June 30, 2009 - Lou Reid and Carolina will be out with a new disc in July and first for Rural rhythm. "My Own Set of Rules" is tentatively scheduled for a July 28 release.
Reid previously recorded for Rebel Records. He also produced the disc. Carolina consists of Christy Reid (guitar), Shannon Slaughter (guitar),... »»»June 30, 2009 - Delbert McClinton is dropping his first disc in four years and 13th overall, "Acquired Taste," Aug. 18 on New West. The record was produced by Don Was (Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt). "Acquired Taste" will be released as a 14-track CD as well as a deluxe CD/DVD with unreleased performances... »»»June 30, 2009 - Brad Paisley releases "American Saturday Night" today. The disc contains the number one hit single Then. The CD has received good reviews.
Levon Helm had tremendous success a few years ago with "Dirt Farmer." He is out with "Electric Dirt" today. The Band drummer wrote a few songs and also covers two... »»»June 30, 2009 - Toby Keith will be out with a new single tomorrow, The American Ride. The song is from a forthcoming disc from Keith.
No word on when a new CD will be... »»»June 30, 2009 - Josh Turner and his wife Jennifer welcomed their second son, Colby Lynch Turner, to the family on Friday, June 26. The Turner's are also parents to two-year-old Hampton.
"I'm just a proud daddy right now," said Turner. "Jennifer gave birth to another healthy baby boy. Hampton loves being a big brother... »»»June 30, 2009 - Terri Clark will release "Takes The Long Way Home" on her own in September. The 11-song CD comes in the aftermath of leaving SonyBMG and her mother's battle with cancer.
When Clark learned three years ago that her mother Linda was struggling against cancer, she knew it was going to change her life.... »»»June 30, 2009 - "Southern Voice," Tim McGraw's first studio album in two and a half years, will be out this fall, he announced Tuesday. It's A Business Doing Pleasure With You goes to radio today as the first single.
No exact release date was given. Recorded in Nashville with his longtime producer, Byron Gallimore... »»»June 29, 2009 - Ray Price had pre-cancerous polyps removed last week and expects to return to the road in several weeks.
During the past three months, Price lost weight and doctors thought he was suffering from exhaustion. On Monday, June 22, he was admitted to the hospital for routine medical tests.... »»»June 29, 2009 - Lady Antebellum's current Top 5 single I Run To You will be featured on the popular Now! 31 compilation disc out Tuesday, June 30.
Lady A is the only country group included in the installment that also features Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, TI, The Black Eyed Peas, Flo... »»»June 29, 2009 - Dierks Bentley's Sideways takes over the number one spot this week on Billboard's Country Singles Chart from Out Last Night by Kenny Chesney. This is Bentley's second consecutive number one hit off "Feel That Fire" and his seventh career number one.
"We've been kicking our show off with Sideways, and... »»»June 29, 2009 - Joey is the new single being released by Sugarland. The song, written by Jennifer Nettles, Kristian Bush and Bill Anderson, is being released to radio. The song is from Nettles and Bush's "Love on the Inside CD."
The duo has had hits with All I Want to Do, Already Gone and It Happens.... »»»June 29, 2009 - A television special about the CMA Music Festival will be expanded to three hours when it airs in late August.
"Country's Night to Rock" airs Monday, Aug. 31 (at 8 p.m. eastern/Pacific on ABC. Previously, the special had been two hours.
Filmed in Nashville June 11-14, the special expanded to three... »»»June 29, 2009 - Singer/songwriter Ash Bowers signed with the new Stoney Creek Record label. Bowers' new single, Stuck, will arrive at radio in July.
"The first time I saw Ash perform live I was completely blown away. His passion for performing was extremely apparent in his stage presence," said CEO/President Benny Brown.... »»»June 29, 2009 - The Avett Brothers are letting out information about their forthcoming major label debut in drips and drabs. Today, the group released what the album cover will look like - a dark-skinned woman against a dark background.
"I and Love and You" comes out Sept. 29 on the Sony label with 13 songs.... »»»June 26, 2009 - Gloriana debuted its new live video The Way It Goes on CMT today during the Top 20 Countdown. In response to requests for more content from Gloriana while on the road opening for Taylor Swift on her FEARLESS 2009 Tour, the band shot a live video for the song.
The single currently sits at 17 on... »»»June 26, 2009 - Little Big Town's third "Ride For A Cure" at the end of this year's CMA Music Fest in Nashville raised $52,000 to benefit the T.J. Martell Foundation.
