Warner Bros. Records Artist James Otto was definitely thinking "These Are The Good Ole Days" last night when he won an Academy Of Country Music Award in the Song Of The Year category as co-songwriter for Jamey Johnson's "In Color." Otto co-wrote the single with Johnson and Lee Thomas Miller. The award marks the first ACM award for Otto. After their ACM win, Otto went out with the fans to watch Johnson perform their award winning song, “In Color.”

Pictured (l-r): Amy Otto and James Otto

Every year the William Morris Agency sponsors The BirdHouse Thing fundraiser where country music artists lend their artistic talent for a good cause. Plain, wooden birdhouses are handed out for decoration and are then auctioned off online through Opry Auctions.

With a L-O-T-T-O love and care, James has contributed his own birdhouse for the charity. The auction will run from March 14 through March 29 and more information is available here.

In conjunction with the Nashville State Community College 2009 Sweethearts for Scholarships Gala honoring celebrity sweethearts James and Amy Otto, CMTAuctions.com joined top names in entertainment to launch a 1st Annual "Love Lyrics" campaign in conjunction with the fundraiser taking place on Friday, February 13th in Nashville, Tennessee.

The campaign features autographed, and often handwritten, lyrics from Taylor Swift, Kellie Pickler, Darius Rucker, Gary Allan, Charlie Daniels, Brooks & Dunn, Terri Clark, Rodney Atkins, Bill Anderson, Chuck Wicks, Phil Vassar, Drew Davis Band, Colt Ford, Matt Stillwell, Monty Powell, and of course, celebrity honoree, James Otto.

Lyrics for Otto's hit song, "Just Got Started Lovin' You" is available for bidding at the link here!: http://cmtauctions.com/cgi-bin/auction.cgi?action=BuyerViewProductDetail&ProductID=1000000000330046


The lyrics start at $50 per item and are available until February 20th at 8 PM EST at http://www.cmtauctions.com by clicking on the "Sweethearts For Scholarships Lyric Auction" section.

Hey OTTOMANIACS this year I'm nominated for the ACM's Top New Male Vocalist Award. The fans will determine who wins so please make your voices heard. You can vote from now until March 5th at http://www.gactv.com/acm!

BREAKING NEWS

Later TODAY, CMT.com will be world premiering James' latest music video, "These Are The Good Ole Days."

Keep checking jamesotto.net for the airtime info!

-Posted By Team Otto

EXCLUSIVE to http://www.jamesotto.net, here is a preview of the "These Are The Good Ole Days" video shoot with James. Get the behind the scenes look now by visiting the Behind The Scenes (http://www.jamesotto.net/photos/Behind+the+Scenes) section of the Photo Gallery.

Here are some details on the shoot!:
-"These Are The Good Ole Days" was shot on January 15, 2009 in Nashville, TN.
-It was directed by Ryan Smith, who was also the director of "Just Got Started Lovin' You."
-Be looking for the video in February! It's in the editing stages right now.

Check out the interview clip on cmt.com (http://www.cmt.com/videos/cmt-news/333474/cmt-insider-news-now-12009-james-otto.jhtml) where James talks about the song and music video!

We will keep you posted on the premiere dates. Stay tuned to http://www.jamesotto.net for all the up to date info!

-Posted By Team Otto

James makes People's Best of 2008 List!

From Taylor to Keith Urban, see how Nashville's A-listers took over the world - and MTV! By Katie Kauss

JAMES OTTO

The Washington native shook Nashville with his deep voice, 6'5" frame and hit song "Just Got Started Loving You" - landing him a CMA nomination for new artist of the year. "Seventy percent of my fans are women," says Otto, who toured with country stars Trace Adkins and Alan Jackson this year. "But where women go, men follow, so I get a chance to win men over, too."

-Posted By Team Otto

This week on Country Music Across America we hit the high seas as Santa gets set to take to the skies.

That's right, its cold in the Southern United States, so like the birds, Country Music Across America has headed further South for the winter. Host Storme Warren, joins multi-Grammy nominee James Otto and Country Music Star, Darryl Worley for a high seas adventure. And since we are way down South, we check into the Nassau Songwriters Festival to see how some of your favorite Country songs are inspired.

Back in US, while the world waits for Santa's arrival Charlie Daniels, Rodney Atkins, Tracy Lawrence, and John Michael Montgomery celebrate the true meaning of the season, giving.

Plus, we go home with Heidi Newfield and her husband, Bill Johnson, to find out how they juggle married life when they're both always on the road. And, Jamie O' Neal and her family show us how they decorate their home for the season.

All this and a whole lot more, this week on Country Music Across America.

Airtimes are listed in Central Time:

Country Music Across America
12/11/2008
7:00 PM

Country Music Across America
12/11/2008
11:00 PM

Country Music Across America
12/12/2008
12:30 PM

Country Music Across America
12/12/2008
6:30 PM

Country Music Across America
12/13/2008
11:30 AM

Country Music Across America
12/14/2008
2:30 PM

Country Music Across America
12/15/2008
8:30 PM

Country Music Across America
12/16/2008
12:30 AM

Country Music Across America
12/20/2008
11:30 AM

Country Music Across America
12/21/2008
1:30 PM

Country Music Across America
12/26/2008
12:30 PM

Country Music Across America
12/26/2008
6:30 PM

Go to jamesotto.net and take the poll to let us know what your idea is of the Good Ole Days

-Posted By Team Otto

Get the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 DVD and soundtrack, featuring James Otto!

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 is now available on DVD and Blu-ray, featuring James Otto! The film soundtrack is also in stores now, featuring James Otto's song "Sunset Man," a previously unreleased track by Michelle Branch, and music from Eric Hutchinson, Missy Higgins, Craig David and more.



Get the soundtrack now at:
Amazon | iTunes | WBR Store

The tracklisting for The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 soundtrack is as follows:

1. "Rock & Roll" -- Eric Hutchinson
2. "Together" -- Michelle Branch
3. "Sunset Man" -- James Otto
4. "No One's Aware" -- Jack Savoretti
5. "Warm Whispers" -- Missy Higgins
6. "Friday Night" -- Craig David
7. "Sister Rosetta (Capture the Spirit)" -- Noisettes
8. "5 Times Out Of 100" -- Hot Hot Heat
9. "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" -- Cyndi Lauper
10. "You Are Mine" -- Mute Math
11. "Strange & Beautiful (I'll Put A Spell On You)" -- Aqualung

Buy the soundtrack now at:
Amazon | iTunes | WBR Store

For more info about the film, go to http://sisterhoodofthetravelingpants2.warnerbros.com