August, 2009

 

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  • Kasey Bell
    08/31/2009

    Reba, Dolly to perform on Labor Day staple...

  • Webb
    08/31/2009

    American Ride now due out October 6th...

  • Laura Travis
    08/31/2009

    Bruce Springsteen and a few others lend their vocals to Roseanne Cash's latest album, The List...

  • Laura Travis
    08/31/2009

    After a suspicious photo has been floating around with Shania wearing a wedding ring and holding hands with a man, many are speculating that the two have gotten married...

  • Laura Travis
    08/31/2009

    In an interview with GAC, Kix Brooks opens up about why the duo has actually decided to call it quits after twenty successful years...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/31/2009

    Eddie Cibrian has asked for privacy as he stays committed to his kids...  

  • Sarah Norton
    08/31/2009

    New single penned by Kris Kristofferson...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/31/2009

    Despite Carrie Underwood's incredibly successful Country Music career she still hasn’t forgotten the students in her hometown.  Carrie, with the help of the Academy of Country Music, showed that generosity last week...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/28/2009

    Nail’s new album reached third highest new artist debut spot...

  • Lisa Ann Schleipfer
    08/28/2009

    Singer will partner with barbeque company on grill campaign...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/28/2009

    Faith Hill will sing the theme song for Sunday Night Football again this season...

  • Webb
    08/28/2009

    Marty Stuart, Clay Walker on the ticket this weekend...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/28/2009

    Jennifer Nettles of Country duo Sugarland has declared that she’s proud of her fans, no matter what their sexual orientation. "To me, it means my music transcends categories. It also means that I'm a cute girl singing a rock song in an alto voice!" the singer said...

  • Lisa Ann Schleipfer
    08/28/2009

    The Grand Ole Opry is joining the fight against breast cancer this October with two special performances on Friday, Oct. 2, with headliner Carrie Underwood...

  • Webb
    08/27/2009

    Follow-up to successful "Young and Wild" tour promises to be as entertaining and exciting...

  • Lisa Ann Schleipfer
    08/27/2009

    Cash will be centerpiece of Keynote Interview...

  • Amanda Greer
    08/27/2009

    Big Kenny, Bucky Covington, others to appear on "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?"...

  • Amanda Greer
    08/27/2009

    DVD comes 32 years after King's passing...

  • Courtney Drake
    08/27/2009

    Jack Ingram broke the Guinness World Record for most radio interviews in a 24-hour period Wednesday morning. Beginning at 8 a.m. EST on Tuesday through 8 a.m. on Wednesday, the Country singer completed 215 radio interviews across most of the 50 states, Canada, Australia and Ireland...

  • Lisa Ann Schleipfer
    08/27/2009

    Alison Krauss will be a part of a star-studded celebration this September as part of National Parks Week, NYC. The free event will take place on Sept. 23 in New York City's Central Park, with Carole King and Jose Feliciano to headline alongside Krauss...

  • Lisa Ann Schleipfer
    08/27/2009

    Country Music best-selling new artist, the Zac Brown Band, are headlining the Breaking Southern Ground Tour this fall, with tour dates beginning in September. A few lucky fans will also get to experience Zac Brown's cooking...

  • Webb
    08/26/2009

    Rising young artist scores with "Love Lives On"...

  • Webb
    08/26/2009

    The highest-ever rated show to air on CMT will be back in January with 20 new episodes, zzzzzzzzz...

  • Kasey Bell
    08/26/2009

    Reba McEntire, Martina McBride among artists participating in Twitter feed...

  • Webb
    08/26/2009

    "I Still Like Bologna" premieres this week on CMT and GAC...

  • Kasey Bell
    08/26/2009

    Luke will be joined with perfromances by Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift and more...

  • Laura Travis
    08/26/2009

    Mere hours after it's release, World Wide Open, the debut album from country newcomers Love and Theft is already the #1 Country album on iTunes...

  • Laura Travis
    08/26/2009

    Country Music Association confirms thatl Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley to return for the second year to host the 2009 CMAs...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/25/2009

    Group will appear on Good Morning America and the Today Show Friday, Aug. 28...

  • Courtney Drake
    08/25/2009

    After a summer hiatus, the Grand Ole Opry's Opry Country Classics Show, known for bringing the most remembered Country songs back to the stage, will return this fall for an eight-week run. Artists like Terri Clark, Vince Gill and Jamey Johnson have already been confirmed to perform...

  • Courtney Drake
    08/25/2009

    Ingram attempting to do 215 radio interviews in 24 hours...

