July 31, 2008 - John Rich is "Raising McCain." That's the name of a song he wrote in support of presumed Republican presidential nominee John McCain. Rich will unveil the song on Friday at the Country First concert in Panama City, Fla., which McCain is expected to attend.
According to Associated Press, the song... »»»July 31, 2008 - Sugarland has the second best selling CD in the U.S. with their new release, "Love on the Inside deluxe edition," which was the top selling country nation. Alan Jackson tops the Billboard country song chart for the week ending Aug. 9 with "Good Time."
Sugarland also has the second single on the chart... »»»July 31, 2008 - The Avett Brothers scored their highest debut ever on the Billboard charts with their new EP "The Second Gleam." The EP debuted at number 82 on Billboard's Top 200 Album Chart this week. Released on July 22, 2008, the songs were recorded acoustically by Scott and Seth Avett. The band actually is typically a trio.... »»»July 31, 2008 - The Black Crowes issued notices of copyright infringement against Gretchen Wilson, Turner Network Television (TNT), Wilson's record label SonyBMG and Wilson's publisher, J Money Music over a song she sings for the show "Saving Grace."
The copyright infringement notices allege that Wilson and her... »»»July 30, 2008 - James Otto, who scored his first number one hit this year, will hit the road with Alan Jackson and Trace Adkins this fall.
The Good Time tour will kick-off Oct. 2 in Fayetteville, N.C. and make 17 stops through the Midwest, Northeast, Canada and the West Coast.
Otto's debut album on Warner, "Sunset... »»»July 30, 2008 - Sugarland enjoyed a record opening sales week with their third CD, "Love on the inside," selling 314,000 units, good for the second best selling CD in the U .S. last week. The top selling disc was Miley Cyrus' "Breakout" at 361,000 units.
Sugarland's previous high was "Enjoy the Ride" from 2006, which... »»»July 30, 2008 - Vince Gill, Kathy Mattea and Michael Martin Murphey will be among the acts at the International Bluegrass Music Association's Bluegrass Fan Fest Oct. 3-5 in Nashville. The event features more than 60 acts on 4 stages.
Attendees can also visit a bluegrass music-themed exhibit hall with more than 100... »»»July 30, 2008 - Dwight Yoakam was surprised with a presentation of a gold record for "The Very Best of Dwight Yoakam" Sunday night by actors Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau during his performance at Go Country 105's "Summer Under The Stars" held at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Councilman Dennis Zine from the City of... »»»July 30, 2008 - Mike Curb has received The Cecil Scaife Visionary Award for 2008, the Scaife family announced today.
Passionate about the music industry and education, Cecil Scaife, a Music Row veteran, was instrumental in the formation of the music business program at Belmont University in Nashville that is now known... »»»July 29, 2008 - International Bluegrass Music Association's 2007 Instrumental Group of the Year, Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper released their debut "Leavin' Town," on Rounder today. Led by five-time IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year Cleveland, the band unites bluegrass veterans and younger musicians.... »»»July 29, 2008 - Trace Adkins will release the debut single "Muddy Water," from his forthcoming 10th album for Capitol Records Nashville on Aug. 4. "Muddy Water," a song about the power of redemption, follows Adkins' multi-week number one hit You're Gonna Miss This" and the CMT video award-winning "I Got My Game On.... »»»July 29, 2008 - The Cardinals with Ryan Adams at the helm added fall dates in anticipation of releasing a new CD this fall. Prior to that, Adams and company will open dates for Oasis in Canada.
The new dates start Sept. 25 in Schenectady N.Y.
The Cardinals consist of Adams (vocals, guitar, keys), Neal Casal (guitar,... »»»July 28, 2008 - Coffey will not be this year's Nashville Star because the Los Angeles singer was given the axe from the show. That leaves Shawn Mayer, Gabe Garcia and Melissa Lawson vying for the crown. The theme of this week's show is hometown... »»»July 28, 2008 - Hal Ketchum did not spend a lot of time on his upcoming CD, two days in fact. "Father Time" will drop Sept. 9 on Curb.
Ketchum accumulated a dozen new original songs plus a team of musicians and entered the studio to record the album live to two-track. There were no overdubs and only a few second takes.... »»»July 28, 2008 - Mark Chesnutt's tour bus was rear-ended on Sunday morning after a performance Saturday night at Billy Bob's in Fort Worth bound for Nashville. No one was injured aboard the bus. Chesnutt was not on the bus because he was flying back home to Texas.
