February, 2009

Camp also provides access to stars like Lady Antebellum and Ronnie Milsap...

Jewel still plans on dancing "with the best of them"...

Black joins Joan Rivers, Andrew Dice Clay and many others in boardroom...

Cook started a new band and is releasing a new album next month...

Actor-comedian Jack Black to make Opry debut...

This week in Congress, several music artists, including Emmylou Harris, spoke up about creating The Performance Rights Act, a legislation that would make it a requirement to pay artists to play their work on air. In doing so, the U.S. would actually be following the lead of many other nations...

Film star and funny man Jack Black is headed for the Grand Ole Opry this weekend. Joining his father-in-law, jazz bassist Charlie Haden, on Saturday, Feb. 28, for a star-packed performance, Black appeared on Haden's 2008 album, Rambling Boy...

Kix Brooks, half of the well-known Brooks & Dunn duo, has found new success, but this time it’s not with music, but rather wine. He opened Arrington Vineyards in 2005, and success has already led to expansion...

Newcomer discusses her exciting career in interview...

Tuesday night shows begin March 3...

New categories and voting changes decided at board meeting in Orlando this week... st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }

After having surgery on Jan. 13 to remove blood on his brain, Little Jimmy Dickens is back and scheduled to host Friday's Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium...

Country Music superstar Keith Urban has embarked on a six-city tour to promote the March 31 release of his next album, Defying Gravity. Named the Verizon VIP Tour, the series of shows will be intimate performances at select theaters and clubs and are designed for audiences that connect with Urban's music via mobile devices, television and broadband...

Country music’s own Daryle Singletary will be releasing his eighth album, Rockin’ In The Country, next month on April 21. The album features his latest single, “Love You With The Lights On,” which debuts this month...

Brown has worked with some of Nashville's biggest artists, including Reba McEntire and George Strait...

TK Steelman to offer rocker, biker looks that are "country sexy"...

"Best Days of Your Life" to be directed by Roman White...

Dolly Parton came to the defense of Jessica Simpson after the media attacked her for gaining weight, forgetting her own lyrics and having relationship problems. "She’s beautiful to me. And I’m sure that she’s going to get some weight off just because people won’t leave her alone," Parton said... 

Country stars George Strait, Randy Travis and Richie McDonald (formerly of Lonestar) all received nominations for the 40th Annual Dove Awards. The nominee’s were announced on Friday, Feb. 20, in Nashville...

Three-day festival features performances by some of music's best...

Official tour won't begin until May...

On February 22, Brooks thanked the Nashville Predators for their support of his charity "Teammates for Kids" by giving them a live, accoustic show. Teammates for Kids provides health and educational services to children...

From acoustic music to sounds with an African beat, Bev Moser discusses this week's releases...

Discusses interest in teaming up with an artist outside her genre...

Event set for late July...

Pains came while on the road...

Turner and wife are expecting baby number two this summer...

The Grand Ole Opry and RCA Records recently released a 12-song gospel CD, How Great Thou Art: Gospel Favorites From The Grand Ole Opry, that ultimately led to several nominations for the Gospel Music Association’s 40th annual Dove Awards, GACtv.com reported. Sara Evans, Vince Gill, Alan Jackson and Brad Paisley, who all appeared on the CD, each received nominations for the Dove Awards, to be held April 23 at the Grand Ole Opry House...

Martina McBride and President Obama will honor Stevie Wonder with the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in the East Room tomorrow, Feb. 25. McBride will perform Wonder’s 1972 song, “You and I,” while Obama will present the award. The event will air on PBS on Thursday...

An upcoming epsisode of Extreme Home Makeover in Montgomery, Ala., will feature Jimmy Wayne as a guest star. The Country Music artist spent two days on location in Alabama where he helped build a home for a less fortunate family and threw a benefit concert for the family...

A new Tishomingo animal shelter is now funded from charity event...

Article includes photo shoot with Swift and her experience filming CSI episode...

Songwriter, publisher Roger Murrah named senior vice president at Bug Music Publishing...

Economy-friendly festival DelFest extends deadline to purchase tickets...

Roster includes Lady Antebellum and Mel Tillis...

Lee Greenwood, founder and spokesperson for Products for Good, a charitable organization focused on raising money for the military families impacted by the Iraqi war,is doing everything he can to make that goal a reality. PFG is using confiscated Iraqi gold to create historic memorabilia to raise money...