The foundation supports leukemia, cancer and AIDS research at six top hospitals in the U.S. "We have seen this event double in size every year and we... »»»June 26, 2009 - Phil Vassar is releasing the video for his new single Bobbi With An I exclusively to AOL. Shot in Nashville, Vassar enlisted the help of his friend and actor James Denton (Desperate Housewives) to create a video fitting for the summer song directed by Eric Welch. Bobbi With An I, penned by Vassar and... »»»June 26, 2009 - Yonder Mountain String Band is on the road through September, including several dates supporting Dave Matthews Band.
The four piece band consists of Adam Aijala (guitar), Jeff Austin (mandolin), Dave Johnston (banjo) and Ben Kaufmann (bass). The band will play a few songs from their fifth studio album... »»»June 25, 2009 - Kenny Chesney remained first for the week ending July 4 on the Billboard country song chart with Out Last Night, while "Hannah Montana: The Movie" was first on the album chart.
Taylor Swift remained second on the album chart with "Fearless." Zac Brown Band was up from five to three with "The Foundation.... »»»June 25, 2009 - Jamie O'Neal will debut her brand new single, Soldier Comin' Home, at the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday where she'll perform two shows, 7;15 and 9:45 p.m.
The song emphasizes that we should love our significant others daily as though they're returning home from war. The song is now available on iTunes and... »»»June 25, 2009 - Tim Krekel, who played guitar with and wrote songs recorded by Patty Loveless and Martina McBride, and was a Nashville player, died Wednesday of cancer in Louisville, Ky. at 58.
Krekel twice served as lead guitarist with Jimmy Buffett, first in the mid-1970s on the "Son of a Son of a Sailor" album.... »»»June 25, 2009 - Two members of Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys were injured Sunday in a car accident in which their vehicle was rear-ended by an alleged drunk driver.
Dewey Brown and Nathan Stanley, Stanley's grandson, were in a vehicle with Brown's wife, Leslie, returning from the Bean Blossom bluegrass festival... »»»June 25, 2009 - Yim Yames, aka Jim James from My Morning Jacket, is releasing a tribute EP to George Harrison on Aug. 4.
A few days after George Harrison passed away in 2001, Yames recorded a six-song EP of Harrison covers. Yames performs four cuts from Harrison's classic album "All Things Pass" and two Beatles... »»»June 24, 2009 - Jason Aldean's third album, "Wide Open," was certified gold by the RIAA in record time in 10 weeks. Aldean's previous 2 releases took 12 weeks to reach the 500,000 or gold mark in sales.
"It all comes down to great music and a lot of hard work and dedication by our entire team," said Broken Bow Records... »»»June 24, 2009 - Former Wilco member Jay Bennett died of an accidental painkiller overdose, the Illinois coroner's office ruled.
Bennett, 45, died May 24 from fentanyl, a drug usually prescribed to treat chronic pain. The death was considered an accident. Bennett said he suffered from hip pain.
Bennett was a member of... »»»June 24, 2009 - The Avett Brothers will have a new CD out in August, their first for SonyBMG. But the North Carolina-based old time/roots band is out with a single from the project.
I and Love and You can be downloaded for free at Spinner.com. The song will be available for a limited time.
The band is on tour:
June 25 St.... »»»June 23, 2009 - Montgomery Gentry became the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry tonight, inducted by Opry members Little Jimmy Dickens and Marty Stuart before an Opry House audience including family, friends and fans.
After the two had performed hits including My Town and Something To Be Proud Of, Stuart officially... »»»June 23, 2009 - A few Texans and a Trucker top the list of new releases today in a day marked by long gaps since previous efforts.
Charlie Robison returns with his first disc, "Beautiful Day," (Dualtone) since 2004's "Good Times." This also was Robison's first release since the break-up of his marriage to the Dixie... »»»June 23, 2009 - Joey + Rory are getting into the celebrity dining business. Well, for one night, anyway. The duo are participating in the Celebrity Chef series with Nashville's 1808 Grille restaurant Wednesday night.
The restaurant's Executive Chef Charles Phillips will give each celebrity participating in the... »»»June 22, 2009 - Alan Jackson will headline what is said to be the largest boating concert in the world in late July in Alabama.
Fans can raft up in 3,000 boats as part of Aquapalooza July 25 in Lake Martin, Ala. No tickets are needed.
