tag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:/blogs/latest-news?p=2Latest News2020-03-05T20:31:01-05:00benhudsonmusic.comfalsetag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/62389242020-03-05T20:31:01-05:002024-03-18T05:57:20-04:00New Single “Déjà Vu” available tonight @ midnight!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/5a1e64276ac37713062f8a4a46e201ec9b678fff/original/a66df807-6698-4ad2-beec-87b7776da774.jpeg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpeg" class="size_xl justify_center border_" />Available Friday March 6 @ midnight on all major digital streaming platforms!</p>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/53667952018-06-02T20:45:00-04:002024-03-10T05:51:49-04:00Country Wild Music Festival<p>Can’t say enough great things about Country Wild Music Festival !! The organization, hospitality, and most importantly, FUN levels were off the charts last weekend!! Congratulations Matt Williams and team on another successful year. </p>
<p>Thanks thereviewsarein for the in-depth (Joshua you really did your homework) review of the festival and stellar photos!</p>
<p>Check out the review here: https://www.thereviewsarein.com/2018/06/04/cobourg-gets-country-wild-to-kick-off-festival-season/</p>
<p>Thanks to everyone who came out and made it such a great experience! Hope to see you all back there next year! </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/67accd17a89f867eca31984e72726a2678985a04/original/12323e3d-555e-4ac2-b06d-26bdd11c16fe.jpeg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpeg" class="size_xl justify_center border_" /></p>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/53667852018-06-01T20:35:00-04:002022-05-28T10:25:18-04:00CMAO Charity Baseball Game<p>Questioning the scouting process but excited to be invited to participate in the @thecmaontario Charity Baseball game! If you’re in the London area, come watch and support a good cause and meet some of the stars! @aaronpritchett @theandrewhyatt @bradjames1511 @coldcreekcounty @timhicksmusic @danistrongmusic @ericethridgemusic @genevievefishermusic @jasonblaineofficial @leahdaniels @megpatrickmusic @bucktwentyband @rivertownsaints @kris.barclay @theabramsmusic @thereklaws ⚾️<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/af522cfb8169e408aaf45d96632a46e2d5fcef48/original/51a21823-9bd3-4246-b374-49609d015621.png/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.png" class="size_xl justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/7932cba4cfe5d22178078003672e1583c6d79c92/original/b3ae0462-1575-442c-a0a1-96766350d421.jpeg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpeg" class="size_xl justify_center border_" /></p>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/53667642018-05-10T20:25:00-04:002023-12-10T12:05:16-05:00Canadian Music Week - The River Town Saints, The Reklaws, Ben Hudson Band, Cory James Mitchell Band <p>Great to see so many familiar faces last night @thegreathall for @canadianmusicweek ? ? by the legendary Dave Woods of @inthecountry_with_davewoods #cmw #countrymusic #canadianmusicweek<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/e22da714c68d47c897f0185fe918d93daf367b92/original/4e0a7fe8-1681-4473-91dd-997ae848123c.jpeg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpeg" class="size_xl justify_center border_" /></p>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/53667592018-04-01T16:15:00-04:002023-12-10T11:56:06-05:00Rock N Horse Saloon with Ryan Langdon<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/279899d923ef619f4241e4fac27d68e2c4d3aafd/original/cce9b5e6-af3f-4bc9-a4ba-695c7626e002.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/ab247c780ff5f9462f75bc50f26f284c138e6d51/original/5c45a4e1-1f4c-4775-a35a-2d302c5fb7b2.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/45849e28245fac0150faf0ab73079f6564a22ff0/original/9cb34dd6-e8a2-4fac-978e-72d692e28ee3.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/92e1762323f1464cbf34ecb915bde2a647ee4f64/original/13e7b6ba-e97d-4c6a-9db0-ca755af9e177.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />What a great night. Thanks everyone for coming out! </p>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/51300322018-03-15T13:26:07-04:002023-12-10T12:42:06-05:00Rock N’ Horse Saloon with Ryan Langdon <p>Rock N’ Horse Saloon presents “ROCK N’ HORSE LIVE” Long Weekend Kick-off Party feat. Ben Hudson and Ryan Landon Thursday March 29th at 8pm </p>
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<p>Ticket link coming soon! </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/9fd75d4e633a964ab6a5011331429ee9e8eba181/large/d4fb32c6-e8b0-4199-a1fe-cc4c3dd99f76.jpeg" class="size_xl justify_center border_" /></p>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/50658592018-02-01T21:40:00-05:002023-12-10T12:02:57-05:00Canadian Music Week 2018!<p>We got the exciting news that we will be participating in Canadian Music Week 2018! </p>
