Top 25 on iTunes? Think About That... literally.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/think-about-that/id641836235

Join the movement!  We're makin' a run at the Top 25 Country Charts on iTunes for INDEPENDENT artist Chance McKinney.  Be part of it.  Get your copy of THINK ABOUT THAT for $5 off the June 1st price by Pre-Ordering on iTunes today!

He's CMT's Music City Madness Winner...

He's had tour dates with Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, Darius Rucker, Kenny Rogers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Alan Jackson, Dwight Yoakam, .38 Special and many more...

Now, find out WHY when you purchase your copy of Chance McKinney's new CD "Think About That" on iTunes for $5 off the retail price.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/think-about-that/id641836235

Do it now... be part of history!  A former high school teacher at the top of iTunes Country Charts?  It could happen with your help.

Join us on www.Facebook.com/ChanceMcKinneyMusic or www.Twitter.com/ChanceMcKinney for further info and giveaways!

CMA First Round Nominations Announced

Congratulations to those nominated!  I see a lot of folks on there that I've had the opportunity to perform with or meet over the past couple years.  Hopefully... well, "hopefully."  We'll just leave it at that for now.  Here they are:

Topping the list of final nominees with five nominations each for “The 45th Annual CMA Awards” including Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, and Taylor Swift. Right on their heels are The Band Perry and Zac Brown Band, who each received four nominations as a group while individual members Kimberly Perry (of The Band Perry), Coy Bowles and Zac Brown (of Zac Brown Band) each earned a solo nod as a songwriter.

Aldean received first-time nominations in five categories in 2011 including Entertainer; Male Vocalist; Album for My Kinda Party, produced by Michael Knox; and Single and Musical Event of the Year for “Don’t You Wanna Stay” with Kelly Clarkson, also produced by Knox. Aldean has two prior nominations including the Horizon Award in 2007 and in 2008 when the category changed names to CMA New Artist of the Year.

The 45th Annual CMA Awards Live on ABC November 9, 2011 8|7c

Entertainer of the Year Jason Aldean Brad Paisley Blake Shelton Taylor Swift Keith Urban

Male Vocalist of the Year Jason Aldean Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley Blake Shelton Keith Urban

Female Vocalist of the Year Sara Evans Miranda Lambert Martina McBride Carrie Underwood Taylor Swift

New Artist of the Year The Band Perry Luke Bryan Eric Church Thompson Square Chris Young

Vocal Group of the Year The Band Perry Lady Antebellum Little Big Town Rascal Flatts Zac Brown Band

Album of the Year Blake Shelton, All About Tonight Jason Aldean, My Kinda Party Taylor Swift, Speak Now Brad Paisley, This is Country Music Zac Brown Band, You Get What You Give

Single of the Year Sara Evans, “A Little Bit Stronger” Zac Brown Band, “Colder Weather” Jason Aldean ft. Kelly Clarkson, “Don’t You Wanna Stay” Blake Shelton, “Honey Bee” The Band Perry, “If I Die Young”

Song of the Year “Colder Weather,” Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette, Levi Lowrey, and Coy Bowles “Dirt Road Anthem,” Brantley Gilbert and Colt Ford “If I Die Young,” Kimberly Perry “Mean,” Taylor Swift “You and Tequila,” Matraca Berg and Deana Carter

Musical Event of the Year “As She’s Walking Away” Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson Southern Ground Artists/Atlantic Records

“Coal Miner’s Daughter” Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow, and Miranda Lambert Columbia Records Nashville

“Don’t You Wanna Stay” Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson Broken Bow Records

“Old Alabama” Brad Paisley featuring Alabama Arista Nashville

“You and Tequila” Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter BNA Records

Vocal Duo of the Year Civil Wars Montgomery Gentry Steel Magnolia Sugarland Thompson Square

Music Video of the Year “Honey Bee” Blake Shelton Directed by Trey Fanjoy

“If I Die Young” The Band Perry Directed by David McClister

“Mean” Taylor Swift Directed by Declan Whitebloom

“Old Alabama” Brad Paisley featuring Alabama Directed by Jim Shea

“You and Tequila” Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter Directed by Shaun Silva

Musician of the Year Sam Bush Jerry Douglas Paul Franklin Dann Huff Mac McAnally

Taking the stage with ALAN JACKSON...

 

Can you say JaneDear Girls, David Nail, Diamond Rio, Chance McKinney n' CrossWire, Sunny Sweeney, Steve Azar, Phil Vassar, Alan Jackson, The Harters, Amy Clawson, Little Big Town and Blake Shelton all in the same sentence? Of course you can, if you can "read" it you can probably "say" it... stupid question on my part.

