2009 in country music

none April 2015 2009 country music 2009 This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2009. Events February 27 – Billy Grammer celebrates his 50th Grand Ole Opry anniversary June 10 – Carrie Underwood and Keith Anderson at the City of Hope Softball Challenge at Greer Stadium. August – After 36 years of using the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart as the basis of its program, American Country Countdown begins using the Mediabase chart. August 10 – Brooks & Dunn announce that they are disbanding in 2010 after two decades as a duo. August 25 – Jack Ingram sets Guinness Book of World Records mark for most consecutive radio interviews in 24 hours, having done 215 consecutive interviews for five minutes each. September 13 – Taylor Swift becomes the first country music artist to win an MTV Music Video award at the 2009 event, winning a Best Female Video for "You Belong with Me". Hip hop artist and producer Kanye West interrupts Swift's acceptance speech, implying that another video should have won instead. This results in a media stir for several days; eventually, West apologizes – first on his blog, and then by personally contacting Swift.http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2009/best-female-video/ https://web.archive.org/web/20090807002620/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2009/best-female-video/ dead August 7, 2009 2009 MTV Video Music Awards Highlights, Winners, Performers and Photos from the 2009 MTV VMAs MTV.com 2015-04-30http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621389/20090913/west_kanye.jhtml https://web.archive.org/web/20090916070452/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621389/20090913/west_kanye.jhtml dead September 16, 2009 Kanye West Crashes VMA Stage During Taylor Swift’s Award Speech MTV.com 2009-09-13 2015-04-30Kanye calls Taylor Swift after ‘View’ appearance The Associated Press/Today.com 2009-09-15 2009-09-16 http://www.today.com/id/32861800 October 15 – Garth Brooks announces that he is emerging from retirement to perform shows in Las Vegas. These concerts will be held approximately fifteen weekends per year until the year 2014. His first set of performances already sells out.http://www.planetgarth.com/ The Unofficial Internet Site of Garth Brooks Planetgarth.com 2010-11-09 2015-04-30 2008-09-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20080929191122/http://www.planetgarth.com/ dead December 2 – Rodney Atkins and Keith Anderson at the 100.3 KILT Ten Man Jam. Top hits of the year The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs or Canada Country charts in 2009: List of Hot Country Songs number ones of 2009 List of number-one country singles of 2009 (Canada) USCANSingleArtist203815 MinutesRodney Atkins1431All I Ask For AnymoreTrace Adkins11Already GoneSugarland12AlrightDarius Rucker11—Always the Love SongsEli Young Band137American RideToby Keith1014Barefoot and CrazyJack Ingram328Belongs to YouEmerson Drive923Best Days of Your LifeKellie Pickler13Big Green TractorJason Aldean434BonfireCraig Morgan227Boots OnRandy Houser2610BrothersDean Brody11Country BoyAlan Jackson12Cowboy CasanovaCarrie Underwood21Cowgirls Don't CryBrooks & Dunnfeaturing Reba McEntire24Do ILuke Bryan214Don'tBilly Currington240Don't Think I Can't Love YouJake Owen11Down the RoadKenny Chesneywith Mac McAnally1137Eight Second RideJake Owen20—Everything Is FineJosh Turner12Feel That FireDierks Bentley74FifteenTaylor Swift18Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song)Chris