August, 2010

Joe Nichols has created a website specifically for people to tell him 'The Shape I'm In'... 

A limited edition box-set featuring 18 hours of Hank Williams music is now available for pre-order...

Little Big Town, Montgomery Gentry to perform...

CMA is giving fans the opportunity to virtually interact with their favorite stars with the second annual Tweet 'N' Greet, featuring the Tweets of Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban and others. The live event on ABC.com will take place during the broadcast of the ABC television special, CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock...

Blake Shelton, atop the music charts for the third week with "All About Tonight," will be performing his first live television concert special on Wednesday, Sept. 8 on GAC. Filmed at the indoor Roberts Stadium in Evansville, Ind., it will be the largest stage Shelton has ever taken...

Robert Plant's upcoming release, Band of Joy, features more of an Americana flavor than the rock 'n roll that made Plant famous as a member of Led Zeppelin...

Swift and Urban perform for Target managers...

Australian sisters The McClymonts will go on their first U.S. tour with Jason Aldean beginning in September...

Eddie Montgomery announces Jonn Michael Montgomery and Craig Morgan will join in the grand opening celebrations for his steakhouse...

Taylor Swift donated $100,000 to help rebuild a playground near her Hendersonville, Tenn., home. Swift’s donation was originally intended to help the city’s flood relief efforts, but her business manager suggested using the donation to refurbish the Kid’s Kingdom playground and volleyball courts...

Beginning next week, songs from Reba McEntire, Dierks Bentley, Lady Antebellum, Jamey Johnson and more will be available for gamers to sing and play along to on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii...

Country Music legend Charlie Daniels will gather some of the industry’s brightest stars on Nov. 22 for the Charlie Daniels and Friends Charity Concert to benefit Christamas 4 Kids. Daniels will team up with Montgomery Gentry, Jake Owen and Sawyer Brown...

Johnny Mathis will release his debut Country album in September...

Country Music funny man Mel Tillis releases comedy album...

Zac Brown and his wife are expecting their fourth daughter...

Special performance to celebrate Steeldrivers' sophomore album...

Dailey & Vincert, Martina McBride, Carrie Underwood featured this weekend...

The day has finally come for the world premiere of Taylor Swift's new video for "Mine." Swift, who co-directed the video, also plays the main character..

Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood team up for CMA Awards.

Country Music superstars Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood return this year to host The 44th Annual CMA Awards, to air live on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. EST on the ABC network...

CMT will honor the top five acts in Country Music at a year-end hoedown...

The Grand Ole Opry announced this week that it is returning home with a special concert event at the Grand Ole Opry House at the end of September. The famous six-foot oak circle has been returned to the Opry center stage, ready for the special concert event, which will take place Tuesday, Sept. 28...

Lady Antebellum is currently celebrating a trio of coveted Top 10 album spots this week, as Need You Now, Lady Antebellum'and their recent iTunes Session have all landed in the Billboard Top Country Albums...

Trace Adkins newest album, Cowboy's Back in Town, has landed the singer on top of the Billboard Country Album chart and #5 on the Top 200...

ABC's Good Morning America follows up with Julie Roberts after Nashville flood...

James Otto's new single compates "Soldiers and Jesus"...

"Rain" is also Bryan's second No. 1 single...

Hank Williams, Jr., Gretchen Wilson and Lee Brice hope to attract tourists to Alabama...

Trace Adkins' newest album, Cowboy's Back in Town, has landed the singer on top of the Billboard Country Albums chart for the fourth time in his career...

It’s the year 2000. “Gladiator” is named Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Gas costs around $1.60 a gallon. And a new group named Rascal Flatts, composed of Jay DeMarcus, Gary LeVox and Joe Don Rooney, releases its debut single, “Prayin’ for Daylight"...

Country star and philanthropist Jimmy Wayne and Bryan Foods have partnered to help those affected by the Gulf Coast oil spill by donating more than 2,500 pounds of food...

Roseanne Cash's recently published memoir debuted at No. 20 on The New York Times bestseller list...

Jason Aldean's fouth studio album is set to hit shelves on Nov. 2. 'My Kinda Party' features a duet with pop sensation Kelly Clarkson and even a taste of Aldean's Country-style hip-hop skills...

In the upcoming musically-driven drama, Joyful Noise, Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah will star as two strong-minded women forced to work together to save a small town Gospel choir. Parton will also contribute a few songs to the movie’s soundtrack...

CMT’s latest iPhone app, CMT Insider, will feature exclusive Taylor Swift content. The free app will also give Country Music fans fingertip-access to their favorite stars...