  • Webb
    08/25/2009

    No hiding relationship with Eddie Cibrian now and maybe no hiding a hit-and-run...

  • Courtney Drake
    08/25/2009

    "Hurry Home" is about a runaway family member, an issue Carroll has dealt with personally

  • Webb
    08/25/2009

    From autographs to free tracks, variety of free offerings depending on where you purchase World Wide Open...

  • Webb
    08/25/2009

    Darius Rucker and Craig Morgan among star studded list of performers...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/25/2009

    Country singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash will perform songs from her upcoming covers album at a special invitation-only event at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville on Sept. 15. Her upcoming album, The List, will be released on Oct. 6...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/24/2009

    Darius Rucker is still getting used to being a successful Country artist...

  • Kasey Bell
    08/24/2009

    Holston Home honors "poster Boy"...

  • Kasey Bell
    08/24/2009

    Concert will make up for cancelled show

  • Laura Travis
    08/24/2009

    The Americana Music Association just announced their lastest confirmed artists for this years award show...

  • Laura Travis
    08/24/2009

    Country-pop sensation, Taylor Swift, is raising the bar for record sales worldwide...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/24/2009

    Brad Paisley is one of many Country stars that appreciates the effect his wife has on his music...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/23/2009

    Country superstars Brooks & Dunn and Reba McEntire have teamed up for some powerful duets in the past twenty years. A longtime friend of the pair, Reba says she wasn’t surprised by the news of their split...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/21/2009

    Country trio sells 4 millionth ticket...

  • Lisa Ann Schleipfer
    08/21/2009

    CDB will perform as part of the "It All Begins With A Song" Series...

  • Webb
    08/21/2009

    Crystal Gayle and The Oak Ridge Boys are part of lineup this weekend... 

  • Courtney Drake
    08/21/2009

    When Billy Currington stopped by Late Night with David Letterman to perform his current smash, "People Are Crazy," little did he know what high praises the late-night host had in store for the song. Letterman said, "This song is absolute perfection"...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/21/2009

    Country trio Love And Theft will debut their new album on Aug. 25, just one exciting day during a jam-packed album release week. The band will make multiple appearances at radio stations and concerts to celebrate the release of their first CD...

  • Lisa Ann Schleipfer
    08/21/2009

    Shania Twain is about to celebrate her birthday on Aug. 28, and in a recent video posted on her Web site, the singer/songwriter tells fans she will have a special "gift" posted to thank them for their support...

  • Kasey Bell
    08/20/2009

    Opening set for 2010...

  • Courtney Drake
    08/20/2009

    Songwriter Bob DiPiero will host the event...

  • Amanda Greer
    08/20/2009

    Rodney Atkins, Heidi Newfield and Phil Vassar will perform...

  • Kasey Bell
    08/20/2009

    Linda Davis and Michael Martin Murphey also inducted...

  • Lisa Ann Schleipfer
    08/20/2009

    Former Idol contestant Kellie Picker has is spending time with her fans this summer on the Taylor Swift Fearless 2009 Tour. But at a recent Canadian performance, roles reversed and Pickler played the role of the fanatic — to one Ms. Loretta Lynn...

  • Lisa Ann Schleipfer
    08/20/2009

    Kenny Chesney, clothing designer, is proud to release his new line of Blue Chair Bay clothing. Designed to encompass Chesney's laid-back style, these shirts, khakis and even hats are now available in select stores...

  • Lisa Ann Schleipfer
    08/20/2009

    Montgomery Gentry is back on the music scene with the release of their latest album, Back When I Knew It All. The duo is celebrating almost a decade of making Country Music, and although considered the underdog in the "duo or group" world of Country Music acts, the pair are certainly not down and out...

  • Webb
    08/19/2009

    Jackson proves he's a big hit overseas too...

  • Webb
    08/19/2009

    Shania to fill-in as one of temporary judges while search for permanent Paula Abdul replacement continues...

  • Kasey Bell
    08/19/2009

    Performance will come as opening for Country Radio Seminar...

  • Kasey Bell
    08/19/2009

    Four September shows set in West Valley City, Utah, and George, Washington...

  • Kasey Bell
    08/19/2009

    Collection hits shelves in October with previously unreleased tracks and demos covering her four decades in the country music business...

  • Laura Travis
    08/19/2009

    Country artists Laura Bryna "packed the house" at Los Angeles' famous House of Blues...

  • Laura Travis
    08/19/2009

    This year's Canadian Country Music Week will be held in Vancouver with a week packed full of country performances, an award show, songwritter events and more.  Martina McBride and Reba McEntire will perform at the show...

