September 2, 2010 - Gloriana and The Jane Dear Girls are featured in the back-to-school campaign for Hot Topic entitled "When Music And Fashion Collide." Hot Topic, a retailer in trendy teen clothing, wanted to involve a diverse group of music artists to help highlight their store as the destination for music during the... »»»September 1, 2010 - Paste Magazine, which covered Americana and roots music, announced Wednesday it is folding its print edition. The announcement cited financial difficulties, which were well known.
Paste intends to keep its online edition operating. Paste started as a website in 1998 and was first published on paper in 2002.... »»»September 1, 2010 - Keith Urban was quite pleased Wednesday with getting two CMA nominations.
Urban was nominated for Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year.
"I just found out about the noms...man, what can I say....HUGE MASSSIVE THANK YOU to everyone who not only made these nominations possible, but also... »»»September 1, 2010 - Surprise, surprise. Not only did Lady Antebellum capture a bunch of Country Music Association awards nominations, but the trio is also quite happy.
The group scored nominations for Entertainer of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, Album of the Year for "Need You Now," Single of the Year for Need You... »»»September 1, 2010 - It took four albums, but Little Big Town has the number one country disc in the U.S. with "The Reason Why." The CD is fifth on the overall top 200 list on Billboard with 41,940 albums sold. This is the highest debuting album of the country band's career.
LBT takes over from Trace Adkins' "Cowboy's Back in Town.... »»»September 1, 2010 - The Band Perry - siblings Kimberly, Neil and Reid Perry - were nominated for Vocal Group of the Year for the 44th Annual CMA Awards. This is the trio's first nomination for a national music award, and the first nomination for an artist on the Republic Nashville label.
"We are so humbled and just... »»»September 1, 2010 - Blake Shelton was honored this morning with four CMA nominations in the categories of Male Vocalist of the Year, Single of the Year (Hillbilly Bone), Musical Event of the Year (Hillbilly Bone featuring Trace Adkins) and Music Video of the Year (Hillbilly Bone featuring Trace Adkins).... »»»September 1, 2010 - Charlie Louvin makes his return to live performance after surgery to treat pancreatic cancer on Sept. 10 as part of the Americana Music Association showcases.
Louvin's performance will include Emmylou Harris to perform If I Could Only Win Your Love, a song written by The Louvin Brothers.... »»»September 1, 2010 - Miranda Lambert picked up on Wednesday where she left off the previous day because she garnered four more Country Music Association nominations for a total of nine. Lady Antebellum, which had four on day one of the nomination announcement process, grabbed one more Wednesday.
Both were nominated for the... »»»September 1, 2010 - The hosts of the announcement for the Country Music Association awards did not do too shabby. Miranda Lambert set a record with nine Country Music Association Awards Wednesday, the most ever by a female. Among Lambert's nomiantions were for entertainer of the year. Dierks Bentley picked up three.
"It's time I guess.... »»»August 31, 2010 - Ryan Bingham has enjoyed critical acclaim, but was not exactly a household name. He still may not be, but he's had a great year since he won an Oscar for The Weary Kind, as best song from the movie "Crazy Heart." Bingham, from New Mexico, released "Junky Star" Tuesday. Like the movie, T Bone Burnett produced the disc.... »»»August 31, 2010 - Brad Paisley announced the second leg of his H2O World Tour presented by Chevy. Thirteen dates have been added to the previously announced 45 stops - extending the tour through Nov. 20.
The tour has played to more than 600,000 fans in just 3 months with 38 sell outs, including 51,000-plus in Gillette... »»»
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August 31, 2010 - Ashley Gearing has released her new single, What You Think About Us, to country radio, debuting this week on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.
Co-written by Gearing with Brian Davis and Ben Glover, the song is the first single off the young singer's debut for Curb Records. Gearing has been working... »»»August 31, 2010 - Billy Currington drew more than 20,000 fans Saturday night to Cardinal Stadium in Louisville to surpass a 20-year Kentucky State Fair attendance record previously set by Charlie Daniels.
Currington releases his fourth album, "Enjoy Yourself," Sept.... »»»August 31, 2010 - Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez will release a best of along with four new tracks in October.
"The New Bye & Bye - The Best of the Train Wreck Years 2002 - 2007," a collection of their 13 best collaborations, plus 4 new songs, drops Oct. 12 on Train Wreck Records. Written and recorded earlier this... »»»August 31, 2010 - CMA announced today that tickets will go on sale for The 44th Annual CMA Awards on Saturday, Sept. 18.
Tickets for the Nov. 10 ceremony from Nashville can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com; calling (800) 745-3000; or in person at the Bridgestone Arena box office, 501 Broadway (corner of Fifth... »»»August 31, 2010 - Miranda Lambert and Lady Antebellum racked up nominations for the 44th annual Country Music Association Awards. With the first batch of nominations announced in Nashville Tuesday, Lambert accumulated five, while the trio already has garnered nominations for vocal group, song and single of the year.... »»»August 30, 2010 - Bluegrass singer James King was released from a Virginia hospital Friday after being hospitalized with a blood clot in his lungs and leg.
"James was released from the hospital Friday evening and has been at home resting," according to an email posted about him. "He's been on numerous blood thinners and... »»»August 30, 2010 - Pat Alger and Paul Davis were named to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Foundation along with Steve Cropper and Stephen Foster.
The four new inductees will be welcomed into the elite songwriting fraternity by their peers at the 40th Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Dinner &... »»»August 30, 2010 - American Roots Records group TelluRide is no longer.
But the band, which had two singles hit radio, is not breaking up. Due to legal issues, the group is changing its name to the Adam Craig Band effective immediately.
"Dealing with two law suits involving our name has been a distraction for several months.... »»»August 30, 2010 - Blake Shelton holds down the number one spot on the Billboard and Country Aircheck (Mediabase) charts for the third week in a row with his single, All About Tonight, it was announced Monday. The chart is officially released Thursday.
The last time the Academy of Country Music and CMT Award winner had... »»»
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