<p>Showcase details coming soon! </p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/d2d981d4dc94a0d706ca4ad31edf5f70946d4bb1/large/5d39f2e9-6801-4673-a424-20144e036ea2.jpeg" class="size_xl justify_center border_" /></p>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/50079482017-12-20T22:30:00-05:002023-12-10T13:38:19-05:00"Home for the Holidays" Christmas Concert with Leah Daniels and Beverley Mahood<p>Ho Ho Ho! Really excited to be a part of the "Home for the Holidays" Christmas Concert with these two lovely ladies @imleahdaniels & @beverleymahood !! Bring the family and get into the Christmas spirit! ?Sunderland Town Hall - December 22nd! Tickets available at <a contents="www.starticketing.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.starticketing.com" target="_blank">www.starticketing.com</a></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">"Hello Ben Hudson: Congratulations! The CT40 fans have voted, and your video cover of Blake Shelton’s "I'll Name The Dogs" is officially this week’s winner! Visit CT40.com to see your photo and shout-out in the Winner’s Box on our home page...and view your winning video directly here: <a contents="http://bit.ly/1JrW44c" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/1JrW44c" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/1JrW44c</a>. Share the links and Share your victory.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Facebook https://www.facebook.com/countrytop40</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Twitter https://twitter.com/bobkingsleyct40</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Instagram @countrytop40</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Thank You! The CT40.com Team"</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="FB7Jx-wBhAM" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/FB7Jx-wBhAM/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FB7Jx-wBhAM?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/50079422017-10-23T22:15:00-04:002022-07-20T11:39:10-04:00#kickitwithkissel is back! <p>#kickitwithkissel is back!! We were beyond excited to open for Brett Kissel last year on his "Ice, Snow & 30 Below" tour, but equally as excited for the chance to open for him again on his upcoming "We Were That Song" tour. All we have to do is post a cover of our favourite BK song. Sounds easy right? Wrong! The band has been at each other's throats trying to decide which song we should do. Please help us out by commenting either "Tough People Do" or "I Didn't Fall In Love With Your Hair." If you could let us know before someone dies (or worse, the band breaks up!) that would be greaaat.</p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/7c3facf23005dc0cb4f902e1f215b56199158eee/large/img-7565.jpg" class="size_xl justify_center border_" /></p>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/47674922017-07-05T10:08:37-04:002022-07-27T06:23:17-04:00Hardwood Ski and Bike Strong Proud Free - Celebrate Canada<p>Canada 150 celebrations continue this weekend in Barrie! We are excited to be a part of Hardwood Ski and Bike Strong Proud Free - Celebrate Canada on Saturday July 8th! </p>
<p>Tickets are available at this link: http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/mobile/index/1512755 </p>
<p>Use coupon code "Hudson" to get 50% off! </p>
<p>We go on at 4PM but come early to check out all of the other great acts including Blue Opaline Tori Hathaway Tradesmen The Noolands and more!! </p>
<p>For more event info check out this website: </p>
<p>http://impactlive.ca/events-details.php?ID=302 </p>
<p>?? #strongproudfree</p>
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<p><a contents="CCMA Spotlight Performance Contest" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JVT83S7" target="_blank">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JVT83S7</a></p>
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<p>(Toronto, ON) June 7, 2017 – The Canadian Country Music Association® (CCMA)® congratulates the following acts who have been selected to participate in the 2017 CCMA Spotlight Performance Contest. Thank you to the Provincial Country Music and Provincial Music Industry Associations from across Canada, mentioned below, for their work in selecting one country music act/artist to represent their province. <br> <br>Our 2017 CCMA Spotlight Performance finalists are: </p>
<p>British Columbia Country Music Association: <br>Rollin’ Trainwreck <br>Facebook: Rollin’ Trainwreck | Twitter: @rolltrainwreck | Instagram: @rollintrainwreck <br>Website: RollinTrainwreck.com </p>
<p>Association of Country Music in Alberta: <br>Trevor Panczak <br>Facebook: Trevor Country | Twitter: @trevorpanczak | Instagram: @trevor_panczak <br>Website: TrevorTown.com </p>
<p>Saskatchewan Country Music Association: <br>Kelsey Fitch <br>Facebook: Kelsey Fitch Music | Twitter: @kelseyfitch | Instagram: @kelseyfitchmusic <br>Website: Kelsey-Fitch.com </p>
