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RECORD OF THE YEAR Blank Space Taylor Swift No one had a bigger year than Swift.  The vocals, lyrics, production, and video for "Blank Space" are all top shelf. ALBUM OF THE YEAR Traveller Chris Stapleton I think that the 58th GRAMMYS are going to be the year of the Stapleton, but I wouldn't be surprised if Girl Crush upseeded him in a few categories. SONG OF THE YEAR "Girl Crush"  Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town) Would love to see Massachusetts native McKenna bring this one home! BEST NEW ARTIST Sam Hunt Hunt had a meteoric rise in 2015.  I can't see this going to anyone else.  In fairness to the other nominees, I've only heard of two of them so maybe they're awesome. BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE Cam "Burning House" Love her, love this song, love the lyrics, love the video, love "Untamed".  Love.  Love.  Love.  BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFOR...

Brad Paisley brought his "Crushin' It" tour to Mohegan Sun Arena Sunday night.  The tour currently features Cam and Eric Paslay.   Cam played several songs off her new record, Untamed  including her number 1 single, "Burning House" and new single, "Mayday".   Eric Paslay gave us some insight into his new album which will be released later this year.  The highlight of his set for me was the energetic "High Class" single as well as when he welcomed Cam back out the stage for a duet off his new album titled, "Taking My Heartbeat Higher".  Brad Paisley was one of the artists that originally sparked my interest in country music circa 2004 with love songs like "Little Moments" as well as traditional country songs like "Mud on the Tires" and the beautifully melancholic duet with Alison Krauss, "Whiskey Lullaby".  His set list on Saturday night did not disappoint as he covered both old clas...

The first line in the lyric book for Cam ’s debut album, Untamed, is fittingly, “You can live in their world, or you can make up your own.”   Cam’s debut album, five years in the making, has been all about Cam taking on country music her way.  Cam wrote all the tracks for the album and was dedicated to making sure they represented her unique sound. One of the most fun elements of Untamed (Arista Nashville/RCA Records) is that while full production elements, none of them detract from Cam’s powerful voice and clever word play lyrics.  The opening track sets the stage for this combination nicely.  “Untamed” begins with crickets and train whistles, along with banjos and a harmonica, and sets the scene of a party filled with moonshine and kisses.  Untamed offers something for everyone, whether you’re looking for a knee slapping fun (“Country Ain’t Ever Been Pretty”) or a somber heart break song (“Cold in California”).  The album closes...