November 30, 2007 - The Wreckers are due out next week with their second release, a live CD/DVD, recorded in New York City earlier this summer.
"Way Back Home: Live From New York" hits stores Dec. 4. The CD/DVD, which was recorded during a sold-out show at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City on July 13, features their... »»»November 30, 2007 - The holiday season is introducing Carter's Chord, the trio of singing and songwriting sisters whose debut album, produced by Toby Keith, will be released in early 2008 on Show Dog Nashville.
Their version of "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" that the
sisters taped as part of their appearance on the CMT.... »»»November 30, 2007 - Ferlin Husky was hospitalized on Tuesday in Springfield, Mo. Doctors placed a stent in Husky's right leg to aid with circulation problems. according to Tracy Pitcox, president of Heart of Texas Records, Husky's label.
Husky, 81, was admitted to a hospital for the scheduled surgery
after doctors... »»»November 29, 2007 - Carrie Underwood continued atop the Billboard country song chart for the week ending Dec. 8 with "So Small," the first single from her second album.
On the album chart, Garth Brooks was first with "The Ultimate Hits." Brooks also had the second biggest single with former number one "More Than a Memory," up one.... »»»November 29, 2007 - Tanya Tucker will perform with Grammy award winning gospel/contemporary Christian music group and backup vocal group for Elvis Presley, The Imperials, doing four shows in December.
"What a way to spend the Christmas season," said Tucker. "Singing Holiday songs with Elvis Presley's backup vocal group...... »»»November 29, 2007 - Purchase Tammy Cochran's new CD, and a soldier will benefit as well.
The singer said that those fans buying "Where I Am," will result in a second copy being sent via care packages unable to make it home for the holidays.
Earlier in her career, Cochran did several performances in a Spirit of America... »»»November 29, 2007 - A lawsuit brought by a Key West, Fla. songwriter against Toby Keith for allegedly stealing one of his songs was thrown out of court earlier this month.
In a statement from Keith, he said, "It is an awful thing to be accused wrongfully of copyright infringement. It goes to the core of what you are as a... »»»November 29, 2007 - Tickets for Garth Brooks's Los Angeles benefit show in January for victims of the recent wildfires in the state will go on sale Saturday, Dec. 1 at 9 a.m.
Brooks was approached by California state elected officials and civic leaders from areas affected by recent wildfires. The show will be held Jan.... »»»November 29, 2007 - Luke Bryan will participate in part of the second annual Snowball Express event honoring fallen soldiers today at the Nashville International airport.
The singer will perform at the airport for the military families of our fallen soldiers from Ft. Campbell, Ky., who will be making their way to Orange County, Cal.... »»»November 28, 2007 - Uncle Earl just released the video for "Streak o' Lean, Streak o' Fat" from their latest album "Waterloo, Tennessee."
Set in an anonymous Chinese restaurant, the video follows a chaotically unfolding Kung Fu clogging battle between warring alien forces that breaks out where touring stringband Uncle... »»»November 28, 2007 - Garth Brooks had the best selling country disc on the Billboard charts last week, according to Billboard's web site. "The Ultimate Hits" (Pearl/Big Machine) sold 192,000, a 6-percent sales drop. The release was the fourth biggest selling album in the U.S.
The Eagles's "Long Road Out of Eden" (Eagles)... »»»November 28, 2007 - Brooks & Dunn and Montgomery Gentry joined Billy Joel, Josh Groban, Melissa Etheridge and others to provide a musical thank you to U.S. troops through the release of an album that will be given to members of the military.
"CD for the Troops" will be available for anyone with a valid military... »»»November 28, 2007 - Brooks & Dunn have sold more than 30 million albums, scored 23 number 1 hits and become the most-awarded act in ACM and CMA history, but this February, they're embarking on a career first as they bring their music to Australia for their first Down Under tour.
Tickets for their debut night (Feb.... »»»November 28, 2007 - Rootsy Canadian singer Kathleen Edwards will release "Asking for Flowers," her first new album in 3 years March 4, 2008 on Rounder/Zoe.
The disc features 11 new songs, all written by Edwards. The music was recorded in 2007, mostly at Plyrz Studio in Los Angeles. The album was co-produced by Edwards and... »»»November 27, 2007 - Trace Adkins hits the road this winter in support of his upcoming greatest hits plus CD on the 2008 Trace Adkins American Man Tour.
