January 31, 2008 - Brad Paisley and Taylor Swift yet again are atop the Billboard country song and album chart for the week ending Feb. 9 with "Letter to Me" and "Taylor Swift" respectively.
On the song chart, Rascal Flatts remained second with "Winner at a Losing Game." Gary Allan jumped from seventh to third with "Watching Airplanes.... »»»January 31, 2008 - Tim McGraw will go on the road in May under the 2008 Live Your Voice tour with Jason Aldean and Halfway to Hazard opening.
McGraw, who toured last summer with wife Faith Hill, is headlining his own show this year.
Shows start May 9 in Tampa, Fla. and ends July 6 in Pittsburgh. McGraw's tour will... »»»January 31, 2008 - On the heels of their successful reunion tour that commenced in the summer and fall of 2007 and 15 years after their first release, Americana band Blue Mountain will record a full-length CD of new material tentatively scheduled for release in June.
The Mississippi band will record at Elmwood Recording... »»»January 31, 2008 - Brad Paisley along with fellow Grammy nominees Feist, Alicia Keys, and the casts of "The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil" and Across The Universe will participate in a special Beatles segment at the 50th annual Grammy Awards telecast Feb. 10.
Paisley is the second country act announced to perform at the Grammys.... »»»January 30, 2008 - Taylor Swift and Garth Brooks are the only country artists with discs in the top 10. Swift once again will be number one when the Billboard charts are out Thursday with her self-titled debut selling 35,000 units, a 2-percent increase from the previous week. That's good for the sixth best selling CD in the U.S.... »»»January 30, 2008 - Blake Shelton just released his current single, "Home," to country radio. The song was written and originally recorded by Michael Buble. The song will be available as single in a few days and part of a deluxe edition due out this summer.
Shelton was aware of "Home" when it was first released, but it... »»»January 30, 2008 - Alabama lead signer Randy Owen is hitting the road. Not with his band mates, but instead for his own solo career. Owen is visiting radio stations in an old-fashioned promotion.
The first first single is "Braid My Hair." Last week, Owen visited Cincinnati, Columbus, Ohio, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Chicago,... »»»January 30, 2008 - One of the most surprising collaborations in years, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' "Raising Sand," will find the two singers appearing together on television next month. Plant and Krauss will be on CMT Crossroads Feb. 11.
The tour already announced plans to tour Europe and will hit the states in late... »»»January 29, 2008 - Willie Nelson, Alan Jackson's cousin, Kenny Chesney's guitarist and an anticipated bluegrass debut round out the new releases this week.
Nelson also has a connection with Chesney because the superstar produced Willie's disc. Chesney co-produced the disc, "Moment of Forever" (Lost Highway) with Buddy Cannon.... »»»January 29, 2008 - Lady Antebellum will be the musical guest on CMT's second annual "CMT Online Awards" show, debuting Tuesday, Feb. 5 at CMT's web site and on CMT Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. eastern.
The show takes a spin on the traditional awards show by calculating the number of online streams each nominee has received... »»»January 29, 2008 - The Avett Brothers, the trio which won two Americana Music Association awards in November, will have their song "If It's The Beaches" featured on the NBC drama "Friday Night Lights" on Feb.... »»»January 29, 2008 - Rascal Flatts started their very first tour of the United Kingdom. The trio departed the U.S. yesterday and landed on British soil this morning for a week of live shows and media appearances throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Tonight, Rascal Flatts will give a private, acoustic performance for... »»»January 28, 2008 - Deana Carter will be the musical guest on the Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson tonight at 12:35 a.m. eastern/central.
Carter will sing "Crying" from her latest Vanguard Records release, "The Chain." Carter's fifth studio record pays tribute to her father, session player Fred Carter and her musical... »»»January 28, 2008 - Carrie Underwood will perform at the Grammys in February along with superstars Beyonce, Aretha Franklin and the Food Fighters.
