April 30, 2009 - Twangfest is coming back for its 13th edition in June with Alejandro Escovedo, Jason Isbell, Bruce Robison, Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles and Eilen Jewell among the performers.
The festival will be held June 10-13 with rock, pop. Soul and country music part of the mix.
Kicking off the festival at... »»»April 30, 2009 - "Hannah Montana: The Movie" is the number one country album on the Billboard country album chart for the week ending May 9, taking over for Rascal Flatt's "Unstoppable," which slipped to second. Rodney Atkins was first again on the song chart with It's America.
The movie soundtrack features songs by... »»»April 29, 2009 - Kenny Chesney will debut the video for Out Last Night May 1 on MySpace.
"It seems to be that Myspace.com is what FM radio was when it took hold," Chesney said. "Back when, it seemed like all the new music, all the stuff you'd want to discover was on FM radio stations where the total music junkies were... »»»April 29, 2009 - Julianne Hough and Chuck Wicks will have to forgo their dancing career together for music. That's because the singers were voted off Dancing With the Stars Tuesday. Hough won the competition twice. Hough and Wicks are going out... »»»April 29, 2009 - Gretchen Wilson, who received her G.E.D. last year, will testify before Congress on May 5 about education.
Wilson will hand deliver nearly 10,000 letters from volunteers across the nation to both Tennessee congressmen and senators urging them to increase funding for adult education programs.... »»»April 29, 2009 - Jason Aldean will host his annual Jason Aldean: Concert For The Cure during CMA Music Festival in Nashville to benefit Susan G. Komen For The Cure on Friday, June 12. Following his stadium performance, Aldean will invite a few special guests to join him for a late night concert that will also feature a... »»»April 29, 2009 - Singer Vern Gosdin, 74, who was on the country charts from the mid-1970s until the early 1990s and considered one of the best honky tonk singers of his time, died at midnight after suffering a stroke about three weeks ago.
Tammy Wynette once said of Gosdin, who was known as The Voice, that he was "the... »»»April 29, 2009 - Tim McGraw switched management, going from a Nashville team, to one based in Los Angeles that also includes Phish and the Dave Matthews Band.
McGraw is going to Red Light Management artist roster of Coran Capshaw. A press release described McGraw "as Capshaw's primary focus" along with Phish and Matthews.... »»»April 28, 2009 - Look for new releases from Chris Pandolfi on banjo and Bryan Sutton on in July through Sugar Hill. Pandolfi, a member of the Infamous Stringdusters, and Sutton, who does a lot of sidemen work, both will see their releases available digitally. Sutton will also enjoy a physical release of his CD.... »»»April 28, 2009 - The Oak Ridge Boys will make their QVC debut Wednesday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m. eastern during a special QVC Presents The Oak Ridge Boys Qsessions Live show. During the broadcast, the group will perform songs from their from their new release "The Boys Are Back" (Spring Hill Music Group/EMI), including... »»»April 28, 2009 - Show Dog Nashville singer Mac McAnally will donate all his
artist royalties from his debut single You First, released on April 27, to
the Wounded Warriors Project, which helps wounded soldiers.
The single, which is available through all
digital music retailers, is prelude to a full album expected to... »»»April 28, 2009 - The Americana Music Association is accepting applications for 2009 Americana Music Festival showcases through Friday, April 30. The showcases are held each night of the festival at Nashville clubs.
Last year's Americana Music Festival represented the full range of performers from major label acts to... »»»April 28, 2009 - The Parks, a father/son duo, released their debut single As Long As You're Going My Way. The song was written by son Clint Park and father Johnny Park with Brett Beavers.
The Parks are the only father/son duo in the modern era of country music. The family, originally from Borger, Texas, moved to... »»»April 28, 2009 - Kenny Chesney will tape Austin city Limits May 12 for a television showing sometime this fall.
