October 31, 2007 - The event was planned about three months ago, intended to honor Porter Wagoner. Instead, the Tennessee State Museum played host to a tribute to the county great, who died Sunday at 80 of lung cancer.
This was no downer of an event, which drew hundreds of people and musical tributes from the likes of... »»»October 31, 2007 - Carrie Underwood is having a good ride with "Carnival Ride" because her just released second album is the biggest selling album in the U.S., racking up more than one half million in sales.
The sales - 527,101 to be exact - made Underwood's disc the best selling debut week of any female artist this year... »»»October 31, 2007 - Martina McBride announced Wednesday she will launch a 2008 tour in January, in support of "Waking Up Laughing." The tour will be supported by Jack Ingram and new group Lady Antebellum.
McBide will start the tour Jan. 18 in Evansville, Ind. and concludes March 2 in Syracuse, N.Y.... »»»October 30, 2007 - Alison Krauss, who just released an album with Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant, will perform at the 41st Annual Country Music Association Awards Nov. 7. She will perform her latest single "Simple Love," from her RIAA certified gold release "A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection" (Rounder Records).... »»»October 30, 2007 - A comedian and traditional country singer lead the list of releases this week.
Larry the Cable Guy gets in the holiday spirit with "Christmas Time in Larryland" (Jack/Warner). Larry, who has enjoyed great success in recent years, recorded the release in the studio.
Josh Turner first received acclaim... »»»October 30, 2007 - Alison Krauss and Horizon Award nominees Jason Aldean and Kellie Pickler were added to the list of performers for next week's Country Music Association awards in Nashville.
Sheryl Crow, Blake Shelton and Gretchen Wilson were to the list of artists presenting CMA Awards at the Nov. 7 event.... »»»October 30, 2007 - The late singer and cowboy Chris LeDoux was inducted in to the Texas Trail of Fame on Oct. 27 at the Ft. Worth Stock Yards. Billy Minick from Billy Bob's Texas accepted the induction on behalf of the LeDoux family who had sent a letter to be read expressing their sincere appreciation for this honor.... »»»October 29, 2007 - Broadcaster Ralph Emery, contemporary country singer Vince Gill and entertainer Mel Tillis accepted their gold medallions in the Country Music Hall of Fame in a three-hour celebration Sunday, officially recognizing their entrance into the hall.
For the first time, at the invitation of the Country... »»»October 29, 2007 - A hard to find Christmas release from the late Conway Twitty will see the light of day. "A Twismas Story," will remastered and remixed version and available for digital download Tuesday as well as on CD through Twitty's official website, www.conwaytwitty.com.
Originally conceived as a storybook in... »»»October 29, 2007 - Toby Keith's first holiday album in more than a decade, "A Classic Christmas," sold more than 18,000 copies its first week of release, giving it the highest debut week number for a country seasonal album this year and placing it at number one on the internet sales chart.
The disc also enjoyed the... »»»October 29, 2007 - Lorrie Morgan filed for divorce from Sammy Kershaw last week in a Tennessee court. The couple, who have recorded together, have had a tumultuous six-year marriage.
Morgan cited irreconcilable differences and asked the court to enforce the couple's 2001 prenuptial agreement.
Kershaw and Morgan married... »»»October 29, 2007 - Porter Wagoner will be remembered with special programming by XM Satellite Radio this week following his death Sunday at 80 from lung cancer.
The Wagoner episode of "Bill Anderson Visits with the Legends" will air all day Tuesday on XMX (XM 2).
A memorial show will air Tuesday on XM's classic country... »»»October 29, 2007 - Traditional country singer Elizabeth Cook will kick off a new weekly show, Apron Strings, on SIRIUS Satellite Radio's Outlaw Country channel in November.
Cook, who released "Balls," her fourth album produced by Rodney Crowell earlier this year, will host the five-hour show from Nashville starting Friday, Nov.... »»»October 29, 2007 - Dolly Parton, whose career took off after Porter Wagoner hired her to sing, spent time with the late singer Sunday just hours before he died.
"I went over on Sunday afternoon and spent his last few hours with Porter and his family, so I was able to say goodbye," said Parton in a prepared statement.... »»»October 29, 2007 - The funeral of Grand Ole Opry star Porter Wagoner will be held Thursday at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.
Wagoner, 80, died of lung cancer Sunday night after being diagnosed only several weeks earlier.