Young14God Love HerToby Keith14HereRascal Flatts14Here Comes GoodbyeRascal Flatts168Honky Tonk StompBrooks & Dunnfeaturing Billy Gibbons17—How 'bout You Don'tThe Lost Trailers1831I Just Call You MineMartina McBride11I Run to YouLady Antebellum21I Told You SoCarrie Underwoodfeaturing Randy Travis18—I WillJimmy Wayne840I'll Just Hold OnBlake Shelton66I'm AliveKenny Chesneywith Dave Matthews934In ColorJamey Johnson1613Indian SummerBrooks & Dunn11It HappensSugarland11It Won't Be Like This for LongDarius Rucker133It's a Business Doing Pleasure with YouTim McGraw1—It's AmericaRodney Atkins176JoeySugarland31Kiss a GirlKeith Urban1443Last CallLee Ann Womack12—Let MePat Green24Living for the NightGeorge Strait1017Lost You AnywayToby Keith1023Love Your Love the MostEric Church145Marry for MoneyTrace Adkins1734More Like HerMiranda Lambert11Need You NowLady Antebellum53Nothin' to Die ForTim McGraw56One in Every CrowdMontgomery Gentry11Only You Can Love Me This WayKeith Urban11Out Last NightKenny Chesney12People Are CrazyBilly Currington738Red LightDavid Nail1122RideMartina McBride16River of LoveGeorge Strait1047RunawayLove and Theft17She Wouldn't Be GoneBlake Shelton114She's CountryJason Aldean1218Shuttin' Detroit DownJohn Rich14SidewaysDierks Bentley96Sissy's SongAlan Jackson1—Small Town USAJustin Moore1137Sounds Like Life to MeDarryl Worley11Start a BandBrad Paisleyduet with Keith Urban1111StrangeReba21Summer NightsRascal Flatts11Sweet ThingKeith Urban1835That's a ManJack Ingram11ThenBrad Paisley13ToesZac Brown Band21Welcome to the FutureBrad Paisley27Whatever It IsZac Brown Band1147Where I'm FromJason Michael Carroll25White HorseTaylor Swift1821WhyRascal Flatts1534Wild at HeartGloriana11You Belong with MeTaylor Swift Top new album releases The following albums placed within the Top 50 on the Top Country Albums charts in 2009: List of Top Country Albums number ones of 2009 USAlbumArtistRecord labelRelease date1#1s... and Then SomeBrooks & DunnArista NashvilleSeptember 87127 Rose AvenueHank Williams Jr.CurbJune 161American RideToby KeithShow Dog October 61American Saturday NightBrad PaisleyArista NashvilleJune 304CarolinaEric ChurchCapitol NashvilleMarch 241Defying GravityKeith UrbanCapitol NashvilleMarch 312Doin' My ThingLuke BryanCapitol NashvilleOctober 62Easy Does ItJake OwenRCA NashvilleFebruary 241Feel That FireDierks BentleyCapitol NashvilleFebruary 35For Our HeroesMontgomery GentryColumbia NashvilleMay 262GlorianaGlorianaEmblem/Reprise/Warner Bros.August 43Gold and GreenSugarlandMercury NashvilleOctober 131Greatest Hits IIKenny ChesneyBNA May 197Growing Up Is Getting OldJason Michael CarrollArista NashvilleApril 281Hannah Montana: The MovieVarious ArtistsWalt DisneyMarch 2410Happiness and All the Other ThingsCross Canadian RagweedUniversal SouthSeptember 13I Told You So: The Ultimate Hits of Randy TravisRandy TravisWarner Bros. NashvilleMarch 173It's AmericaRodney AtkinsCurbMarch 313Justin MooreJustin MooreValory Music GroupAugust 111Keep On Loving YouReba McEntireValory Music Group/StarstruckAugust 185The ListRosanne CashManhattan/EMIOctober 61Live on the InsideSugarlandMercury NashvilleAugust 46The Man I Want to BeChris YoungRCA NashvilleSeptember 18Natural ForcesLyle LovettCurb/Lost HighwayOctober 204Now That's What I Call Country Volume 2Various ArtistsSonyAugust 251Play OnCarrie UnderwoodArista NashvilleNovember 31RevolutionMiranda LambertColumbia NashvilleSeptember 291ShineMartina McBrideRCA NashvilleMarch 245Sing: Chapter 1WynonnaAsylum-CurbFebruary 