November 20, 2009 - James Wesley signed with Broken Bow Records, the home of Jason Aldean. Wesley's new single, Jackson Hole, was shipped to radio and goes for adds Dec. 7.
CEO/President Benny Brown said, "James Wesley has all the traditional values of a true country artist, yet adds a contemporary flair to his sound.... »»»November 20, 2009 - The self-titled debut album by Summertown Road will be out Feb. 16, 2010. Produced by bluegrass musician Don Rigsby, the bluegrass band members wrote 9 out of 14 tracks. Summertown Road straddles both sides of the bluegrass - the traditional and the contemporary.
Summertown Road broke onto the... »»»November 20, 2009 - Jimmy Buffett and the Zac Brown Band were booked for CMT Crossroads. The performances will be filmed in front of an invitation-only audience in Nashville in December.
The pairing will air on CMT in March. Buffett will release a new album, "Buffet Hotel, on Dec. 8. The Zac Brown Band's hits include... »»»November 20, 2009 - Trent Tomlinson is preparing to release a 3-song digital exclusive EP, "A Guy Like Me," on Monday, Nov. 23. The project features previously unreleased tracks That's How It Still Ought To Be and Henry Cartwright's Produce Stand plus Tomlinson's brand new single, Angels Like Her.
Tomlinson was slated to... »»»November 20, 2009 - Wynonna Judd will perform on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" next Tuesday, Nov. 24. Oprah teamed up with People magazine to hold a private celebration on the Ft. Bragg military base to welcome home the 82nd Airborne Division, 3rd Brigade Combat Team returning from Iraq. As part of the celebration, Wynonna and... »»»November 19, 2009 - Country albums experienced a big jump in sales thanks to the Country Music Association Awards last week. Carrie Understood stayed first on the Billboard country album chart for the week ending Nov. 28 with "Play On." She sold 128,000 units, down 60 percent from her debut week, the previous week.... »»»November 19, 2009 - Singer/songwriter Josh Kelley is joining his brother in Nashville and apparently veering towards country. He signed with the Universal Music Group Nashville family, the label announced Thursday. Kelley signed with the label in September and is currently in the studio recording his forthcoming album,... »»»November 19, 2009 - The Academy of Country Music will host the Academy of Country Music Stage at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) held in Las Vegas from Thursday, Dec. 3 through Saturday, Dec. 12 with artists including Joe Nichols, David Nail and Sunny Sweeney performing.
"The Academy of Country Music is excited... »»»November 18, 2009 - A preview of Kenny Chesney's upcoming 3-D movie went live on line today.
Chesney is slated to release "Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3-D" in April, but a part of it was shown starting today at Moviefone, AOL Music and The Boot.
"It's amazing to me how intense this footage is," Chesney said.... »»»November 18, 2009 - Lee Ann Womack was added to George Strait's 2010 tour, which also features Reba McEntire. The tour kicks off in early 2010 and continues through late Spring.
"Does Ft Worth Ever Cross Your Mind? Whoever's In New England? The Fireman? Little Rock? Wrapped? The Last To Know? We're talking classic... »»»November 18, 2009 - The Country Music Association Awards show of last week proved yet again to be a harbinger of great record sales.
Zac Brown Band's "Live From Bonnaroo," which contains the group's cover of The Devil Went Down To Georgia, skyrocketed 379 percent to about 900 units.
Darius Rucker saw sales of his "Learn... »»»November 18, 2009 - Friday the 13th proved to be a lucky day for the Band Perry because the trio made their Grand Ole Opry debut last Friday.
The Republic Nashville act consists of siblings Kimberly, Neil and Reid Perry, performing their first single, Hip to My Heart, along with another self-penned song, If I Die Young.... »»»November 18, 2009 - What do the Dallas Cowboys and country duo Burns & Poe and Cowboy Troy have in common? Apparently a lot, because Keith Burns, formerly of Trick Pony, and Michelle Poe, filmed the music video for the Cowboy Stomp, the Dallas Cowboys' 2009 season theme song. Burns & Poe along with Cowboy Troy and the... »»»November 18, 2009 - Dierks Bentley apparently is planning not one, but two albums in 2010. The country star is going to work on both country and bluegrass albums, he told The Boot.
Bentley has been a big fan of bluegrass and included b luegrass songs on his albums.
The Boot reported that Bentley would take the rest of... »»»November 17, 2009 - Bucky Covington released "Live From Rockingham" today,a five-song digital EP recorded at his recent hometown concert in Rockingham, N.C. The disc features 3 of Covington's hits A Different World, It's Good To Be Us and I'll Walk plus his new single Gotta Be Somebody and Mexicoma from his upcoming sophomore album.... »»»November 17, 2009 - Sugarland along with Neil Diamond and Mary J. Blige will be among a slew of acts performing a Christmas show for President Obama.
