July, 2009

Country singer flubs task at soccer tournament...

Comedian's newest special set to air late November…

Grand prize winner gets exclusive mentoring session with Jewel...

Popcorn popped in bacon grease, topped with caramel...

Jamie O'Neal, Trent Tomlinson will celebrate the weekend at the Opry

Lady Antebellum received their first digital gold single certification for 500,000 Internet downloads of “I Run to You," leaving some of the trio's members surprised at the the audience reaction to the song...

Rumors have been swirling since Country artist Jessica Simpson and quarterback Tony Romo split a couple of weeks ago. Most recently, reports are claiming they broke up after Simpson flirted with Kenny Chesney in Florida...

Country legend Ralph Stanley is known for his involvement in "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" as well as his 2002 Grammy win, among other accomplishments. But in his upcoming autobiography, Stanley bashes Tim McGraw for being disrespectful...

Jason Priestly, Reba McEntire will take part in show...

Includes samples of wine from Kix Brooks' locally produced wine from Arrington Vineyards...

Festival set to take place Sept. 16-19 in Nashville...

Kristian Bush, half of the Sugarland duo, may be part of the Bush's Baked Bean family, but truth be told, those beans leave a sour taste in his mouth. "You're gonna love this...but I can't stand them," he told Oprah...

Tim McGraw has been making a name for himself lately as a bouncer at his very own shows. One year after ejecting a fan from one of his concerts for being unruly, he did it again Sunday at a show at the California Mid-State Fair...

A 30-year career and an astounding 20 Grammy Awards overtly qualifies Vince Gill for special recognition. On Sept. 8, Alison Krauss, Brad Paisley, Steve Martin, Gill's wife, Amy Grant, and dozens of other Country Music stars will come to honor the man himself as part of the first-ever "Grammy Salute to Country Music"...

A benefit show and auction will be held for Mel McDaniel on Aug. 13...

Closer to the Bone due out this September...

Joins Reba, Brad Paisley, Trace Adkins, Tim McGraw, others at UMPG...

Nominated in four different categories for the 2009 Just Plain Folks Awards...

Album will be first solo record in six years...

Multi-platinum superstars Sugarland will be debuting the upcoming DVD from their CD/DVD release "Live on the Inside" in 35 theaters across the country on Aug. 6...

Singer-songwriters and close friends, Jamey Johnson and Randy Houser, willl headline the 8th annual CMT on Tour, beginning in October and stretching across 30 markets throughout the United States...

Gretchen Wilson was off to a quick start when she began recording with SonyNashville in 2004, but with the disappointing growth of her latest album, Wilson and the label have mutually decided to split...

Nichols spent time off developing his sound...

Carol Fay and Jesse Goldstein will share Southern cooking techniques...

The complex mixture of bluegrass, country and soul that the Charlie Daniels Band has brought to the stage for the past half a century returns to Nashville to mix and mingle with Nashville’s Songwriters Association International. NSAI News reports that on Thursday, Aug. 27, the CBD will perform at the Wild Horse Saloon..

Downloads, ringtones make the song a smash...

The Wild Horse Saloon will hold the benefit event…

Set to perform are Trace Adkins and the Eli Young Band...

Country star LeAnn Rimes took to the stage this weekend to share some thoughts on relationships. Her comments came just a day after reports surfaced about her separating from her husband of seven years. “It is inevitable that sometimes in a relationship, you will have your heart broken,” Rimes told the crowd...

Over 35,000 fans in everything from big boats to inner tubes pulled up to make Alan Jackson's performance at Aquapalooza's Signature Event on Lake Martin, Ala., last Saturday a huge splash...

Artist will become honorary citizen in August ceremony...

Tickets for the Sept. 17 event are on sale now...

Gretchen Wilson, who achieved double platinum status with her debut album, Here For The Party, five years ago, recently discussed her no-frills image. Wilson, who is a member of the Musik Mafia, a loose organization of artists like Big & Rich, James Otto and others, said she considers herself the "Jessi Colter" of the Mafia group...