Visitation will be held from 2-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31 at Woodlawn Funeral Home, 660... »»»October 28, 2007 - Country star Porter Wagoner, 80, died tonight at 8:25 at Alive Hospice in Nashville after being diagnosed with lung cancer earlier this month.
The Missouri native, known for his rhinestone suits, had a long career, which included a series of hits with Dolly Parton.
"The Grand Ole Opry family is... »»»October 27, 2007 - Josh Turner was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry Saturday night by Opry superstar Vince Gill.
After Turner performed his current hit "Firecracker" and his breakthrough smash "Long Black Train," Gill made Opry membership official, saying, "We are so proud of your success. Congratulations.... »»»October 26, 2007 - Porter Wagoner was released from a Nashville-area hospital to hospice care for lung cancer, his publicist reported Friday.
Grand Ole Opry and Country Music Hall of Fame member Wagoner, who was hospitalized in Nashville on Oct. 15. Wagoner, an Opry member since 1957, was recently diagnosed with lung cancer.... »»»October 26, 2007 - Josh Gracin had three big hits from his debut disc, but has come up empty handed in setting up his sophomore disc. Now, Gracin is trying again, releasing another single.
The former American Idol season 2 finalist and former Marine is releasing "We Weren't Crazy."
"When we recorded the first album, I... »»»October 26, 2007 - Brad Paisley wrote and recorded a new theme song for "Opry Live" on Great American Country television network, which will debut this weekend. The tune showcases Paisley's instrumental abilities.
Paisley named the theme "From Uncle Jimmy to Justin," referencing Uncle Jimmy Thompson, who played fiddle on... »»»October 25, 2007 - Bucky Covington and Jason Michael Carroll, country music's two best-selling new male artists of 2007, will kick off their co-headlining Raisin' The Bar tour tonight in Corpus Christi, Texas. The tour with Cole Deggs & The Lonesome opening will span 20 dates from Texas to New York before wrapping Dec. 8 in Baltimore.... »»»October 25, 2007 - Kenny Chesney's "Don't Blink" and Rascal Flatts's "Still Feels Good" continue atop the Billboard country song and album charts for the week ending Nov. 3. Rascal Flatts sold about 70,000 units.
Dierks Bentley is breathing down Chesney's neck with "Free And Easy (Down the Road I Go)" in second, up two.... »»»October 25, 2007 - After only a day of sales, one music biz analyst web site is predicting that Carrie Underwood's "Carnival Ride" will top the charts with sales of about 450,000, far ahead of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss's "Rising Sand" collaboration.
The Hitsdailydouble web site said Underwood "kicks the fourth... »»»October 25, 2007 - Forget about a new studio album for Trace Adkins as planned. Instead, he's going to release his second greatest hits package in December.
Adkins was slated to release "Game On" Dec. 4, which had been confirmed by his publicist earlier this week, but that has changed "because of a special career opportunity.... »»»October 24, 2007 - Rascal Flatts will continue having the number one country album in the U.S. when the Billboard album charts are released Thursday. Billboard reported on its web site Wednesday that "Still Feels Good" sold 70,000, a 27 percent drop from the previous week, but good enough to top the country chart and... »»»October 24, 2007 - Carrie Underwood will singing "The Sound of Music," joining the likes of Elton John, Fergie and Mary J. Blige in a live concert Dec. 2 in Los Angeles that will focus on music in film.
The live concert will be a show - "Movies Rock" - on television Dec. 7.
Performances will include Beyonce singing... »»»October 24, 2007 - Brad Paisley will perform his most recent number one single, "Online," at the upcoming CMA Awards, and he'll do with some help - the Brentwood High School marching band. The band from the Nashville area school was also used on the recorded version of the song included on Paisley's Album of the Year nominee, "5th Gear.... »»»October 24, 2007 - A country-based eBay auction is underway to fight breast cancer. The auction is in being held in conjunction with a fundraising concert, Women Rock for the Cure, Thursday in Nashville featuring female performers.
Society of Leaders in Development (SOLID) is sponsoring the auction.... »»»October 23, 2007 - Bon Jovi is opening the brand new Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. with a country flair. While the band's last CD was country influenced, 4 of the 10 shows will be opened by bona fide country acts.
The Oct. 28 and 30 shows will be opened by Big & Rich.