At about 3:30 a.m. Sunday, the bus was rear-ended by a... »»»July 28, 2008 - Texas rootsy singer Jon Dee Graham is recovering after apparently falling asleep at the wheel while returning from a concert late Friday night. His condition was upgraded from fair to good Monday morning according to the Austin 360 web site.
Graham is at University Medical Center at Brackenridge.... »»»July 28, 2008 - Kenny Chesney joined the Farm Aid line-up for the 2008 concert being held in September in Massachusetts. The country superstar, who just played in the state Saturday, will share the stage with Farm Aid organizers Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews.
The outdoor event will be... »»»July 28, 2008 - The annual Kenny Chesney party concert in New England may have resulted in a bit too much partying Saturday because 76 people were arrested, including some for underage drinking. Many of those arrested arrested did not have tickets, according to police. Two people also were killed in a car crash after... »»»July 28, 2008 - Faith Hill once again will perform the opening theme for NBC "Sunday Night Football," "Waiting All Day for Sunday Night." Hill will be part of an ongoing promotional campaign, the first of which
will begin running as part of the Indianapolis Colts versus Washington Redskins telecast of the Pro... »»»July 25, 2008 - Toby Keith is getting the media blitz going for his upcoming film, "Beer For My Horses," starting Monday in New York. The movie opens Aug. 8.
"Beer For My Horses" features Keith and comedian Rodney Carrington as sheriff's deputies chasing a drug lord and kidnapper in classic road trip buddy comedy form.... »»»July 25, 2008 - Little Big Town is releasing a video for "Fine Line" next week on CMT and GAC. The video was shot in Los Angeles by director Charles Mehling. The band will tour all summer and will join Carrie Underwood's "Carnival Ride Tour" this fall. "A Place to Land" will be re-released with new tracks on Capitol... »»»July 25, 2008 - Chris Cagle was found not guilty of a domestic assault charge Thursday in Nashville after his girlfriend refused to testify against him.
Cagle and Jennifer Tant were charged with domestic violence after being embroiled in a fight in which alcohol was involved on May 28. Tant refused to testify on the... »»»July 25, 2008 - The Grand Ole Opry will add a new night to its weekly schedule, celebrating classic country artists, beginning next year on Thursdays. The Opry currently has shows on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
"Opry Country Classics" will share country music's colorful story through a live performance... »»»July 24, 2008 - Troubled singer Mindy McCready reportedly checked into a treatment center following an emergency visit to a Nashville hospital.
"Mindy McCready did receive emergency care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center," her rep told US Magazine. "Other issues made it prudent for her to seek longer term and... »»»July 24, 2008 - Alan Jackson took over the top spot on the song chart on Billboard for the week ending Aug. 2 with "Good Time," but there's a new number 1 on the album chart. Well sort of. It's still Taylor Swift, of course, but this time with a different CD, the Wal-mart exclusive of "Beautiful Eyes," which sold 45,000 units.... »»»July 24, 2008 - Justin Townes Earle has been added to the Americana Music Awards Show on Sept. 18th at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. As a nominee for Emerging Artist of the Year, Earle joins Buddy Miller, John Hiatt, Jason & the Scorchers and Jim Lauderdale on stage. Joan Baez will be making a special appearance... »»»July 24, 2008 - Paul Brandt, George Canyon, Doc Walker, Emerson Drive and Jessie Farrell were nominated for the Canadian Country Music Association's Fans' Choice Award.
Beginning Friday, July 25 until Sunday, Sept. 7, the public can vote online at CMT.ca for their choice. The winner will be announced during the CCMA... »»»July 23, 2008 - Faith Hill fans, who are in the Mobile Club, can listen to track previews from her upcoming, Christmas album, "Joy to the World." Fans can hear one new track per week, culminating with the album's official release on Sept. 16.
The 11-track CD features The Nashville String Machine as well as the... »»»July 23, 2008 - Vince Gill will go the acoustic route on a tour starting in mid-August and ending near Thanksgiving. The tour is being billed as A Special Acoustic Evening With Vince Gill. Accompanied only by pianist Pete Wasner and percussionist Billy Thomas,Gill will present an array of his songs along with some new material.... »»»July 23, 2008 - Taylor Swift has the two best selling country CDs, including one that I available only at Wal-Mart. And Randy Travis had his best opening week ever with his first country disc in eight years.