Welcome to the Willamette Country Music Festival in Brownsville, OR on August 19th - 21st. Thirteen of Country Music's hottest acts take the stage for the Premier Country Music Festival in the Pacific Northwest. VIP tickets sold out over two months ago. General Admission has exceded the original capacity. Hotel rooms are gone. Parking is spoken for. Campgrounds are max'd out. And now, it's game time!

If you think touring with Mark Chestnutt through Montana... and Dierks Bentley through Oregon and Washington was fun... wait until you get a load of this! (Although, I will say that the DB shows we're particularly off-the-hook... but I digress.)

I would just like to thank all of you who've made this possible. Since the CMT Award in December of 2009, I've had the opportunity to share the stage with...

Dwight Yoakam Jamie O'Neal Grand Funk RailRoad Blake Shelton Pat Green Luke Bryan Creedence Clearwater .38 Special Lynyrd Skynyrd John Rich Sebastian Bach Mark Chestnutt Dierks Bentley Edens Edge Sunny Sweeney David Nail Gloriana Jane Dear Girls Diamond Rio Steve Azar Phil Vassar and Mr. Alan Jackson.

It's been a special treat for me and the boys in the band. Thank you for your continued support and stay tuned for some additional news coming down the pipe after we complete the shows this month!

Sincerely,

Chance McKinney

www.ChanceMcKinney.com

HUGE weeks in August for Chance and the boys!

Let's just start with the schedule over the next couple weeks and who we're playin' with... then we'll get those ticket links out for those of you who feel the need to come catch us if we're close enough.

Saturday, August 6th - Opening for Mark Chestnutt in Anaconda, MT Tuesday, August 9th - Benefit Concert for Montana Education in Missoula, MT Wednesday, August 10th - Opening for Dierks Bentley in Bend, OR Friday, August 12th - Opening for Dierks Bentley in Manson, WA Saturday, August 13th - Headlining at the Mt. Si Festival in North Bend, WA Sunday, August 14th - Chance McKinney n' CrossWire, Eden's Edge, Sunny Sweeney, David Nail and Gloriana at The Festival of the River in Arlington, WA Saturday, August 20th - Chance McKinney n' CrossWire, Sunny Sweeney, Steve Azar, Phil Vassar and Alan Jackson at The Willamette Country Music Festival in Brownsville, OR

That's a whole lotta muscle for CMT Music City Madness Winner Chance McKinney n' CrossWire to be tourin' around the Pacific Northwest with.  Good luck fellas and do us proud!

For event details and ticketing information go to:

www.ChanceMcKinney.com

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Chance-McKinney/160688966444

www.Twitter.com/ChanceMcKinney

P.S.  We're givin' away FREE tickets to the Dierks Bentley show on August 12th in Chelan, WA as well as the August 19-21 Willamette Country Music Festival (Alan Jackson, Blake Shelton, Little Big Town, etc) on our Facebook Fan Page... get over there quick!

SUMMER 2011 CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Well looks who's back at it! Chance McKinney (CMT's #1 "unsigned" Country Artist in the Nation and winner of Music City Madness) and the boys of CrossWire are piling up concerts for the Summer of 2011. We are proud to announce that 2010's momentum continues to roll for the CMCW fellas. After a successful campaign last year touring and racking up dates with Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Dwight Yoakam, Jamie O'Neal, Lynyrd Skynyrd, .38 Special, Grand Funk Railroad, Pat Green and Creedence Clearwater the boys are proud to announce the start of 2011's Summer Tour.

Chance McKinney n' CrossWire will join Dwight Yoakam, Dierks Bentley, Sunny Sweeney, Steve Azar, Phil Vassar and Alan Jackson out on the road this summer. Three major links are listed below where you can find tickets. The first of the three is actually an exclusive offer for Pre-Sale tickets to the CMCW / Dierks Bentley concerts coming in August! As always, we're thankful for all you do for us and can't wait to see you out on the West Coast in the near future.

DIERKS BENTLEY / CHANCE MCKINNEY n' CROSSWIRE - MILL BAY CASINO (Chelan, WA) *These are PRE-SALE tickets with password "chance" for verification.*

http://www.showclix.com/event/33282/

DWIGHT YAOKAM / CHANCE MCKINNEY n' CROSSWIRE - MILL BAY CASINO (Chelan, WA)

http://www.showclix.com/event/33268/

BI-MART WILLAMETTE COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL - AMPHITHEATRE (Brownsville, OR)

http://www.willamettecountrymusicfestival.com/tickets.php

As more Summer 2011 Concerts roll in, we'll keep you in the loop. Look for us from WA to OR to ID to MT to UT and beyond as 2011 really starts gearing up! Also, feel free to join us at:

http://www.ChanceMcKinney.com

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chance-McKinney/160688966444

http://www.twitter.com/ChanceMcKinney

http://www.myspace.com/ChanceMcKinney