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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2010. ==Events== *January 31 — Taylor Swift becomes the youngest country music artist and also youngest person to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for her album ''Fearless''. Swift also wins three more awards that night for Best Country Album (''Fearless''), Best Female Country Vocal Performance ("White Horse"), and Best Country Song ("White Horse"). *February 6 — Wynonna Judd announces that she will reunite with her mother, Naomi Judd, to tour and record a studio album for the final time as The Judds by the end of 2010.〔(Judds Reuniting for One More Tour ) — CBS News〕 *February 13 — Two men in a small pickup truck lose their lives after crashing into one of Trace Adkins's tour buses. The truck was believed to have crossed the "no passing" line in the center of the road which resulted in the crash. Several members of Adkins's band were aboard the bus, but did not suffer any major injuries. Adkins himself was not on board the bus at the time. *April 14 — Disney Music Group announces the closure of Lyric Street Records. The label's flagship act, Rascal Flatts, along with Bucky Covington, Kevin Fowler, and Tyler Dickerson follow them within the label's parent company. Three other artists on the roster – Sarah Buxton, Love and Theft and The Parks – are released from the label.〔(Covington, Fowler, Dickerson Follow Rascal Flatts to Disney Music Group )〕 *April 18 — Carrie Underwood becomes the first woman in history to win the Entertainer of the Year award at the Academy of Country Music Awards twice.〔(Carrie Underwood wins ACM Entertainer of the Year )〕 Underwood previously won the award at the 2009 ceremony. *May 3 — Chely Wright becomes the first major country artist to come out as homosexual.〔(Chely Wright Acknowledges Her Homosexuality ), CMT News, May 3, 2010. Accessed March 5, 2010〕 *May 4 — Flooding on the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tennessee causes damage to the Grand Ole Opry House and Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, with several feet of water. Grand Ole Opry performances are moved to the Ryman Auditorium, War Memorial Auditorium and the Two Rivers Baptist Church; all of which were unaffected by the floods. The common areas of the Gaylord Opryland Hotel were destroyed, and parts of the hotel are under 10 feet of water.〔("Nashville landmarks underwater" ), ''The Tennessean'', online edition, May 4, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2010.〕 *May 11 — Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert become engaged after five years of dating. *May 26 — Country music legend Willie Nelson cuts his "trademark, waist-length braids." *May 29 — The Lost Trailers announce that they will disband in September after the final date of their 2010 concert tour. *June 23 — Kellie Pickler and songwriter Kyle Jacobs become engaged after two and a half years of dating. *July 10 — Carrie Underwood and Ottawa Senators player Mike Fisher marry in a private ceremony in Georgia. *October 26 — Billy Ray Cyrus and wife Tish file for divorce in Nashville. According to ''People'' magazine, the couple filed for divorce documents on Tuesday, October 26, 2010, citing irreconcilable differences However, on March 18, 2011, Cyrus announced on ''The View'' that he had dropped the divorce. *October 30 — Randy Travis and wife Elizabeth file for divorce. According to the Associated Press, Randy filed a petition for dissolution of marriage in Albuquerque, N.M. on Thursday, October 28, citing a "state of incompatibility exists between the parties". *November 11 — The ''Nashville Scene'' publishes a report from representatives of British progressive rock band The Alan Parsons Project, alleging that Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" — which during 2010 became a major crossover smash hit in the U.S. and worldwide – has the same melody and similar lyrics as Parsons' "Eye In The Sky", a 1982 hit single on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. *December 5 — The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts honors Merle Haggard for his lifetime contributions to the arts. *December — The song "Love Like Crazy" by Lee Brice, which peaked at No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart in September, is named the No. 1 country song of 2010, and in doing so becomes the first non-No. 1 song in the chart's 66-year history to earn such an honor. Earlier in the year, "Love Like Crazy" broke the chart's longevity record, spending 55 weeks on the chart and surpassing (by one week) a 62-year-old record, established by Eddy Arnold's "Bouquet of Roses." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2010 in country music」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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