Taylor's "Beautiful Eyes" EP with six acoustic songs and a DVD debuted first on the country charts and ninth... »»»July 22, 2008 - Dolly Parton returned from the most successful European tour of her 40-plus year career, where she performed 17 shows to more than 170,000 fans, surpassing her then-best 2007 European tour, where she played 21 shows for over 140,000 people.
Parton was in Europe for a leg of stadium and arena dates... »»»July 22, 2008 - Sugarland certainly has enjoyed much success on their first two CDs with a slew of hits, including "Baby Girl," Something More," "Settlin'" and "Want To." Now, Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush are releasing their third CD, "Love On the Inside" in two formats. The deluxe version comes out today with 17... »»»July 22, 2008 - Ashlee Hewitt, the 20-year-Minnesota native, was given the boot from Nashville Star Monday, leaving 4 finalists. At one point, it seemed that Hewitt was in line to win the contest.
The decision at the end of the original song segment of the show left Coffey, Gabe Garcia, Melissa Lawson and Shawn Mayer in contention.... »»»July 22, 2008 - Alan Jackson is having a great week. On the same week that he learned that he garnered is 33rd number 1 single, the singer also crossed the 50-million album sales milestone.
Jackson was the first artist signed to the fledgling Arista Nashville record label in 1989, and with the release the following... »»»July 21, 2008 - Alan Jackson just scored the second number one single from "Good Time" with the title track doing the trick. "Good Time" is Jackson's 33rd number l and follows "Small Town Southern Man" at the top spot. Jackson takes over the top of the country song chart from Blake Shelton, who was number one with "Home.... »»»July 21, 2008 - Julianne Hough will try to double the pleasure and fun of Wrigley gum aficionados as she is going to cut her version of the Wrigley gum jingle. Hough will join Ne-Yo and Chris Brown in giving the "double your pleasure, double your fun" jingle the once... »»»July 21, 2008 - Julianne Hough was nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of "Outstanding Choreography" for her Mambo routine on Dancing With The Stars. Hough was a two-time winner of the dance competition.
Others nominated this year were Kenny Ortega, Charles Klapow & Bonnie Story (High School Musical 2), Wade... »»»July 21, 2008 - Music veteran James Stroud announced the formation of a new label last week, and it's been reported that Willie Nelson, Lorrie Morgan and Darryl Worley are coming aboard. Stroud was the former head of Giant Records and DreamWorks Nashville.
The label will be called Stroudavarious Records and distributed by Sony RED.... »»»July 18, 2008 - Tim McGraw is working on a movie with Robert Duvall. "Get Low" is slated to see the light of day in 2009.
There was no word on what the movie was about. Aaron Schneider is the director. The movie comes from a screenplay and story from Chris Provenzano. Schneider won an Oscar in 2004 for best short... »»»July 18, 2008 - Rissi Palmer will release a video for her latest single, "No Air," with the video debuting on CMT Monday, July 21 and online premiere at Yahoo! Music. "No Air" is Palmer's third single and has become her fastest rising song to date. Originally recorded by American Idol winner Jordin Sparks and Chris... »»»July 18, 2008 - Dierks Bentley will return to Europe this weekend for a headlining tour with sold out stops in England, Ireland, Norway and France.
"It's great to be going back over again," said Bentley before taking the stage last night at Country Thunder in Twin Lakes, Minn. "It's a chance to see some friends and... »»»July 18, 2008 - Kellie Pickler did quite well with her "Small Town Girl" debut, and now she'll try to follow-up that with her self-titled, sophomore album on Sept. 30.
"I'm so excited and proud of the new album," said Pickler. "The material on the new album is part small town girl, but also a reflection of the... »»»July 17, 2008 - Tim McGraw is working on a movie with Robert Duvall. "Get Low" is slated to see the light of day in 2009. the film is currently in pre-production.
There was no word on what the movie was about. Aaron Schneider is the director. Schneider won an Oscar in 2004 for best short film, live action for "Two Soldiers.... »»»July 17, 2008 - Blake Shelton is not resting on his laurels. With "Home" number one for a second week, he's looking ahead to his new single. "She Wouldn't Be Gone," from his forthcoming album, will premiere on CMT.com on Monday, July 21. The single is written by Cory Batten and Jennifer Adan and produced by Scott Hendricks.... »»»July 17, 2008 - Blake Shelton topped the Billboard country song chart for the second week in a row with "Home," while Taylor Swift once more was number 1 on the country album chart with "Taylor Swift" for the week ending July 26.
