February 28, 2006 - Sara Evans was named an official ambassador for the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), it was announced today, during NEDA's 19th annual National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (NEDAW), Feb. 26th - March 4th.
Evans - currently on the road with label mate Brad Paisley for the Time Well... »»»February 28, 2006 - The long wait for the sophomore album of Julie Roberts appears almost over.
Roberts, who gained acclaim with her 2004 self-titled debut, will release "Men & Mascara" on Mercury June 27. The title cut and first single goes for adds at radio March 27.
Roberts had a hit with "Break Down Here" from her debut.... »»»February 28, 2006 - Tim McGraw's third TV special, "Tim McGraw: Reflected" will air Wednesday, April 5 at 8 p.m. eastern on NBC just days after his greatest hits album is released. The show will feature a concert in New York City and performances from his farm in Nashville, duets with wife Faith Hill.... »»»February 24, 2006 - Vince Gill will share the stage as a special guest of Sheryl Crow in the new VH1 Classic concert series, Decades Rock Live! April 7 at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J.
The show spotlights performances from top artists who have influenced popular music during the last 50 years.... »»»February 24, 2006 - Veteran singer Ronnie Milsap is returning to RCA Nashville with plans to release an album in June.
A single, "Local Girls," written by Bob DiPiero and Rivers Rutherford, is being released to radio in March. Milsap's recently performed at last week's Country Radio Seminar during the label's showcase... »»»February 23, 2006 - Brad Paisley topped the Billboard song chart, while Carrie Underwood held the top spot in the album chart for the week ending March 4.
Paisley knocked out Underwood's "Jesus, Take the Wheel," with "When I Get Where I'm Going" with Dolly Parton. Josh Turner's "Your Man" was second, up one, while... »»»February 21, 2006 - Brian McComas, who had a top 10 hit three years ago with "9.9% Sure (I've Never Been Here Before)," signed with Katapult Records, the label announced today.
McComas had a self-titled album out on Lyric Street Records before parting with the label.
The Maryland native will release his new album, "Back... »»»February 21, 2006 - The six-week reign of Carrie Underwood atop the Billboard song chart is over. Brad Paisley will be number one when the carts are out Thursday with "When I Get Where I'm Going," with Dolly Parton helping out. The song was the fifth number one of Paisley's career.
Underwood had been number one with... »»»February 21, 2006 - Jeff Bates may have broken his tailbone the day before in a fall, but that didn't stop him from performing last Friday at a Country Radio Seminar show in Nashville.
Bates opened the New Faces show, but the day before, he fell outside the Renaissance Hotel, resulting in the injury.... »»»February 20, 2006 - Little Texas, Restless Heart and BlackHawk are hitting the road together in March on the "Triple Threat Tour," which starts March 3 in Reno, Nevada.
The tour is currently booked in 20 cities nationwide and will possibly continue into 2007.
"To my knowledge, this is the first time three... »»»February 16, 2006 - Former Mercury artist Steve Azar, who had a hit with "I Don't Have to Be Me ('Til Monday)," is on new label Midas Records, the label announced Thursday.
Azar becomes the third signing for the fledgling label, which recently inked Emerson Drive and newcomer Lindsey Grant.
Azar's first project as a... »»»February 16, 2006 - Darryl Worley, who had several number one hits for DreamWorks, now is working for Neal McCoy. That's because Worley signed with 903 Records, the label McCoy formed a year ago.
Worley is the second artist on the label with McCoy's debut being the lone release thus far.
Worley said, "It's clear that 903... »»»February 16, 2006 - Carrie Underwood topped the Billboard song and album charts for the week ending Feb. 25. She led the album chart with "Some Hearts" and the song chart for the sixth straight week with "Jesus, Take the Wheel."
Elsewhere on the song chart, comedian Ron White debuted in second with "You Can't Fix Stupid.... »»»February 16, 2006 - John Michael Montgomery's attorney said in a statement released Thursday night that he hoped several charges brought against the singer following his arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol early Thursday morning would be dropped.
When stopped by Kentucky police on his way home from a club... »»»February 15, 2006 - Rascal Flatts' third album, "Feels Like Today," was certified quadruple platinum (sales over four million) by the RIAA. The Lyric Street disc, which includes the title-track hit plus "Fast Cars & Freedom," "Skin (Sarabeth)" and the Grammy winning "Bless The Broken Road," has remained in the Top 10 on... »»»February 15, 2006 - The chart success will continue for Carrie Underwood when the Billboard weekly charts are released Thursday. Underwood once again topped the song chart for the sixth straight week with "Jesus, Take the Wheel" and the album chart with "Some Hearts."
