30pm.

Red Carpet interviews begin at 3:00pm. Hosting the Red Carpet this year are Jim Nash, Kris Young and Texas Toast Podcast host Helen Elshick. At 5:00pm there will be an Awards Pre-Show with 2021 Country Band of the Year, Kin Faux kicking off the entire evening. Pre-Show Host Erick Fayard will be on hand once again to present the and Musician Awards and introduce the Country and Christian Country Songwriter winners for a performance. The official Awards Ceremony will begin at 6:00pm with Terry McBride & The Ride’s special performance.

The official TCMA Awards “after-party,” sponsored by Hotel Drover and Lucchese Bootmaker, will be held at the luxurious Hotel Drover in the Fort Worth Stockyards in Mule Alley, and several artists will be scheduled for acoustic performances to end the night. There are still several prime sponsorship opportunities available at www.texascountrymusicassociation.org/2022sponsor, and Souvenir Program Advertising information can be found at www.texascountrymusicassociation.org/2022souvenirprogram.

The 2022 Texas Country Music Awards will be covered by media from all over Texas and filmed for future broadcast on TCMA affiliated broadcast and social outlets. PickleJar Live will live stream the event, and several radio stations will also live broadcast the ceremony and highlight the festivities.

The finalists and their award categories are (in no particular order):

Entertainer Of The Year:

Aaron Watson
Creed Fisher
Jon Stork
Kin Faux
Randall King

Female Artist of the Year:

Kaitlin Butts
Bri Bagwell
Kylie Frey
Sarah Hobbs
Morgan Ashley

Male Artist of the Year:

Zach Neil
Creed Fisher
Darrin Morris
Hayden Haddock
Ward Davis

Country Band of the Year:

Micky & The Motorcars
The Wilder Blue
Will Carter Band
Chad Cooke Band
Kin Faux

Roots/Alternative Artist or Band of the Year

Ryan Wilcox & The Sunday Shakes
Giovannie & The Hired Guns
Teague Brothers Band
The Wilder Blue
Zach Bryan

Emerging Artist:

Matt Daniel
Donice Morace
Jesse Raub Jr.
Joshua Ray Walker
Kate Watson

Western Swing Artist or Band:

Jody Nix & The Texas Cowboys
Brennen Leigh
Bobby Flores & The Yellow Rose Band
The Broken Spokes
Billy Mata & Texas Tradition

Country Album Of The Year:

Mercy – Cody Jinks
The Wilder Blue (Self-Titled) – The Wilder Blue
Unwanted Man – Aaron Watson
Baker Hotel – William Clark Green
Built Different – Casey Donahew

Country Single of the Year:

Don’t Want To Go Home – Teague Brothers Band
Unwanted Man – Aaron Watson
When Love Comes Around – Wade Bowen
Black Bayou – Sarah Hobbs
Wild Horses – Kin Faux

Christian Country Artist of the Year:

Justin Todd Herod
Crystal Yates
Curtis Grimes
Jason Allen
Kenny Cable

Young Artist (18 & Under):

Elle Townley
Hayden Hilliard
Sadie Lee
Allora Leonard
Maddie Rose

Terrestrial Radio Station of the Year:

100.3 HD3 KIKK Sounds Like Texas– Houston
103.7 FM KAXA The Buck – Kerrville
95.9 FM KFWR The Ranch – Fort Worth
99.1 FM Texas KNES – Fairfield
99.3/98.5 FM KOKE – Austin

Broadcast Personality Of The Year:

Corliss – 100.9 FM KVMK The Maverick – College Station
Justin McClure – 103.7 The Buck KAXA FM – Kerrville
Eric Raines – 99.3/98.5 KOKE FM – Austin
Lisa Christi – 99.7 FM KVST KSTAR Country – Montgomery
Malone Ranger – 95.9 The Ranch – Fort Worth

Internet Radio Station of the Year:

UvaldeRadio.net (Robert Miguel, Program Director/Owner)
Texas 46 (Bruce Schwartz, Owner)
Real Texas Radio (Michael White, Owner)
PureCountry100.com (Kenny Schneebeli, Owner)
Made In Texas Radio (Pat Fant and Cruze, Owners)

