April 26, 2006 - The good news on the charts continues for Rascal Flatts. Rascal Flatts perform a hat trick as "Me And My Gang" remains number one on Nielsen SoundScan's Top 200 albums chart and Country Top 75 chart for the third week in a row. The title scanned 143,000 units this week, bringing the 3-week total to more than 1.... »»»April 26, 2006 - Three contenders remain for this year's Nashville Star - Nicole Jamrose, Casey Rivers and Chris Young. That followed the elimination of Matt Mason of Indiana from the show Tuesday.
Next Tuesday's final will feature Big & Rich as judges. Cowboy Troy and Jason Aldean will perform.... »»»April 26, 2006 - Buck Owens' ex-wife, Bonnie Owens, who also was married to Merle Haggard, died Monday at 76 of complications from Alzheimer's in Bakersfield, Cal.
The two married in 1948, had two sons and separated in the early 1950's, but remained friends. She later married Haggard in 1965, the same year they had a... »»»April 26, 2006 - Rock group Bon Jovi hit the top of the Billboard country song chart for the week ending May 6 with a little help from Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles on "Who Says You Can't Go Home." This marked the first time a rock group hit number one on the Billboard song chart.
Bon Jovi took over from Rascal Flatts'... »»»April 25, 2006 - Rascal Flatts guitarist Joe Don Rooney tied the knot with Playboy's 2005 Playmate of the Year Tiffany Fallon on Sunday, April 23 in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico.
Rooney and band mates Jay DeMarcus and Gary LeVox have been on the receiving end of lots of good news lately because Rascal Flatts has the... »»»April 24, 2006 - Sugarland is going Vegas as in "Las Vegas," the television show in which they will sing songs and Jennifer Nettles will make her acting debut.
Sugarland performed three songs during the taping of the season finale of NBC's "Las Vegas." Lyrics of their current single, "Down In Mississippi (Up To No... »»»April 21, 2006 - Trace Adkins releases "Swing," the first single from his upcoming new album "Dangerous Man," today. The album is slated for release later this summer. The single go for official adds at radio on May 15. "Swing" refers to baseball terminology, describing trying to find the right soul mate - a guy just... »»»April 21, 2006 - A major record label shake-up was announced Thursday with Sony and BMG combining their Nashville forces into one unit and the departure of Sony head John Grady from the label. Joe Galante, who headed BMG, will maintain that role as head of Sony BMG Nashville. Sony and BMG had operated separately since... »»»April 20, 2006 - What was originally intended as simply a gift to his mother has gone gold for Alan Jackson. "Precious Memories" was slated to be a Christmas present, but the collection of gospel hymns has sold more than 500,000 units in less than 2 months.
Looking back on when she first learned that her son had... »»»April 20, 2006 - Rascal Flatts held onto the top spots in the Billboard song and album charts
for the week ending April 22 with "What Hurts the Most" and "Me and My Gang" respectively. The disc has scanned over 1 million units in the 2 weeks since its release.
Toby Keith's "White Trash With Money" was close behind... »»»April 17, 2006 - Jo Dee Messina finished the Boston Marathon today in her debut in the grueling event. Messina, who was from Hopkinton, Mass., where the race starts, turned in a time of 6:05.42 for an average mile of 13:57. The singer was running the world's most famous marathon with her brother, Vinnie. As of 4:45 p.m.... »»»April 13, 2006 - Rascal Flatts scored a chart double by holding down the number one spot on both the Billboard country song and overall album chart for the week ending April 22. "Me and My Gang" hit the top of the album chart for all genres, while the group's single, "What Hurts the Most," also was first.... »»»April 12, 2006 - Kristen McNamara was eliminated from Nashville Star, leaving Nicole Jamrose as the lone female among the five remaining finalists. McNamara was shown the door on original song night.
The first performer was Jared Ashley, who sang "If You Ain't Got a Redneck" for an audience that included Navy buddies.... »»»April 12, 2006 - Rascal Flatts' "Me And My Gang" debuted in the number 1 position on the SoundScan Top 200 albums chart, making it the highest selling CD across all genres, beating out new releases from Pink and the popular NOW compilation. Rascal Flatts, of course, hit number one on the SoundScan, and therefore,... »»»April 6, 2006 - With first day sales in excess of 250,000 units of the new Rascal Flatts CD "Me And My Gang," it has already surpassed the entire first week sales of their previous CD.