Jackson usually does an annual show on the water in Tennessee.... »»»June 22, 2009 - Bryan Adams will share the stage with Jason Aldean when the pair team up for the latest episode of CMT Crossroads on Friday, June 26 at 9 p.m. Eastern/Pacific on CMT.
"To be on stage singing with someone I've looked up to musically my entire life is hard to describe. I keep thinking, did this really... »»»June 22, 2009 - With a live CD/DVD due in early August, Sugarland will host their first network TV special Aug. 3.
"Live on the Inside" hits the next day.
The one-hour special was filmed at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky. by director Shaun Silva. The show features Settlin,' Stay, All I Want To Do and Something More.... »»»June 19, 2009 - Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott defended Taylor Swift's performance of Pour Some Sugar on Me with the band at the CMT awards this week in an interview with Rolling Stone.
Some said Swift's performance of the first line was "breathless."
Elliott told Rolling Stone, "What a lot of people don't know,... »»»June 19, 2009 - Kenny Chesney will perform at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York on Sept. 15 as part of Hard Rock's 2009 Ambassadors of Rock Tour, a global concert series.
"As part of this global program we are hosting iconic artists around the world and we are thrilled to bring one of the world's biggest and most... »»»June 18, 2009 - Kenny Chesney is first on the Billboard country songs chart for the week ending June 27 with Out Last Night, while "Hannah Montana: The Movie," the soundtrack to Miley Cyrus' new film, stayed first on the album chart.
Chesney switched spots with Brad Paisley's Then which slipped to second.... »»»June 18, 2009 - Trailer Choir's new single Rockin' The Beer Gut gets the video treatment with an American idol twist. A lighthearted tribute to a young lady unafraid to utilize everything she's got, the video with the members of Trailer Choir - Butter, Big
Vinny and Crystal - was shot in a honky tonk setting.... »»»June 18, 2009 - Alan Jackson will receive a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the year 2010. The Star capped a week that began with the kick-off of the celebration of Jackson's 20th Anniversary during a show at the Cadillac Ranch in Nashville and included a CMT Award for Performance of the Year for Jackson's... »»»June 18, 2009 - Steve Martin will perform during a live broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion on Saturday, June 27. The live broadcast, hosted by Garrison Keillor, returns to Tanglewood, Mass. for the 10th annual live broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion from the Koussevitzky Shed. The show will feature special guests... »»»June 17, 2009 - Brad Paisley won three awards at the 2009 CMT Music Awards in Nashville Tuesday with Taylor Swift taking home two and performing three times
Swift was involved in a pre-taped opening segment, which led into Thug Story, a rap video with T-Pain. Swift, who won female video of the year for Love Story also... »»»June 16, 2009 - For the 19th time, Kenny Chesney has a number one single. Out Last Night will be numero uno when the Billboard charts are out on Thursday. The song is the lead single from Chesney's "Greatest Hits II."
"I've been really lucky," Chesney said. "I came to town, fell in with the Acuff Rose people - and... »»»June 16, 2009 - Rascal Flatts may be tasty to their fans musically, but now they are partnering with Denny's to offer the Unstoppable Breakfast. Named after its latest hit album, Rascal Flatts' Unstoppable Breakfast headlines the newest Denny's Rockstar menu, along with items from rock bands Good Charlotte, Gym Class... »»»June 16, 2009 - Sugarland is going the live route with their fourth release. "Live on the Inside" drops Aug. 4 as a CD/DVD of live songs and performance footage from their Love On The Inside Tour. The release will be sold exclusively at Walmart and its online site.
Filmed in high-definition in Lexington, Ky.... »»»June 15, 2009 - Martina McBride helped raise more than $72,000 for the YWCA in the Nashville area in a celebrity auction on Saturday.
McBride, Chris Young, Jason Michael Carroll, Bo Bice, Erika Dunlap and others participated in the auction. High ticket items included a signed Dolly Parton guitar that sold for $4,000,... »»»June 15, 2009 - Another new label is starting in Nashville with Blaine Larsen the first signing.
Larsen signed to Treehouse Records, a label formed by Morris Management Group's Dale Morris, Clint Higham and Mike Betterton and Front Line Management. Larsen, who had a top 20 hit in 2005 with How Do You Get That... »»»June 15, 2009 - Shooter Jennings and long-time girlfriend actress Drea de Matteo are getting married.