The Zac Brown Band gave a rockin' Country show Thursday night in Chicago...

Half of Montgomery Gentry is set to open his Harrodsburg, Ky. steakhouse...

Collection includes Wynette's CMA and Grammy awards and archival footage from a variety of television shows...

This week's Opry roster includes Jimmy Wayne, Chris Young and others...

Bo Bice's video for "You Take Yourself With You" is available now...

Before the Friday release of her video, "Mine," Taylor Swift is giving fans a sneak-peak of the video by releasing photos of the shoot on CMT.com...

Dierks Bentley will host his fifth annual “Miles & Music for Kids” celebrity motorcycle ride and benefit concert on Oct. 17 in Nashville. In the past five years, the event has attracted more than 30,000 fans and raised $1.2 million for children’s hospitals across the country...
 

Kenny Chesney recently sat down with Billboard magazine to discuss the inspiration and meaning behind his upcoming release, Hemmingway’s Whiskey...

Pre-order Taylor Swift's new album and choose how you'd like to receive it: physical, digital or both...

Sons of Slyvia added to second leg of Carrie Underwood's Play On tour...

Kathy Mattea, Blake Shelton will hit the stage...

Superstar Keith Urban took a time out this of his Summer Lovin' Tour to drop by a few summer music festivals as part of KC Masterpiece-sponsored "backyard barbeques"...

Country Music superstar Blake Shelton is riding high with his "six pak" album, All About Tonight, but it hasn't stopped the singer from creating yet another project. He will be releasing a greatest hits album in November...

Country superstar Kenny Chesney will release Hemingway’s Whiskey Deluxe Edition, a limited-edition, two-disc, CD + DVD set, on Sept. 28. The package includes 11 new songs, two bonus tracks and Chesney’s take on each of the songs...

Billy Currington's fourth studio album, Enjoy Yourself, to be released on Sept. 21...

Download Rascal Flatts' newest single now. Full release coming Nov. 16...

Deborah Allen stopped by Homeland Security while scouting location for new video...

John Anderson, Rodney Crowell and Lane Brody among performers at concert and festival...

Country Music singing sensation Taylor Swift is set to launch the music video for her latest hit single, "Mine." But this video is getting extra-special attention as CMT, MTV, VH1 and MTV International team up to present a global premiere on Friday, Aug. 27...

Rodney Atkins has teamed with Cracker Barrel Old Country Store to release his upcoming album. Cracker Barrel Presents Rodney Atkins will feature some old hits and never-before-heard songs that are sure to appeal to the whole family in true Cracker Barrel style...

The 2010 International Bluegrass Music Award nominees were made official this week. Daily & Vincent tops the list with a whopping 10 nominations...

Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert Chris Young and others will announce CMA Award nominees...

'Sessions' includes Lady A hits and a Tom Petty cover...

On hearing the very first notes of the swampy riff that would become the title track of his new album, Up on the Ridge, Dierks Bentley knew that he and co-writer Angelo Petraglia were onto something that wouldn’t be encumbered by genre titles...

Rascal Flatts fans may have to wait a few months for a new album from the trio, but the latest single has finally been released, and "Why Wait" is being devoured by fans. The song was an instant hit with the band as well...

George Jones will be inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame this Friday, Aug. 21, during a ceremony at the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame Theater...

George Richey, widower of the great Tammy Wynnette, died after battling chronic pulmonary obstructive disease...

Neal McCoy and a slew of country superstars will be hitting the beach in the name of cancer research ...

Eric Church, Blake Shelton featured this week...

Trace Adkins' first release with Toby Keith's Show Dog - Universal Music, Cowboy’s Back in Town, hits shelves today, Aug. 17. A special deluxe edition containing four bonus tracks, including "Hillbilly Bone," his No. 1 duet with Blake Shelton, is also available...

Troy Jones tells us how current Billy Currington hit "Pretty Good At Drinkin' Beer" came about...

Lionel Richie joins Taylor Swift, Kris Kristofferson and Emmylou Harris for Country Music Hall of Fame fundraiser...

Reba McEntire will release her 34th album on Sept. 19...

The annual celebration honors women in Country Music...

Blake Shelton is No. 1 on the Billboard and Country Aircheck (Mediabase) charts with his single, “All About Tonight.” This is the second No. 1 of the year for Shelton and the seventh No. 1 hit of his career...

After a four-year battle with methamphetamine addiction, Ty Herndon is back with a new record and a new lease on life. Using his faith and spirituality as inspiration, Herdon opened up about his new album, Journey On, and his rocky past ...

Country superstar Reba McEntire has attracted more than one million Facebook fans, making her one of 10 Country stars to achieve this popularity milestone...