Luke Bryan, Jason Michael Carroll, Bucky Covington, Bill Engvall and Kellie Pickler will be among opening acts on the tour sponsored by Great American Country (GAC).... »»»November 27, 2007 - The Dixie Bee-Liners released a new single "Down On The Crooked Road." The single from the bluegrass band is the first look at their first full length album, "Ripe," set to be released in the first quarter of 2008 on Pinecastle.
The Virginia-based group previously released a disc on their own.... »»»November 27, 2007 - Aaron Tippin returned home after spending Thanksgiving with U.S. troops serving in Kuwait and Iraq. Tippin spent one day in Kuwait and five days in Iraq performing for our troops on a tour sponsored by Stars For Stripes.
"Every time we go over there they always tell me what a blessing it is for me to... »»»November 27, 2007 - Vince Gill, Rhonda Vincent, Doyle Lawson, Ralph Stanley, Marty Stuart and new bluegrass duo Dailey & Vincent will join an all-star lineup for the next Gaither Homecoming DVD, to be filmed in Nashville this week and released in the fall of 2008.
Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent will perform three songs... »»»November 27, 2007 - Red House Records named Eric Peltoniemi as the new president of the Minneapolis-based folk/roots label. A veteran producer, musician and songwriter, Peltoniemi has worked in the music industry for more than 35 years.
Peltoniemi replaces label founder Bob Feldman, who died suddenly in January 2006.... »»»November 27, 2007 - Justin Townes Earle, the son of Steve Earle, signed a record deal with Bloodshot Records, the label announced Tuesday. A new release, "The Good Life," is slated for spring 2008 release.
Earle will make appearances at SXSW and tour with The Felice Brothers in March and April.
Earle's music incorporates... »»»November 26, 2007 - Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin and guitarist Buddy Miller will join forces for a series of shows in January. The tour is called "Three Girls And Their Buddy."
All four artists will appear on stage together to play acoustic versions of their hits as well as collaborate with each other.... »»»November 26, 2007 - Rascal Flatts will make their first appearance on Oprah this Friday, Nov. 30 for a "Home For The Holidays with Your Favorite Country Stars" themed show. For their portion of the show, the trio will perform "She Goes All The Way" with Jamie Foxx and talk with Oprah about how the two acts came to record together.... »»»November 26, 2007 - R yan Adams and his Cardinals confirmed their first dates of 2008 Monday with a string of west coast dates.
Adams just released an EP, "Follow the Lights," while offering "Easy Tiger" earlier this year. Two new songs on "Follow The Lights" (the title track and "My Love For You Is Real") will be... »»»November 26, 2007 - Garth Brooks will hit the stage again in 2008, following a 9-day run in Kansas City to celebrate the release of "The Ultimate Hits" with a show in Los Angeles in late January to benefit those affected by the recent raging wild fires and firefighters.
The October fires destroyed many homes in Southern... »»»November 26, 2007 - Raul Malo, best known as the former leader of The Mavericks, hits the stage Wednesday night in Connecticut to kick off his first-ever Christmas Party Tour in support of his new Christmas CD, "Marshmallow World & Other Holiday Favorites."
After a great response to holiday tunes at select shows last... »»»November 26, 2007 - CMA Horizon Award winner Taylor Swift will appear live on the Today show on Wednesday, Nov. 28 and that same night will perform on NBC's live holiday special Christmas in Rockefeller Center.
The Today Show airs from 7-10 a.m., and Christmas in Rockefeller Center airs on NBC from 8-9 p.m. eastern/pacific.... »»»November 26, 2007 - Kathy Mattea will wrap up her touring for the year with an 11-city Christmas tour, "Songs and the Season," starting Friday. Initially based on the non-traditional Christmas songs from her Grammy-winning release, "Good News," her holiday show has become a tradition over the past decade and more... »»»November 23, 2007 - Garth Brooks reclaimed the top spot on the Billboard country album chart for the week ending Dec. 1 with "The Ultimate Hits," switching places with The Eagles's "Long road out of Eden."
