Dierks Bentley Included in the 2013 Country Music Hall of Fame Calendar

Finally!  I've been waiting 8 years for this! Dierks Bentley is now included in my favorite calendar, the coveted Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum annual calendar!  This is a momentous ocassion, congress!  It's the first year ever Dierks has made the cut! With only 12 months of calendar pages and dozens of artists, this recognition is a testament to Dierks' success over the last few years!

Want to know what happened in country music history on your birthday? The 2013 Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum calendar is packed with historical facts for every day of the year! This year’s spectacular lineup of popular stars includes Dierks, Keith Urban, Blake Shelton, Reba McEntire, Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Alan Jackson, Lady Antebellum, Zac Brown Band, Brad Paisley and Toby Keith.

You can choose your cover as the “Museum” edition, adorned with a lovely photograph of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, or the Artists cover.

 These will sell out fast, so get yours now!

~Ronna

DB Congress Chair (FL)

Dierks Jumps On Stage With Alan Jackson & Keith Urban!

Last night, Dierks Bentley tweeted that he, "jumped on stage with some dude playing a bar downtown Nashville tonight. he was pretty good..."

Since the face of "some dude" was kind of blurry, Dierks was trying to throw everyone off track, thinking it really was just some "random" singer. When in fact it was none other than Alan Jackson!

“@dutchiron: @DierksBentley totally cool of you. I'm sure you made his day!”---that was Alan Jackson! the day made was mine!"

Country Weekly reported the night as a private party jam with all the big hitters at Capitol Records, including Bentley, Jackson and Keith Urban, with his first public performance since throat surgery, singing "Mind Your Own Business."

Any Nashvillians attend?  Send us more pics and videos if you got 'em!

Thanks!

Dierks Bentley Wins BIG at 2010 ASCAP Awards

Dierks Bentley's 2010 just got a a whole lot better! Not only did he perform with his bluegrass buddies the Travelin' McCoury's at the ASCAP Country Music Awards, he also captured two of the evenings top honors:

ASCAP Songwriter/Artist of the Year and Top 5 Most Performed Song for Sideways.

The September 14, 2010 invitation-only event was held at the War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, where ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) honored the writers of country music’s most performed songs of the period between April 2009 and March 2010 before an audience of many of Nashville’s most distinguished songwriters, top country stars and music industry leaders. Special tribute was paid to Alan Jackson, who was honored with the ASCAP Founders Award. A special musical tribute to Jackson included remarkable performances of several of his hits by Steve Earle, Dierks Bentley and Chris Young. Dierks performed Jackson's "Midnight in Montgomery" and his own "Sideways."

Dierks said thank you on Facebook and Twitter: “@ASCAP: The Songwriter/Artist of the year Award goes to @dierksbentley" thx ASCAP and the nash songwriting community. a BIG deal 4 me #fb"

We are so proud of our DBC president! I think 2010 is going to be a very BIG year for you, Dierks! You are finally getting the recognition you deserve for your extraordinary talent!

~Ronna

PHOTO: ASCAP President and Chairman Paul Williams, ASCAP Songwriter/Artist of the Year Dierks Bentley, ASCAP Founders Award honoree Alan Jackson, Top 5 Song honoree Chris Young("Gettin' You Home"), and songwriter/artist Steve Earle.

VOTE FOR DIERKS IN FINAL ROUND OF CMT MUSIC AWARDS!

Dierks made it to the final round! Vote, Vote, Vote for Dierks Bentley!

Dierks is nominated in the final round of voting at the 2009 CMT Music Awards. He is up for CMT Performance of the Year - "Country Boy" with George Strait, Alan Jackson, and Brad Paisley!

Watch the performance here:

Alan Jackson More CMT Music More CMT Music Videos

While you're on the voting page, vote for Trey Fanjoy for Best video Director of the Year, awarded to the director for his/her body of work from the past year, including "Trying to Stop Your Leaving" - Dierks Bentley.

Dierks has also been confirmed to perform at the awards show, which will be held in Nashville on Tuesday, June 16th and will air live on CMT.

VOTE NOW for Dierks! Thank you for supporting your DBC president!

MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT FOR 'COUNTRY BOY' DIERKS BENTLEY & FRIENDS

Calling all DB Congress representatives! A special congressional session is in progress! Our president, Dierks Bentley, is nominated for a 2009 CMT Music Award: CMT Performance of the Year, for "Country Boy." Artists: Alan Jackson, George Strait, Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley.

YOUR VOTE is needed--but hurry! Voting for the first round ends May 19. You can vote only once (with each email address), so make it count! Ask all your family, friends, and co-workers to vote for Dierks!

In case you missed "CMT Giants: Alan Jackson," you can see it here:



Log in and choose four of your favorite videos per category. Your picks will determine which videos make it to the final round of voting on May 19.

Mark your calendars for the only fan-voted awards show in country music. This year, the CMT Music Awards promise to be better than ever with more music and more stars when the 2009 CMT Music Awards air Live + Loud on June 17.


Hmmmm...seems like I've seen "Live + Loud" before....uh, yeah...that's the name of Dierks' live concert DVD "Live & Loud At The Filmore!" I hope that's a good sign that maybe Dierks will be performing on the June 17 CMT Music Awards show! Be sure to tune in to see our president!


Vote, Vote, Vote!

BENTLEY PERFORMS FOR KING GEORGE

The 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards is honoring George Strait as the "Artist of the Decade." The ACM Awards will be telecast live on Sunday, April 5, 2009 (8 pm Eastern), and Dierks will be presenting an award (which one is yet to be named).

The next day (April 6), a special concert will be filmed with a live audience from the Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The show will air on CBS on May 27.

Dierks (whom George Strait secured as his supporting artist during his 2004 and 2005 tours) will perform during the show and will be joined by an amazing lineup of country music superstars, including scheduled performances by Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson, Jamie Foxx, Miranda Lambert, Montgomery Gentry, LeAnn Rimes, Blake Shelton, Lee Ann Womack, John Rich, Jack Ingram, Keith Urban, Faith Hill, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Sugarland, Taylor Swift and more-paying tribute to "The King of Country" George Strait and his legendary 25-year career.

If you live close enough to drive, or you can hop on a plane last minute, tickets are still available to the public for the April 6 event for $200, $150 and $100 through Ticketmaster.com for the all star country concert television taping. Proceeds of all sales benefit the Academy of Country Music Charitable Fund (ACMCF).

Strait is the fifth to receive the artist of the decade honor, after Marty Robbins, Loretta Lynn, Alabama and Garth Brooks.