On his Twitter page, Jennings wrote, "Asked drea to marry me on stage tonight. I'm a lucky man. I'll never forget Utica, Ny." Jennings popped the question from the stage in Utica.
The two have dated since 2001 and... »»»June 15, 2009 - There may be bad economic times out there, but don't tell that to the CMA Music Fest, which concluded Sunday - make that early Monday - with a festival closing set from Kenny Chesney.
Single-day tickets to the LP Field nightly concerts increased 19 percent from 2008. Four day-passes - mainly bought by... »»»
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June 15, 2009 - Holly Williams is slated to perform on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien and The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson this week in support of Tuesday's release of her second album, Here With Me. She will also guest on Chelsea Lately and be featured on NPR's Weekend Edition.
People.... »»»June 12, 2009 - Jimmy Wayne did not perform at CMA Music Fest concert Thursday night, but don't blame him. When heavy storms rolled through Nashville, the concert was delayed by about three hours. Wayne waited backstage until almost midnight, the rain continued, and fans went under cover inside the stadium.... »»»June 11, 2009 - Severe storms caused a nearly three-hour delay at a stadium concert slated to feature Rascal Flatts and Reba McEntire as part of the CMA Music Festival in Nashville.
City officials allowed the concert to go beyond the 1 a.m. curfew, but Rascal Flatts could not play, and Reba also cut short her time on stage.... »»»June 11, 2009 - Follow the opening concert of the CMA Music Fest at LP Field with Country Standard Time via Twitter. Go to http://twitter.com/countryst to read the on-going reports from Kaitlyn Moore. This is the first of four nights of concerts, which ends Sunday with Kenny Chesney closing the event.... »»»June 11, 2009 - "Hannah Montana: The Movie" stayed number one on the Billboard country chart for the week ending June 20, while Brad Paisley was atop the song chart with Then.
Kenny Chesney, Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts remained two, three, four on the album chart with "Greatest Hits II," "Fearless" and "Unstoppable" respectively.... »»»June 11, 2009 - Nashville producer Barry Beckett, who worked with everyone from Bob Dylan to Kenny Chesney, died Wednesday at 65.
Beckett gained fame as a keyboardist for the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. He played on hits including the Staple Singers' I'll Take You There and Paul Simon's Kodachrome.... »»»June 10, 2009 - George Jones and the Stanley Brothers placed songs on the National Recording Registry's list of 25 culturally significant recordings.
The Librarian of Congress picks sound recordings annually to include on the registry.
Rank Stranger by the Stanley Brothers (1960) and He Stopped Loving Her Today,... »»»June 10, 2009 - Jack Ingram will do a video shoot - public invited - Friday in Texas for his new single Barefoot & Crazy.
The show will be held at night at Austin's Lakeway Resort on Lake Travis. "You know if we're gonna throw a pool party, I wanna do it in my backyard," Ingram said. "That's the whole idea of 'Barefoot & Crazy'..... »»»June 10, 2009 - Miranda Lambert will release her third album, "Revolution," on Sept. 29, featuring the new single Dead Flowers.
"I think this record is truly the most artistic project I have ever done," Lambert said. "I really put my entire being into the making of it. From the writing to the recording to finding the... »»»June 9, 2009 - Taylor Swift is apparently going to rap with T-Pain for the CMT Music awards next week. Word has it that the two might perform together during the opening routine on June... »»»June 9, 2009 - Wynonna and Naomi Judd will transform a vacant building in downtown Franklin, Tenn. into a very-short museum later this week, highlighting the 25th Anniversary of their career in music.
Opening Thursday, June 11-Sunday, June 14, the museum hours will coincide with the CMA Music Fest. The museum will be open from 9 a.... »»»June 9, 2009 - Country veterans Tracy Lawrence and Darryl Worley are out with new CDs today.
Lawrence gets inspirational on "The Rock," released on his own Rocky Comfort label. He co-produced the music with Julian King. The disc fulfills a promise he made to his parents to record this type of CD.... »»»June 9, 2009 - Former Little Texas and Hot Apple Pie front man Brady Seals is back with a new single from an album slated for August release. Ho Down is the new single and goes for ads on June 29. His new solo album, "Play Time," drops Aug. 18 on StarCity.