The Christmas in Washington concert will also include Rob Thomas, Usher and host George Lopez in a TNT show at 8 p.m. Dec. 20.
The event is a holiday musical... »»»November 17, 2009 - Taylor Swift will launch a new carer - writing greeting cards for American Greetings. Swift and the card company will create a line of greeting cards, gift packaging, stationery, online photo personalization products and online greetings to be made available worldwide this coming spring.... »»»November 17, 2009 - Carrie Underwood has a new video out for Temporary Home, a song from her new "Play On" disc about a boy who must move from home to home. The video is available for viewing at the CMT web site.
This follows the number one single status of Cowboy Casanova, the first single from "Play On.... »»»November 17, 2009 - Faith Hill has split with her long-time manager, it was disclosed Tuesday.
Hill and Gary Borman have agreed to dissolve their long business association. "We are so proud of what we have achieved together over the past 16 years," said Hill and Borman in a joint statement. "We love each other like a... »»»November 17, 2009 - Monsters of Folk - Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward and Mike Mogis - shot a video for the quartet's new single, Say Please.
Shot by cinematographer Lance Acord, the video features a frontier town, World War II soldiers and rollerskating. The video can be seen now at http://new.music.yahoo.... »»»November 17, 2009 - Radney Foster and the Man Bites Dog film production company released their music video of Foster's Angel Flight, about 7 soldiers whose helicopter from the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment of the Texas National Guard went down in southern Iraq - and the Air National Guard crews that bring home the fallen.... »»»November 16, 2009 - Lady Antebellum has scored their second number one hit as the lead single and title track Need You Now from their forthcoming sophomore album hits the top spot today on both the Billboard and Mediabase/Country Aircheck charts. Lady A takes over the number one position from Carrie Underwood and Cowboy Casanova.... »»»November 16, 2009 - Signature Sounds will put out the label debut of Joy Kills Sorrow in the winter.
"Darkness Sure Becomes This City," the first album with the current line-up, will drop Feb. 23, 2010. The band produced the 11-song disc themselves.
The band consists of Matthew Arcara on guitar, Jacob Joliff on mandolin,... »»»November 16, 2009 - Music Row veterans Evelyn Shriver and Susan Nadler were named as co-presidents of Country Crossing Records, the home of Lorrie Morgan and Aaron Tippin.
"I am very pleased to have Evelyn and Susan join the Ronnie Gilley Entertainment family," Ronnie Gilley said. "I have confidence that artistic... »»»November 15, 2009 - Faith Hill's "Waitin' All Day For Sunday Night' intro to the Sunday night National Football League games is apparently catchy with viewers.
For those who missed the opening to tonight's game between the New England Patiriots and the Indianapolis Colts, it can be heard... »»»November 15, 2009 - Road warrior Justin Townes Earle is apparently not letting up in 2010. He announced late last week he will continue touring in late January to support his most recent CD, "Midnight at the Movies."
Tour dates are:
Tuesday Jan. 26 - Indianapolis, IN - Radio Radio
Thursday Jan. 28 - Knoxville, TN -... »»»November 13, 2009 - Joey+Rory are offering their take on
holiday traditions this November with
their single It's Christmas
Time.A portion of the proceeds from the sales will be
donated to the local affiliate of Feeding America, The Second Harvest
Food Bank of Middle Tennessee.
"We're incredibly grateful for... »»»November 13, 2009 - Not only is Taylor Swift now headlining her own tour, she also will hit at least one stadium in 2009. Swift will become the first female to headline at the home of the New England Patriots, Gillette Stadium, when she plays there June 5.
Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 5.... »»»November 13, 2009 - Gretchen Wilson's first single, Work Hard, Play Harder, will be included in a feature called "The Art of the Burnout" during the NASCAR Ford 400 season finale Sprint Cup race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway on Nov. 22.
"This is a perfect song for racing, because NASCAR fans really do work hard and play... »»»November 12, 2009 - BBC Radio 2 Executive Producer Al Booth was surprised at this week's CMA International Media Reception when she was presented with the 2009 Wesley Rose International Media Achievement Award. The award recognizes outstanding achievements in media, which contribute to the development of country music outside of the U.S.... »»»November 12, 2009 - Carrie Underwood scored a chart double by topping the charts for overall album sales for "Play On," country album sales and the top of the Billboard country song chart for the week ending Nov. 21 with Cowboy Casanova.
