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Post by sabre14 on Apr 8, 2014 14:15:11 GMT -5
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Post by rsmatto on Apr 8, 2014 14:24:30 GMT -5
Kacey Musgraves never should of won for best album with sales a little over 300.000 and radio don't play any of her music .Im sorry I just don't get it she is being pushed by the industry and not worth it . If she head lined her own tour she could not even come close to selling out any venue. Im jot the least bit impressed with her or her music. Just like Entertainer isn't all about concert tours, Album of the Year awards aren't about album sales. If they were, then Florida Georgia Line would've won that award the other night.
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Post by carriekins on Apr 8, 2014 14:32:39 GMT -5
Most notably they lost 28% in their target demo... the same target demo that country radio is bending over backwards to cater to.
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Post by countryqueen on Apr 8, 2014 14:32:45 GMT -5
Kacey Musgraves never should of won for best album with sales a little over 300.000 and radio don't play any of her music .Im sorry I just don't get it she is being pushed by the industry and not worth it . If she head lined her own tour she could not even come close to selling out any venue. Im jot the least bit impressed with her or her music. It's not all about album sales, ticket sales, and radio airplay. You may not be impressed with her, but a lot of people are; hence her win. I agree, and also(in response to Stylin1188), I think album of the year is more about an album's content rather than sales. Although it has sold less than the other contenders, it was critically acclaimed and in my opinion, had more depth than the other albums did. Luke Bryan and FGL had more "party" type albums so they probably weren't seriously considered by the ACM voters, Tim had a great album overall but had questionable material like "Truck Yeah" and "Southern Girl", and Blake was probably a bit too boring and cliche for voters. With Kacey's album, she dove into more serious and mature material, and I think that is what truly set her apart from the competition. As a fan, I enjoyed Blake and Tim's albums (with a few exceptions), but really love Kacey's voice and her songwriting, so when she won Album of the Year, I was thrilled. I especially love the fact that she is a woman, because it's nice to have another strong woman representing country music (and I'm a woman)!
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Post by 14887fan on Apr 8, 2014 15:43:24 GMT -5
Kacey Musgraves never should of won for best album with sales a little over 300.000 and radio don't play any of her music .Im sorry I just don't get it she is being pushed by the industry and not worth it . If she head lined her own tour she could not even come close to selling out any venue. Im jot the least bit impressed with her or her music. Opinions differ. Yours is in the minority. Carrie and Taylor didn't perform, ratings drop. I see no coincidence.
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Post by countrygirl918 on Apr 8, 2014 16:12:37 GMT -5
Much like Song of the Year, when I think of the Album of the Year category I think of the quality of the material, not how much it sold or how popular it was. The winning formula is often a combination of both, but it doesn't have to be. Unlike Single/Record of the Year, which seems to be more sales focused. For example, I'd have a huge problem with "Cruise" winning Song of the Year, but I could completely understand it winning Single/Record. And it's not like Same Trailer, Different Park is a flop sales-wise. Is it going to match the sales of an established megastar? No, of course not. But it has sold nearly 400,000 copies ( 384k as of March 26, 2014). It's also in the top 10 for best-selling country albums in Q1 of 2014 (ignore Billboard's humorous "Kelly" typo). And it has done this with very little radio support. "Merry Go Round" hit #10 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, "Blowin' Smoke" hit #23 on the same chart, and "Follow Your Arrow" peaked at #43. By comparison, fellow nominee Tim McGraw's Two Lanes of Freedom, with the support of a #10 single, two #1 singles and a #2 single, has sold 421,000 copies ( as of September 18, 2013, the most recent sales update of it I could find). An album doesn't have to be the biggest album of the year to be the best, and to be rewarded as such.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Apr 8, 2014 16:17:54 GMT -5
Did anyone else think George should have had a different partner to tribute Merle, like Reba or Martina? Miranda sounded great, but something about her on the same level with George Strait and Merle Haggard rubbed me the wrong way. Miranda Lambert is a huge Merle Haggard fan, so I'm sure that has something to do with it. And, as much as I like Reba and Martina, Miranda's voice actually makes a lot more sense paired with George Strait.