<p>Manitoba Country Music Association: <br>Ryan Keown <br>Facebook: Ryan Keown Band | Twitter: @ryankeown1 | Instagram: @ryan_keown <br>Website: RyanKeown.com </p>
<p>Country Music Association of Ontario: <br>Ben Hudson <br>Facebook: Ben Hudson Music | Twitter: @benhudsonmusic | Instagram: @benhudsonmusic Website: benHudsonmusic.com </p>
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<p>Music New Brunswick: <br>Tyler Deveau <br>Facebook: Tyler Deveau Music | Twitter: @tdeveaumusic | Instagram: @tdeveaumusic <br>Website: TylerDeveau.com </p>
<p>Music Newfoundland and Labrador: <br>Mallory Johnson <br>Facebook: Mallory Johnson Music | Twitter: @maljohnsonmusic | Instagram: @maljohnsonmusic Website: malloryjohnsonmusic.com </p>
<p>Music Prince Edward Island: <br>Julia Dunn <br>Facebook: Julia Dunn | Twitter: @juliadunnmusic | Instagram: @juliadunn8 <br>Website: JuliaDunn.ca </p>
<p>Music Nova Scotia: <br>Tj King <br>Facebook: Tj King | Twitter: @tjkingmusic | Instagram: @tjkingmusic <br>Website: TjKingMusic.com </p>
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<p>HOW TO VOTE: <br>Beginning Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. ET, CLICK HERE to access the CCMA Spotlight Performance online voting poll. </p>
<p>To vote, simply click the link and select the finalist that you would like to see perform during PotashCorp Country Music Week 2017 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The finalist that receives the most votes on the poll by 5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, June 16, 2017 will win one performance spot during PotashCorp Country Music Week 2017. Please note: only (1) vote per IP address will register with the online polling system - so make your one (1) vote count! </p>
<p>Again, voting is NOW OPEN and will close Friday, June 16 at 5:00 p.m. ET. </p>
<p>For more information, and for the rules and regulations of the 2017 CCMA Spotlight Performance Contest, CLICK HERE. </p>
<p>On behalf of the Canadian Country Music Association and the participating Provincial Country Music and Provincial Music Industry Associations, happy voting!</p>
<p> </p>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/47430942017-05-19T10:45:00-04:002023-12-10T12:24:43-05:00CMA Ontario New Faces Showcase and Concert<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/1e8c01392738f88a2941d82f014b2f2e35c22d16/large/cmao-new-faces-showcase.jpg?1497364833" class="size_xl justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Excited to announce that we will be included in the CMA Ontario New Faces Showcase and Concert on June 10th with some of country music's finest. The showcase will also feature Brea Lawrenson, Steve Rivers, Amanda Jordan and Sacha. Following the showcase will be a performance by Eric Ethridge and River Town Saints! It's all happening in Market Square from 7-10:30PM. Free admission!</p>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/46407402017-03-22T10:54:36-04:002023-12-10T11:40:58-05:00Coming soon...<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/96a0e4261cd65742ff0d8af63c4fd0e6194c962d/original/enlight21.jpg?1490194224" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/b52c310001d81399327548f015ebf9f26d013e2c/original/enlight20.jpg?1490194201" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/6c9df16876d838f4f12cd1065653c92f3981b502/original/img-4828.jpg?1490194212" class="size_l justify_center border_" />benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/46308642017-03-12T12:25:00-04:002022-05-30T04:56:21-04:00Front Page of the Toronto Star! The media storm that is the Guinness World Record Attempt for "Longest Concert by Multiple Performers" is growing daily. Most recently, Kevin Ker of Epidemic Music Group received front page coverage along with myself thanks to Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star.<p>Check out the full article online at <a contents="thestar.ca" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.thestar.com/amp/entertainment/music/2017/03/12/16-day-long-concert-planned-for-stouffville-guns-for-guinness-world-record.html" target="_blank">thestar.ca</a><br>Our set is Weds March 22nd @ 10-11pm<br>For a full list of performers and the complete schedule go to <a contents="epidemicmusicgroup.ca" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="Http://www.epidemicmusicgroup.ca" target="_blank">epidemicmusicgroup.ca</a></p><br><a contents="thestar.ca" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.thestar.com/amp/entertainment/music/2017/03/12/16-day-long-concert-planned-for-stouffville-guns-for-guinness-world-record.html" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/4fece09884847884f2f01a9b059e9a8b106b5cb5/large/img-4686.png?1489594981" class="size_xl justify_center border_" /></a>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/46307972017-02-20T11:50:00-05:002021-08-06T08:17:05-04:00Guinness World Record Attempt! <div style="text-align: justify;">
