January 31, 2007 - Hank Williams Jr. and Lynyrd Skynyrd are embarking on the Rowdy Frynds tour together this spring.
Twenty shows were announced Wednesday with more shows likely to be added.
"The tour is scheduled to commence April 11th in Huntsville, Ala. with dates running through June," says Vector Management's, Ross Schilling.... »»»January 31, 2007 - Jason Aldean spent most of January in the studio with producer Michael Knox finishing up his sophomore album. Aldean will introduce the lead track titled "Johnny Cash" to radio this week, followed by an album in the second quarter.
"This is a song I've had my eye on for a couple of years," said Aldean.... »»»January 31, 2007 - Rascal Flatts flew to Miami this past weekend to film their part in a NFL Network 30-second Super Bowl television commercial. The clip, titled "Hanging with Chad," was shot with flamboyant Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson who is throwing a Super Bowl party.
Celebrities, and athletes, in... »»»January 31, 2007 - Keith Urban will make his first Saturday Night Live appearance Feb. 10. Urban, who has amassed 7 number 1 singles and 12 Top 5's, is slated to perform two songs, although the songs were not disclosed. His current single is "Stupid Boy."
Oscar Nominee/SAG Award Winner Forest Whitaker, star of the "The... »»»January 30, 2007 - Chuck Wicks' debut, "Starting Now," will be the seventh biggest selling country CD on the Billboard charts when they are released Thursday. Wicks has benefited from the airplay of his single, "Stealing Cinderella."
Wicks' CD will be 24th on the overall Billboard 200 chart.
Wicks is on the road as the... »»»January 30, 2007 - Some artists will do remixes of their songs, but almost all artists will be hard pressed to come up with as many versions of a song as Montgomery Gentry did. The duo recorded 80 versions of their new single "Lucky Man" by using 81 different college and professional sports teams in over 60 markets, and... »»»January 30, 2007 - The PovertyNeck Hillbillies left Rust Records, the group announced Monday.
"Due to the current restructuring of Rust Records, The PovertyNeck Hillbillies have announced their departure from the label's artist roster," the group said in a statement.
The band, which includes Abby Abbondanza, Chris... »»»January 30, 2007 - About five years after a tribute disc to her father, Pam Tillis will be back in April with a new album, "Rhinestoned."
Co-produced by the trio of Tillis, Matt Spicher (Marty Stuart, Ricky Skaggs) and Gary Nicholson (Delbert McClinton, Wynnona), the new CD is her first independent release, due April 17... »»»January 28, 2007 - A man was arrested Friday in connection with the alleged theft of Crystal Gayle's tour bus.
The 45-foot blue Prevost was allegedly stolen in Pleasant View, Tenn. from the Prevost lot by fugitive Christopher Daniel Gay. He allegedly used Gayle's bus to travel from Tennessee to Florida.... »»»January 26, 2007 - A new edition of the most successful country music compilation ever is coming soon. "Totally Country Vol. 6" hits stores Jan. 30 with hits from the likes of Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Faith Hill and Martina McBride.
The CD includes artists from Arista Nashville, BNA Records, Columbia Nashville, MCA... »»»January 25, 2007 - Van Zant recently began recording the follow-up to their gold-certified country debut, "Get Right with the Man."
Produced by Mark Wright and Justin Niebank, the new disc will feature several tracks bearing the duo's writing credit. The first single is scheduled for late March, with an in-store date for... »»»January 25, 2007 - Keith Urban announced Thursday that his 2007 Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing will hit 33 cites for 37 concerts.
The Tour starts in Phoenix June 8. Tickets will go on-sale on Saturday, Feb. 3. Members of Urban's online community, Monkeyville will have first access to advance tickets through keithurban.... »»»January 25, 2007 - Rodney Atkins continues watching over the Billboard Hot County Songs chart by being number 1 again for the week ending Feb. 2 with "Watching You."
On the album chart, Carrie Underwood's "Some Hearts" recaptured the top spot, although selling only 33,000 units. Rascal Flatts' "Me And My Gang" had been... »»»January 23, 2007 - Toby Keith, who just released the "Broken Bridges" DVD, will soon release a new single. "High Maintenance Woman" is set for release on Feb. 12.
Keith also will launch his 2007 tour Jan. 25, starting in Albany, N.Y. with Miranda Lambert and Flynville train opening. Lindsay Haun, who starred in the movie... »»»January 22, 2007 - Aaron Tippin recently released a family-inspired single "He Believed" on his new record label, NIPPIT Records.
The video for "He Believed," directed by Wes Edwards of award-winning production company Ruckus Film, features Tippin's son Teddy as a "young Aaron." Filmed at the Upper Cumberland Regional... »»»January 22, 2007 - Keith Urban posted an audio message on his web site Monday thanking his fans for their support during his 90-day stint in rehabilitation, which he said was helpful. Urban also said he would get back on the road, giving concerts in support of his recent album released while he was being treated.... »»»January 21, 2007 - Taylor Swift went gold with her self-titled debut disc, signifying sales of more than 500,000 copies, her label announced Friday.