Shows on Nov. 1 and 3 will feature Gretchen... »»»October 23, 2007 - Little Big Town is in countdown mode for the release of their fourth disc in November. Previews for "A Place to Land" begin Oct. 26 at the band's web site at LittleBigTown.com.
One track per day will be made available for 12 days as a countdown to the release of the disc Nov. 6 through Equity Music.... »»»October 23, 2007 - In addition to logging her first number 1 album on the Billboard Top 200, Reba McEntire is celebrating going platinum with "Reba Duets," signifying sales of 1 million units after four weeks.
"I'm so excited over the wonderful acceptance of this CD," said McEntire. "I've always been a huge fan of all... »»»October 23, 2007 - Keith Urban's greatest hits package coming out in November now has a name along with a few newly recorded songs. Urban also will be releasing a DVD in November.
"Keith Urban Greatest Hits: 18 Kids" will be out Nov. 20 on Capitol Nashville. The CD features 2 newly recorded tracks, a remake of Steve... »»»October 23, 2007 - It's a very busy Tuesday for new country and bluegrass releases with the likes of Carrie Underwood, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss and Dwight Yoakam all putting out new material.
Carrie Underwood releases the sophomore follow-up, "Carnival Ride" (119 Recordings/Arista Records/Arista Nashville), to... »»»October 23, 2007 - Capitol Records Nashville's new trio Lady Antebellum (Dave Haywood, Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley) will make an early mark on television when a song they wrote will go straight to "The Hills," an MTV reality show.
The trio co-wrote a song "Miles Away" with songwriter Alexa Wilkinson and... »»»October 22, 2007 - Kenny Alphin, also known as the Big in Big & Rich, arrived safely in The Sudan, bringing medical supplies to the needy.
Alphin has made conditions in Darfur his cause. He is working in Akon, The Sudan.
Alphin said in an email he sent Sunday, "The past 24 hours in the village of Akon have been the most... »»»October 22, 2007 - Bluegrassers Jimmy Gaudreau and Moondi Klein formed a duo and will be releasing a duo album next year on Rebel Records.
Gaudreau, who plays mandolin, also plays with John Starling and Carolina Star, the Country Gentlemen Reunion Band, songwriters Robin & Linda Williams. Klein is the former lead singer of Chesapeake.... »»»October 22, 2007 - Five new members will be inducted into the Country Music DJ Hall of Fame and Country Music Radio Hall of Fame, Country Radio Broadcasters announced Monday.
Bill Cody and Bob Robbins will be inducted into the Country Music DJ Hall of Fame. Jaye Albright, Bobby Kraig, and Michael Owens are to be inducted... »»»October 22, 2007 - Rissi Palmer, whose debut hits streets, Tuesday will appear on Opry Live, the televised portion of the Grand Ole Opry this Saturday, Oct. 27. Opry Live airs at 8 p.m. eastern/Pacific on the Great American Country television network (GAC).
While it marks the fourth time Palmer has appeared on the Opry... »»»October 22, 2007 - The Waybacks spent 10 days earlier this month in the Compass Sound Studio in Nashville recording tracks for their upcoming yet-to-be titled spring 2008 release on Compass Records.
Produced by bassist Byron House (Sam Bush Band, Emmylou Harris, Nickel Creek), the album features all original material and... »»»October 22, 2007 - Actor Jamie Foxx will join Rascal Flatts for a duet performance during the 41st Annual CMA Awards Wednesday, Nov. 7, reprising their track together on Rascal Flatts' "Still Feels Good" CD, "She Goes All the Way."
Rascal Flatts, who are nominated for Entertainer of the Year, will open country music's... »»»October 22, 2007 - Wildfires in California caused Tanya Tucker to have her teenage daughter evacuate their home in Malibu, one of the areas worst hit by the fires.
Tucker, who is currently in Las Vegas, said in a statement released late Sunday night, "My 18-year-old daughter, Presley, had to leave the house with our four dogs.... »»»October 21, 2007 - Porter Wagoner, who has been hospitalized in the Nashville area since last week, has lung cancer.
His spokesperson issued a statement Sunday afternoon saying the 80-year-old country star "has been diagnosed with lung cancer. He remains hospitalized at an area hospital."