  • Laura Travis
    08/19/2009

    Rounder Records celebrates their 40th anniversary with an event at the Grand Ole Opry.  Alison Krauss and Bela Fleck are among the performers and hosting the show will be the legendary Minnie Driver...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/18/2009

    King of Country George Strait has scored another #1...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/18/2009

    Martina McBride uses family dinners to stay connected with her husband of over 20 years and their three daughters...

  • Amanda Greer
    08/18/2009

    The music video for Brad Paisley’s latest hit “Welcome to the Future” is available online now…

  • Webb
    08/18/2009

    Little Jimmy Dickens makes a big appearance tonight along with John Conlee and others...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/18/2009

    Taylor Swift's rendition of the song "Tonight" made famous in West Side Story will be theatrical promises the Country Music star...

  • Amanda Greer
    08/18/2009

    You won't find it on the menu, but check out the new CD from "The Possum", George Jones, coming to Cracker Barrel soon...

  • Kasey Bell
    08/18/2009

    After two women died in an automobile accident following last year's New England Country Music festival, Foxboro police cracked down this year...

  • Kasey Bell
    08/17/2009

    Country star to appear on FOX game show..

  • Webb
    08/17/2009

    Luke Bryan, Little Big Town and even KISS have partnered with the online fan service...

  • Laura Travis
    08/17/2009

    Soldiers who had served in Iraq were treated to Wariner concert, meet & greet...

  • Webb
    08/17/2009

    Chris Young on the list for Tuesday night...

  • Kasey Bell
    08/17/2009

    Tim McGraw will be joining forces with the Black Eyed Peas for one of the year's biggest shows: the NFL season opener on Sept. 10. The Tennessee Titans will take on the Pittsburgh Steelers for the game...

  • Laura Travis
    08/17/2009

    Award-winning actor, comedian and musician Steve Martin is set to go on tour this fall with bluegrass band Steep Canyon Rangers beginning on Sept. 12...

  • Laura Travis
    08/17/2009

    Country idol Carrie Underwood is on the current cover of Us Magazine's for their featured celebrity hair edition. Be prepared to pay a price for the beauty tips, though. The special edition of the magazine sells for $9.99 per issue...

  • Lisa Ann Schleipfer
    08/14/2009

    Guitar master passed away on Thursday...

  • Lisa Ann Schleipfer
    08/14/2009

    Teen star prodded into kissing comparison...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/14/2009

    The Americana Music Association has announced additions to its lineup for this year’s Festival...

  • Webb
    08/14/2009

    Rodney Atkins and Josh Turner will perform their hits...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/14/2009

    The nThe International Bluegrass Music Association has announced its nominations for this year’s  Bluegrass Music Awards. The Awards will be hosted by Kathy Mattea and the bluegrass band Hot Rize on Thursday, Oct. ,1 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. ..

  • Courtney Drake
    08/14/2009

    Jack Ingram took a break from his intense touring schedule this week to tape an episode of the game show, Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? All of Ingram's winnings will support his new philanthropic partner, Friends of TOMS, the non-profit partner of TOMS Shoes...

  • Lisa Ann Schleipfer
    08/14/2009

    Country Music is saddened this week by the Brooks & Dunn announcement that the duo is splitting up after 20 years of making music. The pair came together on Tuesday to talk exclusively with CMT Insider's Katie Cook about their mutual decision to retire the band...

  • Courtney Drake
    08/13/2009

    Singer forced to cancel today's appearance in Texas...

  • Kasey Bell
    08/13/2009

    Fourth annual charity ride set for October...

  • Kasey Bell
    08/13/2009

    Opry announcer Eddie Stubbs takes listeners through White House...

  • Courtney Drake
    08/13/2009

    Mercury Nashville duo Sugarland topped both the Country and Top 200 sales charts this week with the Aug. 4 release of Live On The Inside, a CD/DVD set bonus for the fans. Sold exclusively at Walmart and www.walmart.com, the combo set sold 76,000 units...

  • Lisa Ann Schleipfer
    08/13/2009

    Annual benefit for Country Music Hall of Fame gets all done up, west coast style...

  • Lisa Ann Schleipfer
    08/13/2009

    Gloriana's self-titled debut album, released Aug. 4, has hit No. 2 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart and No. 3 on the Top 200. The album is riding high at more than 44,000 copies sold in its first week...