Underwood also will join Mary J. Blige, the Clark Sisters, Israel And New Breed, and Trin-I-Tee 5:7 in a special gospel segment.
Underwood, who has won two Grammys, received... »»»January 28, 2008 - Dixie Chicks fiddle player Martie Maguire is pregnant with her third daughter.
On the Chicks web site, Maguire said she and husband Gareth were "thrilled to announce that we are expecting our third daughter in late summer. Eva and Katie are very excited to have a new baby sister. Three girls, what a magic number.... »»»January 28, 2008 - Sara Evans will be performing for VIPs at the NFL Super Bowl XLII Tailgate Party outside of the University of Phoenix Stadium on Super Sunday, Feb. 3. After performing a full concert for those in attendance, Evans will join Willie Nelson on-stage during his set to sing the Nelson classic "Mamas Don't... »»»January 28, 2008 - Faith Hill will premiere her performance of Elvis Presley's classic
"That's Alright Mama," on Wednesday, Jan. 30 at her website. After originally
recording both "Mama" and "Peace In The Valley" for "Viva Las Vegas," a
2-hour ABC Network television special honoring the late singer, CMT began
airing... »»»January 28, 2008 - Willie Nelson will receive a little help from a superstar friend with the release of his new disc Tuesday in what will be a busy stretch on television promoting the music. "Moment of Forever" (Lost Highway) was produced by Kenny Chesney and his producer Buddy Cannon.
The 13 tracks includes songs... »»»January 27, 2008 - ShowDog Nashville's newest artist, Mica Roberts, will release her debut single and video in February.
The Locust Grove, Okla. native Roberts started visiting radio stations last week to introduce "Things A Mama Don't Know," which will be released to
radio nationwide Feb. 19.
Since 2003, Roberts has... »»»January 25, 2008 - Mississippie-based band Nash Street won the 26th Annual Colgate Country Showdown Thursday.
LeAnn Rimes returned to host the televised event, held at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Nash Street was presented with a $100,000 check and the title, "Best New Act in Country Music.... »»»January 24, 2008 - Rodney Atkins will head for an "Extreme Makeover" Sunday when he appears on the show. Atkins will perform his latest number one song, "These Are My People" on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - Voisine Family.
Atkins said the show was "probably the biggest thing I've ever done.... »»»January 24, 2008 - Taylor Swift may have lost her grip on the Billboard country song chart to Brad Paisley, but her self-titled debut once again tops the album chart for the week ending Feb. 2.
Paisley is tops on the song chart with "Letter to Me." He leapt from fifth to first. Swift's "Our Song" actually switched places with Paisley.... »»»January 24, 2008 - John Rich of Big & Rich will go the solo route later this year by releasing his own disc. However, Big & Rich will remain together, although they are not touring this year.
"If anyone knows me, they know I'm always writing music," said Rich, who also does a lot of producing and songwriting.... »»»January 24, 2008 - Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson will make available on their websites - www.reba.com and www.kellyclarkson.com - an exclusive, behind-the-scenes video from their "2 Worlds, 2 Voices" tour. The video allows fans access to behind-the-scenes action, including rehearsals, interviews and concert footage.... »»»January 23, 2008 - John Rich, Dee Snider and Carnie Wilson of CMT's new reality show "Gone Country" rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange today.
As Rich walked the floor on what has been a rollercoaster on the market the past few days, he heard "Yee Haw!" and "Welcome to our City!" from the NYSE stock specialists.... »»»January 23, 2008 - Brad Paisley achieved his tenth number one and and sixth consecutive number one of his career with "Letter To Me." Paisley took over the top spot from long-running number one, Taylor Swift, whose "Our Song" was there for six consecutive weeks. The charts officially are released Thursday.... »»»January 23, 2008 - Looks like Taylor Swift isn't resting on her laurels after having gone number one for six straight weeks with "Our Song." Swift is releasing a new song, "Picture to Burn," to radio today.
