The artists of the Kentucky State Fair Main Stage Concert Series were center stage at the Country Music Television (CMT) Music Awards.
The belle of the awards show, Taylor Swift, starred in an opening act, parodying how all of her dreams seem to come true. Once the show ended, Swift needed to find a handy carpenter to build her more shelves to the trophy case. She won both Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year for “Love Story.” She was also nominated with Def Leppard for the Wide Open Country Video of the Year award for their collaboration on “Photograph.”
Taylor Swift also made a top viral moment when she teamed up with hip-hop artist T-Pain for the comical “Thug Story.” Swift rapped about her thug life of knitting and baking cookies. Swift’s over-sized white tee and diamond grill completed the transformation of Swift from country songstress to hard-livin’ rapper. To see the video click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6ZwFbVy66c&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popcrunch.com%2F&feature=player_embedded.
Kellie Pickler performed her latest “Best Days of Your Life” on the awards show and was nominated for Female Video of the Year for “Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful.” Pickler will be performing with Taylor Swift and new-comers Gloriana at the Kentucky State Fair August 30.
Gloriana became the winner of the Nationwide Insurance “On Your Side” Award after thousands of fans voted for four weeks for their favorite picks. With such renowned fan support, Gloriana will have an even bigger future ahead of them.
Keith Urban also made his mark on the CMT Music Awards. Urban won Collaborative Video of the Year with Brad Paisley for “Start a Band” and was nominated for Male Video of the Year for his hit “Sweet Thing.” He even performed twice, crooning “Sweet Thing” to audiences across the world and joining up with Jason Aldean for “She’s Country.”
After all of that, Keith Urban still has the energy to put on a great concert for his fans at the Kentucky State Fair, August 22 with special guest Pat Green.
Free concert performer, Billy Currington presented the Duo Video of the Year Award. Currington is known for his hits “Good Directions,” “I Got a Feelin’” and his latest single “People Are Crazy.”
He will be performing with former Trick Pony lead singer Heidi Newfield free with the price of admission to the Kentucky State Fair, August 29.
Pick up your tickets and watch these artists go right from the CMT stage to our stage at the Kentucky State Fair. For more about the 2009 Kentucky State Fair concert line-up and ticket information visit www.kystatefair.org.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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See Journey and Heart with "Open Arms"
Are you a small town girl or a city boy? Take the midnight train to the Kentucky State Fair to see an oldies rock lineup that never gets old.
Rock legend Journey will share the stage with special guest Heart on August 21 at Freedom Hall as part of the Kentucky State Fair Main Stage Concert Series. Tickets cost $50 and $55 and will go on sale June 22 at 10 a.m. The price includes admission to the Kentucky State Fair and a facility fee.
Belt out Top 40 power ballads like “Faithfully,” “Open Arms” and “Any Way You Want It,” with the band live in concert, instead of your usual one-man or woman, car jam sessions.
According to USA Today the band is the fifth best rock band in American history. And “Don’t Stop Believing” is the top-selling catalog track in iTunes history, surpassing over 2 million downloads in 2008.
Starting in the early 70s in San Francisco, Journey has evolved from local band to star-studded phenomenon, and the changing faces behind the music have kept with the style of Journey’s rock attitude. Journey truly spans the decades. From those that grew up listening to 8-tracks, to the next generation of iPod users, families and fans alike will rock out to the legendary sounds of the commercially successful Journey.
The sister act of Heart will bring back memories of the 70s with songs like “Barracuda” and “Crazy on You.” Ann and Nancy Wilson have sold over 30 million records and had 21 Top 40 hits. After a successful career the sisters took a break in the late 90s to pursue individual goals. Nancy married director Cameron Crowe, who created such successful movies as, “Jerry Maguire,” “Elizabethtown” and Academy Award-winning “Almost Famous.” The sisters reunited and began touring after the release of their comeback album, “Jupiter’s Darling” in 2004.
Stars will collide at the Kentucky State Fair, so be good to yourself and buy tickets to see these rock legends.
