July 31, 2009 - Easton Corbin released his first single, A Little More Country Than That, Friday.
The mid-tempo song by the Florida native was penned by Don Polythress, Rory Lee Feek & Wynn Varble. Feek is one-half of Joey + Rory. . "Even though I didn't write it, this song identifies who I am," Corbin said.... »»»July 31, 2009 - Gretchen Peters will perform a free concert streamed live to the rest of the world Aug. 8 to mark the release of "Circus Girl: The Best of Gretchen Peters."
Fans can catch the show at www.therutledgelmv.com and click "Live Stream" to watch the show at 2 p.m. central Saturday, Aug. 8.... »»»July 31, 2009 - Holly Williams got engaged to Nashville drummer Chris Coleman, it was announced Friday.
Coleman proposed to Williams last week in Leipers Fork, Tenn. with an antique three banded diamond engagement ring circa 1923. Coleman treated Williams to a picnic and then hike where they went searching for civil war relics.... »»»July 30, 2009 - Billy Currington remained first on the Billboard country chart for the week ending Aug. 8 with People Are Crazy. On the album chart, Taylor Swift stayed first with "Fearless."
Darius Rucker stayed second with Alright while Swift was up one to third with You Belong With Me, switching places with... »»»July 30, 2009 - Nanci Griffith will hit the road in support of her new disc, "The Loving Kind." Griffith has dates set between early August and December.
The CD is Griffith's 19th album and first studio album of original and contemporary material since 2005's "Hearts In Mind." Featuring 13 new songs, Griffith takes... »»»July 30, 2009 - Gretchen Wilson apparently is looking to form her own record label in the wake of splitting with SonyNashville. She made those comments Wednesday in an interview with the Associated Press.
Wilson hopes to release a single in September and a new album in November.
Part of the problem, Wilson said, was... »»»July 30, 2009 - Julianne Hough was named to the American Red Cross' National Celebrity Cabinet, a group of celebrity supporters who promote Red Cross services by donating their time, helping neighbors prepare for emergencies, responding to disasters and lending help to those in need.
She was one of five people added,... »»»July 29, 2009 - Taylor Swift will have a song in Band Hero, Activision's follow-up to their popular Guitar Hero game. Band Hero is scheduled for a November release.It was not known which song Swift would contribute to the... »»»July 29, 2009 - W.P.A., Marty Stuart, Cross Canadian Ragweed and Those Darlins are among the bands playing at the 2009 Americana Music Festival in Nashville in September.
Festival showcases will be held Wednesday Sept. 16-Saturday-Sept. 19 at five downtown Nashville venues including: The Mercy Lounge, The Cannery... »»»July 29, 2009 - The musical version of Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" will close around Labor Day, the New York Post reported.
The show with a score written by Parton cost about $14 million. Most critics gave it a thumbs down.
Parton received a Tony nomination for her score, but was passed over for best musical.... »»»July 29, 2009 - Gloriana's debut may not be out until Aug 4, but fans can hear the self-titled disc in its entirety exclusively from "The Leak" on Rhapsody.com and CMT.com starting today. Rhapsody will also feature Gloriana as the August "Ones To Watch" artist.
The 13-track album includes their hit single Wild At... »»»July 29, 2009 - Maria Muldaur is returning to her roots by releasing a jug band album in October.
"Maria Muldaur & Her Garden of Joy" is set for release on Oct. 6 by Stony Plain Records, distributed in the U.S. by ADA. The new CD will be followed by a six-week tour throughout the U.S. and Canada.... »»»July 29, 2009 - Banjo player Charlie Cushman suffered a heart attack week, resulting in triple bypass surgery Tuesday.
Fellow musician Mike Bub wrote that after the heart attack, Cushman, 48, "had the good sense to get needed medical attention immediately. The result was that he had a triple by-pass today or, as he... »»»July 29, 2009 - Johnny Reid racked up the most Canadian Country Music Association awards nominations with six, including Fans' Choice Award and album and song of the year. George Canyon and Victoria Banks each totaled five nominations, which were announced today.