"There is so much history when you look back at the artists who've played 'Austin City Lim its' over the years," said Chesney. "If you wanna know about American music, about Texas music, about music that... »»»April 28, 2009 - The 17th annual Chris Austin Songwriting Contest, held during MerleFest 2009, announced winners in bluegrass, country, gospel and a general category.
The winners join previous winners including Gillian Welch, Tift Merritt, Michael Reno Harrell, Adrienne Young, Martha Scanlan and David Via.... »»»April 28, 2009 - Jason Michael Carroll enjoyed a lot of success his first time out with hits Alyssa Lies, Livin' Our Love Song and I Can Sleep When I'm Dead from his 2007 debut "Waitin' in the Country." He returns with "Growing Up Is Getting Old," a 10-song set produced by Don Gehman. Where I'm From is the first signle.... »»»April 27, 2009 - After spending most of 2009 on the road visiting with country radio and promoting the release of their first single, Runaway, Love And Theft's Brian Bandas, Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles recently shot their first video for the Don't Wake Me.
The video features footage from their cross-country... »»»April 27, 2009 - For several weeks, country music fans have been watching and forwarding the YouTube video of 4-year-old Drake Dixon lip syncing Randy Houser's new single Boots On, (currently in the Top 25). Drake's nanny captured the young performer on video when he was in his car seat in the back of her vehicle.... »»»April 27, 2009 - Jason Aldean will hit number one on the MediaBase country song chart this week with She's Country. This marks Aldean's second career number 1 hit and his sixth top 10.
"Man, it's hard work to get up to that number one spot, and I don't take it for granted," said Aldean. "I've got a small, but mighty team...... »»»April 27, 2009 - Aaron Watson will record a live album, "Deep In The Heart Of Texas: Aaron Watson Live at Hog Creek Icehouse's," on June 27 in Waco, Texas. Look for the CD, DVD and digital release on Sept. 15 through Unrest Music.
"Our last live record was done way back in 2005, and the material and my live show has... »»»April 27, 2009 - Keith Urban's acoustic performance for Yahoo! Pepsi Smash is now
live at http://new.music.yahoo.com. The appearance, part of Urban's
promotional trip, earlier this month to Los Angeles, to support his number one CD "Defying Gravity," includes two solo acoustic performances of Urban's current Top 10... »»»April 26, 2009 - MerleFest 2009 drew more than 70,000 at the bluegrass fest in Wilkesboro, N.C. through the first three days of the festival. Attendance on Thursday was the fifth highest on a Thursday in the festival's history. On Friday, MerleFest experienced the fourth highest Friday attendance, while Saturday's... »»»April 24, 2009 - Taylor Swift kicked off her first-ever headlining tour, the Taylor Swift FEARLESS 2009 Tour, with a sold-out show last night in Evansville, Ind. Earlier in the day, Evansville City Council President B.J. Watts declared April 23 Taylor Swift Day in Evansville and presented her with a key to the city.... »»»April 24, 2009 - New York by way of Tennessee singer Laura Cantrell will perform in tribute to Kitty Wells and discuss her impact at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Saturday, May 9.
Paul Burch, Chris Scruggs and other Nashville notables will make up her band. This program is in support of the featured exhibit... »»»April 24, 2009 - Willie Nelson once again is hitting the road with Bob Dylan for a summer tour of minor league baseball parks. They will have a little company this time around in the form of John Mellencamp.
Tour dates for the Bob Dylan Show Ballpark Tour are:
July 2 Sauget IL - GCS Ballpark
July 4 South Bend IN -... »»»April 24, 2009 - Brad Paisley's appearance this evening on NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno will be rescheduled. Due to Leno's continued illness, tonight's broadcast will be cancelled as was the April 23rd show. Leno checked into a Burbank, Cal.-area hospital for observation on... »»»April 23, 2009 - Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker and Wynonna (with a special appearance by The Judds) are added to the performance lineup for stadium concerts as part of the CMA Music Festival in June in Nashville.
The four-day festival takes place Thursday through Sunday, June 11-14.