Toby Keith teamed up with a few Nashville session musicians to perform some classic Country songs that will be featured on his upcoming album, Bullets in the Gun, scheduled for release on Oct. 5...

Nickelodeon star Jennette McCurdy to premiere new video "Not that Far Away" on Saturday...

Daily & Vincent, The Grascals, Chuck Wicks and many more to perform...

Darius Rucker reunited with his Hootie & the Blowfish bandmates in the band’s home state of South Carolina to participate in the group’s annual Homegrown Roundup...

Country Music fans take heart, tickets for the 2011 CMA Music Festival will be on sale beginning Aug. 23. The 40th CMA Music Fest is expected to be better than ever this year, with a stream of concerts, autograph signings, celebrity events and more...

Country Music superstar Taylor Swift should be used to accepting awards and honors, but the latest one has nothing to do with music. The teenage Country star has been awarded a spot in the International Bowling Hall of Fame by fans...

Bentley shows off his songwriting chops with a new ballad, "Draw Me A Map"...

Kenny Chesney agrees to help fellow Country Music star Willie Nelson help the farmers...

Moral concerns govern James Otto’s criticism of Teen Choice Awards...

Steve Azar will open for Reba McEntire for a few tour stops along the East coast this month...

With the rush release of her new single, "Mine," due to an Internet leak, one would think Taylor Swift's camp would be biting their nails. Instead, they're celebrating, as the single shot straight to No. 3 on Billboard's Hot 100...

Little Big Town has a busy schedule in preparation for the release of their fourth studio album, The Reason Why. Due for release on Aug. 24, the band has paved the road for release with their catchy new single “Little White Church”...

Josh Kelley releases debut Country single, "Georgia Clay," to radio....

Win a trip to see and meet Brooks & Dunn on eBay...

Several artists have been added to the already outstanding roster...

Carter will also perform this Saturday at Nashville's Hard Rock Café...

Gary Mule Deer will tour with some of Country's top acts...

Rascal Flatts has added more dates to their Nothing Like This tour, which will now run through Oct. 9, wrapping in Irvine, Calif. While in Ohio, the group also partnered with OSU footall coach Jim Tressel to record a public service announcement for the Jason Foundation...

A charity motorcycle signed by a who’s who list of Country artists, including Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw and Dolly Parton, was stolen along with its trailer over the weekend in Kentucky...

Kenny Chesney is set to release his latest album, Hemmingway's Whiskey, on Sept. 28. The record features Chesney's signature island and relationship-themed tunes, along with the first single, "The Boys of Fall"...

Jamey Johnson's new single, "Playing the Part," is from his upcoming double album, The Guitar Song...

Surgarland's Jennifer Nettles shows stalker-side in new video for "Stuck Like Glue"...

Randy Houser will give fans a sneak peak at his second studio album, 'They Call Me Cadillac'...

Luke Bryan will embark on a second Farm Tour run of shows in his home state of Georgia in late September...

"Lover, Lover" singer Jerrod Niemann will perform...

Taylor Swift will join the Dave Matthews Band to ring in the 2010-2011 NFL football season when the Minnesota Vikings take on defending champions New Orleans Saints on Sept. 9. The pre-game festivities take place at 8 p.m. ET, and the game will kick off at 8:30...

For Tim McGraw, female adoration in every form is expected. It’s just part of the job. However, things went a little differently for the hunk this past Saturday when he was showered with adoration in the form of bras...

Zac Brown Band is now offering pre-orders for their new album, You Get What You Give. As an added bonus, the pre-order site allows visitors to hear the group's new single “As She’s Walking Away"...

Lee Ann Womack will host the ACM Honors ceremony for the second time...

Kristy Lee Cook has signed her way towards a new album while her reality show gains success...

Emerson Drive launches Amdian Music Company...

Lady Antebellum will be in London to give their international debut to a sold-out crowd on August 11...

The Grascals have topped both the Bluegrass Unlimited and Bluegrass Music Profiles charts this month with their latest album, The Famous Lefty Flynn’s...

The Americana Music Association has announced the recipients of the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Awards. Recipients and their respective honors include: Wanda Jackson (performance), John Mellencamp (songwriting), Luke Lewis (executive), Greg Leisz (instrumentalist) and Brian Ahern (producer/engineer)...

Jimmy Wayne's walking shoes now on display at Hard Cafe in Phoenix...

Mississippi native Faith Hill to perform in New Orleans in late August...

Jo Dee Messina supports fundraiser for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation...

Heidi Newfield fights cancer at Concert 4 the Cure...

