Drew Walker dot com » Taylor Swift http://www.drewwalker.com/blog US 99.5 Afternoons. Your Favorite Songs. Big Prizes. Great Conversation. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:31:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Which Country Star Made The Most Money Last Year? http://www.drewwalker.com/blog/2011/09/which-country-star-made-the-most-money-last-year/ http://www.drewwalker.com/blog/2011/09/which-country-star-made-the-most-money-last-year/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:57:27 +0000 Drew http://www.drewwalker.com/blog/?p=2162

Photo courtesy of YouTube.com

Forbes Magazine just released their Top-5 Earners list, and #1 is probably NOT who you think it is …

For May ’10 – May ’11, here are the top five earners in country music:

1)  Toby Keith – $50 million
2)  Taylor Swift – $45 million
3)  Brad Paisley – $40 million
4)  Tim McGraw – $35 million
5)  Rascal Flatts – $34 million

Toby’s restaurant & liquor ventures (including I Love This Bar & Grill), in addition to his Ford corporate sponsorship & tour dates / music, put him over the top …

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Photo Courtesy of Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Guess who “accidentally” wandered onto the Taylor Swift stage over the weekend?  Quite apologetic about it too …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjJ6XNxYuF0

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(Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Taylor played 4 sold-out shows in New Jersey over the weekend, with one of her idols sitting in the front row …

… watch the video and her tribute here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDs9ocHVZ-g

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(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Check in with me tonight at 10pm for live music & conversation on The Road…

(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for ACM)

It’s 2 hours with my featured guests Martina McBride & Jason Aldean, plus Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, and fiances Blake Shelton & Miranda Lambert!

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This should do it …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKwWq4mnaiw

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We knew she was popular, but this is a LOT of cash …

Billboard Magazine just ranked the top five country earners from last year:

1) Taylor Swift – $20.70 million
2) Brad Paisley – $13.95 million
3) Carrie Underwood – $13.50 million
4) Tim McGraw – $13.49 million
5) Rascal Flatts – $11.95 million

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** Did you miss Blake Shelton yesterday?  What was he REALLY doing with Reba off-camera, and why does he think Chicago lies about one of its own?  Catch the whole conversation HERE !

**  Their final Chicagoland show ever - Brooks & Dunn in Tinley Park Sunday, 8/8 … win your seats with the Drew Walker Drive @ 5!

**  At 6:10pm, grab more Gary Allan invitation-only passes for LIVE COUNTRY Saturday, 3/27 @ Joe’s Bar!

** Tonight on The Road @ 10pm, join me for live music & conversation with Brad Paisley & Taylor Swift

** FNPP 9-11pm tomorrow night @ Countryside Saloon in Des Plaines (2501 E Ballard Rd, just north of Dempster, east of Tri-State) … Miller Lite will rock your world!

]]> http://www.drewwalker.com/blog/2010/03/blake-shelton-really-said-that/feed/ 0 It’s all about the kids this week! http://www.drewwalker.com/blog/2009/12/its-all-about-the-kids-this-week/ http://www.drewwalker.com/blog/2009/12/its-all-about-the-kids-this-week/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:13:31 +0000 Drew http://www.drewwalker.com/blog/?p=968 On The Ride Home today:

** LAST CHANCE … grab a Wii Game System, plus Band Hero (with all your favorite Taylor Swift songs), with the Drew Walker Drive @ 5!

** More invitation-only Kellie Pickler LIVE COUNTRY passes (a week from today @ Joe’s Bar), with the STMQ @ 3:30pm!

** Our 19th Annual St. Jude Radiothon kicks off tomorrow @ 5am from Gurnee Mills Mall – we need your help to make a difference in the life of a child!   If you want to drop by and see the work we’re doing, I’ll be there 3-7pm tomorrow and 1-4:30pm Friday …

** The Road tomorrow night @ 10pm, with 2 hours of live music & conversation starring Rascal Flatts & Taylor Swift

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** More Taylor Swift tickets to see her in Moline next May, with the Drew Walker Drive @ 5!

** More Darius Rucker seats for his Star Plaza 12/4 show, with the STMQ @ 6:10pm!

** Tonight on The Road @ 10pm, join me for 2 hours of live music & conversation with Blake Shelton & Craig Morgan!

** FNPP tomorrow night 9-11pm @ Sam Maguire’s in Orland Park (LaGrange Rd just north of 151st), with Miller Lite prizes & specials, plus all-request country!

** Hang with me Saturday from 12n-2p @ Verizon Wireless in Addison.  It’s on Lake St, just east of I-355 … great prizes!

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** What an afternoon!   Jennifer & Kristian from SUGARLAND took over the show just after 4pm yesterday.  If you missed it, hear the entire conversation HERE!

** She is on fire, no one hotter than Taylor Swift. I’ve got your tickets to see her in Moline next year, with the Drew Walker Drive @ 5!

** Love Darius Rucker? He’ll be at the Star Plaza Theatre Friday, 12/4 – grab seats, with the STMQ @ 4:10pm!

** Tomorrow night on The Road @ 10pm, it’s 2 hours of live music & conversation with Blake Shelton & Craig Morgan!

** FNPP 9-11pm with Miller Lite prizes & specials, plus all-request country @ Sam Maguire’s in Orland Park (at the Orland Park Mall)!

** Make plans to join me Saturday from 12n-2p @ Verizon Wireless in Addison.  It’s on Lake St, just east of I-355 … great prizes & more

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