On the song chart, Carrie Underwood was number one with "So Small," her first single from "Carnival Ride," her sophomore disc.... »»»November 22, 2007 - Rodney Atkins got the VIP treatment when he went to Washington last week. Not only did he perform in front of a gathering celebrating adoption, Atkins received a VIP tour of the White House, bowled in the president's bowling alley, while his son plumped himself down in the president's lap.... »»»November 22, 2007 - Danielle Peck said she was finishing off her second disc, probably due out in 2008 on Big Machine Records.
Peck said she was "just trying up the loose ends" with the new disc.
Jeremy Stover produced the disc, which has 10 songs with 3 written by Peck. She wrote 8 songs on her debut.... »»»November 21, 2007 - The nursing home company owned by the head of Category 5 Records filed for bankruptcy Wednesday, according to the Hartford Courant.
Haven Healthcare has been under investigation since a Courant story on Sunday cited patient care problems at some of the company's 15 homes in the state.... »»»November 21, 2007 - A nursing home company owned by the head of Category 5 Records, the home of Travis Tritt, is being investigated by Connecticut for poor patient care.
Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell said Monday that the state may need to take over some nursing homes operated by Termini's Haven Healthcare due to poor... »»»November 20, 2007 - The first date of Kenny Chesney's annual summer tour the Poets and Pirates Tour in 2008, now has one date - Massachusetts.
Chesney will play Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. July 26. Chesney has played the venue several consecutive summers, selling out the football stadium. The fan club presale is Nov.... »»»November 20, 2007 - Keith Urban's "Greatest Hits," which he refers to as his "18 Kids," is the week's lone release. The set contain's two new songs, a very faithful remake of Steve Forbert hit "Romeo's Tune" and "Got It Right This Time (The Celebration)," which Urban wrote.
The set contains hits ranging from the recent... »»»November 20, 2007 - Will Trace Adkins soon be working with Donald Trump? That may seem like strange bedfellows, but the towering country singer is 1 of 14 contestants on Celebrity Apprentice, which starts in January 2008.
Carol Alt, Stephen Baldwin, Nadia Comaneci, Tiffany Fallon, who is married to Rascal Flatts's Joe Don... »»»November 20, 2007 - Look for a new Chris Cagle album in early 2008. Cagle already has released a new single, "What Kinda Gone," which is in the top 30 on the charts.
Another new song on the disc is the power ballad "I Don't Wanna Live" by Brett James and Blair Daly.
Cagle previously has had hits with "Beautiful Day,"... »»»November 20, 2007 - Rhonda Vincent added a new to her line-up. Darrell Webb is joining The Rage as guitarist, replacing Josh Williams, who left in September. Webb will be joined by veteran Rage members Hunter Berry (fiddle), Mickey Harris (bass) and Kenny Ingram (banjo), who have been part of Vincent's recordings and live... »»»November 20, 2007 - Charlie Daniels has a big reason to be thankful this Thanksgiving - he was asked to join the Grand Ole Opry Monday.
The surprise invitation came while Daniels was hosting his annual Christmas For Kids benefit show at the Ryman Auditorium when Opry member Martina McBride delivered the surprise Opry invitation.... »»»November 19, 2007 - LeAnn Rimes teamed up with "all small & mighty" to search for the greenest elementary school kids in America. The singer is encouraging students to become environmentalists and help their families make easy changes at home that can make an environmental impact. Rimes was in a video to give... »»»November 19, 2007 - Clay Walker will host the first Clay Walker Charity Classic golf tournament in Houston March 16-17, 2008. All proceeds from the event will benefit Walker's not-for-profit charity, Band Against MS. Walker has battled MS since 1996.
The two-day event will feature 28 Professional Golf Association and... »»»November 19, 2007 - Collin Raye may not have had a hit in awhile, but he hopes "Quitters" will turn the trick. His new single, "Quitters," went to radio three weeks ago. At his myspace site. "Quitters" has surpassed 160,000 spins since its release and averages about 18,000 new spins daily. His label MySpace site,... »»»November 19, 2007 - Carrie Underwood received good news this morning as her current single, "So Small," reached number one on Billboard and R&R's country airplay chart. Thesong will take over the top of the charts, which will be officially released Thursday, from Dierks Bentley's "Free and Easy (Down The Road I Go).... »»»November 19, 2007 - Long-time steel guitar player for Vince Gill and Conway Twitty, John Hughey, died Sunday night, Nov. 18 in Nashville at 73.