Live Music Venue of the Year:

Gruene Hall
Billy Bob’s Texas
Hank’s Texas Grill
Schroeder Hall
Schoepf’s BBQ

Bassist of the Year:

Blake Watson (Darrin Morris Band)
Bobby Tapia (Will Carter Band)
Chuck Jones (Creed Fisher Band)
Kevin Pool (Chad Cooke Band)
Sean Rodriguez (The Wilder Blue)

Drummer of the Year:

Alan Greene (Jon Wolfe)
Dan Currier (Kin Faux)
Jon Stacy (Kevin Fowler)
Mike Neyra (Chad Cooke Band)
Nate Coon (Aaron Watson)

Fiddler of the Year:

Ben McPherson (Kyle Park)
Damien Green (Aaron Watson)
Milo Deering (Independent)
Rico Gonzales (Kin Faux)
Scotty Alexander (Scotty Alexander)

Guitarist of the Year:

Jakey Black (Kin Faux)
Jason Lerma (Roger Creager)
Josh Serrato (William Clark Green)
Paul Eason (The Wilder Blue)
Buddy Neighbors (Kevin Jackson Band)

Keyboard/Pianist of the Year:

John Laufenberg (William Clark Green)
Allen Huff (Roger Creager)
Johnny Foster (Lone Star Cowboy Church Worship Band)
Sam Jones (Mike Ryan)
Vernon Emshoff (Tracy Byrd)

Steel Guitarist of the Year:

Jody Cameron (Jeff Woolsey/Jody Booth)
Kevin Skrla (The Broken Spokes)
Milo Deering (Independent)
Sam Fields (Josh Ward/Clay Walker)
Harrison Yount (Cody Johnson)

2022 TCMA Trailblazer Award

Terry McBride

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HCM Daily News – May 29th, 2020

admin — Sat, 30 May 2020 00:56:01 +0000

Kip Moore

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This Date in Country Music History

2013 – Gloriana‘s single “(Kissed You) Goodnight” was certified platinum
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2007 – Jason Aldean released his album Relentless
2004 – Gretchen Wilson hits #1 with her debut single, “Redneck Woman.” It stays at #1 for 5 weeks
2001 – Brad Paisley released his album Part II

Today’s Birthdays (See All Country Artist Birthdays)

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Today’s New Albums (See All Album Release Dates)

Jaime Wyatt – Neon Cross
Kip Moore – Wild World
Chris Bandi – Chris Bandi (EP)
Nel & Jim Band – Western Sun
Parmalee – The Piano Sessions

Today’s New Singles (See All Single Release Dates)

Redwood Tree – Cam
Unplug and Recharge – Brenda Cay
Country Soul Survivor – Scott Stevens
Hell Bent – Clint Black
The World Goes On – Jamie O’Neal
Tragedy – Jeremy Parsons
Wishin’ I Was Fishin’ – Lucas Hoge
Nebraska – Market Junction
Lightning – Tyra Madison
Unplug & Recharge – Brenda Cay
Wait for the Light – Jillian Jacqueline
Can’t Stay Here – Tucker Beathard
Made for Mornings – Lockeland
Uncommon Man – Dallas Remington
Where Do You Go – Kelsey Lamb
Handle – Emily Hackett
Credit – Paulina Jayne

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This Week’s Events (See All Upcoming Events)

Date/Time	Event
05/30/2020 12:00 pm	Caylee Hammack on Trisha’s Southern Kitchen – Food Network
05/30/2020 3:00 pm	Ernest Tubb Midnight Jamboree Taping with Jeannie Seely and Tim Atwood
05/30/2020 6:00 pm	Collin Raye – Kaysville, UT Barnes Park, Kaysville UT
05/30/2020 8:00 pm	Chris Janson, Chris Young, and Brett Young on the Grand Ole Opry
06/01/2020 9:00 am	Ashley McBryde – Good Morning America
06/04/2020 2:30 pm	Brothers Osborne “The Family Reunion” Virtual Fan Club Party

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HCM Daily News – April 15th, 2020

admin — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 00:41:52 +0000

Brad Paisley