"Rascal Flatts remains one of... »»»April 23, 2009 - Kenny Chesney will play Late Night with David Letterman on May 19, the same day his 15-track "Greatest Hits Two" drops. Chesney will sing Out Last Night.
"It's a fun song." Chesney said, "and everybody's been there. You're not goin' out, you're not stayin' out late... one thing leads to another,... »»»April 23, 2009 - Dierks Bentley is prepping this week for his first-ever Australian tour with Brooks & Dunn beginning May 1 in Perth and continuing on to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane through May 9.
"We got a taste of international touring last summer when we played all over Europe, and I'm hooked," said Bentley.... »»»April 23, 2009 - Rodney Atkins took over the number 1 spot on the Billboard country song chart for the week ending May 2 with It's America. The song jumped from fourth to first with former number one, Here Comes Goodbye, from Rascal Flatts slipping to second. Atkins is on a big roll as he had four number ones from his last album.... »»»April 23, 2009 - The Tractors, who seemed to have boogie woogied their way out of music, are, in fact, coming back. Steve Ripley and his multiplatnum band are back with their first album in six years, "Trade Union" on May 19.
Featuring guest appearances from Leon Russell (who also wrote two songs) and JJ Cale (who... »»»April 23, 2009 - Minnesota country singer Shane Wyatt wants his guitars back or else.
On Wednesday, April 8, Wyatt's home in Eden Prairie was broken into and among the $15,000 in stolen property are two guitars - Martin Acoustic Guitar (DC-16GTE Aura) and a Fender Telecaster (52 Reissue). Both guitars are Wyatt's... »»»April 23, 2009 - Montgomery Gentry debuted a brand new theme song and music video, The Braves Play Here, for Peachtree TV's coverage of the Atlanta Braves. The video will be aired throughout the season, and will promote the station's 45 exclusive regular-season Atlanta Braves games.
The Braves Play Here, written by... »»»April 21, 2009 - The Boxmasters, who released their third CD, "Modbilly," today, will appear on the Jimmy Kimmel show tonight. The two-CD set follows a holiday set out last... »»»April 21, 2009 - Canadian band Emerson Drive were slated to make their Valory Music debut with "Believe" on April 7.
But the disc was delayed with no certain release date. Belongs to You was the first single from the disc, but never took off. Teddy Gentry of Alabama and Josh Leo, the same powerhouse team from their... »»»April 21, 2009 - A country/rootsy disc from Elvis Costello, "Secret, Profane & Sugarcane," drops June 2 on Heart Music. The disc features 10 tracks produced by T Bone Burnett plus re-workings of Johnny Cash's Hidden Shame and Boom Chicka Boom and Bing Crosby's Changing Partners.
The record was produced by Burnett and... »»»April 21, 2009 - Rascal Flatts new tour - the "Rascal Flatts American Living Unstoppable Tour" - starts June 5 in St. Louis, Joining the tour as opening act is Capitol Recording artist Darius Rucker. The first leg of the tour ends Sept. 12 in Massachusetts.
"We are very blessed to see familiar faces in the audience in... »»»April 21, 2009 - Napa Valley's Blackbird Vineyards and Martina McBride are partnering to create a Signature Series wine to coincide with McBride's 10th album release, "Shine," out last month. Each bottle, which costs $60, is adorned with McBride's stamped autograph, and is being exclusively offered to members of her fan... »»»April 21, 2009 - The Greencards make their label debut with "Fascination" (Sugar Hill). Jay Joyce, who has worked with Patty Griffin, produced. The Austin-based trio - singer/bassist Carol Young and multiple stringed-instrument master Kym Warner from Australia, and violinist/violist Eamon McLoughlin from the U.K.... »»»April 21, 2009 - A fire caused "significant damage" late Monday night to the home of country music singer Jimmy Dean and his wife, Donna Meade Dean, at Chaffin's Bluff, Va., according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The occupants were uninjured, although three firefighters suffered minor injuries, the newspaper said.... »»»April 21, 2009 - Jason Michael Carroll, Bucky Covington, Emerson Drive, Heidi Newfield, James Otto, Phil Vassar and Chuck Wicks are among the artists playing for free at the 2009 CMA Music Festival.