"Play On" took over the top of the country albums chart from Taylor Swift's "Fearless.... »»»November 12, 2009 - Taylor Swift walked away the big winner at Wednesday's Country music Association awards with four, including the most coveted entertainer of the year.
Swift at 19 became the youngest person ever to receive the award. And she had to compete against Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, George Strait and Brad Paisley to do so.... »»»November 11, 2009 - Taylor Swift won the entertainer of the year award at the 43rd annual Country Music Awards Wednesday. This capped a big night for the country music teen superstar as she won female vocalist, album and video of the year as well. At 19, Swift became the youngest person ever to win the award.... »»»November 11, 2009 - Brad Paisley and Keith Urban took the vocal event of the year award for "Start a Band" at the 43rd annual Country Music Association awards Wednesday.
Paisley also won male vocalist of the year award and hosted the event with Carrie... »»»November 11, 2009 - Taylor Swift took home the female vocalist of the year award at the 43rd annual Country Music Association awards Wednesday.
"I just got a hug from Kris Kristofferson," said Swift. I'm glad. I hope you know how much this means to me. I want to thank country radio for taking a chance on me ...... »»»November 11, 2009 - Taylor Swift won the musical video award for Love Story at the 43rd annual Country Music Association awards Wednesday. The award was given off camera in what has been a good night for Swift. She performed two songs and won album of the year for... »»»November 11, 2009 - Barbara Mandrell thanked the country music community for her induction into the Country Music Hallof Fame.
"So many people in the Hall of Fame taught me," said Mandrell. Referring to one of her career songs, Mandrell said, "I may have been country when country wans't cool, but country was always cool to me.... »»»November 11, 2009 - Brad Paisley won male vocalist of the year at the 43rd annual Country Music Association awards Wednesday.
He thanked his record label, fans, his wife. "We've had such a fun year," said Paisley.
Paisley took the award over Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Dairus Rucker, George... »»»November 11, 2009 - Mac McAnally won the musician of the year award at the 43rd annual Country Music Association awards Wednesday.
McAnally released an album within the past year along with having a number one single with Kenny Chesney, Down the Road.
He received the honor off air during the show.... »»»November 11, 2009 - Sugarland won vocal duo of the year at the 43rd annual Country Music Association awards Wednesday.
"Well, we don't usually expect (this)", said Jennifer Nettles. "We definitely didn't this year." that may have been particularly true this year because Brooks & Dunn was nominated in what will be their farewell year.... »»»
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November 11, 2009 - Taylor Swift won album of the year for "Fearless" at the 43rd annual Country Music Association awards Wednesday. She beat out Keith Urban, Sugarland, Brad Paisley and Jamie Johnson.
"This album is my diary, and so to all the people who voted for people for this, thanks for liking my diary.... »»»November 11, 2009 - The awards are coming few and far between the performances at the 43rd annual Country Music Association awards Wednesday with the music taking over.
Tim McGraw turned in a sturdy performance of "Southern Voice," the title track of his new album with the Dancehall Doctors playing behind him.... »»»November 11, 2009 - Darius Rucker won the new artist of the year at the 43rd annual Country Music Association awards Wednesday.
"Wow, What a year," said Rucker. He thanked his wife and three kids.
"They told you were crazy. They said this wouldn't work" he said of the head of Capitol Records.
"First of all to the fans,... »»»November 11, 2009 - Lady Antebellum took home vocal group of the year, their second award of the night at the 43rd annual Country Music Association awards Wednesday..
"We just feel so thankful," said Hillary Scott, before thanking the veterans.
"You guys have been so supportive of us," said Charles Kelly.... »»»November 11, 2009 - Jamey Johnson takes home Song of the Year at the CMAs Wednesday with In Color. The long-bearded long-haired singer appears with fellow writer James Otto and Lee Thomas Miller.
"I never thought you'd all even let me come to stuff like this," Johnson said. "Thanks again. This has been an unbelievable expereience.... »»»November 11, 2009 - Sugarland is thinking about recording a new album, Jennifer Nettles said in an interview with Entertaintment Weekly.
The singer talked about a "summerish" release date. "We've already been writing," she said before Monday's CMA rehearsal. "We have to go in the studio at the beginning of next year, at some point.... »»»November 11, 2009 - Carrie Underwood's "Play On" will be the number one selling album in the U.S. when the Billboard charts are released on line with sales of 318,000 units, according to Nielsen SoundScan. This is Underwood's second CD to hit the top. "Carnival Ride" debuted in first with 527,000 units sold in 2007.... »»»November 11, 2009 - Sugarland will perform at the Grammy Nominations Live along with the Black Eyed Peas and Maxwell.