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Post by stylin1188 on Apr 8, 2014 16:55:51 GMT -5
My opinion may be of the minority on this site but my opinion over all is a fair statement with the majority of total music listeners . I think the content of Kacey's music is depressing at best and as far as her voice nothing sets her apart from any run of the mill female singer. The dirty look she gave Miranda during her acceptance speech for female artist of the year on the CMA awards says a lot about her character and who she is as a person so no not a fan and never will be .
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Post by countrygirl918 on Apr 8, 2014 17:11:05 GMT -5
My opinion may be of the minority on this site but my opinion over all is a fair statement with the majority of total music listeners . I think the content of Kacey's music is depressing at best and as far as her voice nothing sets her apart from any run of the mill female singer. The dirty look she gave Miranda during her acceptance speech for female artist of the year on the CMA awards says a lot about her character and who she is as a person so no not a fan and never will be . Actually, from everyone I've talked to outside of this site, Kacey's album is extremely well-received. So it's not actually factual that "the majority of total music listeners" agree with you. I'm sure some people do, but the fact is that music is completely subjective. You're completely free to not like her music, but a lot of people do and that's why she won the award. Also, Kacey and Miranda are good friends, by the way. As Miranda said backstage at the ACMs, they grew up 10 minutes down the road from each other and have been writing together for years. If you don't like Kacey, that's fine, but it shouldn't be based on media-generated controversy about Kacey being caught without a huge smile on her face for half a second while she listened to Miranda's speech.
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Post by 14887fan on Apr 8, 2014 17:25:46 GMT -5
My opinion may be of the minority on this site but my opinion over all is a fair statement with the majority of total music listeners . I think the content of Kacey's music is depressing at best and as far as her voice nothing sets her apart from any run of the mill female singer. The dirty look she gave Miranda during her acceptance speech for female artist of the year on the CMA awards says a lot about her character and who she is as a person so no not a fan and never will be . By you trying to validate your own personal opinion through saying that it's the popularized opinion in the general public, you're actually coming off as quite ignorant. Congratulations on thinking that her music is depressing, her vocals are subpar, and the off-guard look she gave while she was watching Miranda Lambert's FVOTY acceptance speech at the CMAs makes her a bad person. Don't stand here and make claims that your opinion is the fairest of them all with the majority of total music listeners because you can only speak for yourself. Get the majority of music listeners in here to say the same thing and I'll believe you. Until then, if you want to say negative remarks about an artist, a song, an album, etc., be sure to mention that it's all your opinion. In the end, your opinion is only representative of you, regardless as to what you may think or say otherwise.
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Post by stylin1188 on Apr 8, 2014 19:25:25 GMT -5
14887fan You are coming across a bit defensive you do realize this isn't a fan site ? Its not like I went to kacey's thread about her single and ragged on her where I'm sure many of her supporters are commenting on there about how great she is not to say I haven't witnessed this kind of negative action on other artist thread . The way I see it many seem to make a multitude of negative comments about artist music like Luke , Blake , Scotty , Florida Georgia line , Cole Swindell and many others as so many throw around bro country terms and their distaste for it . It seems like when the majority likes and support an artist they get extremely perturbed with anyone who disagrees with their opinion . This is about the ACM awards and im stating my opinion on why I think kacey should not of won I like you are in titled to my opinion. By the way who you calling ignorant ? speaks volumes on your character .