On the album chart, Alan Jackson was second again with "Good Time.... »»»July 17, 2008 - It may be only July, but it's not too soon to think about Christmas, at least for well-known music man James Stroud. He is releasing "Sounds of the Season" by the Stroudavarious Orchestra, a 10-song instrumental CD created for QVC. The collection is slated to play
throughout QVC's 24-hour Christmas in... »»»July 17, 2008 - Dan Tyminski, who just released his bluegrass album "Wheels" last month, shot a video for the title track.
The video, directed by Rocky Schenck, who co-produced with Brad Paul, was shot on The Sierra Hotel train car on June 10 -11 in California. The Sierra Hotel car was part of the California Zephyr... »»»July 16, 2008 - Jason Boland and The Stragglers were sidelined after Boland suffered a ruptured vocal chord last week. After visiting his personal physician in Oklahoma City, Okla., Boland was referred to a specialist in Nashville. He was told to stop touring.
Looking to return to the road as soon as he is cleared by... »»»July 16, 2008 - The 42nd Annual CMA Awards will air live on Wednesday, Nov. 12 on ABC from Nashville. The 2007 version of "country's biggest night" was also held in Nashville.
The CMA Awards nominees and winners are determined by the 6,000 industry professional members of CMA. The organization, which is celebrating... »»»July 16, 2008 - Taylor Swift once again, will be number one on the country album chart when the Billboard charts are out Thursday. On the overall top 200 chart, Swift will be in 17th.
Willie Nelson also is on the chart, but not with a country album. He teamed up with Wynton Marsalis on "Two Men With the Blues," a... »»»July 16, 2008 - Raul Malo, former frontman of The Mavericks, signed a record deal with Fantasy Records, and will release new music in 2009. Malo starts a cross-country tour tonight in California.
Malo will play new and old songs during his tour, which winds up Aug. 23 in Lexington, Mich.
Malo is working with... »»»July 16, 2008 - Joan Baez will receive the Spirit of Americana Free Speech Award at the Americana Music Association's seventh annual awards show on Sept. 18 in Nashville. The honor recognizes and celebrates artists who have ignited discussion and challenged the status quo through their music and their actions.... »»»July 16, 2008 - Alan Jackson will launch a fall tour, the Good Time tour, in early October in North Carolina. Trace Adkins will open shows for Jackson.
The tour kicks off Oct. 2, at Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C. and makes its way to l7 venues through the Midwest, Northeast, Canada and the West Coast, ending Nov.... »»»
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July 15, 2008 - Randy Travis returns with his first country CD in eight years, while hot bluegrass band releases their third CD Tuesday.
Travis is putting out "Around the Bend" after a number of religious/spiritual CDs in recent years. He is once again with long-time producer Kyle Lehning. The first single was "Faith in You.... »»»July 15, 2008 - Farm Aid, the annual concert benefiting U.S. farmers, will be held in New England this year for the first time. John Mellencamp and Willie Nelson, several of the organizers of the concert, announced Wednesday the show would be held Sept. 20 at an outdoor concert shed in Mansfield, Mass.... »»»July 15, 2008 - Levon Helm will bring his Ramble on the Road to the Americana Music Festival and Conference for the opening night, Wednesday Sept. 17 with a show at the Ryman. Helms regularly holds the concerts in New York where he lives. The concert will feature Helms and guests.
This is the conference's first... »»»July 15, 2008 - Eli Young Band, whose CD drops in September, recently shot a video for their current single, "When It Rains." Produced by The Brads (Blake McClure and Jason Ponciroli), the video was shot at a warehouse in Nashville and added into rotation at both CMT and GAC.
The quartet came together purely by... »»»July 15, 2008 - Gretchen Wilson released her brand new single "Don't Do Me No Good" to country radio Monday. The driving, uptempo record is from her upcoming release, "I Got Your Country Right Here," due out this October.
"What a great way to kick off the summer with the new tune," said Wilson.... »»»July 14, 2008 - Dierks Bentley, Emerson Drive, last year's Independent Male Artist of the Year winner Johnny Reid and Honorary Chairs of Country Music Week 2008, Doc Walker will perform at the Canadian Country Music Awards in Winnipeg, Manitoba on Sept. 8.