The acts, along with Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers, Jessica Harp and Jo Dee Messina, will play in downtown on the... »»»April 20, 2009 - This year's 2009 Canadian Country Music Awards will be held Sept. 13 in Vancouver, concluding four days of music industry events known as Country Music Week.
Country Music Week, held Sept. 10-13, is the annual celebration that brings together the country music industry and its fans for educational... »»»April 20, 2009 - Bluegrass singer/songwriter Becky Schlegel and her banjo playing husband Heath Loy welcomed Harley Allen (9 lbs., 7 oz) into this world on April 15. Named for the great songwriter, the newest addition to the Loy household joins brothers Tucker and Ivan.
"We're all doing great," said Schlegel.... »»»April 20, 2009 - Randy Owen, the front man for Alabama, was presented the Donald R. Myers Humanitarian Award today from the Appalachian Regional Commission. Owen was announced as the Award recipient last month, but a snow storm that blanketed the southeast and mmid-Atlantic prevented him from accepting the honor at a... »»»April 20, 2009 - Jamey Johnson went gold with "That Lonesome Song," his second album, commemorating 500,000 in sales. The record spent 20 weeks inside the top 10 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. The album was initially only for sale on the internet until Luke Lewis, Chairman of Universal Music Group Nashville,... »»»April 20, 2009 - Zac Brown Band's major label debut, "The Foundation," (Atlantic Records) received its official RIAA gold certification for surpassing 500,000 copies in sales.
The group will celebrate with a performance of their latest single Whatever It Is on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on April 29.... »»»April 20, 2009 - Kenny Chesney's tour swung into action Friday night at Mohegan Sun, a casino complex in Connecticut.
And this is what fans can look forward to - Chesney emerged from under a camera stand at the back of the arena floor, stepped over a bar that was rising - and began swinging towards the stage.... »»»April 19, 2009 - Singer Ferlin Huskey was hospitalized with congestive heart failure and pneumonia, an Associated Press report said.
Husky, 81, was said to be in stable condition Sunday. He was admitted to a hospital in Springfield, Mo., on Friday.
The Missouri native was very popular in the 1950s and 1960s with hits... »»»April 17, 2009 - Kimberly and Brad Paisley announced the birth of their second child, a son this morning in a Nashville-area hospital. Mother and baby are resting comfortably. The Paisleys have a son, William Huckleberry - "Huck" - born in February 2007.
The name of the child was not released.... »»»
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April 17, 2009 - Toby Keith will be the featured speaker at a National Press Club luncheon next week, on the eve of his departure for his seventh USO Tour of the Persian Gulf. The event will take place at the NPC's Washington headquarters Tuesday, April 21.
Keith will field inquiries from NPC members in a... »»»April 17, 2009 - The Book Lady, a half-hour Canadian documentary film about Dolly Parton's campaign for children's literacy, will screen at the 40th Nashville Film Festival now underway.
Parton, Miley Cyrus (Dolly's goddaughter), Keith Urban, Canadian singer/songwriters Sarah Harmer and Justin Rutledge and... »»»April 17, 2009 - Hank Williams Jr. is offering the Bocephus Bailout Package (www.bocephusbailout.com) in an effort to help tax-paying Americans get through these hard times. He also released a new single Red White and Pink-Slip Blues, which he debuted Wednesday.
The contest winner of the package allows one American to... »»»April 16, 2009 - Rascal Flatts lived up to the title of their new disc as "Unstoppable" was the number 1 selling CD in the land with 351,000 units sold. Rascal Flatts took over from last week's number one, "Defying Gravity," by Keith Urban, which slipped to seventh on the overall top 200 chart for the week ending April 24.... »»»April 16, 2009 - Chuck Mead, the former BR549 member, who will release his solo debut "Journeyman's Wager" on May 12, will launch a tour in June supporting the release.