<p>The Who: 400 musical acts and music lovers from across Canada <br><br>The What: A Guinness World Record for "Longest Concert by Multiple Performers" <br><br>The Where: The Earl of Whitchurch in Stouffville, Ontario <br><br>The When: Starting on March 17, the concert will run 24 hours a day for 16 days <br><br>The Why: It'a Canada'a 150th year and Epidemic Music Group plans to celebrate by stealing this monumental record from the current title holders, Las Vegas. This is truly a David and Goliath moment in history, but our community is strong and our determination is immeasurable. This is truly a proud Canadian moment. The event will raise money for 16 different Canadian charities. For a complete list of charities and performance schedule please visit <a contents="epidemicmusicgroup.ca" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.epidemicmusicgroup.ca" target="_blank">epidemicmusicgroup.ca</a></p>
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</div>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/46307862017-01-22T11:40:00-05:002022-05-31T04:00:19-04:00Brett Kissel @ The River Run Centre in Guelph<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/250196bdb2bdad68426664d1653dc489b484bda8/large/img-4155.png?1489592304" class="size_xl justify_center border_" />Wh</span>at better way to start off the new year than to open for Juno Award winner Brett Kissel! To top it all off, the beautiful River Run Centre in Guelph was completely SOLD OUT! The crowd was unbelievable and we want to thank everyone who came out to support and all those who came out to the meet and greet after the show. Always exciting meeting new fans! We were probably the most excited to meet the man of the hour Mr. Kissel himself. We'd like to thank Brett and his team and Invictus Entertainment for being so hospitable and the CMAO for giving us this unbelievable opportunity. Playing a sold out show with Brett Kissel. Now that's something...you just don't forget!! <br><br> benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/45457332017-01-11T09:42:38-05:002023-12-10T13:37:01-05:00THEREVIEWSAREIN.COM presents CMAO ARTIST OF THE MONTHSuch an incredible honour to be named CMAO Artist of the Month for January 2017. Click the image below to read the full article! <br><br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.cmaontario.ca/artist-of-the-month/2017/01/artist-of-the-month-ben-hudson/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/4c2ec54855767c6b1fa0b80689f41e74d2d9de1d/large/enlight1.jpg?1484144497" class="size_xl justify_center border_" /></a>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/45412552017-01-07T15:59:54-05:002022-05-23T18:16:03-04:00Top Country Artists to Watch in 2017<div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks so much to Top Country for naming us one of the top Country artists to watch in 2017! We are honoured to be included along with so many other talented artists. Check out the full list by clicking on the picture below. <br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://topcountry.ca/top-country-artists-to-watch-in-2017/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/35157f24fd24dd0f1e2e8393f96c35755ebbed51/large/img-4059.png?1483822618" class="size_xl justify_center border_" /></a>
</div>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/45166292016-12-19T12:00:00-05:002023-12-10T13:34:08-05:00Opening for Juno Award Winner Brett Kissel!<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Christmas came early! We are excited to announce that we will be joining Juno Award Winner Brett Kissel on his "Ice, Snow and 30 Below Tour" January 18, 2017 at the River Run Centre in Guelph, Ontario. We want to celebrate by giving away 2 free tickets to the show!! More details to come. Thank you to Brett Kissel's team and Country Music Association of Ontario (CMAO) for the opportunity and all of you for sharing our #kickitwithkissel submission!</p>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/44678692016-11-13T13:30:00-05:002023-12-10T13:34:08-05:00Dani Strong "Time To Breathe" Album Release Party<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/80f2f42d6dedeeb0e9830a48f7087fb2357aee3e/large/img-3600.jpg?1479233408" class="size_xl justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/e1bca65f4f3b87f92c9cc6af10726494067d0be1/large/img-3602.jpg?1479233496" class="size_xl justify_center border_" /><p>Having Dani Strong's album release party for "Time To Breathe" in The Maverick's Music Hall in Barrie was a match made in HonkyTonk Heaven. The soaring ceilings and brilliantly lit stage matched the powerful vocals and energetic performance put on by Dani and her band with seemingly bottomless amounts of talent. The iTunes Charts seemed to agree as her album went to #1 in Canadian Country on its release date. The only thing bigger than her vocal range might be her heart. Dani donated the proceeds of the event to a local charity Redwood Park Communities raising over $5000! I was incredibly honoured