Nominations were:
Fans' Choice Award:
George Canyon... »»»July 28, 2009 - Kieran Kane releases a new disc today, "Somewhere Beyond the Roses." He produced the 11-song disc. Helping out are Fats Kaplin on steel guitar, David Olney on backing vocals and Richard Bennett on... »»»July 28, 2009 - Lee Ann Womack will play all three hours of the Today Show Wednesday from San Antonio, Texas. The show begins at 7 a.m. Womack will play one song each... »»»July 28, 2009 - I'm Alive is the new single from Kenny Chesney. And friend Dave Matthews helps as well.
"We all lead pretty amazing lives," said Chesney. "The trick is to see what you've got... to count your blessings... rather than worrying about what you think you need."
The song, which arrives at country... »»»July 28, 2009 - Gretchen Wilson started out fast with Red Neck Woman and was a huge star for SonyNashville. But today with a fourth album that never was released and oft delayed, Wilson and Sony Nashville split.
A statement said the two 'have mutually decided to part ways."
Wilson was a huge star out of the box in... »»»July 28, 2009 - The Randy Kohrs Band lost more than $50,000 worth of equipment after its van was broken into this past weekend following a gig at the Musicians Against Childhood Cancer festival near Columbus, Ohio.
The equipment was stolen out of the Sleep Inn parking lot in Obetz, Ohio between 3:30 a.m. and 5 a.m.... »»»July 28, 2009 - Reba McEntire is set with her next single. Consider Me Gone, will be the second single from McEntire's forthcoming CD, "Keep on Loving You," due Aug. 18. The new song follows up... »»»July 28, 2009 - "Southern Voice," the new CD from Tim McGraw, drops Oct. 20 on Curb. This is McGraw's first new studio disc in two and a half years. The label released a greatest hits package from McGraw last fall, much to the chagrin of McGraw.
The lead single is It's A Business Doing Pleasure With You, penned by... »»»July 28, 2009 - Michelle Branch will return with her first solo album in six years with "Everything Comes and Goes," due out in late fall by Reprise/Warner Bros. Nashville. The first single, Sooner or Later, will be an iTunes exclusive premiere available today and will impact country radio on Aug. 11.... »»»July 28, 2009 - Kris Kristofferson will release a new disc, "Closer To The Bone," his second release with New West Records, on Sept. 29.
Don Was (Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt) produced the 11-song disc. Was also produced Kristofferson's last CD, the critically acclaimed "This Old Road.... »»»July 27, 2009 - Tim McGraw performed Sunday night at the California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles, Cal., stopping his concert for several minutes to order a man escorted out for his perceived mistreatment of a woman, according to the Sanluisobispo.com web site.
"You don't treat a woman like that," McGraw said,... »»»July 27, 2009 - Blaine Larsen releases his new single to country radio today on a new label, Treehouse Records.
Music veterans Irving Azoff, Dale Morris, Clint Higham and Mike Betterton are the founding partners of Treehouse Records. This partnership developed earlier this spring when Azoff's Frontline Management... »»»July 27, 2009 - Tickets for the Americana Music Association's 8th Annual Americana Honors & Awards ceremony on Sept. 17 at the Ryman Auditorium are on sale.
Presented by the Gibson Foundation, the show is hosted by Jim Lauderdale along with Buddy Miller and his all-star band. This year's event will bring... »»»July 27, 2009 - Charlie Daniels Band will perform in concert as part of NSAI's "It All Begins With a Song" Performance Series on Thursday, Aug. 27 at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville.
"NSAI is honored that an American icon of Charlie Daniels' stature recognizes our hard work in legislative advocacy on behalf of all songwriters.... »»»July 27, 2009 - More than 4,000 boats and 35,000 people attended Alan Jackson's headline performance at Saturday's AquaPalooza Signature Event on Lake Martin, Ala., setting a new record for any single event on a lake.
Boats were packed bow to stern for more than one mile, and many fans donned their inner tubes and... »»»July 27, 2009 - The Kenny Chensey No Shoes concept will be expanding because come Thursday Aug. 6, Chesney will launch www.noshoesradio.com.
"People ask me what I do and, obviously, cause of the way I sing and where I come from, I'm a country singer, but really, what I do draws on so much more than that," Chesney said.... »»»July 27, 2009 - The Band of Heathens' self-titled studio debut album worked wonders. They played about 250 dates and taped a show for this year's 35th anniversary season of Austin City Limits. The album hit number one one on the Americana Music Association Radio chart.
