MIRANDA LAMBERT HAS A
FLAMEWORTHY FEBRUARY

 “Kerosene” Breaks Top 20 and Receives 3 CMT Award
Nominations, Blender Magazine Releases a Smokin’ Four Page Feature

 

Nashville, TN – February 20, 2006 – February couldn’t be any hotter for Epic Singer/Songwriter Miranda Lambert as her hit single Kerosene breaks into Billboard’s Top 20, while collecting three CMT Award Nominations and heating up the pages of Blender Magazine in a steamy four-page feature.

 “Getting a gold record for Christmas was definitely a great way to end 2005. I couldn’t even start to imagine what 2006 would bring. Then came a great tour, a top 20 single, three nominations and a flattering feature in Blender. It’s enough to make a country girl’s head spin! It all seems like a fast train, but I am lovin’ the ride!”

 CMT announced 2006 award nominations and Kerosene garnered three including Female Video of the Year, Breakthrough Video of the Year and Trey Fanjoy for Video Director of the Year.   The first round of voting runs from February 15 through March 9 only at CMT.com, where fans can vote for Miranda.   On March 15, CMT will announce the four finalists in each category except Video of the Year.  Fans can then vote online at CMT.com through Friday, April 7 to determine the winners. 

 Fans can also catch Miranda this month in a four page feature in Blender Magazine, appropriately titled “Tex Appeal,” and on the road through a weekly tour diary on Billboard.com, where she gives the behind-the-scenes scoop from country music’s biggest tour.   

 “Touring with George Strait is just about as good as it gets for a Texas girl but being with him in so many different cities has made me realize that “good country folks” are everywhere. I have had such a blast meeting all the fans out there. Hopefully King George won’t care that I won a couple of them over to be my fans too! It’s because of them that Kerosene is one of the hottest selling country albums and climbing the chart at CMT.  To quote my producer, Frank Liddell  "I am really fired up about my career !"

 With the release of her debut album Kerosene, Lambert accomplished what only six other country artists in the history of SoundScan have ever done; earned a Number One country album debut on their very first release.  Kerosene went on to be the 2nd highest debut for a new country artist in 2005 and made Lambert one of the Top Selling Debut Country Artists of the year.  Kerosene was recently certified Gold by the RIAA.