2008 в музыке кантри

Это список заметных событий в музыке кантри, произошедших в 2008 году.

События [ править ]

• 27 апреля - статья в New York Daily News сообщила о возможных долгосрочных отношениях между Минди Маккриди и звездой бейсбола Роджером Клеменсом, которые начались, когда ей было 15 лет. ^[1] Хотя адвокат Клеменса, Расти Хардин , признал, что Маккриди был «близким другом семьи», Хардин отрицал это дело и пригрозил возбудить против него иск о клевете. ^[1] Тем не менее, Маккриди заявляла, что отношения были сексуальными, ^[2] и более подробно рассказывала о своем романе с Клеменсом в эфире Inside Edition от 17 ноября . ^[3]
• 15 мая - журнал People сообщил, что канадская певица Шанайа Твейн и ее муж, музыкальный продюсер Роберт Джон «Матт» Ланге , расстались после 14 лет брака. Супруги поженились 28 декабря 1993 года, после того, как Твен встретил Ланге в Nashville «S Fan Fair в начале года. ^[4]
• 23 мая - Энн Мюррей дает свой заключительный концерт в Торонто, Онтарио , Канада и уходит из шоу-бизнеса.
• 14 июня - Сара Эванс и ведущая радио-шоу / бывший квотербек Университета Алабамы Джей Баркер женятся во Франклине, штат Теннесси, и их дети в качестве сопровождающих. ^{[5] [6]}
• 11 ноября - Суперзвезда кантри-музыки Реба Макинтайр покидает свой давний звукозаписывающий лейбл MCA Nashville после 24 лет и подписывает контракт с The Valory Music Co., дочерним лейблом Big Machine Records . Макинтайр и генеральный директор Big Machine Скотт Борчетта ранее работали вместе в 1990-х, когда Борчетта был старшим президентом по продвижению в MCA Nashville. ^[7]
• 20 ноября - Джулианна Хаф объявляет, что в обозримом будущем не вернется в « Танцы со звездами» , чтобы продолжить свою карьеру в стиле кантри. ^[8]
• 7 декабря - Центр исполнительских искусств Джона Ф. Кеннеди чествует Джорджа Джонса за его пожизненный вклад в искусство.
• 18 декабря - Equity Music Group , лейбл, принадлежащий Клинту Блэку , закрывается после пяти лет работы. ^[9]

Лучшие хиты года [ править ]

Следующие песни вошли в топ-20 чарта Hot Country Songs в 2008 году:

Лучшие выпуски новых альбомов [ править ]

Следующие альбомы вошли в топ-50 чарта Top Country Albums в 2008 году:

Другие популярные альбомы [ править ]

Deaths[edit]

• January 6 – Ken Nelson, 96, record producer for artists including Hank Thompson, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and many others.
• April 22 – Paul Davis, 60, crossover artist whose collaborations with Marie Osmond and Tanya Tucker reached No. 1 in the 1980s. (heart attack)
• May 1 – Jim Hager, 66, country singer and actor who along with his twin brother Jon were regulars on Hee Haw from 1969 to 1986. (heart attack)
• May 5 – Jerry Wallace, 79, crossover artist who scored several country hits during the 1970s including the No. 1 "If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry" in 1972. (congestive heart failure)
• May 8 – Eddy Arnold, 89, country and pop singer whose career spanned seven decades. (natural causes)
• May 11 – Dottie Rambo, 74, southern gospel singer-songwriter. (bus accident)
• July 16 – Jo Stafford, 90, crossover artist from the 1940s with hits "Feudin’ and Fightin" and "Temptation". (congestive heart failure)
• August 11 – Don Helms, 81, steel guitarist and member of Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys. (heart attack) ^[10]
• August 31 – Jerry Reed, 71, country singer and actor best known for his 1971 crossover hit "When You're Hot, You're Hot" (emphysema)
• September 12 – Charlie Walker, 81, honky tonk singer best known for "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down" (colon cancer)
• December 24 – Alf Robertson, 67, Swedish country musician.

Hall of Fame inductees[edit]

Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees[edit]

• Bill Clifton
• Charles Wolfe

Country Music Hall of Fame inductees[edit]

• Tom T. Hall (born 1936), singer and songwriter, known as "The Storyteller"
• Emmylou Harris (born 1947), neo-traditional singer and songwriter
• The Statler Brothers (Harold Reid (born 1939), Don Reid (born 1945), Phil Balsley (born 1939), Lew DeWitt (1938–1990), Jimmy Fortune (born 1955)), diverse country music group known for pop-styled, nostalgic and gospel songs.
• Ernest "Pop" Stoneman (1893–1968), singer, songwriter, and musician, patriarch of the family group The Stonemans

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees[edit]

• Prairie Oyster
• Brian Ferriman
• Wes Montgomery

Major awards[edit]

Grammy Awards[edit]

(presented February 8, 2009 in Los Angeles)