Swift, who has one release to her credit, also had hits with "Tim McGraw" and "Tears on My Guitar.... »»»January 23, 2008 - Tim McGraw, a current Grammy nominee as a songwriter for "If You're Reading This," co-wrote Def Leppard's new single "Nine Lives" along with band members Phil Collen, Joe Elliot and Rick Savage. The song is the first from Def Leppard's forth-coming album, "Songs From the Sparkle Lounge.... »»»January 23, 2008 - Dierks Bentley will debut the fourth single "Trying To Stop Your Leaving" off his "Long Trip Alone" CD on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Monday, Jan. 28, the same day the single goes for adds at country radio.
Bentley returns to Los Angeles the following week for media appearances and events... »»»January 22, 2008 - Newcomer Chuck Wicks releases his CD, "Starting Now," with a hit under his belt with "Stealing Cinderella." He wrote the song with Rivers Rutherford and George Teren. Wicks, a Delaware native, was one of the cast members of the American reality/soap series "Nashville," which aired on Fox Networks for... »»»January 22, 2008 - The Dan Tyminski Band will be hitting the road with a new album coming out soon on Rounder.
Tyminski is part of Allison Krauss's Union Station. Other members of his band are Barry Bales on bass Adam Steffey on mandolin, Ron Stewart on banjo and fiddle, Justin Moses on fiddle and Dobro.... »»»January 22, 2008 - "Good Friends and a Glass of Wine," LeAnn Rimes's second single from her new album, "Family," arrives at radio Jan. 24.
Rimes co-penned the song with Darrell Brown and Blair Daly. She helped write 12 of the 14 songs on the release.
"The title came to me while I was on a plane," said Rimes.... »»»January 22, 2008 - Steel player ace Paul Franklin is the newest Time Jumper, replacing the late John Hughey, who passed away in November. The announcement came last night at The Time Jumpers's regular Monday night show at The Station Inn in Nashville.
"I've known John since the late '60s," said Franklin.... »»»January 22, 2008 - Neal McCoy will soon trek to the Persian Gulf as part of a USO/MNC-I expeditionary entertainment tour. Visiting troops on what will be his 13th USO tour, McCoy and his band will perform, dine with service members, pose for photographs, stop at command posts and sign autographs.
The son of an Irish... »»»January 22, 2008 - Montgomery Gentry are gearing up to release a new CD, tentatively due out June 17.
The duo are riding high on the charts now with "What Do Ya Think About That?"
Details about the new project were scant with the duo "still in the process" of recording the CD, according to their publicist.... »»»January 21, 2008 - The SteelDrivers, a soul bluegrass band of music veterans from Nashville, make their national debut at the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival in Massachusetts in February.
The group just released their debut disc on Rounder last week. The quintet consists of singer Chris Stapleton,... »»»January 21, 2008 - Charlie Daniels was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry by Opry members Marty Stuart and Connie Smith Saturday night.
Stuart welcomed Daniels into Opry membership, before a sold-out crowd, by saying, "The Opry is American, and its reach is universal. A steady force in the midst of passing trends. The Opry is family.... »»»January 21, 2008 - Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood's Love, Pain & the whole crazy Carnival Ride Tour added concert dates in Peoria, Ill. and Sacramento, Cal., it was announced Monday.
The tour starts with a pair of shows at Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut Jan. 31 and Feb.1 and winds up April 24-25 with two shows in Georgia.... »»»January 18, 2008 - Tift Merritt will hit the road this spring in support of her upcoming release "Another Country," out Feb. 26.
Tour dates are:
Mon Mar 17 Philadelphia Johnny Brenda's
Tue Mar 18 Northampton, MA Iron Horse
Wed Mar 19 New York City Mercury Lounge
Fri Mar 21 Alexandria, VA Birchmere
Sat... »»»January 18, 2008 - American Idol season 6 finalist Phil Stacey will release his debut CD on Tax Day. The album is produced by Grammy Award winner Wayne Kirkpatrick.
