It's not a case of what would Willie do to guide us through life = if we want his kind of lifestyle it's more like what the hell did Willie do? In case you don't recognize Willie, forget about his long ponytails. They are gone, courtesy of a stay in Hawaii. While there, Nelson [...]

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Lady Antebellum has come very far very fast. Just a few years after releasing their self-titled debut, the trio announced today that they are launching a headlining tour. Some artists takes years to be in that position. Josh Turner is sort of there, opening tours like Alan Jackson's Freight [...]

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The Court Yard Hounds had the seventh best selling CD in the entire country with their debut. If the name doesn't ring a bell, maybe the members of the group should. Emily Robison and Martie Maguire, sisters, who are best known as two-thirds of the Dixie Chicks, comprise the Court [...]

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The outpouring of support for Nashville and environs in the wake of the horrible floods by the country community comes as no surprise whatsoever. Stars like Brad Paisley and Keith Urban lost a chunk of equipment. Paisley lost a lot of the items that were going to be used in his H2O tour. But [...]

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Chely Wright is gay. She made that announcement this week in an interview with People magazine on the eve of the release of her book and a new record album, "Lifted Off the Ground." Wright, 39, will get a lot more publicity to say the least for coming out than her album would [...]

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