Keith Urban was able to plan his Escape Together tour around his family. The Country star worked his schedule out so that he only has to be out on the road for three to four days at a time, leaving him plenty of time to spend with his one-year-old daughter and wife...

Country Music star Jason Aldean is releasing a DVD of his live show, Wide Open Live & More, on Aug. 25. The concert was taped at the Knoxville Coliseum in March and features 86 minutes of Aldean’s 15 song show and interview footage with the artist...

Fans who pre-order will get bonus live version of "Wild At Heart"...

Grammy award winning Lynne will make her debut on Aug. 9...

Taylor Swift is coming to a video game near you...

Group will release their new studio album this September...

Lillte Jimmy Dickens, Rhonda Vincent on the lineup this weekend...

Despite fans' negative backlash toward Jennifer Nettles, Kenny Chesney remains supportive of Nettles and encourages others to do the same. In his statement, Chesney was adamant that Nettles' long term health is of the utmost importance...

As Kellie Pickler spends time on the road touring and at home, she has created her own furry family of pets. Pickler has proclaimed herself the ringmaster of the furry circus of animals she owns, currently up to six, including a python and a monkey...

Country Music superstar Keith Urban is busy defying gravity these days, soaring along with a wildly successful Escape Together World Tour and the release of a new iTunes Originals album. Despite the marketing whirlwind, Urban insists this time in his life is the time he feels the most grounded...

Sarah Buxton, Jimmy Wayne, others play to sold-out crowds...

Three people were injured after strike by drunk driver...

West created and performed music with patients at children's hospital...

Country Music artists are known for their personal relationship with their fans, and Jimmy Wayne is no different. When Wayne was onstage at the Grand Ole Opry last weekend, he invited his fans to "come on and join me for some sweet tea and a baked sweet potato at Santa Fe," a resaurant near the Grand Ole Opry House...

Eddie Cibrian, the actor with whom Country Music star LeAnn Rimes was accused of having an affair is now separated from his wife. Cibrian's wife, Brandi Glanville, told US Weekly she and her husband are taking a break...

Hank Williams Jr. is calling it quits with his current label, Curb Records. Although the recently released 127 Rose Avenue is doing well, Williams told CMT, "You want to know the bottom line? This is my last album [for Mike Curb], and he's history"...

Singer creates album of Country remakes...

47-year-old Nashville woman unsuccessfully defends herself in civil case, criminal trial pending...

Great American Bubble Factory will be first album in 20+ years...

Country album, single due later this year...

'Late Show' appearance also in the future for the singer...

Rascal Flatts has become the first Country act to offer an iTunes pass on the popular music Web site. Fans who purchase the pass will automatically receive weekly downloads of previously unreleased music...

Grammy Award winner Kathy Mattea and well-known bluegrass band Hot Rize will be the hosts of the 20th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards. They will be held at the Ryman Auditorium on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 7:30 p.m...

Kenny Chesney's Sun City Carnival tour is doing well this summer, even in cities that are not typically Country Music based. Chesney sold an impressive 36, 258 tickets to his stadium show in San Francisco this past weekend, despite Sugarland canceling their performance due to Jennifer Nettles' voice problems...

Tune in at 7:25 p.m. EST tonight to catch Paisley's performance...

Brad Paisley remains atop Billboard's Country music album chart...

Show premieres this August...

The lakeside concert will be braodcast during Labor Day weekend...

Dierks Bentley will bring his ramblin' music to the Opry...

Sam Bush will receive the Lifetime Achievement for Instrumentalist award from the Americana Music Association this fall, praised as one of the greatest mandolin players of all time. The award presentation will take place during the Association’s Awards ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 17...

Country star Trace Adkins is the inspiration for a new comic book hero. The four-issue story of “Luke McBain,” a tough Southern hero based on Adkins, will be released in November by 12 Gauge Comics...