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Post by sabre14 on Apr 8, 2014 19:34:21 GMT -5
14887fan You are coming across a bit defensive you do realize this isn't a fan site ? Its not like I went to kacey's thread about her single and ragged on her where I'm sure many of her supporters are commenting on there about how great she is not to say I haven't witnessed this kind of negative action on other artist thread . The way I see it many seem to make a multitude of negative comments about artist music like Luke , Blake , Scotty , Florida Georgia line , Cole Swindell and many others as so many throw around bro country terms and their distaste for it . It seems like when the majority likes and support an artist they get extremely perturbed with anyone who disagrees with their opinion . This is about the ACM awards and im stating my opinion on why I think kacey should not of won I like you are in titled to my opinion. By the way who you calling ignorant ? speaks volumes on your character . Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't you the same person who trashed Kacey in the "Feelin' It" thread? And I believe that you're the same person who ragged on Kacey in the "Follow Your Arrow" thread; saying how it's the worst song you've ever heard. Saying that Aiden is coming off defensive is pretty ironic. pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/134684/kacey-musgraves-follow-arrow?page=3
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Post by stylin1188 on Apr 8, 2014 20:54:02 GMT -5
Yes that's me and I got reamed out for it. the Feelin it thread someone brought Kacey up as a reference I didn't bring her up in the first place so I reiterated why I'm not a fan of her music . I learned my lesson a while back to not go on an artist thread and bash them only certain people on here have the right to do that. I just thought I would relay that message to the guy who called me ignorant by the way that was totally uncalled for. So no nothing ironic about it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2014 20:57:20 GMT -5
Much like Song of the Year, when I think of the Album of the Year category I think of the quality of the material, not how much it sold or how popular it was. The winning formula is often a combination of both, but it doesn't have to be. Unlike Single/Record of the Year, which seems to be more sales focused. For example, I'd have a huge problem with "Cruise" winning Song of the Year, but I could completely understand it winning Single/Record. And it's not like Same Trailer, Different Park is a flop sales-wise. Is it going to match the sales of an established megastar? No, of course not. But it has sold nearly 400,000 copies ( 384k as of March 26, 2014). It's also in the top 10 for best-selling country albums in Q1 of 2014 (ignore Billboard's humorous "Kelly" typo). And it has done this with very little radio support. "Merry Go Round" hit #10 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, "Blowin' Smoke" hit #23 on the same chart, and "Follow Your Arrow" peaked at #43. By comparison, fellow nominee Tim McGraw's Two Lanes of Freedom, with the support of a #10 single, two #1 singles and a #2 single, has sold 421,000 copies ( as of September 18, 2013, the most recent sales update of it I could find). An album doesn't have to be the biggest album of the year to be the best, and to be rewarded as such. What a well-constructed post. I'd been reading the last couple pages of the thread and was going to comment on Kacey's Album of the Year win, but I don't think I could say it any better than you did here. I especially like the comparison to Tim's album. He is Tim McGraw, a huge star, and he scored several really big hits from Two Lanes Of Freedom, and yet Kacey's album has probably sold about 80% of what Tim has. Kacey has had minimal radio support at best and yet it's clear that there is a huge audience for her and her music. The ACM's are not the "radio awards" or awards for whatever has sold the most. Quality plays a huge role, and while it's all subjective, the majority of voters in the Academy of Country Music felt that Kacey's album was the strongest of the year, and thus, it won. Simple as that.
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Post by 14887fan on Apr 8, 2014 21:25:58 GMT -5
Yes that's me and I got reamed out for it. the Feelin it thread someone brought Kacey up as a reference I didn't bring her up in the first place so I reiterated why I'm not a fan of her music . I learned my lesson a while back to not go on an artist thread and bash them only certain people on here have the right to do that. I just thought I would relay that message to the guy who called me ignorant by the way that was totally uncalled for. So no nothing ironic about it. You can PM me to discuss this further because I'd hate to expand on your ignorance in this thread; the conversation of it all is derailing the topic altogether. Thanks.