Hughey, a native of Elaine, Ark., got his first guitar - a Gene Autry model from Sears - when he was nine. In the seventh grade, he became friends with classmate Harold Jenkins,... »»»November 19, 2007 - Luke Bryan will be part of the inaugural episode of the new Food Network primetime series "Singin' In The Kitchen" in Nashville Nov. 19. "Singin' In The Kitchen" will marry the worlds of food and music.
The episode will feature Nashville's Loveless Cafe and its specialist of biscuits and jam, Carol Fay Ellison.... »»»November 19, 2007 - Carrie Underwood won three awards at Sunday's 35th Annual American Music Awards. Underwood took the T-Mobile Text-In Award, a special award in which fans voted for their favorite from a list including Akon, Daughtry, who won three awards, Fergie and Norah Jones.
Underwood also took the album award for... »»»November 16, 2007 - Bluegrass band NewFound Road will head back into the studio in December to record its second album for Rounder Records.
Tim Shelton said during a tour stop in the Boston area that the quintet would start recording Dec. 8 in Nashville. Jim VanCleve is going to help produce.
The band's last disc was... »»»November 16, 2007 - Luke Bryan will see if he can duplicate the success of his fist single with his second one, "We Rode in Trucks," which was just released.
Bryan enjoyed a hit with "All My Friends Say" from his debut disc.
"This song is probably the most representative of me as an artist because it talks about growing up in Georgia.... »»»November 16, 2007 - Tim McGraw's second greatest hits package, "Tim McGraw Reflected: Hits Vol 2," was certified double platinum for sales of 2 million. This brings McGraw's career total album and single sales to 40 million.
"Tim McGraw is one of the most consistent hit makers in the history of Soundscan," said Benson... »»»November 15, 2007 - Alan Jackson's release of a new single means one thing - a new album is not far behind.
"Small Town Southern Man" is a very traditional country sounding song and was released to radio earlier this month. The song also can be heard on his web site.
A publicist for his label said that a disc was... »»»November 15, 2007 - Garth Brooks canceled his appearances on The View and Ellen in support of the writers strike underway in Hollywood.
Brooks was going to appear on the shows to support the release of his greatest hits plus disc, "The Ultimate Hits."
His publicist said, "This is the first time in many years that he has... »»»November 15, 2007 - Dierks Bentley and The Eagles sit atop the Billboard country song and album chart respectively for the week ending Nov. 24.
Bentley took over the top of the song chart with "Free And Easy (Down The Road I Go)" from Kenny Chesney's "Don't Blink," which fell to second.
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November 15, 2007 - Dolly Parton will take her new single "Better Get To Livin'" to the streets of New York City when she kicks off the 2007 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday, Nov. 22.
Parton will be on the lead float to perform the song live and on television during the morning paradae.
"Better Get To Livin'" is... »»»November 15, 2007 - Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson shared forces on Reba's hit single "Because Of You " earlier this year. And now the two singers will share a stage as they tour together in January and February .
The singers will share one band and one stage on the tour as the
Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson,... »»»November 15, 2007 - LeAnn Rimes will again host and perform at the 26th Annual Colgate Country Showdown National Final on Jan. 24, 2008 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The Showdown is the Nation's largest and longest-running country music talent search and radio promotion.
Showdown producer Dean Unkefer said, "The... »»»November 15, 2007 - Faith Hill will perform live on NBC's "Today" in a special concert that will be simulcast to the soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division's Black Jack Brigade at Camp Prosperity in central Baghdad. The performance, which airs Monday, Nov. 19, marks the first time ever "Today" has simulcast a live concert... »»»November 14, 2007 - An all-star who's who with names like McEntire, Brooks, Keith, Gill and Underwood are descending on Oklahoma to celebrate their home state's centennial this week.
Reba McEntire, Toby Keith, Garth Brooks, Vince Gill and Carrie Underwood all will participate at the "Celebration of a Century" in Oklahoma City, Okla.... »»»November 14, 2007 - The Eagles's long road back to recording put them at the top last week, but this week is a different story because the quartet now has the second best selling disc in the U.S. Jay-Z notched his 10th number one album with "American Gangster" selling 425,000 units.
