February 9, 2010 - Greetings from Taylor Swift.
Written and inspired Swift, the first set of cards from the new Taylor Swift Collection by American Greetings Corporation is now available at retailers across the country. The first 12 cards are being introduced to fans and card enthusiasts of all ages with a display... »»»February 8, 2010 - "So Runs The World Away" is the name of the upcoming CD from rootsy singer Josh Ritter,. The disc drops May 4 on Pytheas Recordings. This is the fifth full-length recording from Ritter, who has and first for the label after being on Sony.
Recorded over 15 months at the Great North Sound Society in... »»»February 8, 2010 - Gretchen Wilson has played the arenas, but now Wilson will head back to her roots when she embarks on her I Got Your Country Right Here club tour this week.
The gigs are set up as a "hear it before you can buy it" opportunity for fans to listen music from her fourth studio album, "I Got Your Country... »»»February 8, 2010 - Rascal Flatts are helping their fans get in the Valentine's Day mood with their digital exclusive offering, "14 Love Songs For The 14th." Available starting Feb. 9 at all digital music outlets, Rascal Flatts' CD offers 14 of the band's love songs. All were previously release.
Songs are:
1. This Everyday Love
2.... »»»February 8, 2010 - Jason Aldean holds down the top spot on the country song chart for a third straight week with The Truth, it was announced today. This marks the third consecutive multi-week number one from his platinum album, "Wide Open."
"I don't think my fans expected me to come out with a song this traditional,... »»»February 8, 2010 - Luke Bryan will premiere his new video for Rain Is A Good Thing on iTunes beginning Tuesday. The video, directed by award-winning director Shaun Silva, was shot back in October at Bryan's inaugural Farm Tour show and includes more than 3,500 of his rain-soaked fans who stuck out the mud and wet weather to see the show.... »»»February 8, 2010 - Oklahoma band No Justice signed with new Dallas independent label Carved Records.
No Justice is a five-piece band from Stillwater, Okla. The group, which plays extensively in Oklahoma and Texas, has had four releases, including two Live at Billy Bob's discs on Smith Music.
No Justice is currently in... »»»February 7, 2010 - Wynonna Judd announced Saturday that she and her mom Naomi are reunited yet again as The Judds. The two will go on tour and release an album, they announced in Miami on CBS' The Early Show Saturday Edition
Wynonna made the big announcement before performing on the broadcast's pre-Super Bowl show,... »»»February 5, 2010 - Josh Turner will perform for the first time on The Late Show with David Letterman on Monday, Feb. 8, the day before the release of deluxe and standard versions of Turner's fourth studio album, "Haywire."
Why Don't We Just Dance, the hit debut single fourth this week on the Billboard and... »»»February 5, 2010 - "Ain't In It For My Health: A Film About Levon Helm" will make its world premiere at this year's SXSW Festival.
Directed by Jacob Hatley, the movie forces him to confront the dark times that have haunted him since The Band's demise: throat cancer, bankruptcy, drug addiction and the tragic loss of band... »»»February 5, 2010 - A 15-year-old fan was the first to find out: Carrie Underwood will be among the stars performing at this year's CMA Music Festival Thursday through Sunday, June 10-13 in Nashville.
Underwood, who is singing the National Anthem Sunday at the Super Bowl and has a busy rehearsal schedule, called... »»»February 5, 2010 - Raul Malo will kick off the Americana Music Association's second annual "Live at The Bluebird Cafe" concert series in Nashville later this month. The six-show series, sponsored by the Gibson Foundation, will feature artists who help define Americana music.
AMA board member Malo starts the series on Feb. 19.... »»»
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February 4, 2010 - Lady Antebellum was numero uno as the best selling CD in the country for the week ending Feb. 13 with 481,000 units sold of "Need You Now." The trio took over for Taylor Swift and "Fearless," which fell to second. Jason Aldean led the Billboard Country Songs chart for the second week running for the... »»»February 4, 2010 - Pop singer Kelly Clarkson, who skyrocketed to fame because of American Idol, critcizied Big Machine Records head Scott Borchetta on her blog, for knocking American Idol performers and knocking him for "throwing blame" in his defense of Taylor Swift.
Borchetta went on the offensive after a performance... »»»February 4, 2010 - Taylor Swift's label head continued his defense of Swift in the wake of her less than well-received performance Sunday at the Grammys.
Big Machine Records head Scott Borchetta said to Billboard in comments published Thursday that technical difficulties led to problems for Swift.... »»»February 4, 2010 - Sugarland announced Thursday they will kick off their 2010 North American tour, The Incredible Machine in late April in Nevada and travel to more than 55 cities nationwide.
"This new tour is a thrill for me," said Jennifer Nettles. "It will reflect our latest writing and surprises to come for the new... »»»February 4, 2010 - Nominations were announced Thursday for the Academy of Country Music radio finalists with Kix Brooks among them.
Categories and nominees were:
National On-Air Personality: Blair Garner, AfterMidNite (Premiere); Cody Alan, CMT Radio Live (CMT Radio/Westwood One); Crook & Chase, Crook and Chase... »»»February 4, 2010 - Carrie Underwood landed a supporting role in her first studio movie "Soul Surfer." The film is based on the autobiography of 19-year-old champion surfer Bethany Hamilton, who, for more than six years, has defied all odds to compete and win professional championships after losing her arm in a shark... »»»February 3, 2010 - Eric Church opens up his Nashville home on a new episode of CMT Cribs premiering Friday, Feb. 5 at 10 p.m. eastern/Pacific. Church and his wife Katherine welcome viewers into their newly renovated home for a personal tour that includes a homegrown backyard garden and Church's favorite room in the house... »»»February 3, 2010 - Lady Antebellum's sophomore album, "Need You Now," scored the number one position on the Billboard Top 200 chart today with sales hitting more than 480,000 units.
"We are absolutely stunned...the love and support we were feeling last week from the fans and everyone around us was so incredible," said... »»»February 3, 2010 - Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas were added today to the 37th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival, being held from June 17-20 in Telluride, Col. This festival performance will be one of a very few shows for the band this year and among their first full-length sets since 2007.... »»»
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