No further information was... »»»October 19, 2007 - Toby Keith is bringing his Christmas cheer to TV with "A Toby Keith Christmas" premiering Saturday, Nov. 24 at 10 p.m. eastern/Pacific on CMT. Singing yuletide favorites
in front of a small Nashville audience, Keith also received help from Jewel.
Keith just released a 2 CD, 20-song set this week, "A... »»»October 19, 2007 - Kenny Alphin of Big & Rich and wife Christiev left Nashville for Akon, Sudan Thursday to bring medical and school supplies, along with musical instruments, clothing and building tools to the Kunyuk School for Girls.
Big & Rich have been very vocal about the on-going war in the Sudan.... »»»October 19, 2007 - Bluegrass star Rhonda Vincent will try to keep a "Good Thing Going," when her new album of that title will be out Jan. 8, 2008 on Rounder.
In addition to her band, The Rage, on several cuts, guests including Jesse McReynolds (Jim & Jesse), Russell Moore (III Tyme Out), Bryan Sutton, Becky Issacs, Kathy... »»»October 19, 2007 - Clarence "Tater" Tate, who had two different stints playing for Bill Monroe, died Thursday at 77.
Tate first joined the Blue Grass Boys as a fiddler in the late 1950s, replacing Bobby Hicks when he was drafted. Tate stayed with Monroe for about six months.
About 30 years later, Tate returned to the band as a bassist.... »»»October 18, 2007 - Rascal Flatts enjoyed the top selling album on the Billboard country album chart for the week ending Oct. 27 with "Still Feels Good," while Kenny Chesney was first on the song chart with "Don't Blink."
Chesney took over the top spot from Toby Keith's "Love Me If You Can," which slipped to second.... »»»October 18, 2007 - Singer/songwriter/producer/actor Anthony Hamilton wrote "Nowhere Fast" for Josh Turner. The singer apparently liked it well enough to record a duet with Hamilton in September for his "Everything Is Fine" CD out Oct. 30.
Last weekend at the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh, N.C.... »»»October 18, 2007 - Suzy Bogguss will appear on the Oct. 20 broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion, performing a song from her new release "Sweet Danger."
Bogguss will also perform with the show's host Garrison Keillor and participate in a live radio sketch. All of this will take place when A Prairie Home Companion rolls... »»»October 18, 2007 - Porter Wagoner has been in a Nashville-area hospital since Monday with an undisclosed ailment.
On his web site, his daughter, Debra Jean wrote, "Thank you from my Daddy and our entire family for all the prayers you've sent during the last year for Porter."
Wagoner, 80, just released a new album... »»»October 18, 2007 - Bobby Brown, country singer? How about Twisted Sister's Dee Snider or R&B singer Sisqo and former Idol finalist Diana DeGarmo?
That's the goal anyway of John Rich's "Gone Country" show airing in January 2008 on CMT. The six-episode series takes seven established performers from every realm of the... »»»October 18, 2007 - Sara Evans launches her fall tour tomorrow in Indiana, ending in mid-November in New York.
Josh Turner, Luke Bryan and George Ducas will join Evans on various dates. The tour, which starts in Fort Wayne, Ind. and ends in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., is being sponsored by Chevy Malibu. Turner is releasing a new... »»»October 18, 2007 - Kim Richey's song "The Absence of your Company" will be featured on tonight's episode of Grey's Anatomy entitled "The Heart of the Matter." "The Absence of Your Company" is one of the tracks from Richey's latest release "Chinese Boxes," released in July on Vanguard.
Grey's Anatomy airs on ABC at 9 p.m. Eastern/8 p.m.... »»»October 18, 2007 - Jennifer Hanson just completed work on her soon to be released Universal Records South CD. The album, which Hanson co-produced with Nick Brophy, will feature the artist's current self-penned single "Joyride."
No release date was set for the CD. Hanson previously recorded for Capitol Nashville where she... »»»October 17, 2007 - Vince Gill, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton and Little Jimmy Dickens are getting ready for Halloween. At least their likenesses are because in celebration of Opry Month, the Grand Ole Opry has unveiled an "Opry Pumpkin Patch" in the Opry House Lobby throughout the money.
The patch features six pumpkins... »»»October 17, 2007 - LeAnn Rimes appears on "The Late Show with David Letterman" tonight (Wednesday, Oct. 17). Rimes will perform her current single "Nothin' Better To Do" from her just-released disc, "Family," which hit streets Oct. 9.
