Winstock ‘12 headliners Shelton and McBride receive Grammy nominations

Winstock 2012 headliners Blake Shelton and Martina McBride have both received Grammy Award nominations, which were announced Nov. 30.

Shelton, who will perform at Winstock Saturday, June 9, received three nominations, including best country solo performance for “Honey Bee,” best country album for “Red River Blue,” and best country song for “God Gave Me You.”

In true Shelton fashion, he took to his Twitter and Facebook accounts to announce the nominations to his fans: “Just found that I’m the first EVER person laying in bed (drunk) in Tishomingo Oklahoma with 3 Grammy nominations!!!”

McBride, who will perform at Winstock Friday, June 8, was also nominated in the best country solo performance category for her new hit “I’m Gonna Love You Through It” for this year’s Grammy Awards.

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards will be Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, and will be broadcast live on CBS at 7 p.m.

Shelton also recently won the American Music Award for favorite country male artist and is up for two People’s Choice Awards – favorite male artist and favorite country artist.

This is Shelton’s first nomination for the fan-voted award show. NBC’s “The Voice” is also nominated for a People’s Choice Awards in “Favorite TV Competition Show.” The People’s Choice Awards will air live Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 at 8 p.m. on CBS from the Nokia Theatre LA Live.

Winstock fans can help Shelton take home these honors by voting for him here.

McBride is also set to host the 13th Annual “A Home For The Holidays With Martina McBride,” an entertainment special that will be broadcast Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. on the CBS Television Network.

It will also include moving performances by country superstar entertainer McBride, pop/R&B superstar Justin Bieber, Grammy Award-winning singer Mary J. Blige, platinum recording artist Gavin DeGraw, rock group OneRepublic and singer/songwriter Christina Perri.

Following the success of the past 12 annual shows, the special continues to tell touching stories about adoption from foster care to raise awareness for this important social issue.

The 19th annual Winstock Country Music Festival will take place Friday and Saturday, June 8 and 9, 2012.

Blake Shelton and Martina McBride will headline Minnesota’s best country music camping vacation in 2012. Additional artists and lineup details are expected to be announced in early January.

Keep checking WinstockFestival.com for more information and to order tickets. Tickets and camping passes are available by clicking here and make the perfect Christmas gift. Find Winstock on Facebook and also follow us on Twitter.

Funeral notice: Mark Blazinski, 52, Silver Lake

Mark Blazinski, 52, of Silver Lake, passed away Monday, Nov. 28 at his home.

Visitation will take place Thursday, Dec. 1 from 4 to 8 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Lester Prairie, and will continue one hour prior to the services at the church.

The funeral service will be Friday, Dec. 2 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Lester Prairie.

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Stop in and check out our Anniversary Specials and Weekly Specials during the month of December.

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Blake Shelton, Martina McBride to headline 19th annual Winstock Country Music Festival

We’re turnin’ it loose and are excited to announce that recently-crowned Country Music Association Male Vocalist of the Year Blake Shelton and Female Vocalist of the Year nominee Martina McBride are set to headline Winstock 2012.

“We’re just thrilled to be bringing the reigning CMA male vocalist of the year to Winstock,” said Winstock Country Music Festival Chairman Dave Danielson. “We can’t wait for him to bring his show to Winsted.”

Having a reigning award winner perform at Winstock hasn’t happened since Keith Urban performed at Winstock 2004, and went on to be named the CMA’s entertainer of the year and male vocalist of the year in 2005. This is Shelton’s second consecutive win in the male vocalist category. He was also up for four other CMA awards this year, and kicked off the show with a performance of “Footloose” with Kenny Loggins.

Joining Shelton to headline Winstock 2012 will be McBride, who was also the reigning female vocalist of the year when she performed at Winstock in 2003. McBride gave a moving performance of her latest hit “I’m Gonna Love You Through It” at the awards ceremony.

Danielson said Winstock and Shelton have been on similar paths as far as how Shelton’s career and Winstock have progressed through the years.

“We first had Blake back in 2002, which was also a time of growth for the festival,” Danielson said, adding that Shelton had a few more hits under his belt when he performed at Winstock again in 2006, and said that, now, Shelton is a bona fide headliner.

“He’s definitely grown along with our festival,” Danielson said. “He’s gone on to become one of the country music’s top entertainers, and Winstock has gone on to become one of the top country festivals.”

Danielson said Winstock organizers attempted to pull off a “husband-wife” tag-team event with Shelton and his wife, recently-named CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Miranda Lambert, but said Lambert had other commitments. For more on Shelton, click here.

Winstock’s Friday night headliner will be no stranger to the Winstock stage, as organizers are proud to welcome back McBride.

“Martina is on a new record label and seems reenergized and has spent a lot of time in the studio building up to her new album,” Danielson said. “She has some of the best music of her career and we’re excited for her to be bringing that, along with all of her hits, to Winstock 2012. Her new music gives people who may not be tried and true Martina fans a new introduction to her.”

Danielson said, in the past, McBride has enjoyed Winstock because it’s family-orientated, and said she often travels with her family. For more on McBride, click here.

The rest of the Winstock 2012 lineup is expected to be finalized in the next months and released in early January.

“There are going to be to a ton of tours this summer, and it’s been a challenge trying to lock in entertainers due to there being so many headline tours that also feature opening acts,” Danielson said.

However, that has not stopped Winstock organizers from working to secure some of the hottest acts out of Nashville.

“We’re in the process of putting together a heck of a lineup this year, and are also looking forward to our 20th festival next year,” Danielson said. “We’re already making plans for the 20th in 2013.”

He said the 2012 lineup will likely feature a couple of Winstock fan favorites, as well as a number of new artists to the Winstock roster.

“The pieces are starting to all fall into place,” Danielson said.

Winstock is a fundraising event for Holy Trinity Catholic School in Winsted and is staffed by hundreds of volunteers from the school and the area.

“We appreciate the continued support of our event,” Danielson said, “and, of course, all the volunteers who work to make it happen.”

Anywhere from 10,000 to 15,000 people attend the festival. Campsites surround the festival area and accommodate the large number of music lovers. Since the first year Winstock was started in 1994, the festival has continued to grow in both the number of fans and the quality of the artists.

“It’s just a great community event that brings together a lot of people,” Danielson said.

The 19th annual Winstock Country Music Festival will take place Friday and Saturday, June 8 and 9, 2012.

Keep checking WinstockFestival.com for more information on additional artists as they are signed and to order tickets. Tickets and camping passes are available by clicking here. Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

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Winstock headliners to be announced Thursday, Nov. 10

Winstock fans – the countdown is on! Two big days of country music are coming up, with the 45th annual Country Music Association Awards taking place live Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. on ABC-TV. The 2011 CMA Awards promises spectacle, accolades, and countless special moments.

The very next morning, Winstock is proud to announce its headliners for the 2012 festival, set for June 8-9 in Winsted! Combined, these two talented artists who will be headlining Winstock 2012 have topped the charts 15 times spanning back to 1995. Watch the website Thursday morning at 8 a.m. for the official announcement, and also follow Winstock on Twitter and like Winstock on Facebook for all the latest details.

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