January, 2010

Superstar Underwood is set to take Super Bowl XLIV stage this February...

Shows in Knoxville and Virginia will be pushed back to April...

Shirley Collie Nelson died Wednesday at the age of 78...

The documentaries on artists like McGraw and the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am, premiered this week...

Keith Anderson, Kathy Mattea will take the stage this weekend...

Willie Nelson has played a lot of different music--American pop standards, the blues, jazz and even reggae music. But with his next album, he’s keeping it simple with an obvious title, Country Music, and he hopes to introduce the next generation to classic songs...

Wynonna, The Oak Ridge Boys, Lee Greenwood and Restless Heart joined Michael W. Smith and a community of other artists to record “Come Together Now” to benefit Haiti relief efforts… 

Evans' first book of her new series contains a title inspired by a Buxton song...

Wynonna to give exclusive performance on The Early Show Feb. 6...

Category winner to be based on fan-voting…

Fowler turned Country after playing for rock bands in L.A...

John Mayer and Keith Urban are a match made in Music Heaven. The two recently shared the stage for a taping of a popular CMT series…

Country Music singer David Nail recently broke the Billboard Top 10 with his hit single, "Red Light," off of his album, I'm About To Come Alive. He is now ready for another career-making hit with the small town feel of "Turning Home"...

Rascal Flatts’ Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney will celebrate a decade of making music together by honoring more than 75 songwriters who have contributed their creative talent to the band’s six studio albums...

Country Music has firmly made an impression on this year's Grammy Awards with Country Music stars including Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles, Miranda Lambert and Keith Urban recently added to the Grammy lineup of performances...

Swift's new apartment includes plans for a human size bird cage as well as a pond...

Owen performs to record crowds in home state...

The album features Country love songs originally recorded by men...

McCoy and the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders will entertain and encourage our military abroad…

The duo will release their first single to radio next month…

Country singer Jason Aldean has had a very productive and exciting past few months. He is dominating Billboard’s Country charts with his third consecutive No. 1 off his most recent album, Wide Open. In the past nine months, Aldean has held the top spot for seven weeks...

Since bursting onto the Country Music Scene in 1995, Clark has showed both her tough and tender sides. Now, Clark is making the record she wants to make with The Long Way Home...

One year ago, Jamey Johnson released his single, "High Cost of Living." While it didn't become a No. 1 hit, it did earn him a few Grammy nominations and a lot of respect...

Winning town wins a block party with special guests Love and Theft…

Nicole Kidman says she won’t follow her husband’s musical footsteps… 

Ledbetter's debut album is ready, but a release-date has yet to be set… 

Worley talks baseball and music in artist spotlight...

The Grascals will also join Williams on the tour, beginning in April...

George Strait and Reba McEntire's  upcoming concert in Tulsa sold out in less than an hour on Saturday. This is the first time the Bank of Oklahoma Center has ever sold all 18,000 tickets...

Country music star Kenny Chesney will play four shows at Hard Rock Las Vegas' the Joint on May 14 and 15, as well as July 2 and 3. The shows will be much more intimate compared to Chesney's usual 60,000 plus crowds...

Miranda Lambert’s albums have all debuted at No. 1 and have been certified Platinum and Gold. Now, Lambert can add a No. 1 single to her resume with “White Liar"...

Be an extra in McGraw's new movie, 'Love Don't Let Me Down'...

The Country duo is taking an "indefinite break"... 

Ingram's newest single released today...

Shelton's "six pack" album will hit shelves March 2...

Jason Aldean took a moment at his private industry party in Nashville last Tuesday to express his sympathy for the Haiti victims. He told reporters how meaningful and life-changing mission-work and donations are…

Lady Antebellum's sophomore album, Need You Now, will be released Tuesday, Jan. 26.  The album's debut single, "Need You Now," spent five weeks at No. 1 and has been the most downloaded digital Country single on iTunes for 11 consecutive weeks...

Willie Nelson’s son, Lukas Nelson, is taking on the family business. The 21-year-old, who's been on the road with his father's band, the Highwaymen, since he was a baby, will open for his dad with his own band, Promise of the Real...

Kenny Chesney kicks off new year with new song and movie...

Bryan's single, "Do I" sold more than 500,000 digital singles...

The movie’s official soundtrack will be released on Feb. 9… 

Singer already saw success as co-writer of Jason Aldean's "She's Country"...