to be a supporting act for her release along with Toronto based band Torero. Tour Bus Entertainment, Canadian Beats and Nailhead Rocktography were all in attendance to cover the magical night. </p>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/44679532016-10-31T13:50:00-04:002023-12-10T13:34:08-05:00New Music "Put To Pasture" Demo<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/4d61bb0c1e67c11fc06bbe8af6a6c152d1a19481/large/img-3498.jpg?1479235603" class="size_xl justify_center border_" />Head on over to the music tab to check out the new demo I wrote and recorded with Adam Newcomb called "Put To Pasture"benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/43570612016-09-04T23:50:22-04:002022-05-26T07:04:26-04:00CMAO showcase Sept 9 at the Bull and Barrel for CCMA week! <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/2df4bb4c8026d9cc50f24793339ed281ce939b6f/large/image.jpeg?1473047053" class="size_xl justify_center border_" /><div style="text-align: justify;">Its an honour to be part of this talented lineup for the CMAO showcase during the CCMA Award weekend in London, Ontario. Brooklyn Roebuck, Heather Ballantine and Meghan Patrick are all making a big statement in country music this year and I can't wait to join them for this showcase at The Bull and Barrel September 9. </div>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/42769502016-07-11T12:55:00-04:002022-04-28T13:39:34-04:00Redneck Summer Official Music Video!<iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="OL3j17eYECc" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/OL3j17eYECc/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OL3j17eYECc?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="400" width="640" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br>Directed by: Tim Deegan<br>Produced by: Bodan Mulholland<br> benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/42769752016-07-10T13:10:00-04:002023-12-10T11:51:01-05:00CMT Music Fest It was such an honour to be a part of the inaugural CMT Music Fest! Check out the reviews here: <a contents="CMT Music Fest Day 1 Review" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.thereviewsarein.com/2016/07/09/cmt-music-fest-2016-maple-leaf-stage-day-1-photo-review/" target="_blank">CMT Music Fest Day 1 Review<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/f68e841fa3eeb522a0244885079e21c9dc73c7e8/large/image.jpeg?1468429595" class="size_xl justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/73fb5b053ecd7111a54ca14dfeb8f1bb821bb017/large/image.jpeg?1468430197" class="size_xl justify_center border_" /></a>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/42675812016-07-07T13:01:30-04:002022-08-01T07:51:29-04:001 More Day Til CMT Music Fest!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/f208327c5a03ed9fd4bb53cc3e44545e30037c7b/large/image.jpeg?1467808363" class="size_xl justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">We're gearing up for our biggest show to date tomorrow at Bingemans in Kitchener! With our country heroes like Eric Church and Zac Brown headlining the event, we are beyond honoured and excited to be included in the lineup. We hit the stage Friday July 8th at 5:15PM. For last minute tickets head to cmtmusicfest.com!</p>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/42425362016-05-31T09:30:00-04:002022-05-26T14:50:54-04:00CMAO Awards 2016!It was all a dream! Brooke and I got all dressed up for our first CMAO Awards experience and what a time it was! Congratulations to all the winners of last nights awards. So many hardworking well deserved artists were recognized for the hard work and sacrifices they make throughout the year for their love of country music. A big congratulations to my good friend and Uxbridge neighbour Leah Daniels for winning Female Artist of the Year! Well deserved. Leah along with Ontario's top country artists brought down the house at the Flato Markham Theatre, highlighted by Jessica Mitchell's performance of her new song "Workin on Whiskey," which received a standing ovation! There could be no better host for the occasion than Jason McCoy who kept everyone in stitches all night. The after party is a chance to meet a lot of the people responsible for keeping country music at the top in Ontario. Here's a few pictures from the night. <br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/edbbdbf36b4f8f786029500bdad02802f7000a4c/original/image.jpeg?1466601918" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/ec9ed3f53b00ed4fa78ac4f8fb2d25efa83ca1ab/original/image.jpeg?1466601892" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/ae4fd09f1a88b0d4d6b7a5980782e6112efcb8d7/original/image.jpeg?1466601915" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/9a78f2a417fc1cbe42f39f200e20ac949c268618/original/image.jpeg?1466601910" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/57b7211590c3464232db3f8bfab93d989abd0f50/original/image.jpeg?1466601907" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/e839b935b821ccfc9132d87e6ff9370e564ff3b2/original/image.jpeg?1466601919" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/043f571d72beb71271736812e9797b8c8b81a26a/original/image.jpeg?1466601904" class="size_l