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Dwight Nominated For Artist of the Year In Americana Honors & Awards

Team Dwight — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:41:22 +0000

Congrats to Dwight for his nomination for Artist of the Year in the 2013 Americana Honors and Awards!

The Americana Honors & Awards, presented by Nissan, returns to the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN on September 18, 2013 (as part of the Americana Music Festival - September 18-22, 2013 at venues throughout Nashville).

CLICK HERE for more information and complete list of nominees.

Rolling Stone Reviews Dwight's Ryman Auditorium Show

Team Dwight — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:04:42 +0000

RollingStone.com reviewed Dwight's recent two-night set of shows at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Before the show, Dwight shared: "My career has not been [in Nashville]... I remember the first time I walked in and stood there, you feel the haunted energy of all those legendary country artists...It's always an experience performing the Hallowed Hall."

Behind The Song: "A Thousand Miles From Nowhere"

Team Dwight — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:04:08 +0000

American Songwriter recently featured Dwight's hit "A Thousand Miles From Nowhere" in their "Behind The Song" series. The nearly 20 year old heartbreak song from the albumThis Time continues to stand as strong as anything in Dwight's catalog. American Songwriter exclaims, "Pretty much everyone experiences the pain of love at some time in their lives, but seldom has the agony of having had one's soul gutted been communicated in a song the way Yoakam does in this one." "A Thousand Miles From Nowhere" sat at #2 on the country charts in the U.S. and at #3 in Canada in 1993.

Dwight Nominated for Country's Hottest Bachelor

Team Dwight — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:46:24 +0000

Country's Hottest Bachelor is back again and let's face it - we all know who the winner should be. We voted Dwight into the top three a couple years back, but never again will we let the gold slip from our fingers. 2013 is Dwight's year, so let's get him to the top.

Click HERE to vote for Dwight now!

Dwight Is Headed To Bonnaroo

Team Dwight — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:48:07 +0000

Dwight will be the main country representative for this year's Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival! The official lineup was announced Tuesday, February 19. Bonnaroo hits the town of Manchester, TN June 13-16.

CLICK HERE for more information!

Dwight Sells Out The Ryman, Adds Another Date

Team Dwight — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:14:38 +0000

Dwight's return to Nashville's Ryman Auditorium on April 12 sold out in less than 30 minutes after tickets went on sale! In light of the sold out show, Dwight has added a second date at The Ryman Auditorium for April 13. Tickets for the additional show go on sale tomorrow (Feb. 15)!

Head over to the Ryman Auditorium's website for more information!

Dwight Returns To The Ryman Auditorium

Team Dwight — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:03:54 +0000

On April 12, Dwight will headline Nashville's famous Ryman Auditorium. It will be his first time back to the historic venue since 2005. Regarding the Ryman, Dwight exclaims, "from the moment you step inside, you can feel that you have entered a hallowed chamber occupied by the essence of the great."

Tickets for the concert go on sale Friday, February 8 at 10 a.m. CT.

CLICK HERE for more information!

Dwight On Piers Morgan

Team Dwight — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:01:41 +0000

Dwight Interviews With Music Radar

Team Dwight — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:11:06 +0000

Dwight recently talked with Music Radar about his new album, 3 Pears, among numerous other subjects. In the wide-ranging interview, the "one-man genre and musical hyphenate unto himself" discusses guitars, acting, Kid Rock, Beck, and Buck Owens. In regard to 3 Pears, Dwight exclaims, "Joyful noise is what it's all about."

CLICK HERE to read the full interview.

3 Pears 2012 Year in Review

Team Dwight — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 23:56:37 +0000

2012 was a HUGE year for Dwight and 3 Pears..he has been included in more critics’ year-end lists in 2012 than any other country artist! Here's a look back on some of the media outlets that honored 3 Pears as a top album of the year. Congratulations, Dwight!

Rolling Stone
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-songs-of-2012-20121205/d...

NPR
http://www.npr.org/blogs/bestmusic2012/2012/12/05/166230912/npr-musics-5...

Village Voice