And they soon will be back with "One Foot in the... »»»July 27, 2009 - LeAnn Rimes and her husband of seven years, Dean Shermet, are separated.
Rimes spoke about relationships during a concert Saturday in Utah. "You know, I think that you will all really be able to relate to this next song in your lives. You probably know it's inevitable that in a relationship, sometimes... »»»July 24, 2009 - Phil Vassar's next release has been delayed. Originally slated for an Aug. 25 release, Universal South Records said Friday that the disc was pushed back to November.
No reason was given for the postponement. The title of the CD has yet to be... »»»July 24, 2009 - John Dawson of the New Riders of the Purple Sage died on Tuesday in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where he lived, at 64.
Dawson, known as Marmaduke, founded NRPS in 1969 with David Nelson and Jerry Garcia. Dawson knew Garcia from Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Band Champions, a Grateful Dead predecessor formed in 1964.... »»»July 24, 2009 - Jason Aldean will be "Wide Open Live & More" when his sold-out live concert DVD from a March show in Knoxville, Tenn. Is released Aug. 25.
The 15-song hi-definition DVD also includes interview footage with the Georgia-native in the 86-minute collection.
"This is the coolest thing we've ever done... »»»July 24, 2009 - Joey + Rory's new single is To Say Goodbye, about the death of a loved one without being able to say goodbye.
The duo, a married couple, created a special website - www.tosaygoodbye.org - with a video, encouraging others to share their goodbyes for lost loved ones.
In July1994, Joey's only brother,... »»»July 24, 2009 - Tracy Lawrence will become an honorary citizen of San Antonio.
Mayor Julian Castro and the area Chamber of Commerce will present Tracy with a Chamber/Mayoral Proclamation in recognition and appreciation of his numerous visits to the city over the past 15 years and his philanthropic endeavors on Friday, Aug.... »»»July 23, 2009 - Billy Currington was number 1 on the Billboard country song chart for the week ending Aug. 1 with People Are Crazy, taking over for Lady Antebellum's I Run to You, now third. On the album chart, Taylor Swift's "Fearless" moved back to number one, changing spots with Brad Paisley's "American Saturday Night.... »»»July 23, 2009 - Grand Ole Opry star Mel McDaniel was transferred from a Nashville area hospital to a local rehabilitation facility for further recovery after suffering a heart attack in mid-June, his publicist said Thursday. He hopes to return home... »»»July 23, 2009 - Shelby Lynne will perform two new songs as the character of Stella Raye on the Aug. 9 episode of the Lifetime Network series, Army Wives. The new songs, Beat The Blues and Like A Fool, were written and performed by Lynne.
The songs were recorded during sessions for her upcoming album due in 2010 on Lost Highway.... »»»July 23, 2009 -
Wilco, Jamey Johnson, Jason Mraz and Phosphorescent were added to the Farm Aid 2009 line-up, taking place in October in Missouri.
Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews also will play at the event on Sunday, Oct. 4 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in... »»»July 22, 2009 - Gary Allan received a permanent restraining order Tuesday against a woman, the Tennessean reported Wednesday.
Katherine Anne Walker, 47, of Nashville, was charged with burglary, stalking, and vandalism over $1,000 and theft under $500 in court. Walker represented herself in court, alleging that Allan,... »»»July 22, 2009 - Kenny Chesney rushed to the defense of touring mates Sugarland for cancelling appearances with him due to Jennifer Nettles' vocal problems. Chesney cited negative reaction on blog sites about the cancellation.
"It was really sad to see the way some people reacted to Jennifer needing to cancel her... »»»July 22, 2009 - Taylor Swift's current disc, "Fearless," has only been out since November. But the star is already looking ahead.
On her Facebook page, Swift said earlier today, "Hanging with my producer Nathan, discussing the next adventure. Album #3."
Nathan is Nathan Chapman, who also previously produced Swift.... »»»July 21, 2009 - Country came to the White House Tuesday as Alison Krauss + Union Station, Brad Paisley and Charley Pride all performed as part of a musical series before President and Mrs. Obama.
"I know folks think I'm a city boy, but I do appreciate listening to country music," said President Obama before the concert started.... »»»July 21, 2009 - THE "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock" TV special will include Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Jamey Johnson and Dierks Bentley, it was announced Tuesday.
