January 30, 2006 - It took Kenny Chesney all of 4 minutes to sell out the first show up for sale on his 2006 tour, April 6 in Omaha, Neb. And 11 minutes later, Chesney put a second show in Omaha up for sale on The Road & The Radio Tour.
Put on-sale at 10 a.m. at Omaha's Qwest Center on Saturday, every seat was gone four minutes later.... »»»January 30, 2006 - The second Tim McGraw/Faith Hill tour was formally announced Monday with the tour, expected to be more than 70 shows, slated to begin April 21 in Columbus, Ohio and continue into late July.
The "Soul2Soul II" Tour puts to end a nearly six year hiatus away from the road for Hill.... »»»January 26, 2006 - Carrie Underwood's reign atop the Billboard country album and song charts continued for the week ending Feb. 4. That meant "Jesus, Take the Wheel" was first on the song chart and "Some Hearts" number one on the album chart.
On the album chart, the next five spots remained the same as last week with... »»»January 26, 2006 - "Twice The Speed Of Life," the debut album from Sugarland on Mercury, was certified double platinum by the R.I.A.A. for sales of 2 million units.
"2005 was such a stellar year," said lead singer Jennifer Nettles. "It was a year of so many 'firsts' - first award nominations, first award won, first gold... »»»January 26, 2006 - Brad Paisley's "Time Well Wasted" was certified platinum, signifying sales of 1 million units, Arista Records announced Thursday. Released in August, "Time Well Wasted" set a first week sales record for Paisley and became the fastest-certified million-seller of his career. All four of Paisley's disc... »»»January 25, 2006 - Rascal Flatts will make their acting debuts as themselves in CBS's hit comedy show "Yes, Dear" on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 9:30 p.m. eastern.
The band - Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney - filmed the show last December just days after they wrapped touring for the year and before heading to Las... »»»January 25, 2006 - A tribute to Kris Kristofferson, "The Pilgrim: A Celebration of Kris Kristofferson" will be out in June, featuring the likes of Willie Nelson, Rosanne Cash and Shooter Jennings.
The 18-song disc will be out June 27 on American Roots Publishing, the label of Tamara Saviano, a Grammy Aware-winning Nashville publicist.... »»»January 25, 2006 - Hank Williams Jr., 4-time Emmy award winner for his rendition of Monday Night Football's "Are You Ready For Some Football?", will make his fifth Super Bowl appearance in his 16-year run with ABC Sports. Hank Jr. was in Los Angeles, Tuesday filming the opening intro to the 2006 Super Bowl face-off... »»»January 24, 2006 - Laura Bryna signed a deal with Equity. Bryna has been a long-time supporter of and has co-written a song about the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which is how the label first became aware of her.
"Laura has spent almost her entire life as an avid supporter and volunteer for the Make-A-Wish Foundation," said... »»»January 23, 2006 - Janette Carter, the last surviving member of the Carter Family, died Sunday at 82.
Janette was the daughter of A.P. and Sara Carter, who along with cousin Maybelle, formed the Carter Family, considered the first family of country music with historic recordings in Bristol, Va.
About 30 years ago, at... »»»January 23, 2006 - Rascal Flatts will release their fourth album, "Me and My Gang," April 4 on Lyric Street.
The first single, "What Hurts The Most," written by veteran hit-maker Jeffrey Steele and Steve Robson, debuted at radio with a career-high chart position, currently at 15 in Billboard, both in only 3 weeks.... »»»January 19, 2006 - Keith Urban's third album, "Be Here," is now triple platinum, marking sales of over three million albums, according to the RIAA.
"Be Here is the fastest selling record of Keith's career," said Bill Kennedy, VP Sales at Capitol Records Nashville.
Urban's last album, "Golden Road," also was triple platinum.... »»»January 19, 2006 - More than three years after leaving the music business behind after one hit album, Cyndi Thomson seems to be back.
"Cyndi's just in the early stages of making a record, and we're delighted to be working with her again," said Capitol Nashville publicist Judy McDonough in an email.... »»»January 19, 2006 - Carrie Underwood continued topping the country song and album charts on Billboard for the week ending Jan. 28 with "Jesus, Take the Wheel" and "Some Hearts respectively." This was the second week at the top for the American idol winner.
On the album chart, "The Legend of Johnny Cash" stayed second.... »»»
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January 19, 2006 - Sugarland is down to a duo. The group announced on its web site Tuesday that Kristen Hall is leaving the successful Atlanta group to write and be at home.
That leaves Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles to helm the group, which had hits with "Something More" and "Baby Girl." The group's debut, "Twice... »»»January 17, 2006 - Brad Paisley kicked off his Time Well Wasted 2006 tour this past weekend in South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana. The guitar ace takes his headline tour to Canada for the first time and has multiple sold-out shows in Vancouver (Pacific Coliseum), Edmonton (Rexall Place), Saskatoon (Credit Union Centre)... »»»January 13, 2006 - Trisha Yearwood will re-release her Grammy-nominated and most recent album "Jasper County" with one new track with her new husband, Garth Brooks.
The album's new version, out Feb. 7, will consist of all 12 original tracks plus the new single and duet "Love Will Always Win" with Brooks.... »»»January 13, 2006 - Four months after wrapping up his last tour, Kenny Chesney will hit the road again.
The Road & The Radio Tour 2006 starts May 23 in Dayton, Ohio and ends May 27 in Columbus, Ohio.
"What can I say?" Chesney said.. 'Even when I've just been several hundred thousand miles and am wore out exhausted, the... »»»January 12, 2006 - Carrie Underwood scored her first number 1 country single as "Jesus, Take the Wheel" hit the top of the Billboard country song chart for the week ending Jan. 21.
That meant Underwood enjoyed a chart double as she again topped the country album chart with "Some Hearts."
Underwood took over the number... »»»January 9, 2006 - Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are reportedly touring together again starting this spring, according to Billboard.
McGraw are slated to start a 70-date tour April 21 and continue through Labor Day. No dates were announced. The tour will not have an opener.
Hill and McGraw last toured together in 2000 on... »»»January 6, 2006 - Billy Currington went gold with his sophomore album "Doin' Somethin' Right," signifying sales of 500,000 units.
"I guess I've already accomplished my New Year's resolution!" said Currington from a beach vacation. "I'm looking forward to getting back on the road and celebrating this with the fans.... »»»January 6, 2006 - Rascal Flatts will kick-off its "Me & My Gang Tour" Feb. 2 in Michigan, setting off prior to releasing a new album.
Blake Shelton will open all dates along with Keith Anderson and Jason Aldean alternating dates through March.
"We could not be more happy to get back out on the road to see our fans,"... »»»January 5, 2006 - George Strait has notched another number 1 song as "She Let Herself Go" hit the top of the Billboard hot country songs chart for the week ending Jan. 14. He took over for Billy Currington's "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right," which fell to third.
On the album chart, Carrie Underwood's "Some Hearts" stayed in first.... »»»January 3, 2006 - "Reba #1's" is Reba McEntire's 19th platinum
certification by the R.I.A.A., signifying sales of 1 million units, here label announced Tuesday.
"Each song on this album had a special impact on my career," said McEntire. "I'm glad we were able to offer them in one collection and I'm tickled to pieces... »»»
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