Rascal Flatts made history last Saturday night by not only being the first Country act to ever perform in Chicago's famous Wrigley Field, but also selling out the 37,000 seat stadium...

Williams will also perform on The Late Late Show on Aug. 12...

White will perform for sailors and their families on USS Harry S. Truman...

Quarter of a million dollars needed to keep facility open...

Country star Martina McBride is prepping for her first concerts in the United Kingdom and Ireland in almost 15 years. According to Billboard.com, the dates will be a precursor for a yet-to-be-announced American tour in November...

Jamey Johnson’s newest single, “My Way to You,” became available for radio airplay on Friday. The song, co-written by Johnson and Charlie Midnight, is the debut single from his upcoming album. Fans will be able to download the single for free on Aug. 3 from www.jameyjohnson.com...

Country megastar, Taylor Swift, is the cover of July's Glamour magazine.  In the article, Swift talks about keeping herself grounded while in the spotlight, wanting to move out of her parent's house, and her take on relationships...

Rufus plays a special part in the third commerical, which airs this week...

Jewel promotes sleep education and dream-acheiving for America...

Aldean signs sponsorship agreement with jean company...

Americana Music Association and Nashville Symphony partner for opening concert...

Weekend Opry includes Whisperin' Bill Anderson and Hal Ketchum...

Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Dave Matthews and John Mellencamp are headlining the Farm Aid benefit concert on Oct. 4 at Verizon Wireless Ampitheater in St. Louis. Farm Aid is the longest-running benefit concert series, which has raised nearly $35 million since its first show in 1985. This is the first time it will be hosted from St. Louis...

Kenny Chesney has been known to do a lot of things for his fans, and this October, he’s doing something extra special for fans in Seattle. Chesney will give a sand bar only performance for a select number of fans...

Martina McBride has conquered the world of Country Music, but now she's attempting to conquer the world of wine making. The idea for a McBride wine came about when the singer was visiting a vineyard in California, which happened to have the same name as her studio: Blackbird. The name fit, and this June, Blackbird Vineyards released the 2006 Martina McBride "Signature Series" wine...

Sonwriters toasted at No. 1 party...

Album will feature three previously unreleased tracks...

Jerry Douglas ,Buddy Miller and others will headline the Sept. 12 event...

Rascal Flatts' newest single, "Summer Nights," has been climbing the charts, but it's getting even more exposure, thanks to an unlikely source -- ESPN. Thanks to the exposure, the single will also get a new video...

At the 2008 Video Music Awards show, Country Music star Taylor Swift was nominated as Best New Artist, but spent the preshow working as an MTV News' red carpet fashion correspondent. For the Sept. 13 VMA's the video network has asked Swift to be a featured musical act.

Some lucky students of Country Music are getting the chance to participate in a special concert series and educational workshop in Washington, D.C., next week. Forty students from the W.O. Smith/Nashville Community School of Music will take part in educational programming about Country Music...

Quick trip from Los Angeles to his old home in Virginia results in a memory-evoking video shoot...

Singer says he recognizes change and growth with new album...

Toby Keith's first single from his unreleased and unfinished album, American Ride, is already weaving its way up the charts. The title track of the album, which, according to Keith, pokes fun at the "wackiness" in the country, debuted at No. 38 on the Hot Country Songs chart...

Country Music superstar and former American Idol winner, Carrie Underwood, has just singed on to be the lead spokesperson for the Time Inc. supported campaign, "Behind Every Famous Person is a Fabulous Teacher"...

Dierks Bentley gets romantic on his third single off of his Feel That Fire album, titled "I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes." Bentley said this one is sure to help any husband or boyfriend smooth over relationship troubles...

Leesburg, Ga., won Eventful album release party competition…

McClintock wrote the song from her personal experiences with the disorder...

Sunday Rose celebrated with a little cake and a specially-made video…

Trio is CCR's Artist of the Month...