The Eagles were second with "Long Road... »»»November 14, 2007 - Life is good, real good for Sugarland, with a performance on the American Music Awards this Sunday and huge jumps in play and sales following the duo's win in a big upset at last week's Country Music Association awards.
Sugarland will perform at the American Music Awards this Sunday, Nov. 18, which airs from 8-11 p.m.... »»»November 14, 2007 - Brad Paisley showed you can go home again when he ventured to Glen Dale, West Va. to tape the music video for his current single, "Letter To Me." The song portrays what Paisley would say to himself at age 17 if he could write a letter from today's perspective. He reflects on what was important as a... »»»November 14, 2007 - Jason Aldean will partner with retail giant Wal-Mart next month to provide fans with an exclusive original performance through its "Soundcheck" series. A bonus live disc will be packaged as a companion piece to Aldean's number one album "Relentless" and available for purchase in store and online beginning Dec. 2.... »»»November 14, 2007 - New duo Dailey & Vincent are set to release their self-titled debut Jan. 29, 2008 on Rounder. Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent produced the 12-song set featuring traditional bluegrass, country and gospel sounds.
Among the songs on the album are the David Rawlings/Gillian Welch gospel number "By the... »»»November 13, 2007 - The North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance (Folk Alliance)
will honor late old-time fiddler/banjo player Tommy Jarrell, gospel/soul vocalist Mavis Staples and Rounder Records as recipients of the 2008 Elaine Weissman Lifetime Achievement Awards (LAAwards).
Awards will be handed out at the Folk Awards Show Feb.... »»»November 13, 2007 - Trisha Yearwood makes her label debut, George Strait releases another hits package, Alabama goes live and Pam Tillis goes the holiday route in new CDs out today.
Yearwood's "Heaven, Heartache & the Power of Love" (Big Machine) marks her label after spending her entire career at MCA.... »»»November 13, 2007 - Vince Gill, Willie Nelson and Sheryl Crow will be featured on a DVD coming out later this month of Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival held in Chicago earlier this year.
Rhino Entertainment will release the "Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 From Chicago" two-DVD set on Nov. 20.... »»»November 13, 2007 - Alan Jackson released a new single, which goes back to his country roots. Jackson also wrote "Small Town Southern Man," which was produced by Jackson's long-time producer Keith Stegall.
The song, which is from an upcoming CD, was released Nov. 5.
Jackson's last release, "Like Red on a Rose," was a... »»»November 13, 2007 - Dierks Bentley took his latest single down the road and up the charts, all the way to number one. "Free & Easy (Down the Road I Go)" is Bentley's fifth number 1 single and eighth top 10 out of 9 singles released.
The song squeezes out Kenny Chesney and "Don't Blink" from the top of the chart.... »»»November 12, 2007 - Toby Keith was among eight Oklahomans who joined the Oklahoma Hall of Fame Thursday in an induction ceremony in Oklahoma City.
scheduled to be honored at the
They are among 621 others who have been honored since 1928.
Keith's appearance was delayed when his son Stelen's football game went
into five overtimes.... »»»November 12, 2007 - Keith Urban will make a stop in New York City this Wednesday to appear live on ABC's Good Morning America. The appearance, which comes between dates on the third leg of his Love, Pain & the whole crazy World Tour, will support the Tuesday, Nov. 20th release of "Keith Urban Greatest Hits: 18 Kids.... »»»November 12, 2007 - A celebration of Hank Thompson's life will be held on Nov. 14 st Billy Bob's Texas, 2520 Rodeo Plaza, Ft Worth, Texas, beginning at 2 p.m.
The country music singer died Nov. 6 at 82.