Others slated to appear are Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Julianne Hough, Kid Rock, Lady Antebellum,... »»»July 21, 2009 - Billy Currington single, People Are Crazy, tops the charts this week, marking his fourth number one and fastest-rising single of his career. He takes over from Lady Antebellum's I Run to You.
People Are Crazy is the second chart topper from Currington's album "Little Bit Of Everything," which is at... »»»July 21, 2009 - Rascal Flatts will be the first country act to offer an iTunes Pass. With the purchase of a Rascal Flatts iTunes Pass, fans will receive automatic weekly downloads of never before released music each week this summer, including live concert recordings, studio rehearsals and lost demos.... »»»July 20, 2009 - Rascal Flatts became the first country act to perform a concert in Wrigley Field in Chicago Saturday night. The group entertained a sold-out crowd of 37,000 fans for one of only four concerts ever played in the Chicago Cubs home stadium. Vince Gill and Darius Rucker opened.
The four-hour show was... »»»July 20, 2009 - Sugarland bowed out of the Kenny Chesney's Sun City Carnival tour Sunday in San Francisco because of vocal problems for Jennifer Nettles. The duo posted a YouTube message on their home page about the cancellation.
"Nobody panic," Nettles said with Kristian Bush next to her. "The truth of the... »»»July 20, 2009 - Mandolin player Sam Bush will receive the Lifetime Achievement for Instrumentalist award from the Americana Music Association at the 8th Annual Americana Honors & Awards ceremony on Sept. 17 in Nashville.
Jed Hilly, executive director of the Americana Music Association, praised Bush's standing as one... »»»July 20, 2009 - Merle Haggard canceled the final five dates of his current tour ending tonight due to back and neck pains.
The exact problem of Haggard was not disclosed.
Haggard missed shows Thursday in Wabash, Ind., Friday in Mount Pleasant, Mich., Saturday in Sevierville, Tenn., Sunday in Wheeling, West Va.... »»»July 20, 2009 - Alison Krauss and Brad Paisley's performance at the White House will be streamed live on whitehouse.gov/live on Tuesday, July 21 as part of the White House music series, an event that includes educational workshops and country music performances.
President Obama is scheduled for opening remarks at 7:25 p.m.... »»»July 20, 2009 - When accepting his 2008 Academy of Country Music Award for "Top New Male Vocalist," Jack Ingram dedicated the honor to "anyone who has ever dared to dream big dreams and have high hopes." Ingram's second Big Machine studio project," Big Dreams & High Hopes," drops Aug. 25.
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July 17, 2009 - Eric Church will play the Late Night With Craig Ferguson show Monday. Church, who released his second album, "Carolina," in March, will play Ain't Killed Me... »»»July 17, 2009 - Jamey Johnson released the new single from his next album this afternoon. My Way To You, co-written by Johnson and Charlie Midnight,
is now only available at radio.
On Aug. 3, the song will be a free download at
Johnson's web site, . On Aug. 11, the digital
single will be available for download digital stores.... »»»July 16, 2009 - Lady Antebellum scored its first number one with I Run to You topping the Billboard country chart for the week ending July 25, taking over for Dierks Bentley's Sideways, which fell to fourth . On the album chart, Brad Paisley stayed first with "American Saturday Night" for the second straight week.... »»»July 16, 2009 - Holly Williams, who just released her second CD last month, will be on National Public Radio's Weekend Edition on Sunday, July 19. Host Liane Hansen's interview with Williams will air in the 8:30a.m. Central time half-hour.
Williams will perform on CBS' "The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson" Wednesday, Aug. 12.... »»»July 16, 2009 - Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews will be among the artists performing at Farm Aid 2009, it was announced Thursday.
Presented by Horizon Organic, the show is Sunday, Oct. 4 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, Mo. Other artists will be added to the bill.... »»»July 16, 2009 - Jewel is into beauty rest. So much so that the singer joined an initiative to encourage Americans to hold on to their dreams, especially during tough economic times.
Sponsored by www.sleepbetter.org, an online resource for health information and sleep advice, the "Sleep Better.... »»»July 15, 2009 - , Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver will be the featured artist on this weekend's Mountain Stage program. The radio program, with host Larry Groce, airs in more than 120 cities throughout the U.S. via National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting System.