"Journeyman's Wager" was produced by Grammy award winning producer Ray Kennedy and combines country, pop, pub rock and honky tonk.... »»»April 14, 2009 - Tim McGraw will co-star with Sandra Bullock in "The Blind Side." Shooting begins at the end of the month in Atlanta.
McGraw will play patriarch Sean Touhy, husband of Bullock's character Leigh Anne. The film is based on the best selling novel by Michael Lewis, "The Blind Side: Evolution of the Game,"... »»»April 14, 2009 - The Steve Wariner tribute album to Chet Atkins is slated to drop in late June.
"You can't out-Chet Chet," he said of the late Country Music Hall of Fame member and guitarist who was his friend, musical mentor, producer and boss.
"This is simply my way of honoring and paying homage to the genius and... »»»April 14, 2009 - Tift Merritt's solo acoustic album, "Buckingham Solo," recorded this past November in an old church in England, will be out on Fantasy Records on April 18, exclusively through the Coalition of Independent Music Stores. Merritt is participating in Record Store, intended to highlight independent record stores.... »»»April 14, 2009 - Toby Keith heads back to the Persian Gulf to perform for troops there on a USO/Armed Forces
Entertainment tour. On his seventh consecutive USO tour, Keith will touch down on more than 11
small, remote forward operating bases, doing17 shows in 11 days. No specific dates were announced, something... »»»April 14, 2009 - Rhonda Vincent will be out with "Destination Life," on June 16 through Rounder. This is her first album featuring only The Rage, her touring band.
Co-produced by long time Rage member Hunter Berry, the album also introduces new writers and songs that were collected from such far-flung locations as New... »»»April 14, 2009 - The Country Music Association will introduce key findings from its 2008 Country Music Consumer Segmentation Study during on April 28 in Nashville.
The research project grew out of CMA's strategic mission of providing timely education and information useful to the industry. It was the largest and most... »»»April 13, 2009 - Tickets to individual nightly stadium concerts at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville in June will start going on sale Saturday.
Tickets are $40 for reserved seats on the lower and club levels, and $30 for general admission in the upper deck of LP Field. "In these tough economic times, the single... »»»April 13, 2009 - Rascal Flatts' Here Comes Goodbye jumped from sixth to first on the Billboard/R&R and Mediabase/Country Aircheck charts, meaning there will be a new number one when the charts are officially released Thursday. This is the trio's 10th chart-topping single. Rascal Flatts assumes the top spot from George... »»»April 12, 2009 - Charlie Daniels received the Joe M. Rodgers Spirit of America Award, an honor presented to a businessperson who has demonstrated the best of the spirit of America through significant contributions in government, education, and/or civic and charitable organizations, from Middle Tennessee State University.... »»»April 12, 2009 - Miranda Lambert is feeling it when it comes to cotton. The singer is part of "the touch, the feel of cotton" marketing push along with Jazmine Sullivan and Zooey Deschanel of She and Him fame. Television commercials, created by DDB New York, began airing on April 5 as part of "The Fabric of My Life"... »»»April 12, 2009 - The Boxmasters cancelled the rest of their tour. The reason depends on who you listen to. One version cites illness by the band. Another cites a testy interview given by Billy Bob Thornton to newspapers complaining about Canadian fans.
The Boxmasters, a trio about to release their third album Tuesday,... »»»April 12, 2009 - John Rich sued a former Nashville Star contestant, accusing the aspiring singer of defaming him by claiming Rich hit him in the face, according to the Associated Press.