Stacey's debut will include his first single, "If You Didn't Love Me," which was just released to country radio last week. The song was written by Wendell... »»»January 18, 2008 - Tim McGraw will give a concert for participants of the Beyond the Lights Celebrity Golf Tournament, hosted by Kyle Chandler and Brad Leland of NBC's "Friday Night Lights," The tournament and concert will take place on Friday, March 7 at the Hyatt Lost Pines Resort in Lost Pines, Texas.... »»»January 18, 2008 - Nashville Star will move its sixth season to the summer and be broadcast on NBC, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The show, the country equivalent to American Idol, had been on USA Network and started in January and ended in March.
Hollywood Reporter said that the show was part of NBC's... »»»January 17, 2008 - Taylor Swift yet again topped the Billboard song and country charts with "Our Song" and her self-titled debut for the week ending Jan. 26. "Our Song" has been number one for seven straight weeks.
On the song chart, Sugarland remained second with "Stay." Rascal Flatts was up one to third with "Winner at... »»»January 17, 2008 - Jewel's single, "Stronger Woman", will be rush-released country radio immediately, according to her label, Valory Music. The label said it did so because of the response from radio programmers.
"Jewel has made a strong commitment to country radio and is in the midst of an extensive radio tour," says... »»»January 17, 2008 - Dolly Parton will play this year's SXSW music fest in Austin in March.
The South By Southwest Music Conference and Festival takes over the streets and venues of Austin, Texas, March 7-16, 2008. On Friday, March 14, Parton will play at the newly refurbished Austin City Music Hall.... »»»January 17, 2008 - SHeDAISY will release its first hits package, "The Best of SHeDAISY," on Tuesday, Feb. 5. The collection includes 12 of SHeDAISY's biggest hits including the group's breakthrough "Little Good-Byes" as well as the lighthearted fan favorite "Don't Worry 'Bout A Thing" and the Desperate Housewives inspired... »»»January 16, 2008 - Taylor Swift's self-titled Big Machine album will remain the fifth best selling CD in the country when the Billboard charts are released Thursday. That also means that Swift holds down the number one slot on the country album chart. Now in its 64th week of release, Swift sold 35,000 units, a drop of 26... »»»January 16, 2008 - Faith Hill is recuperating from knee surgery, but that hasn't stopped her from recording several projects.
The surgery, which took place Jan.7 in Nashville, was the result of an old knee injury suffered while playing softball in high school and normal wear and tear over the years.... »»»
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January 16, 2008 - Rascal Flatts will re-launch their "Still Feels Good Tour" this week performing sold-out shows in Manchester, N.H. and also New York City's Madison Square Garden. This tour leg will run into April with 27 concerts. Kellie Pickler will open.
"We love being on the road and seeing our fans," said Gary... »»»January 15, 2008 - It's going to be a big week for Chuck Wicks. On Wednesday night, he launches his first ever national tour opening for Brad Paisley. And next Tuesday, his debut disc will be out.
Paisley's Bonfires And Amplifiers Tour kicks off in Denver.
"I am so excited to be on the road with Brad Paisley, and I know... »»»January 15, 2008 - Jason Michael Carroll makes his debut appearance on ABC's Good Morning America with a performance that will include his second smash single, "Livin' Our Love Song" this Thursday.
Carroll has scored back-to-back top five singles with "Livin' Our Love Song" and "Alyssa Lies," both from his chart-topping... »»»January 15, 2008 - Eric Church married music publisher Katherine Blasingame on Tuesday, Jan. 8 in a private ceremony, attended by immediate family, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Church's home state of North Carolina.
