November 6, 2009 - Dierks Bentley met the soldier at a July 4 concert at Fort Hood in Texas who shot the psychiatrist accused of killing 12 fellow soldiers at outpost on Thursday.
Civilian Police Sgt. Kimberly Munley shot and wounded Nidal Malik Hasan, who was about to be deployed to Afghanistan.... »»»November 6, 2009 - What happens when you cross The Chipmunks with The Boxmasters? On Nov 10, that will mean The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late), a popularized by Alvin, Simon and Theodore.
The Boxmasters take on the song will be available exclusively on iTunes. Those buying The Boxmasters full length holiday... »»»November 6, 2009 - Rascal Flatts wrapped the first leg of the Rascal Flatts American Living Unstoppable Tour last weekend selling 550,000 tickets in 39 shows since it began in June. This total also includes the two sold-out stadium concerts at Chicago's Wrigley Field and Columbus' Crew Stadium. From January of this year,... »»»November 5, 2009 - Taylor Swift is back atop the Billboard Country Albums chart for the week ending Nov. 14 with "Fearless." Only this is a different brand of her album because she re-released it with six new tracks, videos and other add ons. She switched spots with Tim McGraw and "Southern Voice," which slipped to second.... »»»November 5, 2009 - Dobro master Jerry Douglas will tour with guitarist John Oates and vocalist Maura O'Connell as they perform songs from Douglas' debut holiday album, "Jerry Christmas!" The eight-date tour starts Dec. 5 in Newberry, S.C. and ends Dec. 13 in Annapolis, Md.
The CD features Douglas's interpretations of... »»»November 5, 2009 - For the third year in a row Wynonna will bring holiday cheer to 15 cities across the country with A Classic Christmas tour, named after her 2006 Top 10 Billboard country album. The tour starts Nov. 28 in Hershey, P and concludes Dec. 20 in Las Vegas.
"I take great comfort in tradition, and I have... »»»November 4, 2009 - Taylor Swift will regain the top spot on the billboard country album chart when it is released Thursday as "Fearless" takes over for Tim McGraw's "Southern Voice," which slipped to second.
Swift was helped by the release of the disc in its "Platinum" edition containing six new songs and videos.... »»»November 4, 2009 - Blue Highway's "Some Day: The Fifteenth Anniversary Collection" comes out Jan. 19, 2010 on Rounder. The CD is a collection of the best of the bluegrass band's Rounder recordings, one cut from a Rob Ickes solo album, and 3 new selections including Bleeding for a Little Piece of Mind, which was... »»»November 4, 2009 - Singer Jessi Colter, the widow of Waylon Jennings, was among the artists added to Dierks Bentley's Miles & Music for Kids celebrity motorcycle ride and concert in his hometown of Phoenix on Sat, Nov. 21.
Also joining Bentley for a post-ride jam at Tempe Marketplace will be Roger Clyne and The... »»»November 4, 2009 - Ryan Bingham and The Dead Horses will perform Tell My Mother I
Miss Her So from their sophomore release, "Roadhouse Sun," on The Late
Show with David Letterman tonight.
Bingham's currently on the road supporting The
Flatlanders with stops in New York, Rochester, N.Y., Columbus, Ohio and Alexandria, Va.... »»»November 3, 2009 - Carrie Underwood is the big release today with her third album "Play On." The release from the former American Idol winner contains 13 songs, including the first single, Cowboy Casanova. Underwood had a hand in writing many of the songs.
Bluegrass band The Dixie Bee-Liners released their second album... »»»November 3, 2009 - Carolwood Records was short-lived. Started last year as a Disney subsidiary and sister label of Lyric Street Records, the Nashville-based label was shuttered.
"I am very optimistic that this newly organized, aggregated team will bring new focus and energy to our entire staff and roster and thus have... »»»
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November 3, 2009 - Bucky Covington released a video for current single, his version of Nickelback's Gotta Be Somebody. The video made its debut on CMT.com and will air on TV starting next week.
Directed by Devin Pense, this live performance style video spotlights his hometown community of Rockingham, N.C.... »»»November 3, 2009 - Dolly Parton, Ernest Tubb, Charlie Daniels, Kid Rock and the owner of Tootsies bar on Lower Broadway were named to the seventh class of inductees announced Tuesday for the Music City Walk of Fame.
The honorees will be recognized officially with the unveiling of commemorative sidewalk markers on Sunday, Nov.... »»»November 3, 2009 - Billy Currington will be among the special guests at the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, it was announced today.
The New York parade will air on NBC at 9 a.m.-noon in all time zones. This year's special guests include: Bello, Grandma and the cast of the Big Apple Circus, Andrea Bocelli, Boys... »»»November 2, 2009 - George Strait George Strait will kick off his arena tour early next year and this time, he's bringing along Reba McEntire. The tour starts in late January in Baltimore and ends in April in Des Moines, Iowa. The tour currently includes 19 dates.
The superstars performed together for the first time in... »»»November 2, 2009 - Country Radio Broadcasters named 6 people as 2010 inductees into the Country Music DJ and Radio Hall of Fame.
Bill Bailey, Laurie DeYoung and Rudy Fernandez are the 2010 Country Music DJ inductees, while Cy Blumenthal, Dan Halyburton and Michael Hammond will be inducted into the Country Music Radio Hall of Fame.... »»»November 2, 2009 - The organizers of the Vans Warped Tour, 4 FINI, announced today the first-ever County Throwdown Tour with Montgomery Gentry, Jamey Johnson, Little Big Town and Jack Ingram as the headlining acts on the tour, which starts in May 2010.
The tour, which was previously announce, but with no acts named, will... »»»November 2, 2009 - The Academy of Country Music announced today that open submissions for the 45th ACM Awards started for the radio awards categories. Submissions will be accepted starting today, Monday, Nov. 2 and will end on Friday, Dec. 11. The 45th ACMs air live in spring 2010 on C BS.
Only current ACM members may... »»»November 2, 2009 - Toby Keith has released a new single,Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song), about his late friend, basketball star and jazz bassist Wayman Tisdale. The video premiered this morning at CMT.com.
An all-American player for Oklahoma and NBA star before launching his career in music, Tisdale passed unexpectedly in... »»»November 2, 2009 - Neil Young will release "Dreamin' Man Live '92" on Dec. 8 as part of the ongoing Archives Performance Series. A vinyl pressing will be released on Jan. 12, 2010. The album is a complete live performance of Young's album Harvest Moon drawn from various solo acoustic shows he performed in 1992 before... »»»
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