Tickets are available at the Freedom Hall & Kentucky International Convention Center Ticket Offices and all Ticketmaster outlets. Charge by phone at (502) 361-3100 or 1-800-745-3000, or purchase online at www.ticketmaster.com using ticketFast.
For more information on other exciting Kentucky State Fair entertainment and events, visit www.kystatefair.org.
Rock legend Journey will share the stage with special guest Heart on August 21 at Freedom Hall as part of the Kentucky State Fair Main Stage Concert Series. Tickets cost $50 and $55 and will go on sale June 22 at 10 a.m. The price includes admission to the Kentucky State Fair and a facility fee.
Belt out Top 40 power ballads like “Faithfully,” “Open Arms” and “Any Way You Want It,” with the band live in concert, instead of your usual one-man or woman, car jam sessions.
According to USA Today the band is the fifth best rock band in American history. And “Don’t Stop Believing” is the top-selling catalog track in iTunes history, surpassing over 2 million downloads in 2008.
Starting in the early 70s in San Francisco, Journey has evolved from local band to star-studded phenomenon, and the changing faces behind the music have kept with the style of Journey’s rock attitude. Journey truly spans the decades. From those that grew up listening to 8-tracks, to the next generation of iPod users, families and fans alike will rock out to the legendary sounds of the commercially successful Journey.
The sister act of Heart will bring back memories of the 70s with songs like “Barracuda” and “Crazy on You.” Ann and Nancy Wilson have sold over 30 million records and had 21 Top 40 hits. After a successful career the sisters took a break in the late 90s to pursue individual goals. Nancy married director Cameron Crowe, who created such successful movies as, “Jerry Maguire,” “Elizabethtown” and Academy Award-winning “Almost Famous.” The sisters reunited and began touring after the release of their comeback album, “Jupiter’s Darling” in 2004.
Stars will collide at the Kentucky State Fair, so be good to yourself and buy tickets to see these rock legends.
Tickets are available at the Freedom Hall & Kentucky International Convention Center Ticket Offices and all Ticketmaster outlets. Charge by phone at (502) 361-3100 or 1-800-745-3000, or purchase online at www.ticketmaster.com using ticketFast.
For more information on other exciting Kentucky State Fair entertainment and events, visit www.kystatefair.org.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
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The Good, The Loud, and the Ugly
With such an array of talent in the bluegrass, conventional categories cannot hold back these Kentuckians. The Kentucky State Fair is home to several unique categories of competition for those with both traditional talents, such as pageantry, to those with, well, quirkier talents, like owning the rooster that can crow the most. Either way, all are welcomed to put their originality on display at the 105th Kentucky State Fair.
For those with the unique talent of making or spotting ugly there is always the Ugly Lamp Contest presented by Lynn’s Paradise Cafe. Crowds ogle the “born ugly” displays trying to figure out who would’ve at one time purchased such a lamp for their living room and get creative ideas from those that are in the “made ugly” category. The teasing is all in good fun when the lamps are on display in South Wing B for the duration of the fair with judging taking place on Saturday, August 22 at 3:00 p.m.
For all of the glitz and none of the drama of the Miss USA pageant there is the Little Miss and Mister Kentucky County State Fairs Pageant. Talented children between 5 and 8-years-old from all around Kentucky will sparkle as they make their mark at the Kentucky State Fair. Contestants are the finalists from their local county fair pageants and are here to take home the title of Little Miss or Little Mister Kentucky. The pageant begins Thursday, Aug. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the South Wing Conference Center. Fortunately, no appearances by Donald Trump or his hair will be made.
Those tots aren’t the only ones who can entertain a crowd. The Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Gospel Quartet Contest is held Thursday, Aug. 27 at 9:15 a.m. on the Chevrolet Family Stage in the South Wing. The winning quartet will move on to the National Gospel Quartet Contest and will perform at the Farm Bureau State Convention. Hopefully nobody confuses a corndog for a microphone.
