November, 2009

Newcomer Zona Jones will be on this week's Fresh Catch with Blair Garner on Premiere Radio Network...

Wynonna Judd and other country artists share a passion for not only country music, but also showing support for our troops...

Country artists are coming together Dec. 2 for a benefit show for Compassion International at Nashville's Mercy Lounge...

At a party that included black dress cookies on the buffet table, Country singer-songwriter Chris Young celebrated his first No. 1 single, "Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song)"...

Trent has decided to take some time off from being on the road all the time so that he can reconnect with his wife and daughter...

Darryl went through spinal fusion surgery last week, and according to him things are going pretty well...

Joe Nichols wishes that more artists would take some time out of their lives to spend some time overseas with the troops...

Country music stars, Tennessee Titan cheerleaders and many others join together at the Nashville Union Rescue Mission to fry up some turkeys for the needy, and have a little fun...

Lorrie Morgan, Brad Paisley, Jimmy Wayne and more...

Jo Dee adds a matinee concert after the original evening event ran out of free tickets quickly...

Fifth annual event that combines the best of NASCAR and country music will again benefit Kyle Petty's Victory Junction and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum...

While extremely fortunate to have escaped a fire that destroyed his family's home, Andy Griggs needs finding his dog who got away in all the commotion...

New release produced by Grammy Award winning Robert Reynolds of The Mavericks...

Country idol Dolly Parton plans to open her first retail store, Trinkets & Treasures, in Nashville in Spring 2010...

The Grand Ole Opry streams live show with performers including Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, Jake Owen and Rodney Atkins...

Duo perform series of dates in United Kingdom...

Griggs and his family are thankful they escaped without harm...

Video available now at gactv.com and cmt.com...

Bluegrass greats The Time Jumpers, Bill Anderson, Little Jimmy Dickens and more...

New Country group Gloriana has been impressing fans since their debut album was released in August, becoming the best selling Country debut of 2009. Their fan base has paid off, proven by their win of the fan-voted T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Award at the 2009 American Music Awards...

Big Kenny Alphin of Country duo Big & Rich spoke with a group of more than 250 high school students at South Aiken High School in Aiken, S.C., encouraging them to educate themselves and spread the message to others about the tragedy in Darfur...

Brokedown Cadillac will perform this Thanksgiving week for military troops in Iraq...

Dolly Parton and SHOP.com partner for the holidays with a new program called DollySHOP...

Larry the Cable Guy talks about his Christmas special, which will be released on DVD this week...

Country star decides to fight charges instead of settling out of court to clear his good name...

Award winning singer-songwriter Lorrie Morgan will be interviewd from the Country Music Hall of Fame tonight...

Though Phil Vassar's new album was expected to be released in February, you can now expect to see "Travelling Circus" in stores just in time for Christmas...

While Michael Jackson was expected to sweep the five awards he was nominated for, Taylor Swift surprised again five wins in six nominations of her own...

Rob Blackledge, Blaine Larsen, Trailer Choir and others put on benefit for Global Food Crisis Fund...

Actress talks about her marraige and clears up the "sexual fetish" quote...

New Country group Gloriana is up for the AMA Breakthrough Artist Award...

Heidi Newfield, Joe Nichols and others will perform...

Little Big Town and Charlie Daniels Band hit legendary stage...

Known for his beach-inspired tropical tunes, singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett will share the stage with Country group the Zac Brown Band on the latest episode of the CMT Crossroads series. The new episode will premiere in March 2010 on CMT...

Vocal Duo of the Year recipient Sugarland was in Chicago for an upcoming Oprah show, and they revealed to radio station B93.7 WSNX some of the people and things they are currently loving, from movies to Miley Cyrus's latest song...

Josh Kelley has made a career out of being a pop singer and songwriter, but the artist now has eyes for the world of Country Music. The singer recently signed with Universal Music Nashville and is on the road to release a Country album next year...

This year's annual 'Christmas In Washington' concert will be hosted by George Lopez...

Video will debut on the stadium's jumbotron at an upcoming game...