Ronnie Milsap, Lorrie Morgan and Blake Shelton will take the stage...

Fifteen days into Jimmy Wayne’s Meet Me Halfway walk, he took a short break to fly to Abilene, Texas, to headline the 2010 West Texas Rehab Telethon. That morning, he sat down with AOL's The Boot to talk of his experiences on the walk, saying he's the happiest he's been in 11 years...

Kenny Alphin, aka Big Kenny, one half of the Country Music duo Big & Rich, is down in Haiti this week, offering help to relief workers and looking for a friend that has been missing since the first earthquake hit...

Lonestar is releasing their first studio album in four years on April 27. Party Heard Around The World, their tenth album, is a complete ‘hands on’ creative effort, with eight of the ten tracks written by the band...

Daniels is said to be doing well and has not canceled any tour dates...

Buxton will join Martina McBride and Trace Adkins on the tour...

Lynn will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award… 

Stars are lining up for George Clooney's worldwide "Hope For Haiti" telethon, including Country superstars Taylor Swift and Keith Urban, AOL's The Boot reported. Both guitar-slingers will perform during the telethon, which will be broadcast on all the major networks Friday night at 8 p.m. EST...

Kenny Chesney placed No. 2 on the list of ‘Ultimate Performers’ of the decade. Toby Keith and Tim McGraw also made in on the list, compiled by the LA Times by combining the revenue of tours and album sales from 2000-2009...

Brad Paisley is used to playing to a sell-out crowd. Now he will try and do the same as the headliner for the New England Country Music Festival later this year at Gillette Stadium in Boston…

Wayne still has 1,400 miles to go on his trek to Phoenix...

"Today Was A Fairytale" available for download...... 

Rock said he appreciates Swift's writing ability, but is not necessarily a fan of her music...

Jessica Harp turns out new song, new video and new contest for fans...

McGarrigle was best known for her work with sister Anna...

Jason Aldean is off to a good start for the year as he will kick off his sold out Wide Open tour this Friday, Jan. 22, in Greenville, SC. The following day, Aldean will play a show for his hometown in Macon, Ga. The show sold out two months in advance...

More than 20,000 still pictures were used to provide the visual for Brad Paisley's newest video for "American Saturday Night." The result was a 2.5D world of Paisley, his band and more than 100 extras...

Just before Jo Dee Messina releases Unmistakable, her first album in five years, on April 13, she will play a special five-night, seven-show residency at New York City’s Feinstein’s at the Regency Hotel. The show series will take place Tuesday, March 16, through Saturday, March 20...

Tuesday night's benefit concert will raise funds for local community chorus and relief effort in Haiti...

Smith was one of Country Music’s most successful entertainers during the 1950s… 

Brice says Houser will be the next Ronnie Dunn...

Singer flabbergasted over Opry debut...

Songwriter Wynn Varble will also perform...

Lady Antebellum recently hit the CMT offices with plans to talk about their new music. However, the conversation took a turn to Haiti’s earthquake and Lady A couldn't keep their silence about the catastrophe...

Miranda Lambert is connecting with fans through digital jukeboxes called TouchTunes in a contest that will give each digital jukebox listener a chance to win a trip to see her live in concert with Brad Paisley...

Country Music singer Jimmy Wayne took a break from his “Meet Me Halfway” walk across America to chat with Country Weekly magazine. As of Monday, Wayne was nearing Memphis, but he told CW he has not been able to keep pace on the walk the way he hoped.

The Dixie Chicks' Emily Robison and Martie Maguire have named themselves the Court Yard Hounds... 

New Nelson release 'Country Music' produced by T Bone Burnett to hit streets mid-March...

The trio's first two headlining concerts sold out within 30 minutes...

Evans drew from her own life experiences for the novel...

Dickens has been performing at the Grand Ole Opry for 60 years and is still entertaining many...

Country superstar Tim McGraw has will perform as  part of the pre-show for the 2010 Daytona 500. The singer will perform three songs leading up to the start of the season-opening race for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series...

Darius Rucker is back in the studio working on his second Country Music project. Now that he’s won the Country Music Association’s New Artist of the Year award, he’s feeling less pressure in the studio...

American Idol winners Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood lead the rest of their fellow Idol winners in radio airplay and awards. Clarkson, the season one winner who has gained a Country following thanks to her duet with Reba McEntire, takes the lead in radio spins...