His family requested that, in lieu of flowers, a donation in Hank's name be made to The Heart of Texas Country Music... »»»November 12, 2007 - Alabama, the most successful group in the history of country music with 42 number 1 singles, will release its final concert tour recordings through Cracker Barrel Old Country Store. "Alabama: The Last Stand," a collection of previously unreleased recordings made during Alabama's 2003 farewell tour, streets Nov. 13.... »»»November 12, 2007 - Tracy Byrd, Mark Chesnutt and Zona Jones announced they will host a three-day-long series of charity events called the Beaumont Boys Bash in April 2008. The festivities are an extension of Byrd's Homecoming Weekend, which had been an annual event until 2005, when it was cancelled due to lingering damage... »»»November 11, 2007 - Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban will launch a co-headlining tour together in 2008, hitting 24 cities around the U.S.
The name of the tour is the "Love, Pain & the whole crazy Carnival Ride Tour," a name that combines the titles of each artist's most recent album.
Urban's disc, "Love, Pain & the whole... »»»November 9, 2007 - Ben Helson joined the Larry Stephenson Band, playing guitar. Helson becomes the youngest member of the bluegrass group at 21.
Originally from Bowling Green, Ky., Helson grew up in a family, which played, sang and listened to gospel and bluegrass music. He started learning to play guitar at an early... »»»November 9, 2007 - Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw, Big & Rich, Carrie Underwood and in a special one-night-only performance, The Judds were announced Friday for the 2008 STAGECOACH Country Music Festival to be held in May.
This marks the second Stagecoach fest with last year's drawing more than 55,000 fans.... »»»November 8, 2007 - The Eagles's first CD of new music in three decades, "Long Road Out of Eden," and Kenny Chesney's "Don't Blink" held down the number one positions on the Billboard charts. For The Eagles, their release was the best selling disc in the entire U.S., while Chesney topped the country song chart for the week ending Nov. 17.... »»»November 8, 2007 - After 16 years and 17 number 1 records, Tracy Lawrence termed his first CMA Award last night in the Musical Event Of The Year category for "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" an "amazing experience."
"Find Out Who Your Friends Are" is still testing high on the airwaves nearly 15 months after its release.... »»»November 8, 2007 - Taylor Swift has enjoyed a great run since her debut disc came out a year ago. And one day after a deluxe edition of the CD came out, Swift won the Country music Association Horizon Award for new or developing artists.
"This was a like a fairytale to me," Swift said after the show.... »»»November 8, 2007 - Lady Antebellum made their Grand Ole Opry debut a day after Porter Wagoner was laid to rest.
The Capitol Records trio - Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood - performed their new debut single, "Love Don't Live Here." Scott acknowledged the loss Wagoner, who knew Wagoner as a family friend... »»»November 8, 2007 - Kenny Chesney's 2008 Poets & Pirates Tour will be sponsored by Corona, the maker of beer.
"If you want to capture my audience, the thing that stands out is their ability to have more fun in a single day than most people have in a month - and Corona is part of those relaxed, hanging out with your... »»»November 7, 2007 - MerleFest 2008 tickets will go on sale Nov. 13 for the late April event.
The event, presented by Lowe's, will feature artists from a variety of styles and genres to celebrate the music of Doc and Merle Watson for the 21st year. Once again Doc Watson will host the 4-day festival on the campus of Wilkes... »»»November 7, 2007 - With their first disc in 30 years, The Eagles will top the overall Billboard chart along with the country album chart for "Long Road Out of Eden," which sold 711,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The disc was 1 of 5 country albums in the top 10.
The music is available only at Wal-Mart, Sam's... »»»November 7, 2007 - Kenny Chesney took the biggest award of the evening, Entertainer of the Year, at the 41st annual Country Music Association awards Wednesday.
He won the honor over Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban and George Strait.
Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley took home two awards apiece.... »»»November 7, 2007 - Country Music Hall of Famer Hank Thompson, who was known for "The Wild Side of Life," passed away at his residence in Keller, Texas, on Tuesday.
"He was battling aggressive lung cancer," Thompson spokesman and Heart of Texas Records President Tracy Pitcox said. "He remained conscious until the last... »»»November 6, 2007 - Garth Brooks sort of comes out of retirement with a new CD today with other CDs coming from the likes of Little Big Town, Lonestar and Taylor Swift.
Brooks, who started his Kansas City concert run last night, releases "The Ultimate Hits" (Pearl/Big Machine) today, featuring four new songs and a... »»»November 6, 2007 - Rosanne Cash announced Tuesday she will undergo brain surgery at a New York hospital for a "rare but benign condition," according to her web site.