Underwood has topped the album chart for 11 of 13... »»»February 14, 2006 - A gay-themed song recorded by Willie Nelson was broadcast on Howard Stern's Sirius satellite radio show on Valentine's Day.
"Cowboys Are Secretly, Frequently (Fond Of Each Other)" was written in 1981 by Texas-born, New York resident musician/songwriter Ned Sublette. Nelson recorded the song last year... »»»
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February 14, 2006 - Texas superstar Pat Green signed a deal with BNA, the label announced Tuesday.
Green had released three albums through Universal and had one hit, "Wave on Wave."
Green's debut, "Three Days," went gold. His most recent release was "Lucky Ones." He also released albums independently in Texas where he... »»»February 13, 2006 - Carrie Underwood will perform during half-time at the 2006 NBA All-Star Game at the Toyota Center in Houston on Sunday, Feb. 19. The game will be broadcast in the U.S. on TNT, 8 p.m. eastern.
This is Underwood's second appearance at an NBA game. She performed the national anthem during game 4 of the... »»»February 13, 2006 - Mark Wills has signed to the Equity Music Group, the label announced Monday.
Wills, previously on Mercury, is in the studio working on his first CD for the label, which is scheduled for an early summer release. The first single will impact in April, and Wills will premiere music from his new album at... »»»February 13, 2006 - Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are selling out - their tour that is.
Quick sales in several cities resulted in adding shows to their "Soul2Soul II" Tour. Tickets went on-sale this past Saturday, for 8 performances, including the tour's opening concert on April 21st in Columbus, Ohio.... »»»February 8, 2006 - Carrie Underwood is back atop both the Billboard song and album charts for the week ending Feb. 18. "Some Hearts" topped the album chart, switching spots with Josh Turner's "Your Man." On the song chart, "Jesus, Take the Wheel" continued at number one.
On the album, chart, Johnny Cash's "The Legend of... »»»February 7, 2006 - Alison Krauss took home three Grammys in the country and bluegrass fields Wednesday.
The bluegrass diva won best country album for "Lonely Runs Both Ways" over Faith Hill's "Fireflies," Brad Paisley's "Time Well Wasted," Gretchen Wilson's "All Jacked Up" and Trisha Yearwood's "Jasper County.... »»»February 6, 2006 - Alan Jackson will hit the Ryman at the end of the month to highlight his upcoming gospel album in a concert that will be taped for a DVD.
Jackson will play songs from "Precious Memories" at a special concert event at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium Feb. 27. The disc , out Feb.... »»»February 6, 2006 - Travis Tritt has gone with a brand new label, being the flagship artist for Category 5 Records.
The veteran previously was with Sony and Warner.
"Not only is Travis perhaps the best male vocalist in a generation, his
talent transcends narrow definitions," says Category 5 President/CEO Raymond
Termini.... »»»February 5, 2006 - BlackHawk has signed with indie label, Rust Records Nashville.
The trio - now comprised of Henry Paul, Dave Robbins and Anthony Crawford - has enjoyed many hits, including ""Goodbye Says It All" and "That's Just About Right," although they have been off the charts for awhile.
After the passing of... »»»February 5, 2006 - Troy Gentry of Columbia duo Montgomery Gentry underwent yet another reconstructive surgery on his knee over the weekend. This was the second surgery for Gentry, who injured his knee while riding horses this past summer.
Despite the surgery, Montgomery Gentry will hit the road again this weekend,... »»»February 2, 2006 - SHeDAISY's Kelsi Osborn and husband Steve announce today that they are pregnant.
"We are excited and thrilled about the news of our pregnancy, and feel very blessed to be able to start our family," said the couple in a press release.
The couple, married eight years, are due in late summer.... »»»February 2, 2006 - Josh Turner ended the reign, at least for now, of Carrie Underwood on the country album chart as "Your Man" debuted at number one for the week ending Feb. 11. Underwood's "Some Hearts" fell to second.
But it wasn't a double downer for Underwood as "Jesus, take the Wheel" stayed atop the song chart.... »»»February 1, 2006 - When the Billboard country charts are released Thursday, there will be a new number one atop the album chart - Josh Turner's "Your Man."
Turner's second disc was the second most popular selling album in the country of any genre, just behind Il Divo.
"Your Man" sold more than 101,000 copies its first... »»»February 1, 2006 - The 10 finalists for Nashville Star were named Wednesday and include someone from the same small Texas town as Miranda Lambert as well as a Wyoming resident who was shot in the face during a car jacking.
The finalists were picked from auditions held at 18 places around the country.... »»»
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