Download "We Rise" on King's Web site...

Bentley will play to a sold out crowd at Joe’s Pub in New York City on Mar. 25... 

Bowers will join Aldean for 22 dates, beginning this month...

His first single, "A Little More Country Than That," made it to the Top 20...

Superstar Carrie Underwood returns to the Opry stage, along with Dierks Bentley and Emmylou Harris...

window.onerror=function(){return true;};

body { font-family: "Lucida Grande", Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, "Bitstream Vera Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 0.75em; line-height: 1.5em; }Toby Keith has offered to help his friend and fellow musician, Wyclef Jean, to assist victims in earthquake-strucken Haiti. Keith told AOL's The Boot he believes the Haitian-born Jean will contact him soon to participate in a benefit concert...

Vince Gill will give his wife, singer Amy Grant, the ultimate Valentine's Day gift this year with the release of Love Songs, a compilation featuring 14 songs about romance...

Wayne gets phoney phone call from Randy Travis...

Azar joins an already-impressive celebrity line-up for the 51st Bob Hope Classic later this month…

With a new album and memoir, 2010 looks to be a busy year for Wright…

Singer named his child after the legendary Johnny Cash...

Trace Adkins is leaving his record label, Capitol Nashville, to join Show Dog-Universal, a company headed by Toby Keith. Adkins and Keith signed the contract during a press conference at BMI’s offices on Jan. 13. Adkins’ exit from Capitol Nashville came as a major surprise...

American VI: Ain't No Grave, the final album Johnny Cash recorded before his death, will be released Feb. 26. The date coincides with what would have been Cash's 78th birthday...

Broadway star Laura Bell Bundy has gone Country with the release of her first single, “Giddy On Up,” which will premiere on CMT on Monday, Jan. 18. Bundy is a Tony Award nominated performer known for her roles in several hit Broadway musicals such as Legally Blonde, Hairspray and Wicked...

Superstar is also working on a new album with producer Buddy Cannon...

 Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers will perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight, Jan. 13...

Even Country stars have trouble sharing sometimes...

The Country star is headed to the Late Late Show to perform latest No. 1...

Tippin teamed up with the Commemorative Air Force to remind us to support our troops…

Rascal Flatts revealed the final leg of their American Living Unstoppable Tour, which will begin this weekend in Uncasville, Conn. at the Mohegan Sun Arena. Darius Rucker will return as the opening act for the tour, which will wrap in March...

The Dixie Chicks have always been known as a powerful female Country trio. Now, Emily Robinson and Martie Maguire have stepped out and are expected to release their own album as a duo...

Lambert's lastest album, Revolution, is more of a revelation, revealing an insight into subtler emotions and an elevating technique as a vocal stylist that match her celebrated ways of conveying the romance of danger — or, perhaps, the dangers of romance

Members of the Black Eyed Peas, Blink-182 and All-American Rejects will also be featured… 

Vassar heats up the UK and Europe with his first international tour...

Winner of contest will receive a Nashville getaway where they will get to meet Harp…

New single is first from upcoming album...

Worley's newest single hits radio Jan. 25...

Jo Dee Messina will release her new single, “That’s God,” on Jan. 19. The song is off Messina's first new album in five years, Unmistakable, which is due this spring through Curb Records...

Country singer Jimmy Wayne continues his trek across the United States, and as of Monday, he had made it through Jackson, Tenn., and is heading for Memphis. He also held his first live Webcast from the road on Monday, updating his followers on the experience so far...

As the Nielson ratings come out with record sales from this past year, Taylor Swift takes the lead with Fearless as the biggest selling album of 2009. The top three selling artists from 2009 are Michael Jackson, Taylor Swift and The Beatles...

Lady A hopes to make their headlining debut "unforgettable"...

Cash has a busy 2010 in store promoting latest album, The List...

Album will feature fan favorites and a recording of “Barracuda”…  

Country singer Jimmy Wayne is gathering more and more support for his Meet Me Halfway walk from Nashville to Phoenix. Last week, he even got a shout-out from Brad Paisley's dad...

Country singer Miranda Lambert dreads one thing about her job: getting dolled up. In an interview with The Boot, Lambert admitted that she loves looking beautiful, but doesn’t “like the process of three hours of glam”… 

Nichols starts of new year with a bang...

The two-day event features some of NASCAR and Country Music's biggest names...