The show will be broadcast nationally on CBC Television with... »»»July 14, 2008 - Fans voted Gretchen Wilson's version of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" the winner on ESPN's Baseball Tonight. The show commemorated the 100th anniversary of the famous seventh inning stretch song with a "battle of the bands" competition. Nine artists recorded their versions of "Take Me Out to the... »»»July 14, 2008 - Jessica Simpson will release her debut country album, "Do You Know?" on Sept. 9. Produced by Brett James and John Shanks, Simpson co-wrote all but three of the tracks, including her current Top 25 hit single, "Come On Over." SonyBMG Records had said the CD would be out in September, but never gave a... »»»July 13, 2008 - Kenny Chesney is the leading country tour in the U.S. for the first six months of the year with Rascal Flatts the only other country artist in the top 10, according to Pollstar. Bon Jovi leads the pack with a $56.3 million gross with an average ticket price of $87.98. Chesney enjoyed a gross of $35.... »»»July 13, 2008 - Jack Ingram will be a celebrity judge of 6 hopeful finalists during the finale of Great American Country's Next GAC Star Sept. 10.
"It's never easy to act as an expert and 'judge' someone else whose music style or approach may be different from yours, but I think I can assist these artists by... »»»July 11, 2008 - Johnny Cash meets Snoop Dog. That's what's going to happen when Cash gets the remix treatment on an album due out in October on Compadre Records/Music World Music.
"Johnny Cash Remixed" will include new interpretations of Cash classics from top music remixers and producers who were recruited to take... »»»July 11, 2008 - Old 97's bass player and co-frontman Murry Hammond will self-release his first full-length album in August. "I Don't Know Where I'm Going But I'm On My Way" streets Aug. 18, but has been available exclusively at Old 97's shows and through special mail-order.
Hammond wished to capitalize on fan... »»»July 11, 2008 - After big success with "Ready, Set, Don't Go," Billy Ray Cyrus is back with the new single "Somebody Said A Prayer" from an upcoming CD. The song ships to country radio on Monday.
"'Somebody Said A Prayer' is such a great song," said Cyrus. "It moved me from the first time I heard the demo.... »»»July 10, 2008 - Jessica Simpson will premiere her latest music video for her first country single "Come On Over" on her website - www.jessicasimpson.com Friday. Simpson's video can be seen online only until Monday when it makes its national broadcast premiere on Extra.
The video was shot at Little Creek Ranch in... »»»July 10, 2008 - The producer of Austin City Limits will receive an Americana Music Association award in September for service to the genre.
Terry Lickona will receive the Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement Award for an Executive at the organization's seventh Annual Honors and Awards ceremony on Sept.... »»»July 10, 2008 - Blake Shelton's "Home" and Taylor Swift's debut top the Billboard country charts for the week ending July 19. "Home" assumes the top of the chart from Montgomery Gentry's "Back When I Knew It All," which slipped to third.
Alan Jackson climbed into second on the country chart with "Good Time," up two.... »»»July 10, 2008 - Phil Stacey will make his first televised appearance on the Grand Ole Opry this Saturday night, July 12. Stacey will perform songs from his recently released self-titled CD, including the single "If You Didn't Love Me," co-written by Rascal Flatts front man Gary LeVox. The Grand Ole Opry airs live at 8 p.m.... »»»July 10, 2008 - Prairie Oyster heads the list of three inductees into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame. Brian Ferriman will join in the builder category, while Wes Montgomery makes it in the broadcast category.
"We are thrilled that these three inductees will be taking their rightful place in the Hall of Fame... »»»July 10, 2008 - Patty Loveless is gearing up to release her 19th album - a covers album - and first for a new label in September. "Sleepless Nights" will drop Sept. 9 on Sagauro Records.
Produced with her husband, Emory Gordy Jr., and backed by Harold Bradley, John Hobbs, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Harry Stinson, Steve... »»»July 9, 2008 - Toby Keith, Willie Nelson, Ted Nugent, Trailer Choir and Carter's Chord. Are on the upcoming soundtrack for Keith and Nelson's new movie, "Beer For My Horses." The disc drops Aug. 12, 4 days after the movie is released.