Worley's unique version of the Christmas classic will be available for VCAST subscribers...

Second season of the game show, hosted by Melissa Peterman, begins Jan. 15...

Little Big Town and Charlie Daniels Band hit legendary stage...

Dolly Parton told CNN reporter Joy Behar that she fully supports gay and lesbian marriage, joining the likes of Reba McEntire and Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles. Parton said she is grateful for her gay following and feels she has a special relationship with them...

Jamey Johnson's album sales have shown an enormous increase since he won the CMA Song of the Year award last week, joining a small list of artists to win the award twice. Sales of Johnson's album, That Lonesome Song, have increased by more than 250 percent...

After 83 weeks on the Billboard Country albums chart, Country music trio Lady Antebellum has gone for another sales record. After their performance and wins at the CMA Awards last week, sales of the trio's self-titled debut album have shot up 130 percent from last week...

Concert will also be live streamed online...

Country musician Tracy Lawrence is looking forward to the 4th annual 'Mission Possible Turkey Fry,' which helps to bring in donations and food to the Nashville Rescue Mission.

Australlian native Keith Urban knew at a young age Nashville was where he wanted to end up. His parent's record collection had a strong influence on him at age seven...

Lady Antebellum scores their second number 1 hit as "Need You Now" slid into the top spot on Monday, November 16...

Carrie Underwood sets the record straight, saying she's not moving in with her boyfriend...

Swift, Underwood, Hough also hit Hot 100 list

George Strait and Dean Cain team up to create a sequal to their "Pure Country"...

Allegations are that Gibson Guitar has used endangered wood species in the manufacturing of guitars...

Urban also won Billboard's Concert Marketing and Promotion Award for his Escape Together World Tour...

The five-song EP is available digitally today...

Newcomer Jerrod Niemann will be the first artist on Sea Gayle Records...

Newcomers Love & Theft will hit the legendary stage...

While Wynonna Judd has a Christmas tour coming up, she and her mother, Naomi, have been discussing a reunion tour for part of 2010. The Judds ended their musical partnership 25 years ago, but after a tearful reunion at the 2009 CMA Music Festival, Wynonna thinks it's the right time to return...

Trace Adkins is the second Country performer to represent BC Headache Powder, a pain-relief medication designed to get into the bloodstream faster than pills. Country singer Faron Young was the face of the product in the 70s...

New CMA Entertainer of the Year Taylor Swift already has a lot to celebrate this holiday season; but with InStyle magazine’s help, she has one more celebration to share with fans. The Country superstar is the cover girl of the December issue of InStyle, and fans can pick up a 3-D copy of the magazine this Friday, Nov. 20...

The acclaimed singer-songwriter was honored again last week for his work...

The singer-songwriter imagined a duet with the Country star that made it onto his latest album...

Martina McBride, Lady Antebellum and many other country music stars showed up last week in Nashville for the premiere with Tim McGraw starring opposite Sandra Bullock...

Developer of the hit CW television series, The Vampire Diaries, Kevin Williamson says he'd love to have Swift appear on the show...

Brad Paisley says that he had the best time at this year's CMA Awards of any award show he has been a part of so far.  It didn't hurt he won a couple of the awards...

Toby Keith penned the song "Cryin' For Me" as a way of remembering his friend, the late Wayman Tisdale...

The Grand Ole Opry has held performances each week at Ryman Auditorum for many years, but this Saturday's show is special...

Country singer Ingram was starstruck when he met the legendary singer-songwriter Wednesday night...

Country Music lauds the ground-breaking performer...

Rucker plans to follow up the success of his first platinum album with a new album next year...

CMA has given a special award to student journalists since 2007...

Martina McBride, Josh Turner, Carrie Underwood on the bill this weekend...

Superstar Taylor Swift was surprised backstage at the 43rd Annual CMA Awards when Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn presented her with the 2009 CMA International Artist Achievement Award. The award recognizes U.S.-based artists who contribute to awareness and development of Country Music outside of the U.S...

Though Taylor Swift did far better at Wednesday's CMA Awards than did Kenney Chesney, it takes more than an awards show to come between the two friends...