As Rascal Flatts prepares for their April release of Unstoppable, it was announced today that JC Penney Company, Inc. will sponsor the 60-city tour to promot the album, which kicks off June 5...

They call the week of the Academy of Country Music Awards the “week Vegas goes Country.”  The lineup for the week of events have been set, kicking the week off on Freemont Street on April 3 with the New Artist Show. Show times and artists will be announced later...

Multi-platinum artists said to have used Pat Benatar song...

Little Big Town works with John Mellencamp on his new music video...

Womack is also nominated for ACM Top Female Vocalist...

Band surprised by award

Last week, the multi-platinum artists played in New York City at Madison Square Garden for the Bob That Head Tour, which will run through March 14. The latest concert marks their third consecutive sell-out, the first by a Country Music act...

Stories about Carrie Underwood's relationship with Ottawa Senators hockey team forward Mike Fisher have been going around for a while now, but Underwood is apparently still a little embarrassed about it. She hid from cameras at the team's game against the Nashville Predators Monday night...

Country artist Chuck Wicks has signed a year-long sponsorship deal with Dr. Pepper to support the brand’s Academy of Country Music Award promotion. As part of the promotion, consumers can enter online at DrPepper.com for a chance to win a VIP experience for two at the ACM Awards in April 2009, where they will meet Wicks...

Written after the sudden death of a young woman Jackson knew...

Fans will get chance to rock with Country singer on Guitar Hero...

Parton could receive a doctorate in music from the University of Tennessee...

Atkin's upcoming album, It's America, will release on March 31st...

His performance will end the weekend...

Kenny Chesney recently told Playboy magazine he does not envy his friends with kids and a standard family. “I have friends who have a normal family, kids and a dog, and I think I would blow my brains out,” he told the magazine...

Carrie Underwood was in the spotlight last week, having her name called three times as the nominees were announced for the 44th Annual ACM Awards. One nomination was particularly significant for the superstar: Entertainer of the Year...

Officials announced that "the King" of Country Music, George Strait, will headline the new Dallas Coyboy's Stadium opening event on June 6. Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton, and Julianne Hough will also perform at the opening event...

Rising star Justin Moore releases his new tune, Michael Martin Murphey changes his and Carla Williams joins the ranks of new releases...

Julianne Hough will return to dance floor, but this time, with boyfriend Chuck Wicks...

Album due in late March...

Munroe was a crowd-pleaser, performing several songs from her debut album...

Never Going Back set to release on April 28...

From Brad Paisley’s “Alcohol” to Kenny Chesney’s “Keg In The Closet,” much of Country Music has found influence at the bottom of a bottle. Blake Shelton and girlfriend Miranda Lambert started writing the last song on Shelton's latest album, Startin’ Fires, after a few drinks to set the creativity loose...

Recording duo, Dailey & Vincent gladly accepted six awards at the 35th Annual Society for Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America Awards in Nashville last night. The group was not present; however, they were as overwhelmed as ever when they heard the news...

Dierks Bentley's new album, Feel That Fire, and the title single both debuted on the Billboard Country charts this week, and both took the No. 1 spot. The album dethroned Taylor Swift's Fearless, which had dominated the charts for three months...

Money given in aftermath of an Australian bushfire...

With five nods, Newfield leads female artists...

Concert coincides with release of fourth album, Believe...

Drive-By Truckers, Umphrey's McGee and others to perform...

"One Hot Summer Ago" makes Blue's third No. 1 on European Country Music charts...

After splitting with actress Renee Zellweger in 2005, rumors began buzzing that Kenny Chesney was gay. But in a recent interview with Playboy magazine, Chesney tells them that the rumors are definitely false, and he has "a long line of girls who could testify that I am not gay."...

The contest winner for Rascal Flatts' album cover design has been announced. Scheduled for release on April 7, Rascal Flatts' album, Unstoppable, will feature an album cover designed by one of their fans -- Chris Kubik from Arlington Heights, Ill...

Montgomery Gentry will be one of the many great acts lined up to open for Kenny Chesney’s Sun City Carnival tour this summer. Other artists that will join Chesney on stage this summer include Lady Antebellum, Sugarland and Miranda Lambert...

Former truck driver reveals his favorite trucking songs...

Singer takes a few moments to visit about his new project, his family and his career...

Lambert is working on her third album, hopes to release in September...

Aussie Country star meets the Great American Race...

Michael W. Smith, Darryl Worley appearing...