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Post by bigfan101 on Apr 8, 2014 21:27:41 GMT -5
14887fan You are coming across a bit defensive you do realize this isn't a fan site ? Its not like I went to kacey's thread about her single and ragged on her where I'm sure many of her supporters are commenting on there about how great she is not to say I haven't witnessed this kind of negative action on other artist thread . The way I see it many seem to make a multitude of negative comments about artist music like Luke , Blake , Scotty , Florida Georgia line , Cole Swindell and many others as so many throw around bro country terms and their distaste for it . It seems like when the majority likes and support an artist they get extremely perturbed with anyone who disagrees with their opinion . This is about the ACM awards and im stating my opinion on why I think kacey should not of won I like you are in titled to my opinion. By the way who you calling ignorant ? speaks volumes on your character . Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't you the same person who trashed Kacey in the "Feelin' It" thread? And I believe that you're the same person who ragged on Kacey in the "Follow Your Arrow" thread; saying how it's the worst song you've ever heard. Saying that Aiden is coming off defensive is pretty ironic. pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/134684/kacey-musgraves-follow-arrow?page=3Agree with sabre here as well. We are a site that you can voice your opinions, however, have reasons to back them up. If you make ridiculous statements to try to back them up, then you are digging yourself a bigger whole. Most people like Kacey's music or what she has to say because she has now won an Album of the Year trophy and new artist trophy in one year, which is something that is VERY difficult to do. Everybody is going to have a difference of opinion, voice your case with actual truthful reasoning and enjoy the banter and try not to be so set in your ways that the posts can come off as standoffish. I know words are hard to convey correct emotion sometimes, but Aiden is a respected poster around here and brings up valid points which can be used for better convos. Carry on all :)
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Post by stylin1188 on Apr 8, 2014 22:05:35 GMT -5
Calling someone ignorant is counter productive .Like I said I'm intidled to my opinion and you bet I'm going to voice it .Just because everyone on this site loves Kacey doesn't mean the whole world has to . It's like the click in high school and let's just bully everyone who doesn't conform to our ways of thinking it's just so laughable . You people can keep your small group of people I can see why it's the same members that post on here its true what other people say about this site no one is welcome . Get your hands ready to be clapping I'm done here great job everyone you managed to run another person off this site .What a joke.
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Post by countryqueen on Apr 8, 2014 22:08:33 GMT -5
Did anyone else think George should have had a different partner to tribute Merle, like Reba or Martina? Miranda sounded great, but something about her on the same level with George Strait and Merle Haggard rubbed me the wrong way. Miranda Lambert is a huge Merle Haggard fan, so I'm sure that has something to do with it. And, as much as I like Reba and Martina, Miranda's voice actually makes a lot more sense paired with George Strait. Agreed! And I think it was probably done to get more of the younger fans interested in the older artists. The kids who didn't grow up with his music probably think he is an "old fart" so to speak, and bringing in Miranda, who is one of the biggest female artists out there right now, it was a sure fire way to keep the audience's interest. I didn't grow up with Merle but hearing Miranda and George sing his songs certainly made me want to hear more!
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Post by bigfan101 on Apr 8, 2014 22:11:37 GMT -5
Miranda Lambert is a huge Merle Haggard fan, so I'm sure that has something to do with it. And, as much as I like Reba and Martina, Miranda's voice actually makes a lot more sense paired with George Strait. Agreed! And I think it was probably done to get more of the younger fans interested in the older artists. The kids who didn't grow up with his music probably think he is an "old fart" so to speak, and bringing in Miranda, who is one of the biggest female artists out there right now, it was a sure fire way to keep the audience's interest. I didn't grow up with Merle but hearing Miranda and George sing his songs certainly made me want to hear more! 100% agree with this. Unfortunately not well versed in Merle, but hearing their spectacular versions made me want to hear the originals, so well done there!
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Post by 14887fan on Apr 8, 2014 22:16:15 GMT -5
So now that the distraction is out of the way, let's get back to discussing ACM-related things and such.
Carrie's new song "Keep Us Safe" -- she debuted it at the Army of Troops special that was taped yesterday (will air on May 20). Gorgeous vocal, basic lyrics. Overall, very pretty and it serves its purpose for the event.