  • Courtney Drake
    08/13/2009

    Reba McEntire will perform tunes from her upcoming album and answer questions from fans during CMT's Invitation Only: Reba McEntire. The episode was taped in front of a small studio audience in Nashville and will premiere on CMT on Friday, Aug. 21, at 9 p.m. EST...

  • Webb
    08/12/2009

    While in Iraq on a tour Joe Nichols turned the cameras on the troops to record their beliefs, resulting in an emotional and inspiring YouTube video...

  • Webb
    08/12/2009

    Young country music star shows her comic side well with a surprise appearance during Keith Urban's "Kiss A Girl" concert performance...

  • Laura Travis
    08/12/2009

    For her 30th anniversary as an artist, Lucinda Williams will celebrate with a mini-tour hitting New York City, Chicago, Toronto and several other cities...

  • Laura Travis
    08/12/2009

    Toby Keith made a promise to a soldier this past April when he was in Afghanistan, which he carried out on June 13...

  • Laura Travis
    08/12/2009

    821 Entertainment has announced their partnership with Strike Entertainment and the Hank Williams Estate to produce an upcoming film on the life of the ledgendary Hank Williams...

  • Webb
    08/12/2009

    New release available to radio today and by a variety of other means very soon...

  • Webb
    08/12/2009

    New "Change It" video shows Dolly in a variety of settings but as usual having fun and living it up...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/11/2009

    Pickler’s standing-room only crowd Thursday night overwhelmed the show’s venue...

  • Kasey Bell
    08/11/2009

    Videos, games included in free download...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/11/2009

    Season engs with two new back-to-back episodes...

  • Webb
    08/11/2009

    Whisperin' Bill Anderson will be the first special guest...

  • Kevin Lorance
    08/11/2009

    Catch fast-rising new country group Love and Theft on this Tuesday's Opry...

  • Amanda Greer
    08/11/2009

    Real life couple Meghan Linsey and Joshua Scott Jones created the vocal sensation known as Steel Magnolia. Their performance of “Keep On Loving You” won them the title of CMT's second season of Can You Duet...

  • Kasey Bell
    08/11/2009

    Oklahoma native Carrie Underwood will be honored by her home state when she is inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame on Sept. 17 in Tulsa. Oklahoma artists and performers Rocky Frisco and Ramona Reed will also be inducted into the Hall of Fame along with Underwood...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/11/2009

    CMA’s reigning New Artist of the Year is releasing a new single this month. Lady Antebellum’s new song, “Need You Now” will begin radio play Aug. 24 and is the first release from their upcoming sophomore album...

  • Amanda Greer
    08/10/2009

    With "Cheers" being long gone from the air, a new hangout with a small town vibe is making its way to to your television...

  • Courtney Drake
    08/10/2009

    Legendary Country duo Brooks & Dunn, who have been making music for the past 20 years, announced on their Web site that they will be splitting up. The message said they "have agreed as a duo that it's time [to] call it a day"...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/10/2009

    Odds are Garth Brooks fans might be able to see the Country star perform again soon and work in a little gambling...

  • 08/10/2009

    Fan clubs mean big money for artists these days, and they like each other too...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/10/2009

    Will make Opry debut September 1 in a performance with The Bellamy Brothers...

  • Kasey Bell
    08/10/2009

    Webisodes look back at CMA Fest

  • Kasey Bell
    08/10/2009

    Multi-grammy winner has been busy in studio recording new album and writing too...

  • Laura Travis
    08/10/2009

    You can get in your submission now for the fourth annual New York Songwriters Circle competition...

  • Laura Travis
    08/10/2009

    Darius Rucker takes time out of his busy touring schedule to have a day of fun with summer campers at the Victory Junction Gang Camp in Randleman, North Carolina...

  • Amanda Greer
    08/07/2009

    Pair who met on The Apprentice continue their business relationship...

  • Webb
    08/07/2009

    Bill Anderson, Sunny Sweeney on the roster this weekend...

  • Amanda Greer
    08/07/2009

    Former Friends star to play role in band of Texas inmates who found some success in country music...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/07/2009

    Country fans can catch a free show from Darryl Worley at the local fair just outside Nashville...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/07/2009

    The digital release of the new Bellamy Brothers album is now available...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/07/2009

    Just before the release of her upcoming third album, she plans to show her fans and the Nashville music industry exactly what they should expect from her...

  • Lisa Ann Schleipfer
    08/07/2009

    Rascal Flatts is playing sold out shows and tour will now continue through the fall...