33Son of a Preacher ManJohn RichWarner Bros. NashvilleMarch 2410Songs of Love and HeartacheAlan JacksonCracker BarrelNovember 21Southern VoiceTim McGrawCurbOctober 206TownesSteve EarleNew WestMay 121TwangGeorge StraitMCA NashvilleAugust 111UnstoppableRascal FlattsLyric StreetApril 72What I'm ForPat GreenBNAJanuary 272Wide OpenJason AldeanBroken BowApril 710World Wide OpenLove and TheftCarolwoodAugust 25 Other top albums USAlbumArtistRecord labelRelease date29Aged and ConfusedBill EngvallWarner Bros. NashvilleOctober 614American ClassicWillie NelsonBlue NoteAugust 2513Back to TennesseeBilly Ray CyrusLyric StreetApril 745Bad Magick: The Best of Shooter Jennings and the .357'sShooter JenningsUniversal SouthMarch 2433Beautiful DayCharlie RobisonDualtoneJune 2313Behavioral ProblemsRon WhiteCapitol NashvilleApril 2121Big Dreams & High HopesJack IngramBig MachineAugust 2516The Boys Are BackThe Oak Ridge BoysQuarterbackMay 1944Brothers from Different MothersDailey & VincentRounderMarch 3129Closer to the BoneKris KristoffersonNew WestSeptember 2922A Collection of My Best RecollectionGeorge JonesCracker BarrelSeptember 132Country ClubJohn Doe and The SadiesYep RocApril 1441Country Is as Country DoesColt FordAverage Joe'sOctober 640Davisson Brothers BandDavisson Brothers BandYellMarch 1032Dean BrodyDean BrodyBroken BowApril 2847Deep in the Heart of Texas: Aaron Watson LiveAaron WatsonThirty TigersSeptember 1536Dolly: Live from LondonDolly PartonDolly RecordsNovember 1019El Niño LocoRodney CarringtonCapitol NashvilleJune 1624Fight Like a GirlBomshelCurbOctober 2025The Foundation (bonus tracks)Zac Brown BandCracker BarrelSeptember 828A Gospel JourneyThe Oak Ridge BoysGaitherApril 2127Greatest HitsBig & RichWarner Bros. NashvilleSeptember 2937Here with MeHolly WilliamsMercury NashvilleJune 1638Hills and ValleysThe FlatlandersNew WestMarch 3119I'm About to Come AliveDavid NailMCA NashvilleAugust 1823iTunes OriginalsKeith UrbanCapitol NashvilleJuly 2144A Little More Country Than That (EP)Easton CorbinMercury NashvilleAugust 1820Live from BonnarooZac Brown BandAtlantic/Home Grown/Big PictureAugust 445Live from the Suwannee River JamColt FordAverage Joe'sDecember 843Live SessionsJason AldeanBroken BowNovember 2344The Long Way HomeTerri ClarkEMI Canada/Capitol/BareTrackSeptember 129Lost HighwayWillie NelsonLost HighwayAugust 1140A Moment in TimeLorrie MorganCountry CrossingOctober 2719Mountain Soul IIPatty LovelessSaguaro RoadSeptember 2928Moving OnCasey Donahew BandAlmost CountrySeptember 127My TurnTanya TuckerSaguaro RoadJune 3029Naked WillieWillie NelsonLegacyMarch 1740Never Going BackCollin RayeSaguaro RoadApril 2811Now That's What I Call a Country ChristmasVarious ArtistsSonyOctober 630Off the Hillbilly HookTrailer ChoirShow Dog NashvilleJune 915Old Things NewJoe NicholsUniversal SouthOctober 2750On the CanLarry the Cable GuyWarner Bros. NashvilleJuly 2137The Quiet Times of a Rock and Roll Farm BoyBig KennyLove Everybody/Bigger PictureNovember 1041The ReasonDiamond RioWordSeptember 2217Roadhouse SunRyan Bingham andThe Dead HorsesLost HighwayJune 220The RockTracy LawrenceRocky Comfort/CO5June 917The Rose HotelRobert Earl KeenLost HighwaySeptember 2932Sara SmileJimmy WayneValory Music GroupNovember 2339Solo (Songs My Dad Loved)Ricky SkaggsSkaggs FamilySeptember 1526Sounds Like LifeDarryl WorleyStroudavariousJune 919Tailgate PartyLarry the Cable GuyWarner Bros. NashvilleSeptember 2219Then Sings My SoulRonnie MilsapStar SongMarch 1031Three Wooden Crosses: The Inspirational Hits of Randy