Happy New Year!!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!!
I hope everyone had a fantastic time ringing in the New Year. Here's to all the wonderful and awesome memories we made in 2009 and to all the new memories we are going to make in 2010. Like Brad Paisley tweeted, "Tomorrow, is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one." I know I'm going to focus on writing a good one. I'm thinking that 2010 is going to be a time for reinvention.

I have a lot of things planned for this blog for 2010. I have some ideas for making it more interactive and a lot of fun. So keep checking back for some new stuff. And don't forget to follow Chris Young Fans on Twitter(@chrisyoungfans) as well as Chris himself(@chrisyoungmusic).

Good night to all of you and let's start 2010 off with a bang.

Chris Review

One of the @chrisyoungfans followers on Twitter got to see Chris for the first time recently when he played a show in Michigan with Jimmy Wayne. Janna was awesome enough to email a review and a few pictures from the show.



Driving down the road, I heard WITL Lansing Radio was having Chris Young for a Christmas party, along with Jimmy Wayne! FOR FREE. I immediately got in line for a pair of tickets.

I had to go out and buy Chris' album. The only song I heard at that point was Gettin' You Home.. I melted when I saw the video and when I heard it on radio!

Long story short, I waited in line from 2pm until 7pm in the 20degree weather! WORTH EVERY MINUTE! We were front row, Chris being about 5feet from me. Man, is he TALL!!

He was very engaging - using those eyes of his to win the crowd, which didn't take long.

After the show, he was just hanging around the Whiskey Barrel Saloon chatting and drinking it up (lightly, I may add) with whoever was there. He was in a black baseball cap, backwards, just hanging out! NO management, nothing! I didnt want to be a bother and tap him on the shoulder, but soo glad I did!

I apologized to him about getting his attention and said "Do you just hate this?" and his response was "Hate what? No - I love it!!". I told him I had watched his video loong before radio played his song and he explained how to get the radio stations to play music.. "They have all the same stuff that CMT has (videos vs music) you just have to ask them to play it". He was really kind and looked into my eyes as we chatted. I could have forgotten that he was such an up and coming star, because of his laid back and engaging personality! I have heard the album a dozen times since then, and can picture his face singing every song.

If someone hasn't had the chance to see him, DO IT. Made me a fan, instantly!






I agree with Janna. If you haven't had the pleasure of seeing Chris in concert yet, GO. You can find out if he'll be near you at his website, www.chrisyoungcountry.com. And while you're there, join his official message board and the Street Team too. It's free!

Vote for "The Man I Want To Be"

Here is a list of various places where you can vote for Chris' "The Man I Want To Be." I got this list from the Forums at www.chrisyoungcountry.com. Be sure to go by his OFFICIAL Forums and sign up and join in on the fun. There's always new places to go and vote and show your support to Chris.

CMT Pure 12-Pack
http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/cmt_pur...n/series.jhtml
Click on the left hand side where it shows "Voting for (specific date listed)". Remember, if you only vote for "The Man I Want To Be" you won't be assisting any other videos in beating it! You can vote over and over -- as many times as you can!

CMT Top 20 Countdown
http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/top_twe...n/series.jhtml
Click on the left hand side where it shows "Top 20 Countdown Viewers Poll". The poll is open from approximately 11am (Eastern) on Monday mornings through sometime late Saturday to late Sunday. (The close time seems to vary). You can vote as many times as you can, HOWEVER you can only pick one video on each "vote". Currently, both GYH and TMIWTB are on the poll.

GAC Top 20
http://www.gactv.com/gac/pac_ctnt/te...8_47219,0.html
You may only vote once each day per IP (Internet Protocol) address (i.e., once per computer or other electronic device capable of accessing the Internet). Any manipulation of this voting rule will result in the artist being penalized with a reduction in their vote total.
(Currently BOTH "Gettin' You Home" and "The Man I Want To Be" are on the ballot. Remember that if you vote only for Chris you'll avoid helping the competition to beat him.)

CMT Power Picks
Please check the forum for threads on the Power Picks, as this voting has to be done at a specific time.

Country Music Gone Wild
http://top-20.countrymusicgonewild.com/index.html
Vote daily

Oh and while your on Chris' site, you should join Chris Official Street Team. It's FREE.

Favorite video of 2009 is....

With almost half of the votes, Blake Shelton's "Hillbilly Bone" is the favorite video of 2009. COngratulations Blake! Your fans obviously love the video. I admit, it is an amazing video and one of my favorites.

Speaking of favorite videos of 2009. Did you vote in GAC's Top 50 videos of the year? Well if you did, you will get to find out if the videos you voted for made it on Dec. 28th at 8pm. Be sure to tune into GAC and watch it. It's sure to be an awesome show this year.

Chris' new video for "The Man I Want To Be"

Chris' new single is "The Man I Want To Be." It's a beautiful song about redemption and asking God to help change you into the person that you want to be. Chris does an awesome job in the video. I love the concept.

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