November 20, 2008 - A massive 10-CD, 150-song collection of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboy's "Tiffany Transcriptions" will be out Jan 27, 2009 on Collector's Choice, the reissue label's first ever box set.
The 1940s San Francisco radio transcriptions from the king of Texas swing music are remastered.... »»»November 19, 2008 - With his new movie not quite open, Tim McGraw is looking ahead to another possible movie project about a man in east Tennessee who faked his own death with the help of the town and a funeral parlor.
McGraw is in "The Four Christmases," which opens next week with Dwight Yoakam, Reese Witherspoon, Vince... »»»November 19, 2008 - Faith Hill will hit the Big Apple to promote her recently released Christmas album "Joy to the World." The 11-song recording, released on Warner, was two years in the making, and features such classics as Holly Jolly Christmas, O Holy Night and the current single A Baby Changes Everything.... »»»November 19, 2008 - Taylor Swift will have the best selling CD in the U .S. when the Billboard charts are officially released Thursday. "Fearless" sold 529,000 units, far ahead of second place sales of 183,000 by David Archuleta.
The sales by Swift were the biggest for a country CD since The Eagles' "Long Road out of... »»»November 19, 2008 - Darrell Webb, most recently guitarist for Rhonda Vincent, will join Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper as lead vocalist and guitarist in December. Webb replaces Todd Rakestraw.
Raised in a West Virginia home rich with the sounds of hard core traditional bluegrass, Webb started playing mandolin when he... »»»November 18, 2008 - Clint Black is suing a partner in his Equity records venture, claiming in a Tennessee court that he was not fully aware of the contract Little Big Town signed the label. LBT has since left Equity for Capitol Nashville.
Black is suing manager/accountant Charles Sussman and his Music Row firm, Gudvi,... »»»November 18, 2008 - Montgomery Gentry just released an interactive version of their video for the Top 5 hit, Roll With Me, exclusively on-line at www.hearsomethingcountry.com. Filmed using the 360 degree filming process, this marks the first short-form country music video to be seen panorama style. Viewers can watch the... »»»November 18, 2008 - Lorianne Crook will host her first Celebrity Kitchen Holiday Special Thursday with Trisha Yearwood helping out. Yearwood along with her mother, Gwen, will make two special holiday desserts, as well as a little music from Yearwood. The program airs Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. eastern on RFD-TV.... »»»November 18, 2008 - A few singers, a bluegrass star and a southern band that came seemingly out of nowhere to have a hit single on their hands lead the releases out today.
The Zac Brown Band was not known until Chicken Fried burst on the scene as a big hit. The band now releases "The Foundation" (Atlantic).... »»»November 17, 2008 - The video for Brad Paisley and Keith Urban's current duet, Start A Band, will debut on GAC tomorrow, Tuesday Nov. 18. The video captures the guitar-slingers dueling it out lick for lick and introduces a couple of young budding guitarists (Paisley and Urban look-a-likes) in a guitar showdown setting.... »»»November 17, 2008 - Jessica Simpson will be appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show this Wednesday, Nov. 19. Simpson will talk about her move to country and her new disc. She will perform her new single, Remember That, penned by Rachel Proctor and Victoria... »»»November 17, 2008 - Luke Bryan signed a sponsorship deal with Miller Lite, starting this week and going through 2009.
"The Bryan family and Miller Lite go way way back," joked Bryan. "This is an amazing opportunity to be in partnership with such a long standing solid American brand like Miller Lite. I look forward to working with them.... »»»
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Country News
November 17, 2008 - John Anderson, Clint Black, Joe Diffie, George Jones, Tracy Lawrence and Darryl Worley contributing to a charity CD to help rebuild an Alabama high school destroyed by a tornado last year.
Country Crossing Records will release "We Are Enterprise: The Album To Help Rebuild Enterprise High School," on Dec. 16.... »»»November 17, 2008 - Jewel's new country CD could be going for cheap this month, but the Country Music Hall of Fame will benefit. On Nov. 28, the day after Thanksgiving, fans can obtain copies of Jewel's first country album and seventh career album, "Perfectly Clear," by making a $1 minimum donation to the hall of fame.... »»»November 16, 2008 - Randy Weeks will follow his 2006 album "Sugarfinger" with "Going My Way" on Certifiable Records on Feb. 24, 2009. Weeks recently moved from Los Angeles to Austin, which is reflected on the CD. The album was produced by Will Sexton and features such players as long-time guitarist Tony Gilkyson plus... »»»November 14, 2008 - Tracy Lawrence will spearhead the "Third Annual Tracy Lawrence Mission Possible Turkey Fry," helping those in need, on Nov. 25. The result of this year's event will be the distribution of 400 turkeys to create more than 6,500 meals for the Nashville Rescue Mission.
Celebrity participants are being... »»»November 14, 2008 - The war of words between Taylor Swift and ex special friend Joe Jonas is heating up into a "he said, she said" affair.
Swift said a few days in an interview with Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show that he "dumped her over the phone in 27 seconds." Jonas, of course, is one third of the Jonas Brothers, a pop boy band.... »»»November 14, 2008 - Taylor Swift has another number one on the Billboard country song chart with Love Story, the first single from her just released "Relentless" disc for the week ending Nov. 22. The song took over from Carrie Underwood's Just a Dream, which fell to fourth. On the album chart, Brad Paisley debuted in first... »»»November 13, 2008 - Josh Gracin and wife Ann Marie welcomed a new addition to their family Wedesday. Daughter Isabella Sophia Gracin was born in Nashville. Isabella is the couple's fourth child and joins sisters Briana and Gabby and brother... »»»November 13, 2008 - Elections to the Americana Music Association Board of Directors resulted in five new members, including singer Tift Merritt. Ten incoming directors were elected to the board for 2009-2010.
New board members include Tamara Saviano, freelance writer of Ellis Creative in the Publications category,... »»»November 13, 2008 - A tribute to Shel Silverstein is in the works with Alison Krauss, George Jones, Ray Price and Emmylou Harris among those aboard. Bobby Bare Jr. and Sr. are executive producing the effort.
The disc is slated to be released Sugar Hill/Vanguard in mid 2009. Slated to contribute are Black Keys, Band of Horses, Dr.... »»»
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