  • Lisa Ann Schleipfer
    08/07/2009

    Sing "Picture To Burn" right alongside Taylor.  Or be Taylor yourself singing "Love Story"...

  • Lisa Ann Schleipfer
    08/06/2009

    Instrument came between bassist and flying debris...

  • Amanda Greer
    08/06/2009

    Ingram performs his latest single on the Lifetime series...

  • Kasey Bell
    08/06/2009

    Comedian brings out banjo for two-month trip...

  • Amanda Greer
    08/06/2009

    Wariner will perform at Country Music Hall of Fame in honor of Atkins...

  • Kasey Bell
    08/06/2009

    The Academy of Country Music has announced that Lee Ann Womack will host the 2nd Annual ACM Honors on Sept. 22 at the Schemerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville.  The ceremony will salute the special honorees and off-camera category winners from the ACM Awards...

  • Amanda Greer
    08/06/2009

    Cheyenne Kimball and Rachel Reinert, the girls of Gloriana, couldn’t have asked for a better debut of their first album. The record reached the No. 1 spot on iTunes the same day it was released, and now, the girls are gracing the cover of Justine magazine...

  • Lisa Ann Schleipfer
    08/06/2009

    Country Music cutie Luke Bryan is set to release his sophomore album, Doin' My Thing, on Oct.6. Fans, and Bryan, have been waiting for the follow up to 2007's I'll Stay Me, and Bryan even has a video contest up his sleeve to ease the wait...

  • Kasey Bell
    08/05/2009

    Four dates added in September and October...

  • Courtney Drake
    08/05/2009

    Morgan joins Joe Nichols in cast...

  • Laura Travis
    08/05/2009

    BNA recording artist Kellie Pickler will release "Didn't You Know How Much I Love You,"  later this month...

  • Kasey Bell
    08/05/2009

    Swift up for Best Female Video...

  • Courtney Drake
    08/05/2009

    Download the song for free before Aug. 6 on Johnson's website...

  • Kasey Bell
    08/05/2009

    Gloriana's self-titled debut album hit store shelves yesterday, and it's already getting stellar reviews. People magazine compared them to Sugarland and Lady Antebellum, while Billboard called them "a sonic delight"...

  • Laura Travis
    08/05/2009

    Taylor Swift fans can see unseen performances by Swift air today on CMT.com's 330 Studio Sessions. The starlet performs new versions on many of her hits, such as "Love Story," "White Horse," "You Belong With Me" and others...

  • Laura Travis
    08/05/2009

    Three years ago, the members of Love and Theft met through various songwriters nights and mutual friends in Nashville. Now Brian Bandas, Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles wil lrelease their debut album, World Wide Open, on Aug. 25...

  • Kasey Bell
    08/04/2009

    No date set for wedding between singer and drummer

  • Sarah Norton
    08/04/2009

    New series will air through Sept. 19 on RFD-TV...

  • Webb
    08/04/2009

    Kellie Pickler, Lee Ann Womack play at shows in LA, Chicago...

  • Webb
    08/04/2009

    Jeannie Seely, The Grascals and Diamond Rio take the stage...

  • Kasey Bell
    08/04/2009

    Jennifer Nettles was already upset when she had to cancel performances with Sugarland partner Kristian Bush after doctors ordered her to rest her strained vocal cords. To make matters worse, many fans criticized Nettles for canceling the shows, accusing her of not caring about the fans...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/04/2009

    Since she won American Idol in 2005, Country superstar Carrie Underwood has been on a winning streak. In four years, she has won at least one award from every major award show that recognizes artists. But you have to wonder where she keeps all those trophies...

  • Webb
    08/03/2009

    Examiner.com reports that video is making the rounds of these two co-stars sharing an off-screen kiss...

  • Kasey Bell
    08/03/2009

    The stage at the Big Valley Jamboree collapsed just as Billy Currington was finishing his set...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/03/2009

    Ralph Stanley may not have been a Tim McGraw fan, but his incendiary comments about the Country star won’t appear in his upcoming autobiography...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/03/2009

    When George Strait started writing songs with his son Bubba, he didn't know it would make such a big impact on this next album...

  • Sarah Norton
    08/03/2009

    Country star Alan Jackson was able to make a big impact for the Easter Seals organization recently after he performed as a part of their “Concerts for a Cause” event...

  • Laura Travis
    08/03/2009

    Lonestar's "Amazed," tops the chart in U.K. for the most common first dance song at weddings...

  • Laura Travis
    08/03/2009

    Despite many rumors that have been flying around about Kenny Chesney coming between Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo, Chesney has a different story...