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance – "Last Name", Carrie Underwood
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance – "Letter to Me", Brad Paisley
• Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals – "Stay", Sugarland
• Best Country Collaboration with Vocals – "Killing the Blues", Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
• Best Country Instrumental Performance – "Cluster Pluck", Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert, and Steve Wariner
• Best Country Song – "Stay", Jennifer Nettles
• Best Country Album – Troubadour, George Strait
• Best Bluegrass Album – Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder

Juno Awards[edit]

(presented March 29, 2009 in Vancouver)

• Country Recording of the Year – Beautiful Life, Doc Walker

CMT Music Awards[edit]

(presented April 14 in Nashville)

• Video of the Year – "Our Song", Taylor Swift
• Male Video of the Year – "I Got My Game On", Trace Adkins
• Female Video of the Year – "Our Song", Taylor Swift
• Group Video of the Year – "Take Me There", Rascal Flatts
• Duo Video of the Year – "Stay", Sugarland
• USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year – "I Wonder", Kellie Pickler
• Collaborative Video of the Year – "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore", Bon Jovi & LeAnn Rimes
• Performance of the Year – "I Wonder", Kellie Pickler
• Supporting Character of the Year – Rodney Carrington in "I Got My Game On"
• Wide Open Country Video of the Year – "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)", Alison Krauss & Robert Plant
• Tearjerker Video of the Year – "I Wonder", Kellie Pickler
• Comedy Video of the Year – "Online", Brad Paisley
• Video Director of the Year – Michael Salomon

Academy of Country Music[edit]

(presented April 5, 2009 in Las Vegas)

• Entertainer of the Year – Carrie Underwood
• Top Male Vocalist – Brad Paisley
• Top Female Vocalist – Carrie Underwood
• Top Vocal Group – Rascal Flatts
• Top Vocal Duo – Sugarland
• Top New Male Vocalist – Jake Owen
• Top New Female Vocalist – Julianne Hough
• Top New Vocal Duo or Group – Zac Brown Band
• Top New Artist – Julianne Hough
• Album of the Year – Fearless, Taylor Swift
• Single Record of the Year – "You're Gonna Miss This", Trace Adkins
• Song of the Year – "In Color", Jamey Johnson
• Video of the Year – "Waitin' on a Woman", Brad Paisley
• Vocal Event of the Year – "Start a Band", Brad Paisley and Keith Urban
• Poets Award – Merle Haggard and Harlan Howard
• Jim Reeves International Award – Dolly Parton
• Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award – Hank Williams, Jr., Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis and Jerry Reed
• Tex Ritter Award – Beer for My Horses

Americana Music Honors & Awards[edit]

• Album of the Year – Raising Sand (Robert Plant and Alison Krauss)
• Artist of the Year – Levon Helm
• Duo/Group of the Year – Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
• Song of the Year – "She Left Me For Jesus" (Brian Keane and Hayes Carll
• Emerging Artist of the Year – Mike Farris
• Instrumentalist of the Year – Buddy Miller
• Spirit of Americana/Free Speech Award – Joan Baez
• Lifetime Achievement: Trailblazer – Nanci Griffith
• Lifetime Achievement: Songwriting – John Haitt
• Lifetime Achievement: Performance – Jason & the Scorchers
• Lifetime Achievement: Instrumentalist – Larry Campbell
• Lifetime Achievement: Executive – Terry Licknola
• Lifetime Achievement: Producer/Engineer – Tony Brown

ARIA Awards[edit]

(presented in Sydney on October 19, 2008)

• Best Country Album – Rattlin' Bones (Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson)

Canadian Country Music Association[edit]

(presented September 8 in Winnipeg)

• Fans' Choice Award – Doc Walker
• Male Artist of the Year – Johnny Reid
• Female Artist of the Year – Jessie Farrell
• Group or Duo of the Year – Doc Walker
• Songwriter(s) of the Year – "Beautiful Life", written by Murray Pulver, Chris Thorsteinson and Dave Wasyliw
• Single of the Year – "Beautiful Life", performed by Doc Walker
• Album of the Year – Beautiful Life, Doc Walker
• Top Selling Album – The Ultimate Hits, Garth Brooks
• Top Selling Canadian Album – Kicking Stones, Johnny Reid
• CMT Video of the Year – "Beautiful Life", Doc Walker
• Rising Star Award – Jessie Farrell
• Roots Artist or Group of the Year – Corb Lund

Country Music Association[edit]

(presented November 12 in Nashville)

• Entertainer of the Year – Kenny Chesney
• Female Vocalist of the Year – Carrie Underwood
• Male Vocalist of the Year – Brad Paisley
• New Artist of the Year – Lady Antebellum
• Vocal Group of the Year – Rascal Flatts
• Vocal Duo of the Year – Sugarland
• Single of the Year – "I Saw God Today", George Strait
• Album of the Year – Troubadour, George Strait
• Song of the Year – "Stay", Sugarland
• Musical Event of the Year – "Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)", Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
• Music Video of the Year – "Waitin' on a Woman", Brad Paisley and Andy Griffith
• Musician of the Year – Mac McAnally

See also[edit]

• Country Music Association
• Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame

Bibliography[edit]

• Whitburn, Joel, Top Country Songs 1944–2005, 6th Edition. 2005, ISBN 9780898201659

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