This weekend's episode, airing July 17-19, will... »»»July 15, 2009 - Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss are going to the White House next week. They will participate in the upcoming White House Music Series hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama.
Paisley and Krauss will be in an educational workshop with 120 middle and high school students from across the country.... »»»July 15, 2009 - With a new disc due in September, Terri Clark is making available an official show bootleg, "Road Rage" on her web site and at her shows starting July 23.
"The truth is," Clark said, "that when you're in the middle of a major label release schedule, there's just never any room to fit it in.... »»»July 15, 2009 - Anthony Smith, who signed with Stroudavarious Records, is slated to release his first single for the label in August. Bringin' Back the Sunshine was penned by Smith, who has enjoyed success as a songwriter. He previously was on Mercury... »»»July 14, 2009 - Big Kenny, one half of Big & Rich, released his debut single and video Long After I'm Gone during a summer tour and his role as a judge and mentor on CMT's hit show "Can You Duet."
A film crew of Big Kenny and others headed to Culpeper, Va. in a day's notice to shoot the footage for the debut... »»»July 14, 2009 - Mark Wills recently launched a blog supporting his current single, Entertaining Angels, where fans are sharing stories about how they've entertained angels in their lives.
The singer recorded the song because it was inspired by one of his favorite Bible verses: Hebrews 13:2, "Do not forget to... »»»July 14, 2009 - Toby Keith will release his next CD,"American Ride," on Oct. 13 on his own label, ShowDog Nashville.
The title track is the first single. Keith puts his stamp on life in the U.S. today in the song:
Plasma getting bigger, Jesus getting smaller
Spill a cup of coffee, make a million dollars
... »»»July 14, 2009 - Kenny Chesney is the only country act in the Top 10 of Pollstar's annual midyear report, ranking the most successful concert tours at the halfway point of every year. Landing at number seven Britney Spears, Fleetwood Mac, Celine Dion, Elton John/Billy Joel, the Eagles, and Bruce Springsteen, Chesney and... »»»July 14, 2009 - Dierks Bentley goes the ballad route for his new single, I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes. The track shipped to country radio this week and goes for official adds on July 27.
Bentley said the song "can't be more intimate, more one-on-one, man-to- woman if you tried." He adds, "One of the best... »»»July 14, 2009 - Dierks Bentley and Ryan Bingham will be playing in Atlanta for free as the only only country act on the Samsung Summer Krush series of free shows.
Bentley and Bingham will play the Tabernacle on Aug. 18. Fans can sign up to attend the show at: http://youcastcorp.com/samsung/go/ and enter this promotion... »»»July 13, 2009 - Willie Nelson's next CD will feature highlights from his 10 years on Lost Highway Records, which he is leaving for his own label. "Lost Highway," due Aug. 11, will feature 17-tracks from 9 releases, including 3 unreleased songs and 1 previously digital-only release.
The CD features special guests,... »»»July 13, 2009 - Atlanta's Blackberry Smoke signed to BamaJam Records, a new imprint of Stroudavarious Records. The imprint's first release will be Blackberry Smoke's sophomore album, "Little Piece of Dixie," scheduled for Sept 15.
"This is best live band in the South," said James Stroud, CEO of Stroudavarious Records.... »»»July 13, 2009 - Lady Antebellum will have its first number one song when the Billboard country song chart is out this week with Run to You. The trio twittered the news Sunday.
"This is absolutely surreal," said Lady A's Dave Haywood from Boise today. "A number one is something you never think will actually happen,... »»»July 12, 2009 - Mickey Gilley is recovering from back surgery after a fall he took over the Fourth of July weekend. Gilley, 73, fell backward off a 3-foot step in Branson on July 5, hurting his back.
Gilley had surgery and is being transferred for further treatment in Houston. A full recovery is expected.... »»»July 10, 2009 - Loudon Wainwright III will preview his new disc focusing on 1920s and '30s banjo man Charlie Poole at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville on Aug. 1.