If a lunch of meat-on-a-stick, funnel cake, and monkey-nuts makes you feel sleepy, then get a mid-afternoon wake-up call at the Kentucky State Fair Rooster Crowing Contest. Perhaps the loudest special contest, a rooster must crow the most times in 15 minutes during the daily competitions to get into the finals. The daily competitions are Aug. 20-23 with the finalists determined on Aug. 23 at 2:00 p.m. at the Pavilion. Trust us, there is no chance you’ll miss this because you were sleeping in.
Just because you’ve never made a quilt before, doesn’t mean you can’t be a winner on the first try. The Mrs. Wyndall Smith Quilt Award Presentation is for first-time quilters. A rosette and silver tray will be given in a ceremony for best “first quilt” on Aug. 21 at 10:00 p.m. Bonus points if your quilt is inspired by the Oak Ridge Boys’ new album.
For kids who are better at spinning a yarn than knitting, there is the Kentucky Division Competition of the National Youth Storytelling Showcase. At least these kids are easier to listen to than the rooster crowing contest. Sponsored by the Kentucky Storytelling Association, this contest is open to young people 17 and under. Storytellers are judged based on ability and ambassadorship. The competition is held Friday, Aug. 28 from 10:00 a.m. to noon in Newmarket Hall. Winners at the state level will go on to compete at the national competition. The most long-winded contestant will also receive an automatic seat in the U.S. congress.
For more information on these and other exciting events and attractions at the Kentucky
State Fair, visit www.kystatefair.org.
For those with the unique talent of making or spotting ugly there is always the Ugly Lamp Contest presented by Lynn’s Paradise Cafe. Crowds ogle the “born ugly” displays trying to figure out who would’ve at one time purchased such a lamp for their living room and get creative ideas from those that are in the “made ugly” category. The teasing is all in good fun when the lamps are on display in South Wing B for the duration of the fair with judging taking place on Saturday, August 22 at 3:00 p.m.
For all of the glitz and none of the drama of the Miss USA pageant there is the Little Miss and Mister Kentucky County State Fairs Pageant. Talented children between 5 and 8-years-old from all around Kentucky will sparkle as they make their mark at the Kentucky State Fair. Contestants are the finalists from their local county fair pageants and are here to take home the title of Little Miss or Little Mister Kentucky. The pageant begins Thursday, Aug. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the South Wing Conference Center. Fortunately, no appearances by Donald Trump or his hair will be made.
Those tots aren’t the only ones who can entertain a crowd. The Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Gospel Quartet Contest is held Thursday, Aug. 27 at 9:15 a.m. on the Chevrolet Family Stage in the South Wing. The winning quartet will move on to the National Gospel Quartet Contest and will perform at the Farm Bureau State Convention. Hopefully nobody confuses a corndog for a microphone.
If a lunch of meat-on-a-stick, funnel cake, and monkey-nuts makes you feel sleepy, then get a mid-afternoon wake-up call at the Kentucky State Fair Rooster Crowing Contest. Perhaps the loudest special contest, a rooster must crow the most times in 15 minutes during the daily competitions to get into the finals. The daily competitions are Aug. 20-23 with the finalists determined on Aug. 23 at 2:00 p.m. at the Pavilion. Trust us, there is no chance you’ll miss this because you were sleeping in.
Just because you’ve never made a quilt before, doesn’t mean you can’t be a winner on the first try. The Mrs. Wyndall Smith Quilt Award Presentation is for first-time quilters. A rosette and silver tray will be given in a ceremony for best “first quilt” on Aug. 21 at 10:00 p.m. Bonus points if your quilt is inspired by the Oak Ridge Boys’ new album.
For kids who are better at spinning a yarn than knitting, there is the Kentucky Division Competition of the National Youth Storytelling Showcase. At least these kids are easier to listen to than the rooster crowing contest. Sponsored by the Kentucky Storytelling Association, this contest is open to young people 17 and under. Storytellers are judged based on ability and ambassadorship. The competition is held Friday, Aug. 28 from 10:00 a.m. to noon in Newmarket Hall. Winners at the state level will go on to compete at the national competition. The most long-winded contestant will also receive an automatic seat in the U.S. congress.
For more information on these and other exciting events and attractions at the Kentucky
State Fair, visit www.kystatefair.org.