justify_center border_" />benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/42424872016-05-29T23:55:00-04:002022-07-26T04:50:32-04:00CMAO New Faces ShowcaseThe 2016 CMAO r2i conference has been an incredible learning experience so far! Saturday and Sunday were filled with informative panels from industry pros on everything from songwriting, marketing, social networking and everything else in between. Sunday night we were honoured to be a part of the "New Faces Showcase" but on top of that we won the opportunity to perform at the CMT Music Fest on July 8th!! It's already been an incredible weekend and tomorrow is the 2016 CMAO Awards where I will be co-presenting with Jason Barry The Album of the Year Award! <br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/c209ef46782e214f034a2ff94d2d0639ffd8cc05/original/image.jpeg?1466600484" class="size_l justify_center border_" />benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/41038602016-03-24T16:43:17-04:002023-12-10T13:15:36-05:00Ben Hudson EP Release Party May 7, 2016<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/4cfa501bd006ad79705a0ded295b4237ef935e43/original/img-1301.jpg?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" />This project has been made possible in part by the FOUNDATION ASSISTING CANADIAN TALENT ON RECORDINGS and The Government of Canada.<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/193210/844231b3d8cfe31cce167e9bd631a2557d007277/small/factor-logo-2012-01.jpg?1465330325" class="size_s justify_center border_" />benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/40990332016-01-02T00:19:00-05:002023-12-10T13:34:09-05:00CMT Canada Fresh Face January 2016!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-21T3RX31Gzs/VpM66SVtfyI/AAAAAAAAAgk/heV5FNgmypg/s1600/wear%2Band%2Btear%2Bbanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/-21T3RX31Gzs/VpM66SVtfyI/AAAAAAAAAgk/heV5FNgmypg/s640/wear%2Band%2Btear%2Bbanner.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="222" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">What an honour! CMT Canada has just let me know I will be the "fresh face" for the month of January. I couldn't think of a better start to the new year. We have been working hard and having even more fun in the studio in our efforts to get ready for the release of my EP in February. We have been working with some incredible musicians who are bringing the tracks to life in ways I never would have imagined and I am incredibly excited to share it with everyone in the coming weeks. Until then, head on over to cmt.ca and check out the video for my latest single "Wear and Tear" and all the latest on Canadian Country music. Thanks CMT!<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div>
</div>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/40990342015-12-30T16:00:00-05:002023-12-10T13:32:30-05:00New Years in Nashville and Chris Stapleton!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D6XN_KR005E/VpPZ3lQ5_bI/AAAAAAAAAh8/bBc1QOxD94s/s1600/chris%2Bstapleton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/-D6XN_KR005E/VpPZ3lQ5_bI/AAAAAAAAAh8/bBc1QOxD94s/s640/chris%2Bstapleton.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="426" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Just arrived in Nashville! Decided to drive down to music city with Brooke to check out the biggest New Years party in country music, The Jack Daniels Bash on Broadway, which is supposed to draw a crowd of around 150,000 people. Chris Stapleton's new album "Traveller" seemed a fitting soundtrack for our 12 hr trip, which we made through the dead of night with his album on repeat building our excitement to see him live on New Years Eve. We plan to check out as many live shows as we can fit in while we are down here the next few days and hopefully get an opportunity to play as well. I'm also hoping to do some co-writing and maybe create a great song for this album or the next. I love road trips and adventure and I'm sure there will be a lot of unforgettable moments here that may inspire the next song! What a perfect way to end the year! </div>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/40990352015-12-20T09:08:00-05:002022-05-09T02:58:04-04:00Ladies Night @ The Corral!<div style="text-align: justify;">Its almost the end of 2015 and we have possibly the biggest show of the year still to play! We've heard how crazy it can get at the legendary Corral in Oshawa and we are excited to play ladies night this Tuesday December 22nd! We've prepared a lot of new material you've never heard us play before so come on out and share this exciting night with us!! Once again we have Clayton Mark joining us picking leads. After this show it will be down to Nashville to do some writing and watch Chris Stapleton for New Years on Broadway. New music to come in early 2016! </div>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/40990362015-12-13T16:00:00-05:002023-12-10T13:32:30-05:00The Earl Beaus Beer Tap Takeover Country Hoedown!