On Thursday, Rimes will appear on "Live With Regis and... »»»October 17, 2007 - If you can't go to Kansas City to see Garth Brooks in November, then you might be able to at your local movie theatre.
Brooks will play his final concert in a sold-out series of nine originating from the brand new Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. on Nov. 14. The concert will be simulcast live to more... »»»October 17, 2007 - Four country albums will be in the top 10 on the overall Billboard Top 200 chart when it is released Thursday.
Rascal Flatts' "Still Feels Good" continues to top the country chart and was third on the overall chart with sales of 96,000, down 43 percent from the previous week.
LeAnn Rimes debuted in... »»»October 16, 2007 - Merle Haggard racked up his highest first-week sales for a new release since 2000 following the Oct. 2 release of "The Bluegrass Sessions," which is number one on the bluegrass charts. The disc sold 2,865 units.
The Hag entered Billboard's Independent Albums chart at 34th and its Country Albums chart at 43rd.... »»»
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October 16, 2007 - Alan Jackson and a special performance by Shooter Jennings and Holly Williams were added to the line-up for "CMT Giants: Hank Williams, Jr.," honoring the life and music of Hank Jr.
The two-hour special will be taped before a live audience on Thursday, Oct. 25 at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.... »»»October 16, 2007 - Jason Michael Carroll gained his second Top 10 song of the year with his current single "Livin' Our Love Song." He started the year with a chart-topping debut album ("Waitin' in the Country") and a Top 5 debut single ("Alyssa Lies").
The North Carolina native also is hitting the road, co-headlining the... »»»October 16, 2007 - For the third straight year, John Rich of Big & Rich won ASCAP's Songwriter/Artist of the Year category for his songwriting contributions on Big & Rich's "8th of November," Jason Aldean's "Amarillo Sky" and "Why," and Faith Hill's "Sunshine & Summertime" No other artist in the history of the ASCAP... »»»October 16, 2007 - IIIrd Tyme Out will release "Footprints: A IIIrd Tyme Out Collection" Jan. 8, 2008, the second installment in Rounder's Cream of the Crop series of anthologies. Featuring 13 tracks and 2 exclusive new recordings, the disc will be a best-of from their Rounder years and highlights the band's classic... »»»October 16, 2007 - Emmylou Harris will give the keynote interview on Friday, Nov. 2 during the Eighth Annual Americana Music Festival and Conference in Nashville.
The interview, conducted by Tennessean Senior Music Writer Peter Cooper, is presented in partnership with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.... »»»October 15, 2007 - Carrie Underwood will begin television appearances this weekend to promote her new album, "Carnival Ride," out Oct. 23. Her first performance is set as part of the Grand Ole Opry's 82nd Birthday Bash Celebration on Saturday, Oct. 20 when Underwood makes the television debut of her co-written single "So... »»»October 15, 2007 - Country singer Melba Montgomery is recovering after suffering a crushed pelvis and other injuries in a car accident earlier this month.
In the Oct. 2 accident, Montgomery also suffered a broken rib. She is in rehabilitation and supposed to come home next Wednesday, according to Nashville publicist Marty Martel.... »»»October 15, 2007 - Garth Brooks will team with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world's largest breast cancer organization, with the release of the Pink Edition of "Garth Brooks: The Ultimate Hits."
The pink version of the hits package, which drops Nov. 6, will be devoted to the Komen charity and available from Komen's... »»»October 15, 2007 - The good news continues for Taylor Swift who, at 17, became the youngest winner of the Nashville Songwriters Association songwriter/artist of the year award Sunday night.
Swift, the youngest artist in history to receive this award, tied with superstar Alan Jackson for the evening's top honor.... »»»October 15, 2007 - Apparently "50 Number Ones" was not enough for George Strait because he is going to release "22 More Hits" on MCA Nashville Nov. 13
The new set will consist of 22 fan favorites and well known Strait hit singles that despite not quite reaching number 1 at country radio made an impression on country music fans.... »»»October 15, 2007 - Bob DiPiero, Mac McAnally, Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs, Dottie Rambo and Hank Williams, Jr. were honored for their songwriting contributions and welcomed to the ranks of the Nashville Songwriters Hall Fame during the organization's 38th Annual Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony held last night.... »»»October 14, 2007 - Joe Nichols entered rehab for substance abuse issues, according to his web site.