The wedding took place at the Westglow Spa & Resort in Blowing Rock, N.C. "Katherine and I stayed there... »»»January 15, 2008 - Shooter Jennings will continue perform the title track of his third studio disc, "The Wolf," on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno next Wednesday, January 23. The disc came out in October... »»»January 14, 2008 - New group Carter's Chord, which has a strong musical pedigree, goes for adds at radio today with "Young Love." The trio of singing and songwriting sisters Becky, Emily and Joanna Robertson literally grew up in music as the daughters of keyboard player Barny Robertson and singer Carter Robertson, who... »»»January 11, 2008 - The release date of "Backwoods Barbie, Dolly Parton's first album of mainstream country music in 17 years, is being moved to late February/early March and will now coincide with the launch of Parton's "Backwoods Barbie World Tour 2008/2009" which kicks off Feb. 28 at the Northrup Auditorium in Minneapolis.... »»»January 11, 2008 - Jypsi officially hits country radio with a Jan. 14 impact date on their single, "I Don't Love You Like That." The group's label, SonyBMG, reported that 35 major market stations now play the song.
The track debuts this week at number 46 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.
The family band... »»»January 11, 2008 - George Strait went gold, for sales of 500,000 units, with "22 More Hits," which came out in November. The disc contained songs that did well on the charts, but never reached numero uno.
I've had people ask me why this song or that song wasn't on the number ones album," said Strait.... »»»January 11, 2008 - Neal McCoy will perform at half-time this Sunday at the NFL NFC divisional-round playoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants in Dallas.
Personally invited by the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, McCoy will take the field joined by his band and 200 soldiers to entertain the fans with his... »»»January 10, 2008 - Taylor Swift scored a double on the Billboard country charts for the week ending Jan. 19 because she had both the best selling album - her self-titled debut - and the number one song with "Our Song," which stays number one for the sixth straight week.
On the song chart, the second through fifth songs... »»»January 10, 2008 - Jennifer Hanson will join label-mate Phil Vassar in a multi-city acoustic tour, kicking off Jan. 12 in Prescott, Ariz, and running through the end of February.
Hanson will play songs she has recorded ("Beautiful Goodbye," "Joyride") as well as hit songs she wrote for other artists, including "Leave the... »»»January 10, 2008 - After 13 years, ace bassist Missy Raines decided to leave Claire Lynch's band to start her own bluegrass band, Missy Raines and the New Hip.
Raines, who has won numerous IBMA honors, has been recording a new EP and CD for release in 2008. The New Hip features Megan McCormick - acoustic and electric... »»»January 10, 2008 - Alabama lead singer Randy Owen's solo career kicks into high gear with a new album in the works and a debut single, "Braid My Hair" set to hit the radio airwaves in two weeks.
"I'm as excited about this as I've ever been," said Owen. "Before I decided to do the solo thing, we put a band together and... »»»January 9, 2008 - Jamie O'Neal's new music video for her latest single, Like a Woman, debuts on CMT on Monday, Jan. 12. On Tuesday, Jan. 13, it will begin airing in heavy rotation on CMT Pure and will also make its online debut on Yahoo! Music.
Directed by Trey Fanjoy, Like a Woman, was filmed at the Massey House in Franklin, Tenn.... »»»January 9, 2008 - Drew Glackin, instrumentalist and bassist for The Silos, died suddenly on Saturday, January 5. According to his band, he was unaware of an overactive thyroid condition that led to severe heart damage.
He was surrounded by family and friends during his final days. In a statement issued by Bloodshot... »»»January 9, 2008 - Taylor Swift will have the top selling country disc when sales are released Thursday by Billboard. Her self-titled Big Machine disc sold 47,000 units, taking over from The Eagles's "Long Road Out of Eden." Swift took over the top despite a 39-percent sales drop.
Garth Brooks's "The Ultimate Hits"... »»»January 9, 2008 - Carrie Newcomer will kick off an extensive U.S. tour in late January support of her upcoming release, "The Geography of Light," out Feb. 12 on Rounder. The tour will take the singer/songwriter throughout the U.S. and include stops in New York, Philadelphia, Berkeley, Chicago, Houston and Indianapolis.... »»»January 9, 2008 - Four new board members, including former Arista label head Tim DuBois, were elected to the Americana Music Association Board of Trustees, it was announced Wednesday.