Jimmy Wayne and Little Jimmy Dickens will close the show...

According to PEOPLE magazine, Jessica Simpson and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo broke up Thursday, which just happened to be the day before the Country artist’s 29th birthday...

When Rascal Flatts appeared on the Today Show on Friday, they were there to perform as a part of the “Summer Concert Series.” But NBC had a couple other surprises for the Country group up their sleeve, like a commemorative plaque celebrating 20 million records sold…

Lady Antebellum has been taking the country world by storm ever since they hit the scene, and now they have the No. 1 single in the country. "I Run to You," the band's third single, hit the top of both the Billboard and the Mediabase/Country Aircheck charts this week...

Lady A, Randy Houser and others take advantage of the Web to interact with fans...

Stay tuned till the 7th inning stretch to hear Sara Evans Sing "God Bless America"...

The somewhat retired Brooks will receive an award for his music leadership in an August ceremony with Martina McBride performing...

As Martina McBride gears up to perform at the TODAY show's awarded couple, Nick & Leigh's wedding, she writes a blog and discusses her thoughts on marriage...

Ray Benson & Asleep at the Wheel will be honored at this year's Americana Honors & Awards in September with a Lifetime Achievement award...

Ray Bensen & Asleep at the Wheel will be honored at this year's Americana Honors & Awards in September with a Lifetime Achievement award...

There have been rumors floating around that Country superstar Kenny Chesney has been preparing to release a 3-D DVD of his concert. According to the star, that might just happen...

There aren’t many country artists who can say that they might be heard into the 22nd century, but based on how much new music Willie Nelson is recording, Country Music fans might be listening to new releases by him for decades...

Underwood makes a rare 2009 appearance for the U.S. military...

Country Star has his own iApplication...

Online marketing caused surge in sales...

Country fans can catch a free concert in Columbia, Tenn., on Sunday...

Alison Krauss and Ashton Shepherd are among the Country acts performing this weekend...

The inspiration for Rosanne Cash’s new album, The List, due out Oct. 6, came from a very special place: a gift from her late father, Johnny Cash. Worried that his daughter was falling in love with rock and pop while forgetting the family’s Country roots, Cash gave the 18-year-old Rosanne a very special gift in 1973: a list of “100 Essential Country Songs.”...

Martina McBride has started to enjoy giving her fans a look into her private life using the social networking site Twitter. One of the upcoming events that McBride can Tweet about will be her performance of her wedding song, “I Just Call You Mine,” during Kevin Jonas’ wedding to Danielle Deleasa...

Country Music fans may be asking, "Where is Carrie Underwood?" Without a 2009 tour or many public appearances, it seems Underwood is laying low, which is not far from the truth. The songstress has been spending the better part of this year working on her new album...

Singers to re-release best-selling cookbooks...

 Superstar Brad Paisley released his new album, American Saturday Night, on June 30, and in the first week, fans snatched up more than 129,000 copies, propelling the release to a No. 1 debut on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart...

In 2001, singer/songwriter Patty Loveless gave fans of root music the Appalachian sound ofMountain Soul, and this fall she will follow up with Mountain Soul II...

In a recent interview with the Washington Post, Trace Adkins revealed that his bumpy and sometimes troubled past — including a drunken tractor accident, a finger versus an oil rig (the rig won) and the unforgettable shot in the chest from his ex-wife — is all behind him now.  But it was kinda fun...

Singer said he will remember all the good about McNair...

Concert dedicated to assisting the family with medical expenses...

Recalls first time he saw his future wife Connie Smith perform there...

In medically-induced coma since mid-June heart attack...

Carrie Underwood has sold more than 10 million albums with her first two records, and now the superstar has announced that Nov. 3 will be the release date for her yet-to-be-titled third album...

George Strait released his current single, "Living for the Night," just three weeks ago and it is already sitting in the Top 15 on the Billboard Hot Country chart. What makes this even better is that Strait co-wrote the song with his son, Bubba, and well-known songwriter Dean Dillon. With the rapid success of the song, the album release date for Twang has been bumped upto August 11, 2009...