The track listing also was finalized Wednesday with the list of songs... »»»July 9, 2008 - Taylor Swift will be number one once again on the Billboard country album chart when it is released Thursday. Swift also held down the top spot last week. On the song chart, Blake Shelton's version of "Home" will be number one, replacing Montgomery Gentry's "Back When I Knew It All.... »»»July 9, 2008 - Charlie Haden is known as a jazz bassist, but he's due for a huge change. His new disc coming out in September features traditional country and Americana and folks like Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Elvis Costello, Dan Tyminski and Rosanne Cash. "Ocean of Diamonds" will be out Sept. 23 on Decca.... »»»July 9, 2008 - Martina McBride takes her "Waking Up Laughing Tour" outdoors starting this Friday, July 11, at the near Detroit, Michigan and will hit more than 30 markets by mid-October. "This is the first time I have headlined an amphitheater tour," said McBride.
Released in April of 2007 McBride's record, "Waking... »»»July 8, 2008 - Del McCoury offers a themed CD by artists ranging from his band to Merle Haggard and Rodney Crowell/Emmylou Harris, based on the state of rural America in tough times. The music includes Bernard "Slim" Smith's Depression era classic, "Breadline Blues" from 1931 and a new "Breadline Blues 2008,"... »»»July 8, 2008 - Reba McEntire's video for "Every Other Weekend" will begin airing today. The singer invited her friends Joanna Garcia and Steve Howey to portray the parents in the video.
In the Lifetime sitcom "Reba," Joanna Garcia plays the role of Reba's daughter, Cheyenne, and Steve Howey plays the role of her son-in-law, Van.... »»»July 7, 2008 - The Avett Brothers are recording a new album with Rick Rubin producing with the music to be released on American/Columbia. The Avetts, who have done well on their own and won two Americana Music Association awards last year, had been on Ramseur Records in North Carolina.
"The recording process has... »»»July 7, 2008 - Tim McGraw's "Live Your Voice Tour 08" grossed nearly $20 million in 34 dates with almost 500,000 fans attending.
"It was another great McGraw concert event," said Live Nation representative Brian O'Connell, who was the exclusive promoter this year. "It was especially strong given the state of the economy.... »»»July 7, 2008 - The SteelDrivers will play Mountain Stage on Sunday, July 27. The band mixes bluegrass and country with soulful sounds.
The band will have played an already announced performance on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien on Friday, July 18.
The SteelDrivers are mandolinist/guitarist/vocalist Mike... »»»July 7, 2008 - Leigh and Chandra Watson, better known as The Watson Twins, will be touring through North America this summer with co headliner Tim Fite. The tour begins on July9 at the Rock and Roll Hotel in Washington DC, includes a stop in Milwaukee opening for M.Ward and wraps up in the Kentucky natives adopted... »»»July 7, 2008 - Blake Shelton has reached the top of the charts, R&R Singles Chart and MediaBase Singles Chart, with his version of "Home," written by Michael Buble, Amy Foster-Gillies and Alan Chang and originally recorded by Buble. This is the fourth career number one for Shelton including "Austin," "The Baby" and "Some Beach.... »»»July 7, 2008 - George Strait's upcoming holiday disc will be called "Classic Christmas" and be released Oct. 7, it was announced Monday. The album's 10 traditional holiday songs are Strait's personal favorites. Songs include "We Three Kings," "Up on the Housetop" and classics such as "Hark, The Herald Angels Sing,"... »»»July 7, 2008 - Rascal Flatts will appear as part of Today Show's "Summer Concert Series" this Friday, July 11. The band will perform their brand new single "Bob That Head" as well as a few of their hits. Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Roooney will then head to Canada for a show on July 12 to continue their "Bob... »»»July 7, 2008 - Nicole and Keith Urban the birth of a baby girl this morning in Nashville. Sunday Rose Kidman Urban weighed in at 6 pounds, 7 1/2 ounces. Urban was by
Nicole's side.
"Mother and baby are very well," according to a press release. This is the couple's first child. Kidman has two other children with her... »»»July 3, 2008 - Montgomery Gentry is number 1 on the Billboard country song chart with "Back When I Knew It All," and Taylor Swift leads the country album chart with her self-titled debut for the week ending July 12. Montgomery Gentry secured the top spot from Kenny Chesney's "Better a Memory," which slipped to third.... »»»July 3, 2008 - Bluegrass band The Chapmans are offering a free download to fans. "The Redwood Hill" was written by Gordon Lightfoot. "When we were younger we used to listen to the Country Gentlemen do this song," said Jeremy Chapman. "We wanted to pay homage to their version with the solos and the arrangement, while... »»»July 3, 2008 - Rodney Atkins is going five deep with "Invisibly Shaken" is the fifth single from "If You're Going Through Hell." A video of the song was recently shot in Nashville.