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Post by countrygirl918 on Apr 8, 2014 22:22:23 GMT -5
I quite like "Keep Us Safe". Carrie's vocal is a huge part of that, of course, but I think it's a very beautiful song too. Yes, the lyrics are pretty basic, but as you also said I think it serves its purpose. The song is basically a simple prayer set to music, and very fitting for the event.
I'm looking forward to seeing this special in May.
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Post by carriekins on Apr 8, 2014 22:23:27 GMT -5
So happy you Carrie stans got a full video of the song. :) (That is entirely sincere.)
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Post by 43dudleyvillas on Apr 8, 2014 22:29:52 GMT -5
My opinion may be of the minority on this site but my opinion over all is a fair statement with the majority of total music listeners . Technically, the "majority of music listeners" wouldn't be interested in any single artist, not even Adele, who has by far this decade's best selling album worldwide (10 million sold in the US alone) and whose numbers dwarf those of any and all country albums. What's interesting to me is that, for the week ending 23 March 2014 (the same week that countrygirl918 cited), a year after its release and over a year after it last had a single in the top-20, never mind the top-10, Same Trailer, Different Park outsold newer albums from Thomas Rhett (released seven months later), Justin Moore (released six months later), Tyler Farr (released six months later), Jake Owen (released nine months later), Chris Young (released six months later), and Brett Eldredge (released five months later) -- all of whom have received more radio support for multiple songs from their current albums. Same Trailer, Different Park also outsold newer albums from rising males with more recent single hits, including those from Scotty McCreery (released seven months later) and Frankie Ballard (released eleven months later). Same Trailer, Different Park has also outsold all of those albums in total sales. This wasn't a one-week anomaly either. For example, on last week's album sales chart, Kacey's album was outselling Keith Urban's Fuse (released six months later), in addition to all of the other albums I listed in the previous sentence. Kacey's album has outsold Keith's as well so far as well, despite his far superior radio play and nearly inescapable album promotion. So even without the current support of country radio, Kacey's music is still winning over more music listeners on a weekly and total basis than a number of males with more current country radio support. I agree with rsmatto, countrygirl918, countryqueen, and sabre14 upthread that Kacey's ACM win for Album represents an occasion when that award worked the way it ought to work -- rewarding quality. That doesn't always happen: see Blake Shelton's CMA Album win over superior albums like Kacey's, Carrie's, and Little Big Town's (and Carrie's has outsold his, while Little Big Town's was ahead in sales at the time). I also agree with those here who think George Strait's Entertainer win was the right outcome, though again, perhaps for the wrong reasons. I agree that he hasn't had the year that others have had, but that's because country radio is ageist, and they don't really play the traditional-style country anymore. So of course George isn't going to score as many hits as the others. Exactly. Much like Kacey's win, what I like about George Strait's win is that country radio didn't decide it. As jhomes87 just said, country radio does not define country music, and country music will benefit to the extent that country radio doesn't get to decide the country market. Most notably they lost 23% in their target demo... the same target demo that country radio is bending over backwards to cater to. I would be interested to know how the ACM producers interpret this result, because a loss of more than a fifth of the adult 18-49 demo compared to an eight percent loss in total viewers points to a disproportionately high attrition of younger viewers for the show. 14887fan's comment that the absence of Carrie and Taylor from the lineup of performers was a major factor seems right on. I also wonder if the mainstream media's widespread criticism of the state of mainstream country music has taken a toll on country music's image. If so, then the extremely male-heavy (and, more to the point, "bro"-heavy) nature of the ACM lineup couldn't have helped draw in the casual viewer. The overall quality of the show and performances didn't help, either. The 2013 CMAs were the best country awards show there had been a few years, in my view, in no small part due to a strong, diverse set list and artists who with a few exceptions delivered with their performances. The 2014 ACMs were sunk by a relatively weak and poorly paced set list - the only memorable song performed, in my