June, 2010

Underwood celebrated her bachelorette party in Vegas, two weeks before her reported wedding date...

Paisely to perform during festival on the water...

Urban complimented Gokey’s song and even remembers the first time he heard it…
 

Ford, acting as Edward Cullen, craves Bella's Southern Fried Chicken ...

CoutryHound recently submitted questions, including a few fan-submitted ones, to Rascal Flatts for the superstar trio to answer. Check out the YouTube video of the interview to see the answers to a few of our burning questions, including their favorite songs to perform, how they feel after acting on CSI and other questions...

Outdoor parties with live Country Music stand near the top of summertime iconography. That’s why two divisions of a well-known company have pursued independent campaigns based on pairing their products with those winning images...

Forbes recently released its Celebrity 100 list containing a number of popular Country stars. Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban all found spots on the list along with several other artists...

Motorcycle ride in Tennessee benefits the T.J. Martell Foundation.

Paisely’s recent chart topper, “Water,” is the superstar’s 13th consecutive No. 1 single.

22 years later, the couple's still happy as ever...

Michael Martin Murphey adds another star to the Westfest performers.

Husband/wife duo Joey + Rory, Raul Malo and others will perform...

Dynamic duo Sugarland has released its first single, "Stuck Like Glue," from their upcoming album, The Incredible Machine, which will be realseased Oct. 19. The multi-award winning duo said their new single is pure "Sugar-fun."

The Jimmy Buffett and Friends concert, originally scheduled for July 1 in Gulf Shores, Ala., has been rescheduled due to worries regarding surf conditions on the beach.

Trace Adkins’ newest release, Cowboy's Back in Town, will be available in-stores on Aug. 17, a week earlier than Show Dog-Universal Music had originally scheduled.

Cyrus remembers listening to Parton music at a young age...

"Up on the Ridge" featured on NPR's All Things Considered...

Roy Roger's trusty side-kick is set to be actioned off next month...

Listen for “Can’t Cheat in a Small Town” on the radio…

Rodney Atkins’s newest single, “Farmer’s Daughter,” is quickly climbing to the top of the iTunes Download charts. “Farmer’s Daughter” is the story of a summer romance that turns into true love. It is Atkins’ fastest-selling single to date, at more than 140,000 downloads on iTunes alone...
 

A new recording from Darryl Worley is in such heavy demand that Stradovarious Records has ordered the single be released early to radio. The song describes the frustrations felt by many Americans towards the government...

Bluegrass legend Del McCoury has been honored with tha nation's top award for folk and traditional arts. One of nine recipients of the NEA Heritage Fellowship, McCoury's award honors his more than 50 years in bluegrass ...

Country Music legend Larry Gatlin is writing political online column...

The tributw will make its cable premiere on Sunday...

Honor comes the same week of his lastest release...

Lynn will write a new forward for the new edition...

Legendary Loretta Lynn and new duo Steel Magnolia will perform...

Jimmy Wayne nears the end of his 1,700 mile trek to Phoenix. Just 60 miles from the Arizona border, Wayne is walking to benefit at-risk teens who age out of the foster care system...

Two record labels partner with ScatterTunes to produce an innovative twist to the traditional album.V-albums offer more than just music and a CD booklet, also including photos, lyrics, videos and more..

Country Music star Carrie Underwood wrapped the first leg of her Play On Tour this past weekend in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The highly successful tour began March 11, in which Underwood played for nearly 400,000 fans at 54 shows...

Winning bidder will get to attend a Backwoods Barbie-Q and a homecooked breakfast with Parton...

Parts of the concert will be broadcast on CMT and CMT.com...

The band announces a 40-date .U.S tour with stops across the nation...

BMI is putting together a two-part campaign to help rebuild Nashville from the devastating flood…

Country Music sweetheart Kellie Pickler has a great deal to smile about, as she has spent the past week celebrating her new fiancé, songwriter Kyle Jacobs...

Brad Paisley took the stage last night at Shepherds Bush Empire in London, his first show as a headliner in the United Kingdom. He went into the show knowing there are some differences between his American fans and English ones...

In an effort to show support and aid to The Jason Foundation, Rascal Flatts have taken on the role of ambassadors. In the role, the superstar trio will act as spokesmen to help communicate the message of awareness and prevention of teen suicide associated with The Jason Foundation...