Brad Paisley has many songs that are known for their quirkey, catchy lyrics, and while he doesn't leave this out of his newest single, "Welcome To The Future," he does take a more serious tone. "Welcome to the Future" is a song Paisley co-penned with Chris DuBois that brings together the new high-tech ways of the world with a rememberance of a more simple past...

Money benefits children with cancer...

Lead singer Gary LeVox will also celebrate his birthday on the show...

"Boots On" marks second Top 10 debut for record company...

Craig Morgan and Jimmy Wayne are on the list this week...

"Honky Tonk Badonkadonk," Trace Adkins salute to a woman's backside, may not be the most profound song he's ever recorded, with lyrics like "slap your grandma," but it is his most successful. Last week the song was certified platinum, four years after the song's release...

Reba McEntire recently joined the millions of people who “tweet” about their daily activities to their followers on the popular Twitter site. Now, she has even come up with a nickname for the thousands of people who follow her updates...

Even Country Music superstars like to spend time on their tour buses just talking about life. For Taylor Swift and Keith Urban, discussions about music, emotions and love pass the time...

Pre-concert tradition creates "lightheartedness" for show...

Camp for troubled teens relocated due to Paisley's need for a bus garage...

Country star Ferlin Husky has been hospitalized in Tennessee...

Wisconsin festival getting TV coverage this month

Brooks & Dunn’s upcoming hits compilation has been added to this fall’s album release schedule, which also includes Tim McGraw’s first project of new material in two years...

Country star Rodney Atkins will team up with NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip in GAC's new series, Drafting Partners. The show will pair a new Country artist with a NASCAR driver for each episode to see how the worlds of racing and Country Music coinside...

Taylor Swift has accomplished more career goals than most people could ever dream about at age 19; but the singer still has more on her list. Two of the things on that list include putting on a world tour, as well as a simpler goal of moving out of her parent's house...

Program trains high school dropouts between the ages of 16 and 18…

August also brings a new tour for OCMS...

83-year-old singer had polyps removed from colon…

Performing Saturday are Chris Young, John Conlee and others...

Darius Rucker told TheBoot.com that Dierks Bentley has become his closest friend in the Country Music community, saying they text all the time. However, their friendship has left their wives a little jealous...

Following his recent success on the Country Music circuit, Zac Brown admits that he has given into his self-proclaimed obsession with guitars – the 30-year-old has purchased 15 vintage guitars since hit single “Chicken Fried” landed the No. 1 spot on the charts...

Twitter is fast becoming the source for gossip, banter and feuds of the celebrity world, and Country Music is not an exception. GACtv.com reported yesterday that Country Music maven Reba McEntire was taking a motherly stance toward Blake Shelton and his irreverent "Tweeting," all via Twitter...

Kris Kristofferson will be named the the BMI Icon at the 2009 BMI Awards in November...

Colby Lynch Turner joined the world on June 26...

Album features duet with Willie Nelson...

Digital download of the special will be available for $10...

Former bodybuilder wants to help Baby Boomers to maintain their well-being…

For much of the music world, Call Me Crazy is a welcome reunion with the voice and interpretive gifts of Lee Ann Womack after her three-year hiatus from recording. But for Tony Brown, this album represents fulfillment of a dream that dates back to a fateful day in his office at MCA Nashville, when an intern unexpectedly caught his ear...

Drive down the narrow, twisting Moran Road nearly any time of the day and you are sure to see a tour bus stopped outside the gates of Alan Jackson's Sweetbriar mansion. But the stop may not be on the route much longer as the Country superstar has decided to sell his home for $38 million...

Dierks Bentley’s newest single, “Sideways,” recently topped the Billboard Country chart, and the Country star said he didn’t want to waste any time in celebrating the single’s success, saying he "can't wait for the No. 1 party" for the single...