Carrie Underwood broke new ground for female Country artists this week. She has achieved a triple chart-topping week as her latest album, Play On, reached No. 1 on the pop, Country and digital charts...

Concert will air Dec. 3 on CBS...

Special raises awareness for foster adoption...

Little Texas helped out Brentwood High School during their regional playoff game by taking on the role of pep band...

Taylor Swift turned heads at Wednesday night's 43rd Annual CMA Awards in Nashville. Swift took home four awards for Video of the Year ("Love Story"), Album of the Year (Fearless), Female Vocalist of the Year and the prestigious Entertainer of the Year. This makes the 19-year-old the youngest CMA Entertainer of the Year...

CMA co-host Brad Paisley was awarded two CMA Awards last night, including Male Vocalist of the Year and Musical Event of the Year. Though he did not with Album of the Year, Paisley says his latest album, American Saturday Night, is his most honest album to date...

The 57th Annual BMI Country Awards honored publishers, songwriters and Country stars, including Brooks & Dunn, Kris Kristofferson and Taylor Swift. The black-tie event hosted guests including Willie Nelson, Patty Griffin and Vince Gill...

Taylor Swift will sing the opening song for the 2009 CMA Awards tonight.  If you don't have a ticket now, it's too late, they're sold out.  But you can watch live on ABC...

Big Kenny's The Quiet Times of a Rock and Roll Farm Boy was released yesterday, Tuesday, November 10...

Carrie Underwood is breaking records and topping charts. The CMA Co-host has scored another No. 1 country single on her recently-released album...

CountryHound fans voted over the past several weeks for their choices in the top award categories, here are the results...

Carrie Underwood and Jake Owen will highlight live performance...

It's not easy becoming a country music star, and Tim McGraw believes that he would have never made it this far without a little Faith...

Taylor Swift is up for three awards with contenders including Brittney Spears, Lady GaGa and Black Eyed Peas...

McEntire won her first Female Vocalist of the Year Award in 1984, and she's still going strong...

Both Urban and Underwood have been nominated for AMA Awards as well...

Aldean will introduce his new video on CMT Friday...

John Conlee, Jimmy Dickens, The Grascals and more...

It's CMA Awards week in Nashville, and co-hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood are gearing up to make the night a memorable one for everyone. The pair, who are each nominated for awards, will be sharing hosting duties for the second consecutive year...

Despite announcing that he would not be hosting a 2010 summer tour, Kenny Chesney has been planning ahead to give his fans something to tide them over until his return to the bright lights...

Singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash will be seen and heard a lot in the coming weeks. Following the critical praise of her latest album, The List, the Country singer will be making a series of television and radio appearances...

Last Thursday, November 5, Billboard awarded KC Masterpiece and Kingsford Charcoal with the annual Concert Marketing and Promotion Award for their partnership with Keith Urban's Escape Together World Tour...

Country duo Joey + Rory get into the holiday spirit by releasing a Christmas single and album...

Dolly traded barbs with Nashville Mayor Karl Dean and Governor Phil Bredesen while Kid Rock complimented Nashville's police force...

And he never forgot the lessons he learned, among them to be true to yourself and don’t forget to have a good time along the way...

Find out how to best navigate through Downtown Nashville during the 43rd annual Country Music Association Awards... 

Ryan Seacrest is going to take some time off during the upcoming holiday weekend, leaving his DJ spot open for Taylor Swift to fill..

Concert will benefit Christmas 4 Kids...

Fans of Band Hero can enter to meet Swift in 2010...

McGraw plays father figure once again for 'The Blind Side'...

Kidman reveals she burned diaries kept while married to Tom Cruise after meeting Keith Urban...

Controversial songwriter is high on the "Wild hogs"..

This weekend's Opry includes Joey + Rory and Sarah Buxton...

Nashville Country Music fans have the chance to see a free George Strait concert and be extras in a new movie. A Pure Country Gift, a new feature film, stars local Nashville Country singers Katrina Elam and George Strait, and scenes will be filmed at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium...