The Pennsylvania-based label, headed by Grammy-nominated... »»»June 9, 2009 - The Recording Academy will officially recognize the Americana genre next year when it awards the inaugural Grammy for Best Americana Album. NARAS recently announced the restructuring of several Grammy Award categories, establishing a Best Americana Album award and a corresponding American Roots Music field.... »»»June 9, 2009 - The Drive-By Truckers will release a live CD/DVD in July and an album of "oddities and rarities" in September.
"Live From Austin, TX" will be out on CD and DVD July 7. "The Fine Print (A Collection Of Oddities and Rarities 2003-2008)," will be out Sept. 1 on CD, Double Vinyl and as a digital download.... »»»June 8, 2009 - Love And Theft's debut disc, "World Wide Open," is slated to drop Aug. 25 on Carolwood Records. The band's first single, Runaway, is in the top 25.
Love and Theft members Brian Bandas, Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles wrote or co-wrote all 11 songs on their debut album. The project is... »»»June 8, 2009 - Lorrie Morgan celebrates her 25th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry this week by doing a special performance Tuesday night (June 9) during the Opry's early show.
Morgan has been a regular on the Opry since her first ever appearance on that stage when she joined her father George Morgan in a... »»»June 8, 2009 - Sarah Buxton is releasing a new single for summer, Outside My Window, starting today. The song was written by Buxton, who also produced, Victoria Shaw, Mark Jeffrey Hudson and Gary Burr.
Prior to the single's release, Buxton also shot a video for the song with creative partner Hudson.... »»»June 8, 2009 - Kenny Chesney will be the closing act at the 2009 CMA Music Festival when he takes the stage for the Nightly Concerts at LP Field in Nashville on Sunday.
In addition to Chesney, Jason Michael Carroll, Heidi Newfield and Jimmy Wayne will be performing acoustic sets during the Nightly Concerts on the... »»»June 7, 2009 - Post-production work on the "John Fogerty: The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again," the follow-up to a debut recorded 36 years ago, is now complete with a late summer/early fall album release date pending. 1973's Blue Ridge Rangers was the first release from Fogerty following the break-up of Creedence Clearwater Revival.... »»»June 7, 2009 - James Hand is readying another album of Texas honky tonk music. He will release "Shadow in the Ground" Sept. 8 on Rounder.
The release will include a 15-minute documentary about Hand. That is part of a full-length documentary, although exactly how that would be released was uncertain.... »»»June 5, 2009 - A new Nashville label was announced today, started by the heads of Universal Republic in New York and Big Machine in Nashville.
Monte Lipman, President and CEO of Universal Republic and Scott Borchetta, President and CEO of Big Machine Records, formed Republic Nashville, which will be based in Nashville.... »»»June 5, 2009 - The Parks, the first father/son duo in modern country music history, will release their Carolwood Records debut album, "Born Into It," digitally on Tuesday, June 30. Clint and Johnny Park wrote or co-wrote all 12 songs on the record including the first single, As Long As You're Goin' My Way.... »»»June 4, 2009 - With a single now in the top 20, Gloriana is set to release its self-titled debut Aug. 4 on Emblem/Warner.
The 13-track album was produced by Emblem Music Group label owner Matt Serletic (Rob Thomas, Willie Nelson, and Aerosmith). The album includes their Top 20 hit single Wild At Heart, the best... »»»June 4, 2009 - Ronnie and Rob McCoury will receive Distinguished Alumni today during
commencement exercises at their alma mater, Susquehannock High School
in York County, Pa. The high school's alumni association annually
selects a Distinguished Alumni, and this year, because of the
McCoury brothers'... »»»June 4, 2009 - Brad Paisley remains first on the Billboard country song chart for the week ending June 13 with Then, his second week at number 1. On the album chart, the soundtrack to "Hannah Montana: The Movie" regained the top spot, switching places with Kenny Chesney's "Greatest Hits II."
Chesney moved up from... »»»June 4, 2009 - Martina McBride will help one couple celebrate the beginning of their lives together when she performs at the wedding reception for the winner of the NBC Today show's 10th annual Today Throws a Wedding event.
Four couples are in the running to share their wedding day with the nation on July 15.... »»»June 4, 2009 - Daddy, the band formed by Will Kimbrough and Tommy Womack will hold their first online video chat at 2 p.m. today. Their debut album is due out later this month.
The chat will be held at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/live-video-q-a-with-daddy-will-tommy.
Kimbrough, also a producer, won the 2005... »»»June 3, 2009 - George Strait's "Troubadour" went platinum for sales of 1 million units. Strait now has 33 different platinum or multi-platinum albums resulting in the most RIAA platinum certifications in country music and third in all genres, behind The Beatles and Elvis Presley.