Wainwright has long been fascinated by the North Carolina Ramblers band leader, moonshiner and all around raconteur and explores his life and... »»»July 10, 2009 - Asleep at the Wheel will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance at the 8th Annual Americana Honors & Awards ceremony, Sept. 17 in Nashville.
The band is the leading purveyor of Western swing music. Earlier this year, they released a collaboration with Willie Nelson, "Willie and the... »»»July 9, 2009 - Kenny Chesney is playing the Big Apple and more in August. Actually, he'll play the Summer Concert Series on Good Morning America on Aug. 14.
"We're everywhere, they're there, and you've also got every tour in the world trying to find a date to be part of GMA's Summer Series," Chesney said.... »»»July 9, 2009 - Brad Paisley took over the top spot on the Billboard country album chart for the week ending July 18 with his new disc, "American Saturday Night." Selling 129,000 units, the CD is second on the overall top 200 chart. Paisley took over the top from the soundtrack to "Hannah Montana: The Movie," which slipped to third.... »»»July 9, 2009 - Carrie Underwood will headline the Salute to the Troops Concert on Aug. 14 for the Soldiers and families of Fort Campbell, Ky., whose 101st Airborne Division is returning from their service in the Middle East.
The show is one of only a handful of live performances Underwood is doing this summer as she... »»»July 9, 2009 - The Flatlanders - Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock - will be appearing Tuesday, July 21 on The Late Show with David Letterman. The Texas trio has been touring behind "Hills and... »»»July 8, 2009 - Austin-based roots rock band porterdavis will release a new full-length, self-titled studio CD Sept. 1 on Roots 'N' Blues Records.
The 10-song CD was produced and engineered by producer Gurf Morlix. The band will tour the East Coast. The CD will be released to AAA and Americana radio in mid-July.... »»»July 8, 2009 - Appalachian music worked the first time around for Patty Loveless, so she's going to do it again. "Mountain Soul II" comes out Sept. 29 on Saguaro Road.
"It's Appalachian, bluegrass and country combined," said Loveless. "You should never try to duplicate something like 'Mountain Soul.' What you should do is enhance.... »»»July 8, 2009 - Brad Paisley's "American Saturday Night" will be number 1 on the Billboard country album chart when it is released Thursday with sales of 129,000 units. The disc is his fifth consecutive non-seasonal album to debut as the nation's country best-seller.
The album, which has received favorable reviews,... »»»July 8, 2009 - The Bellamy Brothers teamed with the Bacon Brothers to film a new single from a forthcoming disc.. The Bellamy Brothers spent an afternoon inside a Memphis prison filming the video for their new collaboration, Guilty of the Crime.
The song is the first single from the Bellamy's forthcoming "Anthology, Vol.... »»»July 8, 2009 - Love And Theft filmed a video in Memphis for their debut single Runaway.
Directed by Kristin Barlowe, the video was shot at an abandoned brewery in Memphis. The video story line follows Love And Theft - Brian Bandas, Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles - as they make a fast paced getaway from the... »»»July 7, 2009 - Jennette McCurdy, 17, an actress on the Nickelodeon show "iCarly," said on her blog that she signed a record deal with Capitol Nashville.
"CAPITOL RECORDS NASHVILLE HAS SIGNED ME TO A RECORD DEAL!!!!! I am in the Capitol Family along with such unbelievable greats as Keith Urban, Darius Rucker, Lady... »»»July 7, 2009 - The initial single from Terri Clark's first self-produced "The Long Way Home" is the blues-charged Gypsy Boots.
"It was this fun song I'd written that was kind of like my life," Clark said. "I started doing it in the shows acoustic - because it says a lot about who I am, where I come from...... »»»July 7, 2009 - "Twang," the new CD from George Straits, will be out Aug. 11, his label said today. The 13 songs include the current hit Living for the Night.
"It makes a papa proud to have my son contributing to the creation of this record," said Strait, who wrote the song with his son bubba and songwriting ace Dean Dillon.... »»»July 7, 2009 - Rosanne Cash will release her 12th studio album, "The List," on Manhattan Records on Oct. 6, featuring Cash's contemporary interpretations of 12 classic songs culled from a list of essential country tunes that her legendary father Johnny gave her in 1973.
The idea for The List came about while Cash was... »»»July 7, 2009 - Carrie Underwood will release an as yet untitled-third disc Nov. 3. This follows 2007's hit-filled "Carnival Ride" and her debut "Some Hearts."