The fire destroyed several items onboard, but Anderson and band members are okay…
 

Tracks include a new song and a re-invented classic...

Rascal Flatts will start a new tour Friday, June 25, in Raleigh, N.C. The Nothing Like This Tour will hold 28 shows through Sept. 19 and Kellie Pickler and Chris Young are set to open…

The show may be sold-out, but Brooks & Dunn fans will have one last opportunity to see the duo's final tour. The duo has partnered with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to make VIP tickets available for the finale of their farewell tour in Nashville...

Hank Williams, Jr. has a long legacy with Monday Night Football. For the past 21 years, he has sung the NFL opening theme song, and this year looks to be no different...

McGraw has found a happy balance between acting and singing...

The free festival will be held this Sunday in Franklin, Tenn...

LeAnn Rimes has officially called it quits and divorces Dean Sheremet....

Discount prices on three-day passes good through July...

Kellie Pickler, Chris Young on the roster...

In support for residents of the Gulf Coast, Jimmy Buffett will host a free concert in Gulf Shores, Ala., that will premier live on CMT. The concert will also be broadcast on Radio Margaritaville and CMT.com...

After spending the last several years headlining sold-out tours, Kenny Chesney announced last year that he would be taking a year off the touring circuit. During his downtime, Chesney filmed a documentary highlighting his passion for football entitled 'The Boys of Fall'...

Brooks & Dunn kicked off their final good-bye tour, Last Rodeo, last April in Marysville, Calif. Since then, the long-time Country duo has had to postpone some shows "due to illness," according to their website...

Adkins spent years working on oil rigs before becoming a Country star...

Owen's treatment was successful and his recovery is almost complete...

McCurdy, who also appeared in a Hill music video, will open dates in California...

Artists surprised military families at a military base in Colorado Springs for a free show…

Rascal Flatts has been chosen from hundreds of nominees to receieve a 2011 star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. No date has been set for the star presentation to take place...

Over the years, Martina McBride has collaborated with the likes of Jim Brickman, Big & Rich, Clint Black and even Dean Martin. This year, the powerhouse vocalist added Detroit rocker Kid Rock to that list ...

Country sensation Taylor Swift's international tour has come to an end and she is back home this summer in Nashville. However, the Country starlett doesn't plan on slowing down. She is working hard on her third studio album...

Each stop on the tour will feature a diferent Country artist.

"Smoky Mountain Rain" chosen as Volunteer State Song.

Award honors those who advocate Country Music outside of the U.S.

Charlie Daniels Band, Jo Dee Messina featured this weekend...

Country music icon  and Grand Ole Opry member Charlie Daniels is set to host the America’s Opry Weekend Star-Spangled Special over the Fourth of July weekend.

Carrie Underwood landed on People magazine’s list of the 50 hottest bodies. Underwood ranked at No. 6, beating movie stars Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Megan Fox.
 

Eight-time country music Entertainer of the Year Kenny Chesney and rock icon Steve Miller will perform together on CMT Crossroads. The longtime friends have played together in the past at many of Chesney's shows...

Stuart’s Late Night Jam featured an appearance from Keith Urban, raised $30K…

The video is set to premiere on Friday, June 18, on CMT...

Videos from Lady A, Tim McGraw, Reba and others will be featured on CMT this weekend....

James will appear on television and radio to promote her debut Country Album...

Crystal Gayle is the spotlight artist this week...

Tracy Lawrence issued an alert yesterday, June 16, for residents of the Mount Juliet, Tenn., area to look for his dog, Tank. Today, Lawrence announced Tank had been returned to his family, but he's still not sure what exactly happened to his dog... 

Keith Urban picked up a CMT Music Award last week for his timely single, "'Til Summer Comes Around" but spent much of his acceptance speech discussing the oil spill disaster and its effect on the Gulf Coast...

In a tribute to the great artists of the ‘70s outlaw movement, Mark Chesnutt has compiled a collection of some of their greatest hits. 

The YWCA Celebrity Auction with Martina McBride raised 29% more this year than last…

Several dates have been added in September and November...

Album will feature 12 new songs and the original artists...

Skaggs will release a new album, Mosaic, in August... 

The Nashville Rising Benefit Concert, which will raise money for flood relief in Nashville, has announced an addition to its already star-studded line up...