Country Music and NASCAR Join Forces for VIP Fan Experience...

Azar will release newest single next week...

Jason Michael Carroll, Chris Young and even Kyle Petty will appear...

Country superstar Brad Paisley recently started the last leg of his American Saturday Night Tour. Miranda Lambert and Justin Moore will be the special guests for the remaining 20 dates of the tour...

This week, superstar Carrie Underwood received the title of Favorite Country Artist at the People's Choice Awards 2010, as online voting reached a record-breaking 60 million votes. The singer will also guest star on the CBS comedy, How I Met Your Mother...

Blake Shelton has announced the release of a value-priced album featuring six brand new songs, entitled Hillbilly Bone, on Mar. 2. Shelton said he hopes to release new music more often and at a lower price...

Church will begin his nationwide “Jagermeister Country Tour” in early 2010…

Daily & Vincent give Statler Brothers music new life...

Pickler joins Jamey Johnson and Randy Houser on USO tour… 

The Country foursome will hit Ellen's stage Wednesday, Jan. 13...

Recently engaged Carrie Underwood has been revealing little tidbits about her engagement and wedding as well as flashing her flawless yellow diamond engagement ring. She says she wants big hair and lots of eyeliner on her wedding day...

Taylor Swift has another accomplishment to add to her growing resume: comic book character. Bluewater Productions is featuring Swift as part of a series of biographies called ‘Fame’… 

Radio stations across the Country Music world have already picked up on Josh Turner’s latest hit single, "Why Don’t We Just Dance." The truth is Turner almost lost the song for putting it on hold too long. But when another artist expressed interest, Turner knew the song was too good to pass up...

Even with his successful career, Paisley still wants to duet with one particular music icon…

Pickler has made a new year's resolution she's planning to stick to...

Country singer Worley will sing "God Bless America" at this weekend's Army Bowl...

Country trio Lady Antebellum announced the song list for their soon-to-be-released album, Need You Now, which hits stores Jan. 26. Lady A wrote or co-wrote 8 of the 11 tracks on the album...

Just 60 miles into his “Meet Me Halfway” walk across the country, Jimmy Wayne was forced to stay in a hotel Monday night by his management. However, he says nothing will keep him from completing his 1,700-mile journey from Nashville to Pheonix…

Carrie Underwood has her fiance to thank for help on her most recent single. The Country singer and her new fiance, hockey player Mike Fisher, were reading the Purpose Driven Life, a self-help book, when Fisher suggested Underwood write a song called "Temporary Home," which happens to be her current single...

BLEVE Music donated CDs to benefit families of police officers killed in Washington state… 

Group hopes to become one of the few Country artists to win Best New Artist award...

Bryna will host the entertainment program "True Country," available to fans directly on their cell phones...

Country Crossing, a new entertainment center in Dothan, Ala., recently announced artists scheduled to perform during its three-day grand opening event, Jan. 15-17. Headliners include Tracy Lawrence, Darryl Worley, Lorrie Morgan and John Anderson…

The year 2010 is a milestone in Racal Flatts’ career. The trio celebrates a decade of creating and performing music together this year, as well as numerous awards, singles and concerts. They have broken records and sold out venues that no other Country act has been able to do…

On New Year’s Day Country star Jimmy Wayne began his Meet Me Halfway project when the singer departed from Nashville with plans to walk all the way to Phoenix by foot. The walk is in order to raise awareness of homeless children, teens and young adults who no longer fit the age requirements of the foster care system…

Money won recently on "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader" goes to good cause...

Chesney's tour sold more than any other Country tour in 2009...

Buddy & Julie Miller top the list, followed by Steve Earle...

Shania Twain shrugged off the minus 35 degree wind-chill to run the Olympic torch in her hometown of Timmins, Ontario, on New Year's Day 2010. More than one thousand fans stood out in the cold to see the Country star…

A Dallas-area charity experienced a not-so-bright holiday season when guitars signed by Country stars were stolen from a warehouse on Christmas Eve. The guitars, signed by Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift and Willie Nelson, were to be auctioned off as a fundraiser for Friends of Purtis Creek State Park...

All eyes are on Taylor Swift again in 2010 as she tops PEOPLE magazine's list of the Most Intriguing People of 2009. Last year was a big one for the 20-year-old as she took home the CMA Entertainer of the Year Award and broke several records along the way...