Rich filed the suit last Monday against Jared Ashley, who was on during the fourth year of the show. Rich alleged Ashley entered his... »»»April 12, 2009 - After playing "All My Exes (Live In Texas) as part of CBS' "George Strait: Artist of the Decade" all-star Academy of Country Music special last week in Las Vegas, Jack Ingram flew back to Austin to head into a studio to record with artist Patty Griffin for his upcoming "Big Dreams & High Hopes" CD.... »»»April 12, 2009 - Joe Nichols was offered the lead role in the Broadway production of the hit movie, "Pure Country," assuming the role taken by George Strait. According to producer Randall L. Wreghitt, the musical is in the process of securing the remainder of its financing and casting and plans to open in early 2010.... »»»April 9, 2009 - Keith Urban debuted in first as the best selling CD in the country with "Defying Gravity."
He, of course, also was first on the country chart with last week's number one, Martina McBride's "Shine," down to seventh. George Strait topped the Billboard country song chart for the week ending April 18 with... »»»April 8, 2009 - Brenda Lee was the original teen queen with a powerful voice that would dominate rock and country music charts for nearly three decades. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will pay tribute to Lee with the cameo exhibition "Brenda Lee: Dynamite, Presented by Great American Country Television... »»»April 8, 2009 - Keith Urban has the number one selling disc in the U.S. with "Defying Gravity," according to Billboard. Urban's new disc sold 171,000 units in its first week out. This was Urban's first number one. He hit number three twice - with "Be Here" in 2004 and "Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing" in 2006.... »»»April 8, 2009 - Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Sugarland and Darius Rucker will be on the Oprah Winfrey Show on Tuesday, April 14.They will be on the show for an hour with performances and... »»»April 7, 2009 - Son Volt will be back with "American Central Dust," on July 7 via Rounder Records. The disc contains 12 songs from the band fronted by Jay Farrar. This will be the band's debut on Rounder.
"Rounder has shown a long term commitment to music forms, like folk and blues, that I have a lot of respect for," said Farrar.... »»»April 7, 2009 - Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band are set to release "One of My Kind" on April 15, a documentary offering a behind-the-scenes look at the band's journey over the past year and a half.
Made by the band's guitar-tech Phil Schaffart and presented by Causecast, "One of My Kind" traces the group's... »»»April 7, 2009 - Rascal Flatts leads the list of new releases today with their sixth studio CD. But it's not a day for musical lightweights because Billy Ray Cyrus, Jason Aldean, Emerson Drive and veteran folkie/country singer Ramblin' Jack Elliott also put out new music.
"Unstoppable," co-produced by Dann Huff and... »»»April 6, 2009 - Finalists were picked for the 17th annual Chris Austin Songwriting Contest as part of MerleFest 2009, slated for April 23-26 at Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, N.C.
Writers of the following 12 songs, selected from 840 entries, will compete on the Austin Stage at MerleFest on Friday, April 24.... »»»April 6, 2009 - "hERE aND nOW" will be the first new collaboration in almost two decades by Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey of rootsy band the dB's. Due June 9 on Bar/None Records, the album features saxophonist Branford Marsalis on two tracks: the single Early in the Morning and Holsapple's ode to New Orleans, Begin Again.... »»»April 5, 2009 - Tim McGraw did not play at the at the Academy of Country Music Awards Sunday as scheduled because of differences with the producers, according to Entertainment Weekly.
McGraw rehearsed the song, but then apparently had "major differences" about the production of the song, according to EW.... »»»April 5, 2009 - Carrie Underwood won the big award of the night at the Academy of Country Music Awards Sunday - in the final award of the evening in an award voted on by fans.
Crying, Underwood said, "I've had a lot of good moments in the last four years. This one takes the cake. Thank you God. Thank you fans...... »»»April 5, 2009 - The Academy of Country Music announced today that Blake Shelton will perform, while Sugarland is slated to present as part of the 44th annual Academy of Country Awards show, hosted by Reba McEntire, tonight in Las Vegas on CBS.