The annual YWCA Celebrity Auction with Martina McBride raised more $100,000 on Sunday, a 29 percent increase over last year. The money benefits women and children who flee violent homes...

Country legend Jimmy Dean, 81, passed away Sunday at his home in Virginia...

Hot new group Gloriana nominated for Teen Choice Award...

Country fans have voted McGraw the Hottest Country Guy, but Faith Hill disagrees...

This makes the bluegrass band's second No. 1 album...

Terri Clark and Lady Antebellum will take the stage...

The CMA Music Festival hit an all-time record this year by selling out LP Field each night and topping 2009’s attendance record by a 16.7 percent increase. The festival saw the largest increase in the free areas and in the sale of four-day ticket packages...

After winning an MTV Movie Award for her supporting role in Valentine’s Day and receiving rave reviews for her work on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Taylor Swift’s first love is still music...

The pair had such a successful collaboration with "Hillbilly Bone," they may try to repeat it…

The duo's show will air on Sirius XM...

Nashville's annual CMA Music Festival is Martina McBride's favorite time of year. The Country megastar thanks her fans for coming by giving them everything she has during her performances and fan parties...

Tim McGraw will host the ABC television special, "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock." The special will air in September and features performances and highlights from the 2010 CMA Music Festival in Nashville...

Somewhere between a headlining tour and promoting her single and album, Carrie Underwood still finds the time to plan her upcoming nuptials to Canadian hockey player Mike Fisher. One detail the Country star isn't planning? The honeymoon ...

Country legend Don Williams will return to the stage in the fall...

Despite the downpour, dedicated fans camped out all day to get a look at their favorite Country artists during the CMT Music Awards last week. Keith Urban recognized his fans' dedication and decided to show them some love during the pre-show...

"Pretty Good at Drinking Beer" outsell Currington's previous singles...

New app allows you to download Swift's hits in other genre's like rock, acoustic, urban and more...

Shelton's second Six Pak album will hit stores in August...

Terri Clark, Charley Pride, Rhonda Vincent on the bill for the weekend...

The Judds performed in Nashville Thursday to kick off not only the 2010 CMA Music Festival, but also their final tour: "The Judds: The Last Encore"...
 

Jimmy Wayne and his Meet Me Halfway Walk are featured on the June 21 issue of People magazine, on stands now. Wayne met up with reporter Danielle Anderson and photographer Chris Baldwin in the New Mexico desert, where he is currently walking.
 

The star-studded 2010 CMT Music Awards honored both fan-favorites and newcomers on the Country Music scene. Carrie Underwood took the night’s largest honors, winning the Video of the Year Award for “Cowboy Casanova” and the CMT Performance of the Year Award....

Be on the lookout for Miranda Lambert, Reba, Josh Turner and Keith Urban on Friday... 

Martina McBride, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift and many others will participate in the final days...

Documents dissolving Twain's marriage were filed last week in Switzerland...

With a sold-out event, Rucker and friends raised more than $48,000...

Nothing will keep Country Music fans out of Nashville for this year’s CMA Music Festival. But not too long ago, some of our favorite performers were still hopefuls watching from the crowds and waiting in lines for autographs..

Underwood addresses those who claim she never paid proper dues for her success. Unlike many artists who struggled in bars to be noticed, Underwood reached success seemingly overnight with American Idol...
 

Block party features several ABC soap opera stars...

Andy Griggs, The Judds, Lady A, Tim McGraw are just a few artists who will participate in Thursday's events...

Following a new single, The Band Perry announces ambitious new tour...

Tim McGraw is currently traveling the country on his Southern Voice tour, and he's found a way to show his generous nature even while he travels...

Jamey Johnson will release his newest CD, The Guitar Song, on Sept. 14. The first single from the album, "Macon," will make its debut when Johnson performs it during the 2010 CMT Music Awards Wednesday night, June 9...

Miranda Lambert’s latest single, “The House that Built Me,” seems to be making itself comfortable as it settles in at No. 1 for the second consecutive week on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart...

New presenters include Martina McBride, Kellie Pickler, Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, Jada Pinkett-Smith and more...

Kid Rock is the latest addition to the ever-expanding CMA Music Festival lineup...