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HalbIwafAJY/Vo0ZO9gIKXI/AAAAAAAAAf0/m_fd3_uf83Y/s1600/the%2Bearl.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/-HalbIwafAJY/Vo0ZO9gIKXI/AAAAAAAAAf0/m_fd3_uf83Y/s640/the%2Bearl.JPG" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="362" width="640" /></a></div>Thank you so much to everyone who came out to The Earl for the Beaus Beer Tap Takeover Country Hoedown! The Ben Hudson Band had a new lineup with Tim Deegan on drums, Luke Speers on bass, Clayton Mark on lead guitar and Brooke Averill on backup vocals. We had an incredible time and tried out a lot of new songs that we are learning for our big end of the year show at The Corral December 22nd. However, the original song we just released "Wear and Tear" was the encore of the night thanks to all the requests. This picture sums up how much fun we all had that night! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/40990372015-10-26T14:39:00-04:002024-02-09T05:35:49-05:00Leah Daniels CD Release Party for "What It Feels Like"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RZzpNEPvIHs/Vi5wWjwNMpI/AAAAAAAAAYs/Ctup0hkmp6U/s1600/Leah%2BCD%2BRelease%2BParty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/-RZzpNEPvIHs/Vi5wWjwNMpI/AAAAAAAAAYs/Ctup0hkmp6U/s640/Leah%2BCD%2BRelease%2BParty.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="640" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It was a packed house at the Uxbridge Music Hall Saturday night for Leah Daniels CD Release Party for "What It Feels Like" We had so much fun opening the show and getting the party started! The energy in the building was amazing and the crowd was dancing all night long! Even Carolyn Ellis of KX96 was on the dance floor! A huge thankyou to all the sponsors, organizers and volunteers of the event who made sure everyone and everything looked great. So much support for independant artists in our small town of Uxbridge. Robyn Ottolini also played a great opening set. I just got a chance to sit down and listen to Leah's new album <span style="font-family: inherit;">and</span> was seriously impressed with the powerful songwriting and vocals. Head to leahdaniels.com to check it out yourself!!</div>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/40990382015-10-22T09:23:00-04:002023-05-06T08:21:20-04:00Wear And Tear Official Video Release<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4H5lOGAO97w/VihPNH_Y6QI/AAAAAAAAAX8/EN3g1GqCEao/s1600/wear%2Band%2Btear%2Bthumb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/-4H5lOGAO97w/VihPNH_Y6QI/AAAAAAAAAX8/EN3g1GqCEao/s640/wear%2Band%2Btear%2Bthumb.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="360" width="640" /></a></div><br><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My new video is out !!!</span><br><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wacug3Dn4o">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wacug3Dn4o</a></span>
</div><br><span style="font-family: Arial;">It was such a fun and exhausting experience making my first music video! We were up early to begin shooting and filmed well into the night. Thank you so much to all the people who came out to support and help out and I'm really glad that I get to feature a lot of my friends in the video. What a bunch of party animals.</span><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial;">The video was directed and produced by Tim Deegan who worked his @$$ of to make it look so great! He is the creative genious who planned and pulled off the concept for this video, which brought the lyrics of Wear and Tear to life, adding a bit of humour along the way. I couldnt be happier with the final product!</span><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial;">It would not have been possible without the help of everyone involved. We had such a great team come together that it made my job easy. This is only the beginning and there is a lot more new music coming soon. The full EP release is scheduled for early 2016 and talks about a new video are already underway!</span><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial;">Until then, help spread the word and lets get this video onto CMT!!!</span><br>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/40990392015-10-21T09:24:00-04:002022-05-30T05:37:18-04:00Wear & Tear now on iTunes!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vUkLo-OkHsY/VijksmW5EsI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/O_7KXEuwt7I/s1600/ben%2Bwear%2Band%2Btear%2Bphoto.