Andy Griggs, Ricky Skaggs and Steve Wariner showcase their talents...

Due to overwhelming fan demand, Taylor Swift rush-released “Mine,” the lead single from her upcoming album, Speak Now, to iTunes and Country radio on Wednesday, Aug. 4...

Country Music singer Craig Morgan has been doling out relationship advice of late, according to TheBoot.com. The singer sat down for an interview with Country Countdown USA and shared a little bit of advice with some of his famous Country Music friends...

Brad Paisley will release Hits Alive, his first greatest hits collection, on Nov. 2. The two disc set will include both studio and live versions of Paisley’s greatest hits...

Taylor Swift will vie against Beyonce for Best Female Video at MTV Video Music Awards, sans Kanye...

Blake Shelton will drop a new six pak album next Tuesday, featuring a Miranda Lambert duet...

Check out upcoming and ongoing Country artists and bands on tour...

Jason Aldean's new single, "My Kinda Party," is available on the singer's website...

Superstar Faith Hill has been named the new Tide Loads of Hope ambassador, the mobile laundry service that offers clean clothes for families affected by disaster. The Tide Loads of Hope program is revisiting the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, when the laundry program was first launched...

Jimmy Wayne has walked 1,700 miles through six states as part of his Meet Me Halfway initiative. The singer even broke his foot while on the walk, but that didn't stop him from completing his journey from Nashville to Phoenix, and it isn't slowing him down now. ...

The hit husband and wife duo Joey + Rory returns with their sophomore album, aptly titled Album Number Two. The album is scheduled for a Sept. 14 release and will seek to maintain the tone of the first album...

Craig Morgan reflects on mother's death...

Foster, Kristofferson and Nelson honored at at the Leadership Music Dale Franklin Award gala dinner...

FOX joins ranks of Country Music awards shows with their own "American Country Awards"...

Newcomer Matt Kennon reveals his musical hero and his pet peeve...

Miranda Lambert released her new video, “Only Prettier,” earlier this week on Aug. 3; the video also stars Laura Bell Bundy, Kellie Pickler and Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott. Lambert’s fiancé, Blake Shelton, is a fan of the video...

Jerrod Niemann's infectious debut single, "Lover, Lover," took the Country world by storm, hitting the No. 1 slot on both the Billboard and Country Aircheck charts. Soon after, his premier album, Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury, debuted at the top of the charts...

Since his debut in 1990, Tim McGraw has become one of the most well-known names in Nashville. He has sold more than 40 million albums, had 11 albums debut at No. 1 and 30 No. 1 singles. His success has earned him the honor of being named Nielsen BDS’s Most Played Artist of the Decade Award...

Tanya Tucker suing producer for breach of contract...

Farm Aid 25 is coming to Milwaukee's Miller Park this year with many of the usual performers returning...

Martina McBride's husband led 4,000 fans in singing "Happy Birthday" to the superstar...

Taylor Swift, Emylou Harris and others will participate in All for the Hall Los Angeles concert...

Charlie Daniels Band will release their new patriotic compilation on Aug. 10...

The Del McCoury Band, Josh Thompson are featured...

More than two months before the release date of their new album, Sugarland already has people talking and criticizing the CD, Incredible Machine. By describing the album as "steampunk, both critics and fans alike have been confused as to what exactly the new abum will sound like...

After 1,700 miles, one broken heel and one good cause, Jimmy Wayne completed his Meet Me Halfway campaign to raise awareness of homeless teens. Wayne started his journey Jan. 1 in Nashville and completed it Saturday, July 31, in Pheonix...

Country cowboy Trace Adkins performed his favorite hits and answered personal questions in a new web series, Unplugged, on CMT.com. After an acoustic performance of his favorite tunes, Adkins talked about influences, traumatic experiences and more...

Steve Azar penned the tune "Sunshine" years ago but it's still turning heads...

John Rich is a busy professional with a wild side...

The Chris LeDoux Spurs and Spikes Memorial Golf Tournament featured golfer Jake Owen...

Rascal Flatts, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban featured on The Fisher House Foundation benefit CD...

Country crooner Trace Adkins’ new album, Cowboy’s Back in Town, will hit shelves on Aug. 17. Adkins’ latest release is his first venture with Show Dog – Universal, the new label headed by Toby Keith and Mark Wright...

Lindsay Lohan would be wise to take jailhouse advice from Merle Haggard. After all, the Country Music icon is speaking from experience. Haggard, 73, is an ex-con who served time in San Quentin prison for attempted robbery. He was inspired to turn his life around after seeing Johnny Cash perform at the prison three times...