Teddy Gentry will host a benefit concert for Nashville flood victims during CMA Music Fest...

Ticket proceeds from the ACM tribute concert for Brooks & Dunn donated to flood victims...

Famous Nashville honky-tonk Tootsies Orchid Lounge announced yesterday that Country legend Kris Kristofferson will perform at their 50th Anniversary Celebration. The event will be held at the Ryman Auditorium on Sunday, Nov. 7...

George Strait topped Billboard's list of the Top 25 Artists of the Past 25 Years. The list, compiled by Billboard, is based on past Hot Country Songs and Top Country Albums charts...

After wrestling the song away from fiance Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert's "The House That Built Me" reached the top of the Country charts, giving the 2010 ACM Top Female Vocalist her second No. 1...

Danny Gokey will perform at LP Field and sign autographs at CMA Music Fest...

The Grascals, Ty Herndon, Rhonda Vincent and others will perform on the GAC Stage in downtown Nashville…

Carrie Underwood, Trisha Yearwood will perform...

Dierks Bentley is set to release his fifth studio album, a 12-track bluegrass-inspired CD, on June 8. The album, released on Columbia Nashville, is a departure from his previous releases...

Wynonna Judd is celebrating her newest album, Love Heals, which is sold exclusively at Cracker Barrel. The album has hit No. 7 on the Billboard Country Album Chart...

Taylor Swift graces the cover of the July issue of Marie Claire magazine, where she discusses her rise to fame as well as her plans for the future...

Underwood on CMT Music Awards-themed cover of USA Weekend...

The trio will also appear on an Ellen DeGeneres TBS Special...

Brice finally puts out his debut album, which was two years in the making...

Performers include Rodney Crowell, Jamey Johnson and others...

Bill Anderson, Terri Clark to take the stage...

CMT will award Rascal Flatts with a plaque to commemorate 10 years of record sales, hits and top-charting songs at the CMT booth located in the Greased Lightning Fan Fair Hall.  After receiving the award, the band will sign autographs and perform a short acoustic set....

The 44th Annual CMA Awards will air on ABC live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 8 p.m. EST. Final nominations for the awards will be announced in September...

The Greased Lightening Fan Fair Hall at CMA Music Fest allows fans to get up close and personal with their favorite artists. This year, Tim McGraw and Rascal Flatts will return to the Hall for the first time in years...

Money benefits Oklahoma children battling cancer and their families... 

Autograph signing to be followed by acoustic performance...

Other artists to appear include Randy Houser, David Nail and Chuck Wicks...

Elizabeth Cook, The Time Jumpers to perform...

June 15 is a long-awaited day for many George Strait fans, as his rerelease of George Strait Live comes out on DVD to Walmart stores nationwide... 

Country Music star Alan Jackson has spent 17 years on his 135-acre Nashville farm, and this week has parted ways with the homestead. The property was sold for $28 million...

The 2010 CMT Music Awards will be filled with new music and performances. Jamey Johnson and LeAnn Rimes are scheduled to perform new music on stage, and John Mayer and Keith Urban will perform a new song together for the very first time on television…

In one week, some of Country Music's most talented artists will take the plate in the name of charity. The rival teams, “After MidNite With Blair Garner” and “Grand Ole Opry,” announced their team drafts on June 1 ...

Country Throwdown Tour cancels four dates due to competition…

The song “I’ll Give My All” reaches more than 50,000 digital single sales...

Album Includes remastered versions of fan favorites...

"Singing Bee" host Melissa Peterman will report live from the red carpet...

Chevy is throwing a free parade and block party to celebrate the 2010 CMA Music Festival. Festivities include a parade, block party, meet & greets, test drives and more...

A 16-disk collector’s box is to be released by Time Life on Sept. 28. The set will include more than 143 performances by Hank Williams...

Julia Jones, from "Twilight Saga: Eclipse," plays Wicks' love interest...

The Country star will receive Daughters of the American Revolution's most prestigious award...

Austin will also raise a statue of Nelson...

After nearly 57 years, Hank Williams continues to inspire and influence... 

Billy Dean, Little Jimmy Dickens to take the stage...

When Lady Antebellum sat down with songwriter Josh Kear in February 2009 to write a song about a sexually-charged, late-night phone call to an ex, the trio encountered a dilemma centered on a lyric for the second chorus...