Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift and Jason Aldean were among those who racked up multiple nominations on Thursday morning (Jan. 26) when the Academy of Country Music announced their nominees for the 2012 ACM Awards.
January 26, 2012 This morning during a digital conference, the ACM Award nominations were announced. Everyone at WYRK is excited to be nominated for station of the year! Congrats to our Taste of Country concert stars Eric Church and Eli Young Band for their nominations this morning. I was very surprised to see that Keith Urban wasn't nominated for male vocalist or Entertainer of the year.
Sorry ladies, but the final bachelor of the Eli Young Band will officially be off the market in a little over a week. James Young, the band’s guitarist, is set to wed his longtime girlfriend on Saturday, Feb. 4.
Like millions of Americans who watched President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night, the Eli Young Band paid close attention to the details of his message — at least for as long as they could before likely toppling over. A recent tweet from the band indicates they made a drinking game out of the 65-minute long speech.
Get ready Taste of Country fans! Tickets for this year's concert at Coca-Cola Field go on sale today at 10:00am. This year's line-up includes Eric Church, Joe Nichols, and The Eli Young Band. You're going to want to buy tickets early because this concert WILL sell out.
January 19, 2012 It's just over 4 months away! The 2012 Napa Auto Parts Taste Of Country is coming to Coca Cola Field on June 1st! The Eli Young Band will be performing and we had a chance to speak with James Young today about their new songs and the TOC!
This past Saturday, my wife and I had the pleasure of seeing the original Eagles tribute band "Hotel California" at the Lancaster Opera House in Lancaster. Hotel California is a Toronto based band that travels all over the world performing the songs of The Eagles.
January 17, 2012 WYRK Taste of Country Star Eric Church lands his first ever number 1 single ‘Drink in my Hand’. The single is the second release from his critically acclaimed ‘Chief’ album. Eric has been at it for a number of years and is finally getting the recognition that he deserves from critics and his peers. His album ‘Chief’ is nominated for a Grammy - ‘Best Country Album’.
January 17, 2012 Get ready for Eric Church Western New York! Presenting the WYRK Napa Auto Parts Taste of Country. Featuring the explosive Eric Church, with Joe Nichols and The Eli Young Band. More TOC artists to be announced.
It seems that pop star Demi Lovato is considering going country. The ‘Skyscraper’ singer, who was perhaps best known for her roles in ‘Barney and Friends’ and Disney’s ‘Sonny With a Chance’ before taking on a music career, tweeted that she just wrote her first country song.
December 28, 2011 I am trying to recall just exactly how many shows I saw this year. It is close to 20. From Buffalo to Texas to Vegas, I sure have had a fun year of concert going. Josh asked me if I could put together a top 5 list of my favorites. As hard as that might be, here goes...
December 26, 2011 Country Fans looking to ring in 2012 will find many of our favorite acts on TV this New Year's Eve but we're going to have to 'work for it'.