The exact problem was not disclosed.
"Rosanne is expected to make a full recovery and will return to the studio to complete the recording of her debut for... »»»November 6, 2007 - Kenny Chesney may be on break, but that doesn't mean he's not thinking about 2008 and the road.
The road warrior said Tuesday he has a name for the tour and an opening act - LeAnn Rimes will open up his 2008 tour. Rimes just released "Family" in October.
"I'm calling it the Poets & Pirates Tour," he... »»»November 6, 2007 - "Lightning" may not be the next single from Eric Church, but it will be his new video. And in doing so, Church will be addressing the death penalty from the perspective of a condemned man.
The video, filmed at the old Tennessee State Penitentiary in Nashville, makes its world broadcast debut on CMT this Thursday, Nov.... »»»November 6, 2007 - Garth Brooks began his run of nine shows in Kansas City last night, the only dates he has said he would do in support of "The Ultimate Hits" out today.
The two-hour show covered hits from throughout his career, according to the Kansas City Star.
The set list was:
1) Fever
2) Good Ride Cowboy
3)... »»»November 5, 2007 - Garth Brooks received an award today from recognizing that he was the greatest solo artist in sales ever, topping Elvis Presley.
The Academy of Country Music Crystal Milestone Award went to Brooks during a special presentation in Hollywood. The focus was the Record Industry Association of America's... »»»November 5, 2007 - John Michael Montgomery formed his own label, he announced Monday. The first project to be released on Stringtown Records will be Montgomery 's tenth studio album.
Montgomery cites the "appeal of creative control, success of Indie labels and the ability to nurture country music's future artists" as... »»»November 5, 2007 - The Crook & Chase show, a mainstay of CMT featuring interviews with country musicians, will be back on the air in 2008.
Crook and Chase Show premieres on RFD-TV Jan. 17, 2008. Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase, who this year are celebrating 25 years in the business, are the longest running broadcast... »»»November 5, 2007 - Country star Hank Thompson is sick with lung cancer and is in hospice care. He was released from a hospital last week.
Thompson, 82, was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989. He had 29 hits reach the top 10 on country music charts between 1948 and 1974. He had a number 1 hit in 1952 for... »»»November 3, 2007 - The hard work by the Avett Brothers may be paying off. And that was before the North Caorlina trio playing hard driving string band/bluegrass music won two awards at the Americana Music Association show the previous night.
During a panel session at the AMA conference in Nashville Friday, Avetts's... »»»November 2, 2007 - Jewel is back with a new record deal, and it is with a new label, an off-shoot of Big Machine Records.
Big Machine head Scott Borchetta announced Friday that he was starting a new record imprint, Valory Music, with Jewel, Jimmy Wayne and new artist Justin Moore on the label.
Borchetta said he decided... »»»November 2, 2007 - Hayes Carll has been signed to the Lost Highway Records for several years without any new music coming out. But Carll said Friday at the Americana Music Conference that he is hoping to release a new disc in March 2008.
Carll said he is going back into the studio Saturday to record one more song with... »»»November 1, 2007 - Patty Griffin and the Avett Brothers were the big winners Thursday at the Americana Music Association awards show at the Ryman in Nashville, winning two awards each.
Griffin won honors for artist of the year and album of the year for "Children Running Through." After getting up and not saying very much... »»»November 1, 2007 - Taylor Swift reached a milestone this week when her latest single, "Our Song," jumped from 13th into the Top 10 on Billboard's country radio chart, gaining 1.7 million audience impressions. This is Swift's third consecutive Top 10 single, and she joins Gretchen Wilson and Carrie Underwood as the only... »»»November 1, 2007 - Carrie Underwood had the best selling CD in the U.S. last week of any genre with "Carnival Ride," while Kenny Chesney topped the song chart again with "Don't Blink" for the week ending Nov. 10.
Underwood's album sold more than 500,000 units, easily earning her the number 1 spot.... »»»November 1, 2007 - The life of Porter Wagoner was celebrated Thursday at the Grand Ole Opry where he was a member for 50 years in a funeral that featured many music selections from some of country's finest.
Wagoner, 80, died Sunday night after a short battle with lung cancer.
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