TravisRandy TravisWordMarch 1729Traveling CircusPhil VassarUniversal SouthDecember 1544UnwrappedRascal FlattsLyric StreetNovember 2313Willie and the WheelWillie Nelson andAsleep at the WheelLost HighwayFebruary 3 Deaths January 9 – Jon Hager, 67, one half of the Hager Twins, gained fame on Hee Haw. February 3 – Tom Brumley, 74, steel guitarist for Buck Owens' Buckaroos, Ricky Nelson, and Desert Rose Band; member Int'l Steel Guitar Hall of Fame and Texas Steel Guitar Hall of Fame; best known for steel guitar work on "Together Again" February 7 – Molly Bee, 69, gained fame through appearances on Hometown Jamboree. (complications from a stroke) March 2 – Ernest Ashworth, 80, Grand Ole Opry star, best known for his 1963 Number One hit, "Talk Back Tremblin' Lips". March 8 – Hank Locklin, 91, Grand Ole Opry star, best known for his 1960 crossover hit, "Please Help Me, I'm Falling". March 25 – Dan Seals, 61, singer-songwriter of the 1980s, best known for his 1985 crossover hit, "Bop". (mantle cell lymphoma) April 28 – Vern Gosdin, 74, singer-songwriter known as "the Voice." (complications from a stroke) June 10 – Barry Beckett, 66, record producer and session musician (natural causes) June 24 – Tim Krekel, 58, country music songwriter ("Cry on the Shoulder of the Road") (cancer) July 28 – Reverend Ike, 74, Ike made a guest appearance on Hank Williams Jr.'s single "Mind Your Own Business", a Number One country hit in 1986. (complications from a stroke) August 13 – Les Paul, 94, recording innovator and electric guitar inventor, both which have seen significant use in country music (complications from pneumonia) August 14 – Warren "Gates" Nichols, 65, steel guitarist and co-founding member of the 1990s group Confederate Railroad (pancreatic cancer). September 27 – Ruby Wright, 69, daughter of country music legends Kitty Wells and Johnnie Wright and prominent member of her parents' touring act (heart-related illness) Hall of Fame Inductees Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame Inductees Lonesome Pine Fiddlers The Dillards Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees Roy Clark (1933–2018) Barbara Mandrell (born 1948) Charlie McCoy (born 1941) Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees Buffy Sainte-Marie Barry Haugen John Murphy Major awards Grammy Awards (presented January 31, 2010 in Los Angeles) Album of the Year – Fearless by Taylor Swift Best Female Country Vocal Performance – "White Horse", Taylor Swift Best Male Country Vocal Performance – "Sweet Thing", Keith Urban Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal – "I Run to You", Lady Antebellum Best Country Collaboration with Vocals – "I Told You So", Carrie Underwood and Randy Travis Best Country Instrumental Performance – "Producer's Medley", Steve Wariner Best Country Song – "White Horse", Taylor Swift and Liz Rose Best Country Album – Fearless by Taylor Swift Best Bluegrass Album – The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo, Steve Martin Juno Awards (presented April 18, 2010 in St. John's) Country Album of the Year – Dance with Me, Johnny Reid CMT Music Awards (presented June 16 in Nashville) Video of the Year – "Love Story", Taylor Swift Male Video of the Year – "Waitin' on a Woman", Brad Paisley Female Video of the Year – "Love Story", Taylor Swift Group Video of the Year – "Every Day", Rascal Flatts Duo Video of the Year – "All I Want to Do", Sugarland USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year – "Chicken Fried", Zac Brown Band Collaborative