The 43rd annual Country Music Awards are coming up, and a new batch of performers have been revealed. Among the award show's performers will be Martina McBride, Kid Rock and Jamey Johnson. According to CMA, Johnson and Kid Rock will perform a duet at the event, and McBride is expected to deliver a solo performance...

Wynonna Judd became a teacher this month, participating in a Professional-in-Residence at Belmont University, allowing a small group of senior-level students to engage with the Country Music superstar. She also recently announced plans for a third holiday tour...

Bryna discusses her childhood, international distribution deal and volunteer work with the magazine...

Years of guitar playing catches up to Cash...

Air Force vet Master Sergeant Bubba Beason wins new car, TV appearance, CMA Awards tickets...

Mickey Mouse, Spider Man, Pillsbury Doughboy and more to participate...

Country fans in Nashville for CMA Awards Week will have an opportunity to meet Country superstar Alan Jackson at a special one-week-only store.Cracker Barrel will be setting up a temporary Old Country Store in downtown Nashville, where Jackson will make an appearance to meet fans on Tuesday, Nov. 10...

Universal Records South's Joe Nichols is enjoying wonderful success after the release of his latest album, Old Things New. The album was this week’s highest new CD debut on the charts, and the second single from the album will hit radio soon...

Fans, and non-fans, of Blake Shelton know the Country Music artist of late for his rancorous humor and postings on Twitter. This week, in an interview with The Tennessean, the singer tried to explain his unfiltered ways...

Video already online, will air on TV next week

Garth Brooks talks about bringing his wife, Trisha Yearwood, on tour with him in Vegas...

What happens when you're eating at the Cracker Barrel and a country music star shows up...

Robert Earl Keen's new album "The Rose Hotel" has made its way all the way to #1...

Keith Urban talks about getting inspiration from being at home with wife, Nicole Kidman and about the song on his Defying Gravity release that is especially for his wife...

Started in 2006, the Music City Walk of Fame is part of Nashville's Music Mile.  This year's inductees are...

Two of country's biggest superstar acts, George Strait and Reba McEntire, have announced that they will begin touring together early next year...

CMT Poll picks singer to pick up at least three awards...

Womack plays a small-town sheriff in indie flick, Noble Things...

At Katy Perry's birthday party, Swift was caught in a photo-op with a model with a swastika painted on his shirt...

Carter Twins-EP hits stores today with three new songs...

Cy Blumenthal, Dan Halyburton and Michael Hammond selected to be inducted into Country Music Radio Hall of Fame...

The Country Throwdown Tour, the first ever nationwide multi-stage Country event, was announced this week.  Montgomery Gentry, Jack Ingram, Jamey Johnson, Eli Young Band and Little Big Town are among the dozen artists who will perform during the tour...

Along with being the co-host for the upcoming 43rd Annual CMA Awards on Nov. 11, Carrie Underwood is also promoting the release of her new album, Play On, in stores today. Underwood is scheduling television appearances for the week following the awards ceremony in Nashville...

Most Country Music fans already know that Taylor Swift is a Country superstar. But this week, she found out that she has the longest charting album of this century, according to Billboard. Swift was already deemed the biggest-selling artist of any genre in 2009...

Keith Anderson, Mandy Barnett, Holly Williams and Bluegrass greats Daily & Vincent take the legendary Ryman stage...

Carrie Underwood's new album isn't all about "Cowboy Casanova's", Carrie says there's one song that brought her to tears...

Phil Vassar is trying new way to complete a new album...

Tim McGraw thinks it's more important to record quality songs than to know who wrote them beforehand...

Country Music star Brad Paisley, who is set to co-host the upcoming CMA Music Awards, had a succesful American Saturday Night tour, but he's taking a break with his family for the rest of the year...

Why you cannot go unnoticed when you are one of the most recognizable people...

Despite his many successes, Toby Keith still wishes he had done some things differently.  One thing he wishes he had done is go to...

New artist Jamie Tate's first single, "One Beer Away From Loving You," is making a big impact at the dance clubs...