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/-vUkLo-OkHsY/VijksmW5EsI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/O_7KXEuwt7I/s640/ben%2Bwear%2Band%2Btear%2Bphoto.JPG" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="640" width="640" /></a></div><br>Wear and Tear is now on iTunes! <br><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wear-tear-single/id1050189514">https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wear-tear-single/id1050189514</a><br><br>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/40990402015-10-06T22:20:00-04:002018-12-18T02:12:14-05:00Pictures from the "Wear and Tear" video shoot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just wanted to share a few more shots of the performance scene we set up in the field at my Uncle's farm! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lSqM4UA2FKE/VhSAehYKSVI/AAAAAAAAAUE/Eczu2r0lcGg/s1600/IMG_8630low.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/-lSqM4UA2FKE/VhSAehYKSVI/AAAAAAAAAUE/Eczu2r0lcGg/s640/IMG_8630low.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="425" width="640" /></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FbMJDTAHPmQ/VhSAe_TYFeI/AAAAAAAAAUM/mlt6Bz-lRPY/s1600/IMG_8647low.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//3.bp.blogspot.com/-FbMJDTAHPmQ/VhSAe_TYFeI/AAAAAAAAAUM/mlt6Bz-lRPY/s640/IMG_8647low.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="426" width="640" /></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l3lZ3ZT3ooo/VhSAfXwSXjI/AAAAAAAAAUc/DmiQATo7IEY/s1600/IMG_8687low.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/-l3lZ3ZT3ooo/VhSAfXwSXjI/AAAAAAAAAUc/DmiQATo7IEY/s640/IMG_8687low.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="426" width="640" /></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4LRJxel9UqI/VhSAfba7HII/AAAAAAAAAUg/waWE0x5pMfo/s1600/IMG_8791low.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/-4LRJxel9UqI/VhSAfba7HII/AAAAAAAAAUg/waWE0x5pMfo/s640/IMG_8791low.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="426" width="640" /></a></div><br>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/40990412015-10-06T22:14:00-04:002023-12-10T11:56:02-05:00First Music Video for "Wear and Tear" Update! <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ph8zPSTptu0/VhR-dsES4hI/AAAAAAAAAT4/wppINoB3Luw/s1600/IMG_8559low.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//4.bp.blogspot.com/-ph8zPSTptu0/VhR-dsES4hI/AAAAAAAAAT4/wppINoB3Luw/s640/IMG_8559low.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="426" width="640" /></a></div><br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We just wrapped up shooting the video for "Wear and Tear" last weekend! It was such an incredible experience and a huge thank you to everyone who came out to help out! It was my first music video and you all made it such a great experience! A special thank you to Jake and Jess for bringing their old Dodge Ram, which embodied the lyrics of "Wear and Tear." A huge hand to the Director of the video Tim Deegan for the incredible job and patience. I was surprised how much we could get done in a single day! I am so excited to share this with all of you in the coming weeks!</div>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/40990422015-09-21T09:11:00-04:002022-04-15T19:52:40-04:00MAGNA HOEDOWN SHOWDOWN!!!The 2015 Magna Hoedown Showdown is over! I finished in third place, which is incredible considering the extremely talented group of contestants this year. Congratulations to the winner Sarah MacRae and to second place Brad Battle. An exciting part of the competition this year is that the top 10 finalists were part of "mentor week" where they worked with music industry pros to improve their performance. It was a pleasure being coached by CCMA award winner Beverley Mahood and manager Tom Cross and I'll use all I learned going forward. I have a busy and exciting month ahead including the shooting of my first music video! <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vzNH_guxRAs/VieZYhw5__I/AAAAAAAAAXU/472NhQEXASE/s1600/ben%2Bmagna.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/-vzNH_guxRAs/VieZYhw5__I/AAAAAAAAAXU/472NhQEXASE/s640/ben%2Bmagna.JPG" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="640" width="640" /></a></div>benhudsonmusic.comtag:benhudsonmusic.com,2005:Post/40990432015-07-17T17:55:00-04:002023-12-10T12:18:09-05:00The Bonner Boys Ribfest and my birthday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yEz9NOnvmXk/VigLSOBrSjI/AAAAAAAAAXo/u9JZghm5y4M/s1600/photo-4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/-yEz9NOnvmXk/VigLSOBrSjI/AAAAAAAAAXo/u9JZghm5y4M/s640/photo-4.JPG" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="640" width="640" /></a></div><br>What a coincidence! The Bonner Boys Ribfest starts today at Elgin Park in Uxbridge and its my birthday! They have some great country music scheduled this weekend. We will be opening for Leah Daniels on Saturday and Beverley Mahood is playing on Friday night! Come out and enjoy some great food and music. I think a couple Jack Daniels birthday shots are in order!benhudsonmusic.com