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Miranda Lambert Opts for Shure Mics
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Lighting and Sound America - Found Aug. 16, 2008 With two Grammy nominations and a string of ACM Awards under her belt, including Album of the Year in 2008, Miranda Lambert is a rising country music ... |
"Slate" Unmasks Its (And Everyone Else's) Music-Writing Plagiarizers ...
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Idolator - Found Aug. 6, 2008 "Spring Fling" has at least three sources: my Slate essay, Mansfield's USA Today piece, and a Minneapolis Star-Tribune Miranda Lambert profile. |
Bulls, Bears, And Bullets: 50 Years Of The "Billboard" Hot 100 [100 ...
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Idolator - Found Aug. 1, 2008 2, 27 weeks) 8. Miranda Lambert, "Gunpowder & Lead" (LW No. 8, 30 weeks) 9. Jimmy Wayne, "Do You Believe Me Now" (LW No. |
Nashville Star: Garcia loss, Lawson win
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USA Today - Found Aug. 5, 2008 ... with former Nashville Star grad Miranda Lambert's current hit, Gunpowder and Lead. And not disgracing herself, although covering Miranda is... |
Because She Got High: M.I.A.'s "Plane" Takes The "Express" Route To ...
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Idolator - Found Jul. 25, 2008 8, 25 weeks) 8. Miranda Lambert, "Gunpowder & Lead" (LW No. 9, 29 weeks) 9. Montgomery Gentry, "Back When I Knew It All" (LW No. |
TouchTunes Network Launches Exclusive Promotion with Award-Winning ...
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Forbes.com - Found Jul. 14, 2008 ... award-winning Columbia Nashville recording artist Miranda Lambert. Beginning today, TouchTunes will feature the 'Miranda Lambert Autographed... |
Miranda Lambert returns to Houston a bona fide country star
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Houston Chronicle - Found Jul. 2, 2008 And country singer Miranda Lambert is applying the familiar phrase to her own career, which has - after some resistance from radio - finally... |
SUMMERING WITH MIRANDA LAMBERT
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OK! Magazine - Found Jul. 1, 2008 Miranda Lambert is riding high now that she won album of the year at ACMAs for her disc Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. |
Concert Review | Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert: Singers rock with ...
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Columbus Dispatch - Found Aug. 1, 2008 FOR THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH JAMES D. DECAMP | DISPATCH Miranda Lambert plays to the crowd in the Celeste Center at the Ohio State Fair. |
Concert Review | Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert: Singers rock with ...
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Columbus Dispatch - Found Aug. 1, 2008 But young 'country' artists such as Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert - and the loyal fans who packed their show last night - are comfortable... |
Miranda Lambert Biography
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Miranda Lambert
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| Miranda Lambert | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Miranda Lambert |
| Born | November 10, 1983 |
| Origin | Lindale, Texas, USA |
| Genre(s) | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals Acoustic guitar |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Label(s) | Epic Columbia Nashville |
| Associated acts | Blake Shelton |
Miranda Lambert (born November 10, 1983 in Longview, Texas) is a two time Grammy Award nominated American country music singer-songwriter who gained fame as a finalist on the 2003 season of Nashville Star, where she finished in third place and later signed to Epic Records.[1] Lambert made her debut with the release of "Me and Charlie Talking", the first single from her 2005 debut album Kerosene; this album, which was certified Platinum in the United States, also produced the singles "Bring Me Down", "Kerosene", and "New Strings". All four singles were Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.
Lambert was transferred to Columbia Records Nashville[2] for her second album, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, which was released in early 2007. Although its first single (the title track) failed to make top 40, the next two singles ("Famous in a Small Town" and "Gunpowder & Lead") became her highest-charting singles, with the latter becoming her first Top Ten country hit in July 2008.
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Biography
Lambert grew up in Lindale, Texas. Her father Rick is a retired cop who in later life became a private investigator in partnership with her mother Beverly. Miranda was taught to shoot by her father at an early age and later became an avid deer hunter. Her parents took her to a Garth Brooks concert when she was nine and this started her interest in country music. Her father wrote and performed country music and she soon began singing in talent contests under his tutelage.
At age sixteen, Lambert began appearing on the Johnny High Country Music Review in Arlington, Texas, the same show that helped launch the career of LeAnn Rimes. Lambert quickly landed a recording session in Nashville, but left the studio after she became frustrated with the "pop" sound of music. She then went back to Texas and asked her dad to teach her how to play guitar so she could write her own songs.[3]
While still in high school, Lambert made her professional singing debut. She fronted the house band at the Reo Palm Isle Ballroom in Longview, Texas, a long-running venue that has showcased Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson.