LL Cool J once again is set to host the one-hour special, which takes place live on Wednesday, Dec. 2 in Los Angeles at 9 p.m. Eastern/Pacific. Additional performers and presenters will be announced shortly.... »»»November 11, 2009 - Taylor Swift won top honors at last night's 57th Annual BMI Country Awards, taking home the Song of the Year award for the second consecutive year. Love Story was honored for receiving more radio airplay in the past year than any other country song.
Swift was also honored with BMI's Song of the Year... »»»November 10, 2009 - The 43rd Annual CMA Awards, hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, is sold out for Wednesday's event. The awards air live from Nashville 8-11 p.m. Eastern on ABC.
Performers for the CMA Awards are: Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney and Dave Mathews, Billy Currington, Vince Gill and... »»»November 10, 2009 - Carrie Underwood earns the fastest number one country single of her career - and 2009's fastest chart-topper by a country female - as Cowboy Casanova is number 1 after 10 weeks. Written by Underwood, Mike Elizondo and Brett James, the song is her 11th number 1 single and the first from her... »»»November 10, 2009 - Dolly Parton and Big Kenny release new CDs today.
Parton goes the live route with "Live From London," a two disc DVD/CD. Parton includes 15 songs, including such classics as I Will Always Love You, 9 to 5 and Here You Come Again.
Kenny Alphin is one-half of Big & Rich. Big Kenny is out with "The... »»»November 9, 2009 - Kenny Chesney isn't launching a full-scale tour in 2010, but he is bringing his concert experience to the movies starting in April 2010. "Kenny Chesney: Summer In 3-D" was filmed by 22 3-D cameras over 6 nights of his Sun City Carnival tour this past summer.
"It's crazy how up close this puts you," Chesney said.... »»»November 9, 2009 - Taylor Swift will open the 43rd Annual CMA Awards Wednesday, although it was not disclosed Monday what song she will perform.
The awards are hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood and air live from the Sommet Center in Nashville, 8-11 p.m. eastern on ABC.
"Taylor is the perfect choice as the... »»»November 9, 2009 - Rosanne Cash will make a series of upcoming television and radio appearances in the coming weeks in support of her new release, "The List."
Cash will be featured on ABC's prime-time TV special "In The Spotlight With Robin Roberts: Bright Lights. Big Stars. All Access Nashville" - a show billed as... »»»November 8, 2009 - Roger Daltrey is into Johnny Cash and country music? Who'd a thunk it?
But that was what the lead singer of The Who made clear during his solo tour stop in Boston Sunday.
Daltrey said he had been asked what the most memorable show was by The Who. He said it was really impossible to select between... »»»November 6, 2009 - Dierks Bentley met the soldier at a July 4 concert at Fort Hood in Texas who shot the psychiatrist accused of killing 12 fellow soldiers at outpost on Thursday.
Civilian Police Sgt. Kimberly Munley shot and wounded Nidal Malik Hasan, who was about to be deployed to Afghanistan.... »»»November 6, 2009 - What happens when you cross The Chipmunks with The Boxmasters? On Nov 10, that will mean The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late), a popularized by Alvin, Simon and Theodore.
The Boxmasters take on the song will be available exclusively on iTunes. Those buying The Boxmasters full length holiday... »»»November 6, 2009 - Rascal Flatts wrapped the first leg of the Rascal Flatts American Living Unstoppable Tour last weekend selling 550,000 tickets in 39 shows since it began in June. This total also includes the two sold-out stadium concerts at Chicago's Wrigley Field and Columbus' Crew Stadium. From January of this year,... »»»November 5, 2009 - Taylor Swift is back atop the Billboard Country Albums chart for the week ending Nov. 14 with "Fearless." Only this is a different brand of her album because she re-released it with six new tracks, videos and other add ons. She switched spots with Tim McGraw and "Southern Voice," which slipped to second.... »»»November 5, 2009 - Dobro master Jerry Douglas will tour with guitarist John Oates and vocalist Maura O'Connell as they perform songs from Douglas' debut holiday album, "Jerry Christmas!" The eight-date tour starts Dec. 5 in Newberry, S.C. and ends Dec. 13 in Annapolis, Md.
The CD features Douglas's interpretations of... »»»November 5, 2009 - For the third year in a row Wynonna will bring holiday cheer to 15 cities across the country with A Classic Christmas tour, named after her 2006 Top 10 Billboard country album. The tour starts Nov. 28 in Hershey, P and concludes Dec. 20 in Las Vegas.