Video of the Year – "Start a Band", Brad Paisley and Keith Urban Performance of the Year – "Country Boy", Alan Jackson featuring George Strait, Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley Wide Open Country Video of the Year – "All Summer Long", Kid Rock Video Director of the Year – Trey Fanjoy Nationwide On Your Side Award – Gloriana Academy of Country Music (presented April 18, 2010 in Las Vegas) Entertainer of the Year – Carrie Underwood Top Male Vocalist – Brad Paisley Top Female Vocalist – Miranda Lambert Top Vocal Group – Lady Antebellum Top Vocal Duo – Brooks & Dunn Top New Solo Vocalist – Luke Bryan Top New Vocal Duo – Joey + Rory Top New Vocal Group – Gloriana Top New Artist – Luke Bryan Album of the Year – Revolution, Miranda Lambert Single Record of the Year – "Need You Now", Lady Antebellum Song of the Year – "Need You Now", Lady Antebellum Video of the Year – "White Liar", Miranda Lambert Vocal Event of the Year – "Hillbilly Bone", Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins Americana Music Honors & Awards Album of the Year – Written in Chalk (Buddy and Julie Miller) Artist of the Year – Buddy Miller Duo/Group of the Year – Buddy and Julie Miller Song of the Year – "Chalk" (Julie Miller) Emerging Artist of the Year – Justin Townes Earle Instrumentalist of the Year – Gurf Morlix Lifetime Achievement: Songwriting – John Fogerty Lifetime Achievement: Performance – Asleep at the Wheel Lifetime Achievement: Instrumentalist – Sam Bush Lifetime Achievement: Executive – Ken Levitan Lifetime Achievement: Producer/Engineer – Jim Rooney American Music Awards (presented in Los Angeles on November 22, 2009) Artist of the Year – Taylor Swift Favorite Country Female Artist – Taylor Swift Favorite Country Male Artist – Keith Urban Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Rascal Flatts Favorite Country Album – Fearless by Taylor Swift ARIA Awards (presented in Sydney on November 26, 2009) Best Country Album – I Love This Place (Troy Cassar-Daley) ARIA Hall of Fame – Kev Carmody ARIA Hall of Fame – The Dingoes Canadian Country Music Association (presented September 13 in Vancouver) Fans' Choice Award – Johnny Reid Male Artist of the Year – Johnny Reid Female Artist of the Year – Crystal Shawanda Group or Duo of the Year – Doc Walker Songwriter(s) of the Year – "A Woman Like You", written by Johnny Reid and Brent Maher Single of the Year – "Brothers", performed by Dean Brody Album of the Year – Dance with Me, Johnny Reid Top Selling Album – Fearless, Taylor Swift Top Selling Canadian Album – Dance with Me, Johnny Reid CMT Video of the Year – "A Woman Like You", Johnny Reid Rising Star Award – Tara Oram Roots Artist or Group of the Year – Corb Lund Country Music Association (presented November 11 in Nashville) Entertainer of the Year – Taylor Swift Single of the Year – "I Run to You", Lady Antebellum Song of the Year – "In Color", Jamey Johnson Vocal Group of the Year – Lady Antebellum New Artist of the Year – Darius Rucker Album of the Year – Fearless, Taylor Swift Musician of the Year – Mac McAnally Vocal Duo of the Year – Sugarland Music Video of the Year – "Love Story", Taylor Swift Male Vocalist of the Year – Brad Paisley Female Vocalist of the Year – Taylor Swift Musical Event of the Year – "Start a Band", Brad Paisley and Keith Urban Hollywood Walk of Fame Stars who were honored in 2009 Crystal Gayle See also Country Music Association Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame References Country Category:Country music by year