Others presenting include Kaley Cuoco, who stars in CBS' The Big Bang... »»»April 3, 2009 - Rascal Flatts will make the usual media stops on behalf of the release their new disc, "Unstoppable," next week. The trio hits the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 5, the Today Show on April 7, The Ellen DeGeneres Show on April 13 and the Late Show with David Letterman on April 16.... »»»April 3, 2009 - Is the future of Nashville Star in doubt? One thing seems apparent - it won't be on NBC if it does resurface for its seventh year, according to Country Aircheck.
An email from Country Aircheck on Friday said the network did not renew the show's contract.
This is the second piece of bad news within a... »»»April 3, 2009 - Jason Aldean will visit eight cities in eight days to promote "Wide Open," his new CD out Tuesday.
He will travel from an appearance on the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas to Minneapolis before making his way to Chicago, Washington DC, Baltimore, New York City, Atlanta and Charlotte for a... »»»April 3, 2009 - Darryl Worley shot the music video for his single Sounds Like Life To Me this week. Tennessee Titans quarterback Kerry Collins and Jamey Johnson lent their acting skills as bartender and a bar patron at Miss Fran's in Columbia, Tenn., where part of the clip was filmed.
"To look behind the bar, and... »»»April 3, 2009 - Dale Watson, who is about to release "The Truckin' Sessions: Volume Two" on Hyena Records on April 21, will give a free "trucker appreciation" concert on tonight at the Night Life Theater at the Willie's Place truckstop in Carl's Corner, Texas.
Sirius XM Radio will carry the entire show live on its... »»»April 2, 2009 - Martina McBride has the top country album, debuting in first with "Shine" on the Billboard country album chart for the week ending April 11. She takes over the top from Taylor Swift's "Fearless." Darius Rucker was atop the song chart with It Won't Be Like This For Long.
Swift was second on the song... »»»April 2, 2009 - The Jayhawks, the rootsy band from Minneapolis, is reuniting their mid-90s line-up for two shows this summer with more likely next year, according to Billboard.
The group will headline the Basilica Block Party in Minneapolis on July 10. that will be the first time key players Mark Olson and Gary Louris... »»»April 2, 2009 - Kellie Pickler will return to American Idol to perform her single, Best Days of Your Life, which she co-wrote with Taylor Swift, on the results show Wednesday, April 8 at 9 p.m. eastern live/Pacific tape-delayed) on Fox.
"Going back to American Idol is like going to a family reunion, well, it's more... »»»April 2, 2009 - Kenny Chesney will debut his new single, Out Last Night, along with an ad for his tour sponsor Corona at the April 5 at the Academy of Country Music Awards show.
"It's weird how there are sponsors and there are partners," Chesney said. "And for me, Corona is the way I live my life...... »»»April 2, 2009 - John Rich will premiere the video for his hit single, Shuttin' Detroit Down exclusively on Entertainment Tonight on Friday, April 3. The video will also be available online at www.foxnews.com
Actor Mickey Rourke and Country Music Hall Of Fame Member Kris Kristofferson are in the video for the song,... »»»April 1, 2009 - Roots rocker Duane Jarvis, who played with Dwight Yoakam and Lucinda Williams and also had his own career, died Wednesday after a long bout with colon cancer at 51.
Jarvis entered a hospice facility last week after stopping treatment last week.
"Duane passed away this morning at 1:30 a.m.... »»»April 1, 2009 - Martina McBride delivers the fourth album of her career to debut at number one on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart with her new release, "Shine." With more than 41,000 units in first-week sales, "Shine" debuted in the top 10 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. McBride takes over the top of the... »»»April 1, 2009 - Steve Martin will make his Grand Ole Opry debut May 30 with a performance from his first music album, "The Crow - New Songs for the Five-String Banjo." Life-long friend John McEuen (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), who produced the album and assembled an all-star cast to record with Martin, will appear on the... »»»April 1, 2009 - Megan Mullins is switching labels, becoming the flagship artist for the brand new Stoney Creek Records. She was on Broken Bow since 2006.
Mullins' first single, Long Past Gone,will be available to radio on Monday, April 6. The song was written by Mullins and Marla Cannon Goodman.... »»»
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