February 3, 2012 - Keith Urban returns to the stage tonight at The Opry in Nashville, his first time out since throat surgery late last year.
"I'm really looking forward to being back on stage and more specifically on the Opry stage. When I was told earlier this week that the Ryman was going to start renovations on... »»»February 3, 2012 - Dierks Bentley prepares for the release of his sixth studio album, "Home," with fan events, television appearances and album release shows in support of the disc, out on Tuesday.
Bentley will officially kicked off release week at the Ryman Auditorium, with a special album release show in Nashville last night.... »»»February 3, 2012 - Hoots & Hellmouth kick off 2012 with a busy schedule of touring and a new disc.
The Philly-based foursome, led by Sean Hoots, will be out with "Salt" on April 10 on sonaBLAST! The rootsy band apparently is delving into indie rock on the new release.
Hoots & Hellmouth is comprised of Robert Berliner,... »»»February 3, 2012 - Jessie James' new video, When You Say My Name, debuted today on CMT.
Directed by Kristin Barlowe, the video will also debut on CMT.com and CMT Pure, the network's digital all-music channel.
James' first single for Show Dog - Universal Music, was produced by label president Mark Wright and... »»»February 3, 2012 - Lady Antebellum capped off the opening weekend of their Own the Night 2012 World Tour on Sunday by setting an all-time venue attendance record at Bloomington, Ill.'s U.S. Cellular Coliseum. With more than 32,000 fans packed arenas this weekend for the first three dates of the tour, Lady A broke Kenny Chesney's record.... »»»February 2, 2012 - Chris Young notched another number 1 song on the Billboard Country Songs chart with You for the week ending Feb. 11 while Tim McGraw debuted in first on the Billboard Country Albums chart with "Emotional Traffic."
Young took over for Luke Bryan's I Don't Want This Night to End, which fell to second.... »»»February 2, 2012 - The 2012 Country Throwdown Tour will feature Gary Allan, Justin Moore, Josh Thompson, Eric Paslay and Sunny Sweeney.
The tour has announced onl8y two dates - May 18 in Gulfport, Miss. and May 26 in Gilford, N.H.
The Bluebird Cafe tent stage artists and local acts still msut be announced.... »»»February 2, 2012 - Carrie Underwood's new CD will be released on May 1. No title was given for the disc.
Produced by Mark Bright, the forthcoming album will be the fourth studio album on 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville for the five-time Grammy winner. The debut single co-written by Underwood, Good Girl, will be released... »»»February 2, 2012 - A country music contest featuring five artists, including Kellie Pickler, is being launched by the Ram Truck brand.
The series will culminate in an invitation-only 2012 Ram Jam concert event Dec. 29 in Nashville where all five artists will perform. Pickler was the first artist announced.... »»»February 1, 2012 - Miranda Lambert, Gwyneth Paltrow and Dierks Bentley will present awards at the Grammys, it was announced Wednesday.
The show is Sunday, Feb. 12 in Los Angeles.
Previously announced performers include Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson; Glen Campbell with The Band Perry and Blake Shelton and Taylor Swift.... »»»February 1, 2012 - The CMA Foundation is donating $1.4 million to benefit music education programs for Nashville's 78,000 public school students from 2011 CMA Music Festival through the "Keep the Music Playing" campaign.
"Putting instruments in the hands of children is one of the most important initiatives undertaken... »»»February 1, 2012 - Road warrior Justin Townes Earle will embark on a headlining tour this spring, including dates at New York's Webster Hall and Nashville's Ryman Auditorium to support his upcoming CD " Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now."
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February 1, 2012 - Rascal Flatts announced today they will launch a brand new tour beginning this summer, "The American Band Tour." The tour will feature an all band set-up with Little Big Town, Eli Young Band and Edens Edge opening.
The shows will begin in Hartford, Conn., on June 15 and go into at least September.... »»»February 1, 2012 - Willie Nelson is going home. Sony Legacy announced today that Nelson is rejoining the label for at least five new albums starting this spring and the release of archival material.
From 1975-1993, Nelson cut top-selling singles and albums for Columbia Records, beginning with 1975's smash "Red Headed Stranger.... »»»February 1, 2012 - Tim McGraw's 11th studio album, "Emotional Traffic," debuted at number one this week on the Billboard Country Chart, making it his 13th career number one debut.
The disc sold more than 67,000 units, taking over the top spot from Toby Keith's "Clancy's Tavern." The CD is the second best selling CD in the U.S.... »»»February 1, 2012 - Drove-By Truckers lead singer Patterson Hood is protesting a possible Wal-Mart in downtown Athens, Ga. with a song.
After it's Gone is the new single just released by Patterson Hood and the Downtown 13. The song was inspired by the threat of a Wal-Mart in the heart of the downtown that nurtured the band's career.... »»»January 31, 2012 - Country trio The Farm is set to make their Grand Ole Opry Feb. 10.
Comprised of members Nick Hoffman (vocals, fiddle), Damien Horne (vocals, keyboard, guitar) and Krista Marie (vocals, guitar), the act is keen on vocal harmonies. Performing as an acoustic trio for their Opry debut, the milestone... »»»January 31, 2012 - Blake Shelton will take the stage with wife Miranda Lambert at Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5 by singing a duet version of America the Beautiful.
This will be their first TV performance since they married in May 2011. Their version will be available on iTunes beginning today, Jan. 31.... »»»January 31, 2012 - Singer/songwriter Darrell Scott is back with his seventh solo disc, "Long Road Home." The disc was slated to be released in October, but was delayed. The 16 songs on the country disc were written as long as 30 years ago by Scott. Two songs (The Country Boy and You're Everything I Wanted Love To Be)... »»»January 31, 2012 - Another single. Another number one. That's life for Chris Young these days as You hits the top of the charts this week.
"I am ecstatic," said Young. "I've been excited for each number one and to have five in a row feels amazing."
Last week's number one was Luke Bryan's I Don't Want This Night To End.... »»»January 30, 2012 - Darryl Worley signed a recording contract with Tenacity Records/Crazytown and will release his first single, You Still Got It, in March.
"I am very excited about this new record label and am looking forward to seeing what the future holds in store for us," Worley said on his web site.... »»»
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