Strait's new single, Living for the... »»»June 3, 2009 - Tickets for the 2009 IBMA's World of Bluegrass are on sale. The event will be held Sept. 28-Oct. 4 in Nashville.
Save $100 on each full week registration before July 7. Tickets can be ordered on line or by calling the IBMA at 888-438-4262
The conference introduces new acts, new songs and new recordings.... »»»June 3, 2009 - Dierks Bentley is is taking his annual Miles & Music For Kids fundraiser nationwide. Expanding to six markets, "Miles & Music For Kids" events will take place in Nashville.; Bentley's hometown of Phoenix, Seattle, Atlanta, Dallas and Chicago in 2009 and 2010 with all proceeds benefiting Children's... »»»June 3, 2009 - Yet another music publication is shutting its doors. Performing Songwriter, a 16-year-old Nashville-based magazine covering various musical styles including country, is closing with its June issue.
R&R, a trade publication covering all genres, also apparently is closing on Friday.... »»»June 2, 2009 - X singer Exene Cervenka said Tuesday she has multiple sclerosis.
"After some months of not feeling 100-percent healthy, I recently had some medical tests run and the prognosis is that I am suffering from multiple sclerosis," Cervenka said in a prepared statement. "Apparently, it has been affecting me... »»»June 2, 2009 - Chet Atkins and Charlie Daniels are among those being inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville, it was announced Tuesday.
The musicians will be officially inducted at the 2009 Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum Awards Show on Oct. 12. Other inductees are Jimi Hendrix guitarist... »»»June 2, 2009 - Elvis Costello returns to country, while a former member of Doyle Lawson's Quicksilver puts out an album.
Costello released "Almost Blue" in 1981 and now he returns with "Secret, Profane & Sugarcane" (Hear Music). T Bone Burnett once again produced Costello. Among the songs is I Felt the Chill, which... »»»June 2, 2009 - Gretchen Wilson will kick off 2009 CMA Music Festival on Thursday, June 11 taking place in Downtown Nashville through Sunday, June 14. Wilson will lead a four-day series of shows at the Riverfront Park.
Love and Theft, John Michael Montgomery and Craig Morgan were added to the Riverfront lineup.... »»»June 2, 2009 - Miranda Lambert raised $120,000 in her "Cause for the Paws" event, benefiting the Humane Society of East Texas.
"I can't express how much this year's 'Cause For the Paws' event touched me," said Lambert of the May 17 event. "The giving spirit of those who were at the event this year was truly inspiring.... »»»June 2, 2009 - Carrie Underwood: All-American Girl, a spotlight exhibit featuring the merlot silk taffeta gown worn by superstar Underwood at the 2009 Academy of Country Music Awards, will open June 11 at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. Underwood won two awards at the ceremony: Entertainer of... »»»June 1, 2009 - Dierks Bentley will release a six-song EP Live From Soho to iTunes tomorrow. Tracks include Feel That Fire, Sideways and I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes. The project was recorded at Apple's flagship Soho store in... »»»June 1, 2009 - Trent Tomlinson released a new single, Henry Cartwright's Produce Stand to radio. The song was penned Tomlinson, Danny Wells and Mark Kerr and produced by Tomlinson and Leigh Reynolds.
The song is inspired by a local fixture in Tomlinson's hometown of Kennett, Mo., who sells produce out of his pickup truck.... »»»June 1, 2009 - Singer Amy LaVere was on the MTV show $5 Cover, which showcases the underground music scene in Nashville. LaVere has two live songs on the MTV web site - Never Been Sadder at http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/375627/never-been-sadder.jhtml#id=1609791 and Killing Him at http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/354382/killing-him.... »»»June 1, 2009 - Megan Mullins' new video for Long Past Gone is slated to debut today on CMT and Great American Country television.
When Stoney Creek Records' talented singer/songwriter Megan Mullins was approached by a newly formed L.A/Nashville based company to film her new music video, she liked the idea of filming at an ocean.... »»»June 1, 2009 - Rounder Records, in conjunction with The Woody Guthrie Archives, will inaugurate the new Woody Guthrie Legacy Series with a 4-CD boxed set, "My Dusty Road," on Aug. 25.
The original metal masters for these songs, recorded in the mid 1940s by Herbert Harris and Moses Asch, had languished for years in... »»»
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