Re-elected for new terms are Ray Kennedy in the artist category, New Frontier Touring owner Paul Lohr in the booking agent slot, John... »»»January 9, 2008 - An anniversary tribute concert to Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison 40 years to the day that he recorded his famous concert there was scrapped with both the promoter and prison blaming each other.
The show was to be held Sunday at the prison in northern California with Cash's long-time drummer WS Fluke... »»»January 9, 2008 - Garth Brooks and George Jones will kick off the premiere episode of the new Crook and Chase Show, debuting on the RFD-TV Network Jan. 17th at 9 p.m. eastern. Georgette Jones, daughter of Jones and Tammy Wynette, will also entertain the audience with a special performance.
"We wanted to start the new... »»»January 8, 2008 - Jason Michael Carroll gave a surprise performance Monday for the families and marines in Chattanooga, Tenn. WUSY-FM (US101) arranged the surprise appearance, which followed a special lunch for the Marines and their families of the Mike Battery 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment.... »»»January 8, 2008 - It's official. Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman are expecting a child.
Australian papers reported over the holidays that the couple broke the news to their families, but the pregnancy was confirmed by Kidman's publicist and on Urban's web site.
"Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban confirmed today that they are... »»»January 8, 2008 - Joe Nichols's new single, "It Ain't No Crime," will enter the R&R charts at 44 on Mediabase and 45 on Billboard/R&R this week, making it the highest chart debut ever for Nichols.
The single enters the charts a week earlier than the official ad date of Jan. 14. Nichols premiered the single on The... »»»January 8, 2008 - Ray Scott and Lance Miller are no longer on Warner Nashville. Scott and Miller both left Warner just before the Christmas holidays.
Scott released one album on Warner, "My Kind of Music," in 2005 and recorded a second, which was never released. The debut yielded a top 40 song with the title track.... »»»January 8, 2008 - After releasing a live project in December, The Wreckers - Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp - are going to put out solo discs.
"They are both recording," said a Warner Nashville publicist Tuesday. "They are writing songs and recording."
"Some of the recording will be done in Nashville," said Brandi Sanford of Warner.... »»»January 8, 2008 - James Otto recently released "Just Got Started Lovin' You!" If things go well, Otto's album,"Sunset Man," should be released between March and May.
Rascal Flatts's Jay DeMarcus and John Rich co-produced the record. Otto is a member of the Muzik Mafia, which includes Gretchen Wilson and Rich.... »»»January 8, 2008 - Bluegrass mainstay Rhonda Vincent, who has won seven consecutive Female Vocalist of the Year awards from the International Bluegrass Music Association, returns with a dozen songs on "Good Thing Going" (Rounder). Guests include Keith Urban, Jesse McReynolds, Russell Moore of iiird Tyme Out, Bryan Sutton,... »»»January 8, 2008 - Country Music Hall of Fame member Ken Nelson, who helped develop the West Coast and Bakersfield Sound by producing Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, died Sunday at his home in Somis, Cal. at 96. Nelson was a key figure at Capitol Records, particularly in the 1950's and 1960's and also signed Hank Thompson... »»»January 7, 2008 - Touring with Keith Urban apparently did not satisfy Carrie Underwood's touring jones because she now is launching a separate tour in February as well with Josh Turner as the opening act. The tour will consist of more than 30 shows and hit the road in February in the northeast as the "Carnival Ride Tour.... »»»January 7, 2008 - Ronnie Milsap announced the first dates of his 2008 tour Monday. "The #1 Hits Tour" as it crosses across the United States and hits a few spots in Canada.
He will kick off the tour Jan. 12 in Louisville, Ky. with most of the dates in January, February and March and again in July and August.... »»»January 7, 2008 - Country album sales dropped more than 16 percent in 2007, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures. The Eagles had the biggest selling disc with "Long Road Out of Eden" selling 2.6 million units, while Taylor Swift's self-titled debut sold 1.9 million copies.