Swift, 17, benefitted from having the hit single "Tim McGraw" on the album.
Label President & CEO Scott Borchetta said, "Taylor's 13-week ascent to gold in this tough... »»»January 19, 2007 - Darryl Worley will provide the halftime entertainment at this weekend's AFC Championship game between Indianapolis and New England. Worley, who released a new album in late November, will perform his latest single, "I Just Came Back (From a War)" as well as "Have You Forgotten." The latter has made the... »»»January 19, 2007 - Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson and Ray Price are joining together to put out a new album, "Last of the New Breed," in March featuring classics and new songs.
The trio's first album together will be released by Lost
Highway and lead to a tour as well.
"Last Of The Breed" is a 2-disc, 22-song collection... »»»January 18, 2007 - Rodney Atkins moved to the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week ending Jan. 27 with "Watching You," his second number 1 in 6 months, while Rascal Flatts continued in first on the album chart with "Me And My Gang."
Atkins took over from Brad Paisley's "She's Everything," which slipped to second.... »»»January 18, 2007 - Kelli Pickler, the best-selling, new, solo country artist of 2006, went gold with "Small Town Girl," her debut disc, signifying sales of 500,000 units.
Pickler's first single, "Red High Heels," has gone top... »»»January 18, 2007 - Cole Deggs, lead singer of Cole Deggs & The Lonesome, eked out a living in Nashville before getting a record deal.
Not long after arriving in Nashville more than a decade ago, Deggs installed swimming pools. One job happened to be at the home of his current Sony BMG Nashville labelmate, Brooks & Dunn's Ronnie Dunn.... »»»January 18, 2007 - Martina McBride will release a new album in April and start her tour that month as well, she announced Thursday.
McBride will release her ninth album, "Waking Up Laughing," which she solo-produced, April 3. "Anyway," the debut single, currently sits in ninth after eight weeks on the country charts,... »»»January 17, 2007 - Miranda Lambert is set to release her new second CD, "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" May 1. The album follows her near-platinum debut "Kerosene" and was again produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke.
Lambert wrote or co-write 8 or the 11 songs on the new disc. Patty Griffin and Gillian Welch contributed songs as well.... »»»January 16, 2007 - Taylor Swift, the voice behind the hit single "Tim McGraw," got together with singer/actor Tylor Hilton for a video for her second single, "Teardrops On My Guitar."
She recently shot the video for the single at a local Nashville high school with One Tree Hill's Tyler Hilton. Hilton also starred in... »»»January 16, 2007 - Plans are underway for Keith Urban's "Love, Pain & the whole crazy World Tour." Exact dates are being finalized, but the tour is set to kick-off with a short run of club shows in the United Kingdom and Germany this April.
Urban then will move to arenas in Australia in May, before hitting U.S.... »»»
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January 15, 2007 - Rodney Atkins has gone to the top of the charts once again. Atkins, who lit up the charts last year, spending four weeks at number one with the title track from his newly RIAA-certified gold album, "If You're Going Through Hell," topped the charts again, this time with "Watching You," a tribute to his... »»»January 15, 2007 - Dierks Bentley will leave behind the arenas, three semi trucks, two buses, a lighting rig and a large crew to hook up with Cross Canadian Ragweed for their third annual High Times and Hangover tour in February.
The nine-city run throughout the Midwest and Southeast will stop in small bars and clubs... »»»January 15, 2007 - Texas honky tonker Dale Watson plans to release a new album in April on a small New York City-based label.
"From The Cradle To The Grave" will be on Hyena Records.
The disc is a compilation of songs Watson wrote and recorded at a log cabin that once belonged to Johnny Cash, but now belongs to his... »»»January 14, 2007 - Kenny Chesney's summer tour is getting bigger. He announced Monday he would go to 13 more stadiums this summer as part of the Poets & Pirates tour.
Chesney played to sell outs at six NFL stadiums in 2007 on the Flip Flop Summer Tour.
"It's amazing to me how much intimacy you can have in a place that... »»»January 14, 2007 - Garth Brooks will go the live route on TV when CBS broadcasts "Garth Brooks _Live in LA!" Friday, Jan. 25 (9 p.m. eastern, 10 p.m. Pacific (delayed). The concert is the first of five performances Brooks will play over two days.
As part of his first show on Friday night, Brooks will offer a one-hour... »»»January 11, 2007 - Rascal Flatts recaptured the top spot on the country album chart with "Me And My Gang" for the week ending Jan. 20, switching spots with Carrie Underwood's "Some Hearts."
Brad Paisley continued atop the song chart with "She's Everything."
On the album chart, Keith Urban's "Love, Pain & the whole crazy... »»»January 11, 2007 - It will be a Flip Flop Summer for Kenny Chesney as he announced Thursday he will hit 6 stadiums as part of his 2007 Tour.
Also playing with Chesney will be a strong support line up of Brooks & Dunn, Sugarland, Sara Evans and Pat Green.