"I take great comfort in tradition, and I have... »»»November 4, 2009 - Taylor Swift will regain the top spot on the billboard country album chart when it is released Thursday as "Fearless" takes over for Tim McGraw's "Southern Voice," which slipped to second.
Swift was helped by the release of the disc in its "Platinum" edition containing six new songs and videos.... »»»November 4, 2009 - Blue Highway's "Some Day: The Fifteenth Anniversary Collection" comes out Jan. 19, 2010 on Rounder. The CD is a collection of the best of the bluegrass band's Rounder recordings, one cut from a Rob Ickes solo album, and 3 new selections including Bleeding for a Little Piece of Mind, which was... »»»November 4, 2009 - Singer Jessi Colter, the widow of Waylon Jennings, was among the artists added to Dierks Bentley's Miles & Music for Kids celebrity motorcycle ride and concert in his hometown of Phoenix on Sat, Nov. 21.
Also joining Bentley for a post-ride jam at Tempe Marketplace will be Roger Clyne and The... »»»November 4, 2009 - Ryan Bingham and The Dead Horses will perform Tell My Mother I
Miss Her So from their sophomore release, "Roadhouse Sun," on The Late
Show with David Letterman tonight.
Bingham's currently on the road supporting The
Flatlanders with stops in New York, Rochester, N.Y., Columbus, Ohio and Alexandria, Va.... »»»November 3, 2009 - Carrie Underwood is the big release today with her third album "Play On." The release from the former American Idol winner contains 13 songs, including the first single, Cowboy Casanova. Underwood had a hand in writing many of the songs.
Bluegrass band The Dixie Bee-Liners released their second album... »»»November 3, 2009 - Carolwood Records was short-lived. Started last year as a Disney subsidiary and sister label of Lyric Street Records, the Nashville-based label was shuttered.
"I am very optimistic that this newly organized, aggregated team will bring new focus and energy to our entire staff and roster and thus have... »»»November 3, 2009 - Bucky Covington released a video for current single, his version of Nickelback's Gotta Be Somebody. The video made its debut on CMT.com and will air on TV starting next week.
Directed by Devin Pense, this live performance style video spotlights his hometown community of Rockingham, N.C.... »»»November 3, 2009 - Dolly Parton, Ernest Tubb, Charlie Daniels, Kid Rock and the owner of Tootsies bar on Lower Broadway were named to the seventh class of inductees announced Tuesday for the Music City Walk of Fame.
The honorees will be recognized officially with the unveiling of commemorative sidewalk markers on Sunday, Nov.... »»»November 3, 2009 - Billy Currington will be among the special guests at the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, it was announced today.
The New York parade will air on NBC at 9 a.m.-noon in all time zones. This year's special guests include: Bello, Grandma and the cast of the Big Apple Circus, Andrea Bocelli, Boys... »»»November 2, 2009 - George Strait George Strait will kick off his arena tour early next year and this time, he's bringing along Reba McEntire. The tour starts in late January in Baltimore and ends in April in Des Moines, Iowa. The tour currently includes 19 dates.
The superstars performed together for the first time in... »»»November 2, 2009 - Country Radio Broadcasters named 6 people as 2010 inductees into the Country Music DJ and Radio Hall of Fame.
Bill Bailey, Laurie DeYoung and Rudy Fernandez are the 2010 Country Music DJ inductees, while Cy Blumenthal, Dan Halyburton and Michael Hammond will be inducted into the Country Music Radio Hall of Fame.... »»»November 2, 2009 - The organizers of the Vans Warped Tour, 4 FINI, announced today the first-ever County Throwdown Tour with Montgomery Gentry, Jamey Johnson, Little Big Town and Jack Ingram as the headlining acts on the tour, which starts in May 2010.
The tour, which was previously announce, but with no acts named, will... »»»November 2, 2009 - The Academy of Country Music announced today that open submissions for the 45th ACM Awards started for the radio awards categories. Submissions will be accepted starting today, Monday, Nov. 2 and will end on Friday, Dec. 11. The 45th ACMs air live in spring 2010 on C BS.
Only current ACM members may... »»»November 2, 2009 - Toby Keith has released a new single,Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song), about his late friend, basketball star and jazz bassist Wayman Tisdale. The video premiered this morning at CMT.com.
An all-American player for Oklahoma and NBA star before launching his career in music, Tisdale passed unexpectedly in... »»»November 2, 2009 - Neil Young will release "Dreamin' Man Live '92" on Dec. 8 as part of the ongoing Archives Performance Series. A vinyl pressing will be released on Jan. 12, 2010. The album is a complete live performance of Young's album Harvest Moon drawn from various solo acoustic shows he performed in 1992 before... »»»
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