Carter Twins charted as the #4 artist today on SayNow! The came in right behind the Jonas Brothers, and came in ahead of Demi Lovato, Mike Jones, Selena Gomez, and T.I.

CMT named Bill Engvall to host the 2009 CMT Music Awards premiering live from the Sommet Center in Nashville on June 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CMT and CMT.com.

Country music’s only fan-voted awards show will include performances by Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban and British rockers Def Leppard.

Fans can now vote online at CMT.com through June 14 to determine the night’s winners. The final nominees for video of the year will be announced at the beginning of the live show, and fans can vote at CMT.com and via text on their Verizon Wireless phones throughout the live broadcast (eastern and central time zones only) to determine the night’s big winner.

A platinum-selling recording artist and a member of the wildly successful Blue Collar Comedy team, Engvall is the host of the hit CMT series, Country Fried Home Videos, and the star and executive producer of the TBS sitcom, The Bill Engvall Show. He recently released the movie Bait Shop co-starring Billy Ray Cyrus, and he also starred in the movie Delta Farce in 2007 with Larry the Cable Guy and D.J. Quall.

Prior to his big screen debut, Engvall was one of the stars on the sketch comedy show, Blue Collar TV, on the WB Network. His platinum album, Here’s Your Sign, held the No. 1 position on Billboard‘s comedy chart for 15 weeks. As an author, he has written several books, including his autobiography, Bill Engvall — Just a Guy.

Vote for your favorite nominees for the 2009 CMT Music Awards.

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The Carter Twins have been nominated for the Nationwide Insurance On Your Side® Award  at the 2009 CMT Music Awards! This fan-voted award puts some of country’s latest and greatest acts up against one another with the winner taking home the award. It hasn’t been announced yet whether this will take place on the red carpet or during the awards ceremony. Fans can get something out of the deal as well. As a special thank you for voting, they will get a free dollar of MP3′s from the Rhapsody MP3 store with their vote. Fans can vote as often as they want for this award! The polls close June 5, and the winner will be announced during the 2009 CMT Music Awards on June 16!! Check out the awards page and spread the word!

Crowd Surf is proud to announce the beginning of a beautiful friendship with Cory Lamb. The singer/songwriter has an awesome team behind him, including superstar producer Csaba Petocz, just to name names. We’re here to support him as he gets his feet wet touring across the country and learns just what TwitterBerry is. Who Tweets these days anyway?

Who he is:
“Cory is not only a lead singer but a songwriter. Cory’s music is personal and relatable, telling life stories that brings back memories for virtually anyone who listens: there is a reason for that – many of the songs are about his own life, for that matter everyone’s life. “Tell Me That It’s Over” which Cory co-wrote talks about a relationship he was in but wasn’t sure where he stood with his girlfriend, and “Kate” another song he co-wrote, is a song about the perfect girl.”
[Read the full bio here]

Keep in touch:
MySpace
Twitter: Follow @corylamb
Facebook

Where you can see him:
May 16, 2009 – State Theatre – St. Petersburg, FL
May 19, 2009 – 10 High Club – Atlanta, GA
May 20, 2009 – The Pit – Jacksonville, FL
May 24, 2009 – Zakk’s – Murfreesboro, NC
May 27, 2009 – Outland Ballroom – Springfield, MO
May 28, 2009 – McGuffy’s – Dayton, OH
May 29, 2009 – Blondie’s – Detroit, MI
May 30, 2009 – Kaysan’s – Ft. Wayne, IN
May 31, 2009 – Penny Road Pub – Barrington, IL
June 3, 2009 – Liquid – Wichita, KS
June 7, 2009 – The Rev Room – Fayettville, AR
June 12, 2009 – Bakers Sports – Marshfield, WI
June 21, 2009 – The HiFi – Cleveland, OH
June 30, 2009 – Broadway Joes – Buffalo, NY
July 3, 2009 – Lost Horizon – Syracuse, NY

Here at CS we recently hopped on the Mike’s Pawn Shop train. High energy and fun to see on stage, MPS is one to watch. Currently in the studio (while they’re not on the road), you can expect a lot from these guys as they get on their way. They’re looking forward to getting to Lollapalooza this year. We’re looking forward to the ride … and them using Twitter .. a lot.

Who they are:
Mike Woods
Brandon “Zenith” Harris
Perry “Maybe” Heimermann
Peyton “SryMom” Heimermann

Keep in touch:
MySpace
Twitter: Follow @meezie97, @zenithrecspecs, @maybeperry, @srymom
Facebook

Where you can see them:
May 16 2009 - 2:30P – Merrell’s “Crawfish Boil” = LP Field – Parking Lot R Nashville, Tennessee
May 26 2009 – 9:00P – The Basement Nashville, Tennessee
Aug 7 2009  – 8:00P – Lollapalooza Chicago, Illinois
Aug 8 2009 -  8:00P – Lollapalooza Chicago, Illinois
Aug 9 2009 – 8:00P – Lollapalooza Chicago, Illinois
Aug 15 2009 – 9:00P – Preservation Pub Knoxville, Tennessee

The Carter Twins posted a new song to iTunes this week. With “Heart Like Memphis” still hitting airwaves across the country, “So What” is a special release just for fans. The new tracks is a thank you to Carter Twins fans for all of their support and for helping them to reach 1 million MySpace plays in just three months. As an added bonus, fans can now buy “Photo Booth” on iTunes as well. The video for “So What” is has also been released to CMT and is up for votes this week for CMT’s Top 20 Countdown. You can check out the latest Carter Twins video here or at CMT.com.

Get “So What” on iTunes today!

Over the weekend, #FamilyForce5 was the number 2 trending topic on Twitter!

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Written by Steve Wiideman, this article delves into the world of Social Community Managers and their benefits to productivity and general marketing efforts via the web.

Check out the article featuring topics:
Why Hire a Social Community Manager?
What Does a SCM Do Exactly?
Think with the End in Mind (Covey)
Resources and Tactics Involved
Where to Go to Find a Social Community Manager (We’re featured!)

[Read the full article here]