Nichols had been slated to perform at the Big Texas Festival this weekend, but canceled.
"As Joe has alluded to in interviews over the past year, he has struggled with the issue of substance abuse," his web site said.... »»»October 12, 2007 - Newcomer Rissi Palmer will perform the National Anthem and "God Bless America" at Game 4 of the American League Championship Series Tuesday, Oct. 16 in Cleveland, where the Indians will play the Boston Red Sox. The game will be nationally televised on FOX at 8 p.m. eastern.
Palmer is also scheduled to... »»»October 11, 2007 - Taylor Swift will takeover America's Grand Ole Opry Weekend studios to create a radio special at the end of October.
The CMA Horizon Award nominee hosts the special featuring the live cuts from the Opry stage she wants to hear the weekend of Oct. 27. Swift's friends including Brad Paisley, Sugarland,... »»»October 11, 2007 - New Curb Records recording artist Ashley Gearing will sing "God Bless America" at Fenway Park during the 7th inning stretch of Game One of the American League Championship Series Friday, Oct. 13.
The Springfield, Mass. resident has sung the national anthem for the Red Sox on many occasions.... »»»October 11, 2007 - Big & Rich do something a little different with the music video for their new single "Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace," which will world premiere on CMT on Sunday, Oct. 14 at 8 p.m., eastern/Pacific. The video was filmed in Los Angeles recently with director Robert Deaton.... »»»October 11, 2007 - Toby Keith jumped to the top of the Billboard country song chart for the week ending Oct. 20 with "Love Me If You Can," his 23rd chart topping song. Keith took over for Brad Paisley's "Online," which slipped to third.
On the album chart, Rascal Flatts stayed number one for a second straight week with... »»»October 10, 2007 - Rascal Flatts had the best selling album in the U.S., meaning that "Still Feels Good" was number one on both the overall and country album chart for the week ending Oct. 13 in Billboard.
On the song chart, Brad Paisley notched another number one with "Online."
Reba McEntire's "Reba Duets" was second... »»»October 10, 2007 - Otis Gibbs, Mike Younger, The Texas Sapphires, Amelia White, Diana Jones and Jesse Dayton were picked to showcase at the 8th Annual Americana Festival and Conference to be held later this month in Nashville.
Each singer submitted their music through Sonicbids, a web-based music community.... »»»October 10, 2007 - Grand Ole Opry performances by country music superstars ranging from Tammy Wynette to Johnny Cash will be brought to DVD when "Opry Video Classics" is released on Nov. 20 as an 8-DVD set. The project will be distributed by Time Life and will be available at major music retail outlets and on line.... »»»October 10, 2007 - New bluegrass duo Dailey & Vincent signed with Rounder Records. Jamie Dailey, former lead singer and guitarist for Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, and Darrin Vincent, who most recently was guitar and mandolin player and harmony vocalist with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, comprise the group.... »»»October 10, 2007 - Carrie Underwood will celebrate the release of her second album, "Carnival Ride," with an Oct. 23 release-date performance as part of Good Morning America's 2007 Fall Concert Series in Times Square.
Underwood's first single, "So Small," has gone top 10.
With three nominations for this year's Country... »»»October 9, 2007 - Chris Thile, mandolin player for Nickel Creek, has a new band and inked a record deal. The Punch Brothers will have their debut coming out on Nonesuch Records, home to Wilco, in February 2008.
The Punch Brothers consist of Chris Eldridge on guitar, Gate Witcher on violin, Greg Garrison on bass and Noam... »»»October 9, 2007 - Toby Keith hits number 1 on the country singles chart this week with, "Love Me If You Can," making this his 23rd chart topper. The song comes from his latest Show Dog album "Big Dog Daddy."
Keith takes over the top spot from Brad Paisley's "Online." Keith has two other hit singles from his disc, "High... »»»October 9, 2007 - Another busy week for country releases looms with discs from Sarah Evans, LeAnn Rimes and Van Zant.
Sara Evans releases her first hits package, "Greatest Hits," (RCA Nashville) which includes four new songs, including the single "As If." Evans had a hand in writing all four songs.... »»»October 9, 2007 - Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts and Carrie Underwood took two nominations each for the American Music Awards announced Tuesday.