Music career
Kerosene
In 2003, Lambert auditioned for the talent competition Nashville Star, eventually becoming a third-place finisher on the show. On September 15, 2003, she signed with Epic Records; her debut single, "Me and Charlie Talking" (co-written by her father and Heather Little), was released in summer of 2004 as the lead-off single to her debut album. Titled Kerosene, Lambert's first album comprised twelve songs, eleven of which she co-wrote. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums charts,[4] and eventually gained a Platinum certification by the RIAA for shipments of over one million copies,[5] selling more than 930,000 copies up to July 2008.[6] Overall, the album produced four Top 40 singles on the Billboard country charts. Lambert also toured with Keith Urban[7] and George Strait[8] in early 2006. In 2007, she toured with Toby Keith.[9]
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Lambert's second album, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend was released on May 1, 2007. She wrote eight of the album's eleven tracks,[10] including its four singles. Much of the track "Gunpowder & Lead," the album's third single and her highest-charting single, was written while she was taking a concealed handgun class in her home town.[11]
In 2005, at the 40th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, Lambert won the Cover Girl Fresh Face of Country Music Award. She was also nominated for the Country Music Association's Horizon Award in 2005; in 2007, Lambert also received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for her single "Kerosene". She also won the Top New Female Vocalist award at the 2007 ACM (Academy of Country Music) Awards. At the 2008 ACM (Academy of Country Music) Awards, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend won Album of the Year.
In 2007, Lambert began dating country singer Blake Shelton.[12] Lambert also sang background vocals on Shelton's 2008 single "Home".[13]
Discography
- Albums
- 2005: Kerosene
- 2007: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Awards
| Year | Award | Category |
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| 2005 | Country Music Association | Horizon Award — Female (nominated) |
| 2006 | CMT Music Awards | Female Video of the Year — "Kerosene" (nominated)[14] Breakthrough Video of the Year — "Kerosene" (nominated) |
| 2007 | Grammy Awards | Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Kerosene" (nominated) |
| Academy of Country Music | Top New Female Vocalist (Won)[15] Female Vocalist of the Year (nominated) |
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| Country Music Association | Female Vocalist of the Year (nominated) | |
| 2008 | Grammy Awards | Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Famous in a Small Town" (nominated)[16] |
| 2008 | CMT Music Awards | Female Video of the Year — "Famous in a Small Town" (nominated) |
| 2008 | Academy of Country Music | Top Female Vocalist (nominated) Album of the Year — Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Won)[17] Single Record of the Year — "Famous in a Small Town" (nominated) |
Touring
Lambert's road band and crew consists of the following[18]:
Band
- Aden Bubeck — bass guitar
- Chris Kline — keyboard, harmonica, jaw harp, percussion, guitar
- Alex Weeden — lead guitar
- Scotty Wray — rhythm guitar, lap steel guitar, resonator guitar, ganjo
- Keith Zebroski — drums
Touring personnel
- Jordan Powell — tour manager
- Chris Newsom — monitor engineer, production manager, stage manager, backline tech
- Jason Macalick — front of house engineer, backup bus driver
- Sean Semler — lighting director
- Charlie Sherman — bus driver
- David Sherman — bus driver
References
- ^ Fabian, Shelly. "'Nashville Star' Gave Buddy Jewell and Miranda Lambert Big Career Boosts". About.com.
- ^ Columbia Nashville - Miranda Lambert Artist Site
- ^ Texas Wrangler, Page 3, Washington Post 15 May, 2007
- ^ Whitmire, Margo. "50 Squeaks Out Another Week At No. 1". Billboard. March 23, 2005.
- ^ Draper, Jimmy. "Miranda Lambert's one tough country singer on 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'". San Francisco Chronicle. August 26, 2007.
- ^ Tucker, Ken. "Miranda Lambert's revenge tale shoots up chart". Reuters. July 19, 2008.
- ^ Cohen, Jonathan. "Billboard Bits: Foos, Montgomery Gentry, Lambert". Billboard. May 24, 2005.
- ^ Fabian, Shelly. "On the Road with George Strait - Well, Kinda...". About.com.
- ^ Cohen, Jonathan. "Toby Keith Pencils New Album, Tour In For June". Billboard. April 10, 2007.
- ^ Cohen, Jonathan. "Miranda Lambert Not Withholding On Second CD". Billboard. January 19, 2007.
- ^ Texas Wrangler, Page 1, Washington Post 15 May, 2007
- ^ Blake Shelton talks about divorce and new girl Miranda Lambert
- ^ Blake Shelton Gets The Hint
- ^ "2006 CMT Music Awards Nominees". Billboard. March 17, 2006.
- ^ Tucker, Ken. "Underwood, Brooks & Dunn, Strait Big Winners At ACMs". Billboard. May 16, 2007.
- ^ Fabian, Shelly. "Miranda Lambert - 2008 Grammy Nominee Profile". About.com.
- ^ Tucker, Ken. "Chesney Wins Again, Lambert Surprises At ACM Awards". Billboard. May 19, 2008.
- ^ Band and Crew gallery
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Miranda Lambert Videos and Clips
Description: This was a college CLASS PROJECT...a music video for Miranda Lamberts song, Gunpowder and Lead.
Description: Miranda Lambert Gunpowder & Lead (Official Music Video)
Description: Miranda Lambert Gunpowder & Lead (Official Music Video)
Description: Lyrics: Shes beautiful in her simple little way She dont have too much to say when she gets mad She understands she dont let go of anything Even ...
Description: Miranda Lambert at the 08 American Country Music (ACM) Awards sings her hit "Gunpowder & Lead."
Description: song desperation by miranda lambert off her new cd "crazy ex girlfriend" with lyrics!!! hope you like:D
Description: Miranda Lambert Greyhound Bound for Nowhere Nashville Star
Description: Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert (unannounced suprise guest because they are dating)sing Ol Red.