Jessica Simpson, the blond headed hip-hop starlet we once knew, has begun focusing on her blossoming Country career, despite her recent increase in weight that has attracted much media attention. But the singer said that she is "right where I am supposed to be."...

Long time friends and self-proclaimed outlaws join forces for CMT. Shooter Jennings and Jamey Johnson are set to tape a new episode of CMT Crossroads this February in front of a live studio audience in Nashville...

Martina McBride will release her tenth album, Shine, on March 24. New inspiration and creativity went into the production of this album as she has teamed up with a new producer, Dan Huff, giving her a fresh, new sound...

Nominated for Top New Male Vocalist and Song of the Year...

Their first nomination ever...

What you didn't see on tv...

Audtions to take place at Nashville's Wildhorse Saloon in March...

With NASCAR's kickoff event, the Daytona 500, right around the corner, Country up-and-comers Flynnville Train are getting fans in the mood for the new season. The band will be performing at Daytona 500 Weekend, with a show on Feb. 13, 14 and 15. 

Multi-platinum artist LeAnn Rimes has been selected as the 2009 Academy of Country Music/The Home Depot Humanitarian Award recipient. The singer/songwriter will be presented with the honor during the upcoming ACM award ceremony on April 5...

Grand Ole Opry member Trace Adkins, whose marketing techniques earned him a Top 2 finish in NBCs Celebrity Apprentice last year, is using some of his knowledge to assist the Opry. Adkins participated as a consultant in the development of a new marketing campaign.

Singer talks to man who aimed beer bottle at him...

Three possibilities for deep-voiced singer...

Craig Morgan brings back his ATV Charity Ride to Nashville...

Brother-sister duo return to Nashville after initial struggles...

Donated personally-owned Takamine guitar along with carry case...

Keith Urban’s tour, set to begin in Uncasville, Conn., on May 7 with opening act, Sugarland, will be offering some tickets at just $20. Tickets are said to be going on sale by Friday or Saturday of this week. According to Urban, “It's easy to see that people out there are hurting..."

Montgomery Gentry has accomplished a lot in their first ten years, but there is one thing they still want in their next ten years in the business: membership in the Grand Ole Opry. "We've played the Opry since we had our first song released, and now we'd like to be members," said Troy Gentry...

In a press conference held this morning at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, nominees for the 44th Annual ACM awards were announced. Julianne Hough, Jessica Simpson, Kellie Pickler and LeAnn Rimes were there to read the nominations...

Some truck driving tunes, unique melodies and a new sound mixed with heart-wrenching lyrics...

Dance partner will be girlfriend Julieanne Hough...

Duo will return to states in May...

Motorcycle rally set for early August...

Radio program will make its move Feb. 14...

Longtime couple Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert are looking at getting away from the Country Music business a little bit and opening a bar in Oklahoma...

Yesterday afternoon in the pre-telecast of The 51st Grammy Awards, Brad Paisley won Best Male Country Vocal Performance for his self-penned No. 1, “Letter To Me,” and Best Country Instrumental Performance for “Cluster Pluck” from his current instrumental album, Play...

Taylor Swift that is. Keith Urban and Taylor Swift fans will get an elite chance to see the two together when Swift makes a special guest appearance during Urban’s summer world tour at Boston’s TD Banknorth Garden, home of the Boston Celtics...

Taylor Swift, Sugarland among opening acts...

Kent, a Grammy award-winning bassist, suffers from Multiple Myeloma...

Awards to be broadcast live on Nickelodeon on March 28...

Academy will be a three-day learning experience with the finest in bluegrass...

Keith Urban ended up performing twice during the 51st annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in multi-artist events. Urban filled in on guitar as Al Green and Justin Timberlake teamed up on Green’s classic “Let’s Stay Together,” a performance that was arranged just minutes before show-time...

The good things keep rolling for Taylor Swift. Recently, she sold out LA’s Staples Center, which can seat about 21,000 people, in approximately 2 minutes.  And if her Fearless 2009 tour is not enough, she has made several television appearances in the past months, including Saturday Night Live, New Year’s Eve, and she performed a duet with Miley Cyrus last night at the Grammys...

Many CThe big winners of the night were Allison Krauss and Robert Plant, taking away five Grammys. Some of these include Best Country Collaboration, Best Pop Collaboration and Album of the Year. George Strait walked away with his very first Grammy last night for Best Country Album, Troubadour...

Producer of pre-game show thought singing live was too risky...

Rich's new single being called a "working-class anthem"...