view, was "Medicine," and that benefited from the strange combination of Shakira and Blake and being an uptempo song following an hour of midtempos and ballads. I actually preferred other performances, particularly, Eric Church's performance of "Give Me Back My Hometown." But even that didn't have the impact that it could have, I think because of its placement on the show (the tempo issue raised its head). Maybe it's that it is one of Eric's more conventional tracks, and my boredom with the show at that point had me longing for Eric to play something weird or funky. Speaking of which, I missed Zac Brown Band on this show. Dierks Bentley's performance of "I Hold On" could have been an emotional moment had it not been shunted off to the final ten minutes of the show. I also don't understand why a song so personal and particular to Dierks wound up as a duet, even though Sheryl Crow fared fine on it and I probably shouldn't be complaining about the inclusion of a female voice on the broadcast. Dierks sounded terrific on his part, and he & Sheryl did have nice chemistry, at least. Darius Rucker was likable as always on "Wagon Wheel," but that was a crowd-pleasing moment that should have come earlier in the show. Miranda represented herself well, though I feel like she stood out more due to the volume of her appearances on the show than because of a particularly impactful song or performance. But I'm pleased with "Mama's Broken Heart"'s win for Single of the Year. I wouldn't have minded a "Mama's Broken Heart" win in Song, either (or, for that matter, a win for "Wagon Wheel"), but I don't have a major argument against "I Drive Your Truck" taking the trophy. I would have preferred to see either Carrie or Kacey take Female Vocalist, Carrie because she more than anyone in country music fired successfully on all cylinders in 2013 and Kacey because I think she was responsible for the most important quality country music of 2013 (including "Mama's Broken Heart"). Jason Aldean's repeat Male Vocalist win came as a surprise to me. He has recovered nicely from the lost momentum of the first half of 2013, but among the males, for better or worse, 2013 felt like Luke Bryan's year. While I'm not overly keen on "Drink a Beer," I also thought releasing it would have allayed backlash over "That's My Kind of Night." But then again, Jason Aldean released "1994" last year (which wasn't anywhere near as successful as "That's My Kind of Night"), so maybe backlash wasn't a factor. I do think it is interesting that several of the categories were won by large independent labels like Big Machine and, in one case apiece, Broken Bow and Curb, over major labels. I think that further points to other industry players factoring more in awards show voting. As co-hosts, Blake & Luke set the tone for the show, and it wasn't one that appealed to me. Their monologue didn't flow at all despite a couple of punchlines that landed. The "I'm already her Entertainer Of The Year" joke was recycled from 2008 ACMs, when Reba told it in reference to Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman. It was funny back then, not so much in Blake's hands. I also think that Blake & Luke still haven't learned that as cohosts, they aren't supposed to make the show about themselves. This is a show about celebrating country music, but too often, they made it about their star power, their "rivalry"/bromance, etc. Meanwhile, the Britney Spears jab was low-hanging fruit (as were most of their jokes), and fell even flatter in retrospect after Rascal Flatts' Memorex job. "Rewind" has been doing well for them, and their decision to lip-synch on Sunday is, I would think unlikely to earn them future consideration at awards shows. Moreover, I'm wondering if it will spawn some negative buzz on "Rewind" at radio. "Rewind" has had an untroubled run into the top-10, but their performance was the talk of country music, for all of the wrong reasons. Even if LeVox was ill, it seems to me that Rascal Flatts has been in business long enough that it was reasonable to expect them to make adjustments to their performance - change keys, adjust the melody so that it isn't as rangy, have the other guys in the band help LeVox with his parts, tone down the instrumentation, etc. The fact that they wound up taking up a performance slot for what was essentially a mime job makes it feel even more wrong that the likes of Kacey Musgraves didn't get a chance to perform. Also, Kacey and Miranda are good friends, by the way. While I completely agree that Kacey's CMA look is a non-story that Kacey already cleared up with Miranda, I don't believe they can currently be called "good friends." Kacey and Miranda do go way back, but as I understand it, they've drifted into different circles of their own, as people growing up and developing their own identities and preferences often do. I'm sure they're still cordial, however.