The shoot took place in Nashville's woodsy Percy Warner Park and was directed by Eric Welch. The song, originally passed over for... »»»July 3, 2008 - Kenny Chesney may be busy touring and filling stadiums, but soon he will have is own radio show.
"No Shoes Radio" launches July 26 on XM radio as a 24-hour station, featuring music from Chesney's audio catalog, including never-before-heard recordings, an uncut, exclusive concert broadcast from the... »»»July 2, 2008 - The signings keep coming for Tracy Lawrence's label. Texas singer Zona Jones inked with Rocky Comfort Records, the label owned by Lawrence. Earlier this week, Rocky Comfort announced the signing of Michael Jones.
"I am so pleased to sign with Rocky Comfort," Jones said. "Tracy and I have been friends... »»»July 2, 2008 - Offbeat singer Todd Snider is going political with "Peace Queer," which drops Aug. 19. The CD is the follow-up to 2006's "The Devil You Know."
The cover photo, which depicts Snider being held at gunpoint by a shirtless hippie. "Clearly, anyone who looks at the photograph can tell that I had been... »»»July 2, 2008 - When Sugarland releases their third album, "Love on the Inside," on July 22, some fans may get more than bargained for. Five lucky winners who purchase the Deluxe Fan Edition will receive a platinum ticket inside
the album announcing their status as a winner of the platinum ticket instant win game.... »»»July 2, 2008 - Darius Rucker is about to fulfill a life-long dream - he's going to play the Grand Ole Opry July 15.
"When I was asked if I wanted to perform on the Grand Ole Opry, I yelled, 'Are you kidding me?" said the front man of Hootie & the Blowfish. "I've been waiting for that my whole life.... »»»July 2, 2008 - Ho hum. Another week at number one for Taylor Swift. The singer's self-titled debut will remain at that spot on the Billboard country album chart when it is released Thursday. The disc was the only country album in the top 20 of the Billboard overall... »»»July 1, 2008 - Alyson Gilbert won't be this year's Nashville Star because she was given the boot from the show Monday after negative comments from judges. Gilbert sang Trisha Yearwod's "She's in Love With the Boy," but didn't earn positive feedback from the judges.
Judge John Rich said, "First of all, what are you... »»»July 1, 2008 - Jeff Bates released a new single from his new self-titled album "Riverbank." The song, which Bates co-wrote with Kirk Roth and Robert Arthur, recalls time he spent with his father.
"Daddy would take me back through the woods to the river," Bates said. "Sometimes we'd set out hooks and catch these huge catfish.... »»»July 1, 2008 - Brad Paisley is climbing the country airplay charts with his new single, "Waitin' on a Woman," inside the Top 30 in its second chart week. This week also marks the CMT and GAC debuts of the song's video with special guest star, Andy Griffith.
"It's one of the things I've had on my wish list of things... »»»July 1, 2008 - The Grascals will making the rounds on television this month promoting their upcoming third CD, "Keep on Walkin.'," which hits stores July 15. Kicking off their appearances is CMT's Southern Fried BBQ on July 4. The Grascals will appear on the program all day with host Hazel Smith, Luke Bryan and others.... »»»July 1, 2008 - Michael Scott was the first artist signed to Tracy Lawrence's label, Rocky Comfort. The label is set to release the Nashville based singer's debut single entitled "Ray Ray's Juke Joint" later this month. In support of his single, Scott will embark on a national radio tour beginning July 14.... »»»July 1, 2008 - Phil Stacey is releasing the patriotic anthem "Old Glory" to country radio for airplay over the Fourth of July holiday. Stacey was inspired to write "Old Glory" while serving active duty in the United States Navy. The song was not on his self-titled debut, which came out in April.... »»»July 1, 2008 - On a holiday week, there is only one new CD out this week, but it's something a little different. Ricky Skaggs releases "The High Notes" on Cracker Barrel, the restaurant chain that has released occasional country and bluegrass CDs. Here, Skaggs recut his country hits bluegrass style.... »»»July 1, 2008 - Last fall, Keith Urban released a greatest hits package, "Keith Urban Greatest Hits: 18 Kids." Thanks to a newly recorded hit single, that album is history. Well, at least the title is.
"You Look Good In My Shirt" will be added to Urban's most recent album on Aug. 19, requiring a slight title change... »»»
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