"Feels Like Today," which is certified quadruple platinum, sold 200,946 units in its first week of release in September 2004.... »»»April 6, 2006 - Reba McEntire will return to host of the 41st annual Academy of Country Music Awards May 23 from Las Vegas.
"I am honored to once again be hosting the Academy of Country Music Awards," said McEntire. "May 23rd will be a fun, music-filled night, full of great performances from some of my closest friends.... »»»
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April 6, 2006 - Rascal Flatts and Tim McGraw are the leaders on the Billboard song and album charts respectively for the week ending April 15.
Rascal Flatts' "What Hurts the Most" is first on the song chart for the second week running, while McGraw's "Greatest Hits Vol 2: Reflected " debuted in first, taking over... »»»April 5, 2006 - Melanie Torres will not be this year's Nashville Star. That was the verdict from Tuesday's episode of the singing contest where the winner gets a recording contract.
As a result, six contestants remain: Matt Mason, Jared Ashley, Chris Young, Nicole Jamrose, Kristen McNamara, Casey Rivers.... »»»April 5, 2006 - For the ninth straight time, Tim McGraw has debuted at the top of the country charts. McGraw's second greatest hits package, "Tim McGraw Reflected: Hits Vol 2," sold 242,045 copies. The album also debuts in first on the Top Internet Chart as the most downloaded album plus the CD sold an additional... »»»April 5, 2006 - Carrie Underwood's "Some Hearts" was certified triple platinum for sales of 3 million units, becoming the fastest such certification for a female country debut in RIAA history. Now in its 20th week on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, "Some Hearts" has logged an 15 total weeks at the top.... »»»April 5, 2006 - Sandy Brooks, the ex-wife of Garth Brooks, was kidnapped at gunpoint and later released following an alleged incident with a worker on her farm in Oklahoma, according to press reports.
A bail bondsman came onto her property Monday to arrest Quintine Cornelius Harper, who was wanted on an unspecified... »»»April 4, 2006 - Tickets are going fast for superstar Kenny Chesney's tour, including one to go clean at Madison Square Garden in New York, the first country act to sell out the venue in four years. This past Saturday, Chesney quickly came close to selling out football stadiums in Detroit and Seattle.... »»»April 4, 2006 - Hank Williams Jr. voluntarily surrendered himself to the Shelby County Sheriff's office today without incident in connection with alleged harassment charges involving a 19-year-old waitress. Williams continues to stay in Memphis, while his daughter Hilary Williams is treated at The Med Hospital for... »»»April 3, 2006 - Rascal Flatts will launch the second part of their 2006 tour in may in New Jersey and continue into September. The tour is backing their new album, "Me and My Gang," out Tuesday. The first leg of shows wrapped in Lafayette, La. on March 25 with 166,000 fans attending shows in 20 cities.... »»»April 3, 2006 - After a bout with pneumonia last week, George Jones is "now resting comfortably at his home," according to his web site. Jones went to a Nashville-area hospital last Thursday as a result of not feeling well. Weekend shows were postponed in Albany, Ga., Panama City, Fla. and Chattanooga, Tenn.... »»»April 3, 2006 - Chris Knight will self-release his fourth album himself when it's out later this year. Knight was most recently on Dualtone, but opted to release the disc, "Enough Rope," through Drifter's Church, his management company. Look for the album to be out July 11. Gary Nicholson produced the disc, while Ray... »»»April 3, 2006 - Epic Nashville recording artist Susan Haynes married Jeff McCoy in a private ceremony in Tucson, Ariz. this past weekend. They're taking a week to honeymoon in Mexico before Haynes returns to her radio tour to promote her upcoming single, "Not That Bad." This is the second marriage for Haynes.... »»»April 3, 2006 - Derryl Dodd is looking for equipment.
A 6-foot by 12-foot Cargo Mate trailer was stolen from the band's hotel parking lot in North Richland Hill, Texas early in the morning on Thursday, March 30th. Inside the trailer was a large supply of merchandise as well as most of the band's gear.... »»»
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