Chesney will play his first stadium show June 9 at Pittsburgh's... »»»January 10, 2007 - Carrie Underwood has gone quintuple-platinum for sales of 5 million units of her "Some Hearts" debut. The record-setting milestone earned Underwood the fastest 5x platinum certification of any female country debut in history.
"Some Hearts" is the best-selling, single-disc country album by a solo artist... »»»January 10, 2007 - Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson, Sara Evans, Sugarland, Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris signed up to play the first ever StageCoach Festival in May in California, joining George Strait and Kenny Chesney.
The fest will be held May 5-6 in Indio, Cal. Other name artists announced Wednesday are Pat Green,... »»»January 9, 2007 - Dierks Bentley will release his first-ever live concert DVD, "Live and Loud at the Fillmore" March 20.
The hi-definition DVD, directed by London-based filmmaker Russell Thomas, was shot in June 2006 at Denver's Fillmore Auditorium in front of a standing-room only crowd.
"Making a live DVD has been a... »»»January 9, 2007 - Pedal steel guitarist "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow, a founder of the Flying Burrito Brothers, died Jan. 6 died at 72 apparently due to complications from Alzheimer's in Petaluma, Cal.
Kleinow was born in South Bend, Ind. on Aug. 20, 1934. He took up the pedal steel guitar at 17. In 1963, Kleinow relocated to... »»»January 8, 2007 - Brad Paisley will launch his 2007 tour in April with dates through August. The Hershey's Presents Bonfires & Amplifiers Tour will also include Jack Ingram, Kellie Pickler and Taylor Swift.
The kick-off date is scheduled for April 26 in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Paisley is touring behind last year's "Time... »»»January 8, 2007 - Kenny Chesney had the most attended tour in North America with 1,130,529 million tickets sold in 2006, according to his label.
"With those kinds of numbers, I'm glad I don't have to do the math," said Chesney. "And I don't know who's number 1 or number 31, what I know is we had a big year out there...... »»»January 8, 2007 - Jason Michael Carroll hit a sales record with his first single, "Alyssa Lies," on SoundScan's Digital Song chart. "Alyssa Lies" entered the chart with 13,857 purchased downloads, scoring the highest country new artist debut sales since the inception of the chart.
"Alyssa Lies" was the fastest rising... »»»January 5, 2007 - Tim McGraw will release his first studio album in almost three years when "Let It Go" drops March 27 on Curb.
"I am really excited about this new studio album," says McGraw. "It was great to work with Byron Gallimore, Darran Smith and my band in the studio again and to build upon our work together.... »»»January 4, 2007 - Brad Paisley remained atop of the Billboard country song chart for the week ending Jan. 13 with "She's Everything." On the album chart, Carrie Underwood stayed in first with "Some Hearts."
Rodney Atkins inched up one spot to second on the song chart with "Watching You," his second consecutive big hit,... »»»January 4, 2007 - Grasstowne, a newly formed trio of Phil Leadbetter, Steve Gulley and Alan Bibey, signed a three-record deal with Pinecastle Records.
The Grassotwne sound is rooted in traditional while retaining some of the contemporary edge that their previous groups became famous for.
As a founding member of... »»»January 4, 2007 - Jerrod Neimann, who has written songs with Garth Brooks, was recently signed to Category 5 Records, an upstart Nashville label.
Niemann's first single, "I Love Women (My Momma Can't Stand)" from his debut album will be released in February. There was no word on when a full-length CD would be out.... »»»January 4, 2007 - Clint Black will release "The Love Songs," a fresh set of some of his love songs, Jan. 30. The 12-song collection, which includes "When I Said I Do," the Grammy-nominated duet with his wife Lisa Hartman Black, will be released on the Equity Music Group label.
According to Black, many of the songs... »»»January 3, 2007 - "American Idol" finalist Bucky Covington signed a record deal with Lyric Street Records, the label announced Wednesday. His debut single, "A Different World," will impact country radio on Jan. 16.
Covington grew up on country music and got his first taste of the stage when, at the age of 19, he got his... »»»January 2, 2007 - Country star Del Reeves, who had a string of hits mainly in the 1960's, died on New Year's Day in Nashville after an extended illness.
Reeves, a member of the Grand Ole Opry, had one number 1 hit, "Girl on the Billboard," in March 1965, which stayed there for two weeks.
He was born Franklin Delano... »»»January 2, 2007 - Jo Dee Messina will kick off the New Year with her first USO/Armed Forces Entertainment Tour in Naples, Venice and Vicenza, Italy. While on the five-day tour starting Jan. 5, Messina will perform her hits and songs from her latest certified Gold album "Delicious Surprise."
Messina performed at the... »»»January 2, 2007 - Jimmy Buffett's second country release, "Take The Weather With You," was certified gold by the RIAA, signifying sales of 500,000 units. The album was Buffett's second consecutive number 1 debut album on the Billboard Country Chart with more 120,000 sold in its first week.
The album combines a variety... »»»
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