CMT will premiere Swift's second single from Fearless...

Brother-sister duo to perform at NASCAR in Daytona Beach, Fla...

Montgomery Gentry and Heidi Newfield will perform...

Taylor Swift’s 2009 Fearless tour will blow fans away with the plans Swift has for special effects and dramatic additions to the shows. Swift was apparently paying very good attention to Brad Paisley and Rascal Flatts tours to help her learn how to headline her own shows across the country...

11-year-old Trent Jones got to spend a day acting like a young Keith Urban on set of Brad Paisley's latest music video, "Start a Band." Surprisingly, it wasn't too much of a stretch for the young actor...

Country Music star Toby Keith is being honored for his well-known support for the armed forces, this time in the form of a Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) Distinguished Service Award...

Country Hound's Bev Moser talks to singer about her past and future...

Learn everything from bluffing the table to Nashville juice…

Songwriters Jamey Johnson, Paul Overstreet to appear...

Music icon Linda Ronstadt will give a special festival-ending performance...

For the first time ever, you, the fans of Country Music, will have the power to vote for the Academy of Country Music Award's Top New Artist Categories: Top New Male Vocalist, Top New Female Vocalist and Top New Duo or Group. Voting will begin on Feb. on Friday, Feb. 13 and end Thursday, March 5 at www.gactv.com...

Pat Green's new album, What I'm For, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart this week. It also landed at No. 2 on the Digital Albums Chart and No. 1 on the Internet Albums Chart for Country....

On Tuesday night, Vince Gill joined a handful of other Country greats when he became a temporary artist in residence at the Nashville's Ford Theater, where he performed the first installment of three...

Julianne Hough, Kellie Pickler and others to announce nominees Feb. 11... 

The Grammys will air live on CBS this Sunday...

See what's not on TV online...

Party will be for fan club members and guests...

Today, Feb. 4, the Country Music Association announced the next members of the Country Music Hall of Fame: Roy Clark, Barbara Mandrell and Charlie McCoy. Clark is known for co-hosting the show, Hee Haw, Mandrell for her 20 Top 10 hits and McCoy for his drum-playing abilities...

2008 was groundbreaking for Country artist, Taylor Swift. She released her newest album, Fearless, in early November and by the end of 2008, it was already the top selling Country album. But she won't let that go to her head; Swift's perceptions about herself have not changed at all...

American Idol finalist will be touring in Europe to entertain American soldiers as part of a USO tour. Covington will visit Kosovo, Germany and the Netherlands...

All have released strong projects that will keep their fans base growing and ears happy...

Country Hound's Bev Moser remembers the emotional screening...

Other notable singer/songwriters to appear as well...

Johnson counts meeting Nelson as "career highlight"...

Honor comes in recognition of Country Radio Seminar...

The Bluegrass duo and International Bluegrass Music Association Entertainers of the Year, Dailey & Vincent, are awaiting the release of their latest album, Brothers From Different Mothers, on March 31. The group's second album is 12-songs long and holds a striking resemblance to a southern mixture of gospel, Country, folk and bluegrass music...

Blake Shelton's latest single has sat in the No. 1 spot for the past two weeks, bringing his total number of weeks in the No. 1 spot for a single to seventeen weeks...

Josh Turner’s job and life might look ideal to the outsiders, but Turner wrote his current single, "Everything Is Fine," about a more normal way of living and the things that truly matter in life...

March issue marks second time for superstar...

Duo also up for five awards...

Wore "mom jeans" at South Florida concert...

Icy roads and freezing temperature in Indiana don't stop fans...

Urban's Escape Together tour begins in May...

Local media reported that Kenny Chesney has decided against moving into the house he bought in Key West, Fla., and now plans to sell the property. According to records from the Monroe County Clerk of the Court's Web site dated Jan. 20, Chesney purchased the spacious 7,000 square-foot house for $5.7 million...

On Thursday, March 12, at Rocketown in Nashville, the Alex LeVasseur Memorial Scholarship Program will present Jeffrey Steele & Friends, an intimate evening with singer/songwriter Jeffrey Steele and special guests Keith Anderson, Sebastian Bach, Billy Dean and more...

Joining Taylor Swift on her first headlining tour, Fearless, will be one of Swift's closest friends and fellow Country singer, Kellie Pickler. The two also toured together last year, and while doing so, wrote Pickler’s current single, “Best Days of Your Life." Swift also lends her vocals in the background of the song...