Earlier this year, Underwood became the first country artist in history to achieve 10 number 1 singles from their first two albums when I Told You So became... »»»July 7, 2009 - It's a slow stretch for new releases with Son Volt having the only release this week - "American Central Dust" - from an established label. Jay Farrar, of course, was one of the key players of Uncle Tupelo, before splitting off to Son Volt and solo outings. The new disc includes a dozen songs.... »»»July 6, 2009 - Rascal Flatts will head to the Big Apple this Friday, July 10 to perform on NBC's Today Show as part of their Summer Concert Series. They'll perform new single from new CD "Unstoppable" and a couple of their biggest hits. The appearance also coincides with Gary LeVox's, lead singer, birthday.... »»»July 6, 2009 - The CMA Songwriters Series will once again revisit New York City featuring the writers behind such hits as Something Like That, Strange andTake Me As I Am. Joe's Pub will host another night spotlighting several Nashville songwriters on Thursday, July 30 for two shows.
Hosted by Bob DiPiero (Take Me As... »»»July 6, 2009 - Randy Houser broke into the Top 10 with his hit single Boots On, making him the first new male country artist to reach the Top 10 in 2009. Boots On is the first Top 10 single by a new male country artist since Chuck Wicks' single Stealing Cinderella in February 2008.
Houser also has a Top 10 video... »»»July 6, 2009 - Patty Griffin and Sara Watkins will contribute their voices to a release coming out in September as a tribute to songwriter Cy Coleman.
Coleman was part of the group of Great American Songbook composers including Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and George & Ira Gershwin. The tribute CD, "The Best Is Yet... »»»July 3, 2009 - Alan Jackson's on the water shindig in Alabama later this month grew a bit bigger. The Carter Twins, Caitlin & Will, Jypsi and Matt Stillwell join headliner Jackson for this year's Aquapalooza. The July 25 event on Alabama's Lake Martin is only accessible by... »»»July 3, 2009 - Holly Williams will make her Grand Ole Opry debut tonight. Williams, who released a new album in mid-June, will be performing, interviewing and signing autographs this afternoon at 1:30pm at the Country Music Hall of Fame in downtown Nashville, which is included with museum admission and free to members.
At 7 p.m.... »»»July 2, 2009 - Toby Keith's sixth annual golf and music fundraising weekend
to benefit Ally's House raised more than $500,000 to help children with cancer and their families in Keith's native Oklahoma.
The $550,000 raised brings the to-date total to nearly $3 million.
The event, held June 12-13 in Norman, Okla.... »»»July 2, 2009 - "Hannah Montana: The Movie" stayed atop the Billboard country album chart, and Dierks Bentley again was first on the song chart for the week ending July 11 with Sideways " Bentley assumed the top spot, switching with Kenny Chesney's Out Last Night, which was third.
Taylor Swift was second again on the... »»»July 2, 2009 - Whitney Duncan put out a video for her new single, Skinny Dippin'. The video was shot at Xanadu Ranch in Arrington, Tenn.
The video takes place against the backdrop of a summer day and the elements of a playful interaction between to people in love. The video can be seen at http://wbr.edgeboss.... »»»July 1, 2009 - David Nail's debut album, "I'm About To Come Alive Tuesday," will be out Aug. 18 on MCA Nashville. Produced by Frank Liddell and Michael Wrucke, Nail is credited with writing nearly half of the 11-track record.
"I think every artist that moves to Nashville has a list of things they hope to achieve, and... »»»July 1, 2009 - Aaron Watson recorded his next, "Deep In The Heart Of Texas: Aaron Watson LIVE" this past weekend at the Hog Creek Icehouse's backyard amphitheater in Waco, Texas. This live recording will be out in a CD/DVD package on Sept. 15.
"Incredible," said Watson about the night. With the help of a few... »»»July 1, 2009 - Old Crow Medicine Show will release their first live concert DVD, "Live at the Orange Peel and Tennessee Theatre," on Aug. 18.
Directed by Lee Tucker, who also directed the band's videos for Wagon Wheel and Tell It To Me), "Live at the Orange Peel and Tennessee Theatre" was recorded over two nights... »»»
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