The Eagles and Swift had the third and... »»»January 7, 2008 - Garth Brooks will make a special appearance at the opening session of Country Radio Braodcasters's annual gathering on Wednesday, March 5. Brooks will answer audience-submitted questions. WSIX-FM morning host Gerry House will conduct the interview and moderate the discussion.
After the interview, one... »»»January 7, 2008 - James McMurtry will release a new disc in April on a new label.
"Just Us Kids" comes out April 15 on Lightning Rod Records with a dozen new songs.
McMurtry, who previously got political on "We Can't Make It Here," included "Cheney's Toy" on his ninth CD. The song is about the war in Iraq.... »»»January 4, 2008 - American Idol season 6 finalist Phil Stacey will release his debut single, "If You Didn't Love Me" to country radio on Monday, Jan. 7. The track, produced by Wayne Kirkpatrick (Little Big Town) and written by Wendell Mobley, Jason Sellers and Rascal Flatts's Gary LeVox, will be the lead single from... »»»January 4, 2008 - Taylor Swift and The Eagles remained atop the Billboard song and album chart for the week ending Jan. 12 with "Our Song" and "Long Road Out of Eden" respectively. This was the sixth straight week The Eagles topped the chart and the fifth for Swift.
On the song chart, Sugarland and Montgomery Gentry... »»»January 3, 2008 - Steve Holy was held at gunpoint by two Dallas police officers in an incident at the singer's home on Dec. 27, and And now the police department is asking the district attorney's office to prosecute the two officers.
The district attorney was asked t file misdemeanor deadly conduct charges about the two officeres.... »»»January 3, 2008 - Neko Case is scheduled to set off in late January for a six-date tour which will take her through the northeastern U.S. to many cities where she has never played before.
November saw the re-release of a deluxe version of the widely lauded "Fox Confessor Bring the Flood" 2007 also marked the re-release... »»»January 3, 2008 - Little Big Town's Phillip Sweet and wife Rebecca welcomed their new baby girl Dec. 27, 2007. Penelopi Jane Sweet was born at 5:47 p.m. in Nashville and weighed 6 pounds 4 ounces. She was 19 inches long and has curly brown hair.
"We never knew we could love someone so much," said Sweet.... »»»January 2, 2008 - Gary Allan's "Greatest Hits" was certified gold by the RIAA for shipments of 500,000 copies. Released in March, the 15-song collection includes "Smoke Rings in the Dark," "Man to Man," "Tough Little Boys," "Nothing on but the Radio" and "Best I Ever Had." Allan released a new album, "Living Hard," in October.... »»»January 2, 2008 - Mindy McCready was released from jail Sunday, ending her one-year jail sentence early.
The troubled McCready, who had hits including "Ten Thousand Angels," was jailed in July for battery and resisting arrest after a dispute with her mother in Fort Myers, Fla.
That arrested violated her 2004... »»»January 2, 2008 - Reba McEntire is releasing a new CD in time for Valentine's Day, featuring four new songs. "Love Revival" is available through February only at Hallmark Gold Crown Stores.
The four new songs are the uptempo "Big Blue Sky" and ballads "Bad For My Own Good," "With You I Am" and "I'll Still be Loving You.... »»»January 2, 2008 - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss will hit the road in May in Europe to support their well-received "Raising Sand" CD.
Plant and Krauss are rumored to be hitting the U.S. later in the year.
Tour dates are:
May 5 - Birmingham, England
May 7 - Manchester, England
May 8 - Cardiff, Wales
May 10 -... »»»January 2, 2008 - "Love Don't Live Here," the first video from Lady Antebellum's forthcoming self-titled debut, is out.
Shot in Nashville at multiple locations by director Chris Hicky, the "Love Don't Live Here" video had all three members of Lady Antebellum - Dave Haywood, Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley - showing... »»»
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