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Post by Fanofctrymusic on Apr 8, 2014 22:59:58 GMT -5
The CMA 2013 had good ratings but 2012 did not! I enjoyed the show expect for a two duo performances, to be honest I went on the porch until it was safe to watch again. Sitting in font of my TV and laughing out loud made me happy. My son in law doesn't like award shows, my daughter said he was laughing & enjoying the show. I haven't read a bad review.
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Post by 43dudleyvillas on Apr 8, 2014 23:08:50 GMT -5
The CMA 2013 had good ratings but 2012 did not! As noted by virtually all of the trade magazines, including Variety, the ratings for the 2012 CMAs were anomalous -- Superstorm Sandy deprived much of the Northeast of power for several days including the day of the CMA broadcast that year, and had a significant negative impact on viewership. There is no such explanation for this year's drop in ACM ratings.
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Post by countrygirl918 on Apr 8, 2014 23:22:51 GMT -5
Excellent post as usual, dudley. In regards to the ratings, hopefully this will encourage a more diverse lineup for next year's ACM Awards. Also, Kacey and Miranda are good friends, by the way. While I completely agree that Kacey's CMA look is a non-story that Kacey already cleared up with Miranda, I don't believe they can currently be called "good friends." Kacey and Miranda do go way back, but as I understand it, they've drifted into different circles of their own, as people growing up and developing their own identities and preferences often do. I'm sure they're still cordial, however. Certainly, and I think any amount of possible "growing apart" could also be due to both ladies' busy schedules. However, they're good enough friends for Kacey to have attended Miranda's wedding and for Kacey's sister to have photographed it.
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Post by Fanofctrymusic on Apr 8, 2014 23:34:07 GMT -5
I read that the 2012 CMA was on Thursday night so they moved it back in 2013 back to Wednesday because of the ratings.
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Post by 43dudleyvillas on Apr 8, 2014 23:44:56 GMT -5
I read that the 2012 CMA was on Thursday night so they moved it back in 2013 back to Wednesday because of the ratings. Not quite. Since 2007, the CMAs have aired on the first Wednesday of November. The 2012 CMAs were moved to Thursday (1 November 2012) for a year so that they would be included in November sweeps, as noted here by USA Today. 2012 being a presidential election year, a Wednesday 7 November broadcast was apparently not possible because it would have been the day after the election. So the move back to the usual Wednesday slot was a return to the norm, not driven by the 2012 ratings, which as I said were attributed by media analysts to the impact of Superstorm Sandy.
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Post by Fanofctrymusic on Apr 8, 2014 23:54:54 GMT -5
I'm not trying to make a big deal about it, I only stated what I read. Over the years the performances is why I tuned into the award shows while enjoying some good laughs.
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Marv
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Post by Marv on Apr 9, 2014 2:56:39 GMT -5
I have to STRENUOUSLY disagree with the idea that Ms. Musgraves is being pushed onto anybody; the album of the year award is intended to reward excellence.
Judging the quality of a CD based on how many copies it sells is just as absurd as assessing the quality of a film by its box office receipts.
At least the ACM folks got this one right, as opposed to the Grammy Award voters back in 2010 when two essential and must-own CDs entitled 'Call Me Crazy' and 'Twang' lost in the Album Of The Year category. to 'Fearless', which was an enormous outrage back then and remains one to this day IMHO.
Congratulations to Lee Brice for winning Song Of The Year once again; that was absolutely scintillating for him to take home another trophy for that standout song.
The two best country CDs I've purchased based on recommendations from the wonderful folks on this board remain 'The Trouble With The Truth' by the absolutely priceless Patty Loveless, as well as Gary Allan's towering masterpiece entitled 'Smoke Rings In The Dark'.
As far as I know, neither CD won Country Album Of The Year awards from anyone, but for me at least, not winning that award takes absolutely nothing away from the sky-high levels of excellence throughout those two flawless works.
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