In the country category, nominees for male artist are Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley. Female artist nominees are Martina McBride, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood.... »»»October 9, 2007 - Lee Greenwood helped the Grand Ole Opry, United States Postal Service and America Supports You unveil a large care package on the Opry stage Saturday, Oct. 6.
Throughout October, fans visiting the Opry are invited to write notes of support to American troops overseas to be added to more than 1,000... »»»October 9, 2007 - Incoming Country Music Hall of Fame member Vince Gill won't be sitting still this month between a slew of appearances in New York and Nashville, including stops at NBC-TV, the Nokia Theater Times Square, the Grand Ole Opry, the Medallion ceremony at the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Ryman Auditorium and RFD-TV.... »»»October 9, 2007 - Keith Urban will return to a Nashville recording studio this week to record new material for his forthcoming "Greatest Hits" CD, out Nov. 20. He then will go to Los Angeles for several network television appearances.
Urban appears next Wednesday (Oct. 17) on Late Show with Jay Leno before heading to... »»»October 9, 2007 - Sara Evans released "Greatest Hits" album today, her first album of her hits. Evans is heading to New York City this evening for performances this week on Good Morning America, Hannity & Colmes and The View.
On Wednesday, Evans will perform on Good Morning America's Fall Concert Series.... »»»October 8, 2007 - The Deadstring Brothers plan to record a concert later this month for a live DVD to be out in 2008.
The show will be Oct. 17 at the Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The project will be produced by Joey Goodsell, a professor in the Department of Telecommunication and Film at the University of Alabama... »»»October 8, 2007 - Tracy Lawrence will release the first holiday album of his career on the Rocky Comfort Records (RCR) label, "All Wrapped Up in Christmas" Oct. 23.
"As much as I love the holidays, it's hard to believe I've never recorded a Christmas album," said Lawrence. "I love everything about the holidays from... »»»October 8, 2007 - A final leg of Brad Paisley's "Bonfires & Amplifiers Tour," which started in April, will extend to February 2008.
The tour goes into this weekend playing to sold-out shows in Detroit, Cincinnati and Washington, D.C., bringing total tickets sold on this tour to 750,000. The 2007 tour started April 26... »»»October 8, 2007 - Jo Dee Messina completed the Chicago Marathon Sunday, in a race in which one runner died. Race day was very hot and difficult for runners. Race officials asked people to stop running due to health concerns.
This marked Messina's second marathon of the year because she ran the Boston Marathon in April.... »»»October 8, 2007 - Patty Griffin will appear at the Americana Music Association's Honors and Awards show on Nov. 1 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Griffin is nominated for three awards.
"Children Running Through," the singer-songwriter's most recent record, is up for Album of the Year. Griffin has also been... »»»October 8, 2007 - Broken Bow recording artists Crossin Dixon just filmed a commercial for a song they created specifically for their home state of Mississippi called, "Take Me Away To Tunica," as part of the new tourism campaign for Tunica. The ad began airing this week. Hailing from the cities of Starkville and Jackson, Miss.... »»»October 8, 2007 - Rodney Atkins helped brought music of home to U.S. troops in Iraq Saturday night through a satellite hook-up. Atkins appeared through the Freedom Calls Foundation's "Appreciation for the Troops Rally" during sound check for his show in northern Virginia.
Atkins performed his hit song "If You're Going... »»»October 8, 2007 - The reign of Rascal Flatts as the best selling disc in the U.S. probably will be short lived, based on preliminary sales for the past week, according to Billboard.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's "Magic" looks very likely to get the top spot.
New releases from Brooks & Dunn and Faith Hill... »»»October 7, 2007 - What started as a lone concert to celebrate the release of a greatest hits package will turn into nine shows for Garth Brooks.
Brooks' wife, Trisha Yearwood, will open the shows. She has a new disc coming out in November.
Tickets for a Nov. 14 date in Kansas City went on sale Saturday, and Brooks kept... »»»October 6, 2007 - Marty Stuart received an award from the Country Music Association Wednesday for his work in preserving country music.
Stuart, a serious collector of country music along with being a musician, received the Joe Talbot Award Wednesday at the Tennessee State Museum, where his collection "Sparkle & Twang:... »»»October 5, 2007 - An expanded version of Taylor Swift's hit debut will hit stores with three new tracks and a DVD Nov. 6 as "Taylor Swift Limited Deluxe Edition."
The debut was released in 2006 and went platinum with hit singles "Tim McGraw" and "Teardrops on My Guitar."
The new release, also on Big Machine Records,... »»»October 5, 2007 - The Grascals earned their second consecutive Entertainer of the Year award at the 18th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards, held at the Grand Ole Opry House Thursday.
Big winners were Tony Trischka and The Infamous Stringdusters, who both captured three awards.
"This is even sweeter the second... »»»October 3, 2007 - Hoping to follow the breakout success of
"The Road to Here," Little Big Town is releasing "A Place to Land" Nov. 6 on Equity Music.
The disc consists of 12 new tracks, 10 penned by Little Big Town themselves with their producer, Wayne Kirkpatrick. Songs include a track about emotional abuse,... »»»October 3, 2007 - Tickets will go on sale Saturday for Garth Brooks' Nov. 14 concert in Kansas City, but the Ticketmaster web site made it clear that this is a restricted concert - you have to live in Missouri, Kansas or portions of Iowa, Nebraska and Oklahoma to be able to attend.
Residency will be based on credit card... »»»October 2, 2007 - It was a busy Tuesday for new releases with Brooks & Dunn, Merle Haggard and Faith Hill among those out with music.
Brooks & Dunn, the most awarded act in CMA and ACM history and 30-million sellers offer a dozen tracks here "Cowboy Town" (Arista Nashville), produced by Tony Brown and Brooks and Dunn.... »»»October 2, 2007 - Garth Brooks will return to the stage for one performance, Nov. 14 in Kansas City. Tickets for the show may go on sale Wednesday, Oct. 3. All tickets are apparently priced at $27.50, according to Ticketmaster's web site.
The show comes 8 days after the release of a CD/DVD set by Brooks containing four... »»»October 2, 2007 - Carrie Underwood will perform the television debut of her new hit, "So Small," from the stage of the Grand Ole Opry for GAC's televised Opry Live, airing Oct. 20. The show marks a double celebration as the venerable Opry enjoys its 82nd birthday, while Underwood looks ahead to the release of her new... »»»October 2, 2007 - Neal McCoy raised more than $500,000 for charity at his 13th Annual East Texas Angel Network (ETAN) benefit this past weekend in his hometown of Longview, Texas.
The activities, which included a celebrity golf tournament, sponsor's dinner, and a concert, helped raise money for the foundation created by... »»»October 2, 2007 - Tim McGraw created another special opportunity with "If You're Reading This" with a new promotion on his website starting Oct. 4. Friends and families of soldiers can upload photos, post stories or make comments about their loved ones in the military at www.timmcgraw.com. This page will serve as a... »»»October 1, 2007 - George Strait will hit the road in the new year with a three-month tour starting in Austin. Little Big Town will open the gigs.
For the past several years, Strait has launched a tour starting early in the year.
"We have been so fortunate over the past couple of years to tour with some amazing... »»»October 1, 2007 - Rascal Flatts' "Still Feels Good" may have the largest sales week by a country act in 2007, according to the Building Charts posted by Nielsen SoundScan, Billboard Magazine's web site reported Monday.
Through Friday, the trio had sold 321,000 copies through Thursday. The disc was released Tuesday.... »»»October 1, 2007 - Chuck Wicks received an unexpected invite this week from University of Tennessee head football coach Phillip Fulmer to perform at his daughter Courtney's wedding.
Fulmer was recently listening to WIVK in Knoxville when the station played Wicks' debut single "Stealing Cinderella," which tells the story... »»»October 1, 2007 - Lyle Lovett will receive the Americana Music Association's inaugural Trailblazer Award and perform at the organization's 2007 Honors and Awards show, on Nov. 1 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will also sponsor a keynote interview with Lovett Nov.... »»»October 1, 2007 - Former MCA Nashville head and Universal South Records founder Tony Brown said Monday he was creating a production company, Tony Brown Enterprises, in Nashville.
Brown has signed and/or produced Reba McEntire, George Strait, Brooks & Dunn, Trisha Yearwood and Vince Gill. As a label executive, Brown... »»»October 1, 2007 - Keith Urban was involved in an accident while on his bicycle in Sydney, Australia Monday, but was not seriously hurt. The accident occurred while Urban was on his way to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.
In a statement Urban said, "Today's incident was the result of one person's desire to do his job and... »»»
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