June 30, 2006 - The Dixie Chicks went platinum with "Taking The Long Way," four weeks after the release of the well-received disc. The Chicks have occupied the top of the country sales chart, despite meeting much resistance at country radio, part of the continuing backlash against the Chicks for comments made about... »»»June 29, 2006 - Vince Gill will release a four-CD, 43-song set, "These Days," in October, featuring the likes of Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, Diana Krall, Rodney Crowell, Phil Everly, the Del McCoury Band and Emmylou Harris.
The collection, due Oct. 17, includes traditional country, bluegrass, jazz and rock.... »»»June 29, 2006 - Trent Summar has signed a deal with Palo Duro Records. "Horseshoes & Hand Grenades" is slated to be out in late September. This is Summar's second album. He had been a member of Pirates of the Mississippi, which had a hit single with "Feed Jake." Summar, who is based in Nashville, currently is on the... »»»June 27, 2006 - The 2006 Nashville Star will hit 33 shows this summer, featuring the 2006 winner of the event, Chris Young. Young will be joined on tour by the second, third, and fourth place contestants: Casey Rivers, Nicole Jamrose, and Matt Mason respectively.
Performers will appear in reverse order of their... »»»June 26, 2006 - Josh Gracin will make his acting debut on daytime's number one drama, "The Young and the Restless" on Thursday, June 29 on the CBS. Gracin will play a character named Jake, who runs into a stranded Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) and Nick (Joshua Morrow) in a country bar in New Mexico.... »»»June 25, 2006 - Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman tied the knot Saturday in Australia in a ceremony attended by friends, family and a few celebrities, according to Associated Press.
The marriage was the first for the country star, while Kidman had been married to fellow actor Tom Cruise for 10 years until they divorced in 2001.... »»»June 23, 2006 - Category 5 Records has signed another artist with a well-known, but unnamed artist perhaps signing in a few weeks, according to label head Raymond Termini.
Termini said the label inked Oddis Kohn, a young traditional artist. "Oddis Kohn was here," said Termini in a telephone interview, referring to... »»»June 22, 2006 - "Summertime" continues to be the right time for Kenny Chesney as his single once again tops the Billboard country song chart for the week ending July 1. And the Dixie Chicks' "Taking the Long Way Home" also remains number one, but on the album chart.
On the song chart, the first four songs remained... »»»June 20, 2006 - Aaron Tippin has signed an agreement with Rust Records to put out all of Tippin's product on his recently established Nippit label. The first release will be Tippin's single "Ready To Rock (In A Country Kind Of Way)" off his soon to be released album, "Now and Then."
Rust President Ken Cooper said,... »»»June 16, 2006 - A tour bus carrying Ricky Skaggs from the Bonnaroo music festival killed a festival goer who was crossing the highway Friday night in front of the bus, according to reports.
The man walked from the direction of the Manchester, Tenn. festival and hopped a chain-link fence before walking onto the... »»»June 15, 2006 - Carrie Underwood will perform the national anthem at the 77th Major League Baseball All-Star Game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on July 11th. The 2005 American Idol winner has sold more than 3 million copies of her debut album "Some Hearts," placed her first single "Jesus, Take The Wheel" at number 1 for 6... »»»June 15, 2006 - Kenny Chesney continued atop the Billboard country song chart for the week ending June 24, while The Dixie Chicks continued their ascendancy on the album chart with "Taking the Long Way" first for the fourth straight week. This was Chesney's second straight week at the top. On the overall top 200, the... »»»
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June 14, 2006 - Dierks Bentley recorded a concert in Denver last weekend for release on DVD. And Bentley, who has enjoyed much success this year, also will release a new disc in November.
Bentley filmed a full-length concert DVD at the Fillmore Auditorium in front of a standing-room only crowd.... »»»June 14, 2006 - Charlie Daniels was on location in Orlando today to take part in the Hank Williams Jr. All Star Band for the upcoming ESPN Monday Night Football Opening. Daniels played fiddle on the new version of "Are You Ready For Some Football" and will be featured in the weekly ESPN openings.... »»»June 12, 2006 - A record crowd attended this year's Country Music Fest, organizers said Monday. The Country Music Association said 161,000 fans attended events held in Nashville during the four-day festival.
"It was an amazing event on many different levels - from the caliber of the artists and our surprise guests,... »»»June 9, 2006 - Kenny Chesney will go live in September, least in releasing yet another new CD. Chesney will put out his second disc this year (he put out 2 in 2005 as well) when "Live Those Songs Again" drops Sept. 19.
"In a lot of ways, the fans are as much a part of the shows as the band," Chesney says with a laugh.... »»»June 8, 2006 - Loretta Lynn broke her shoulder in a fall at her Tennessee home last weekend, causing her to need surgery and cancel tour dates, according to her web site.
While at her Hurricane Mills, Tenn. home last Sunday Lynn accidentally fell leading to the break. Lynn underwent shoulder joint replacement... »»»June 8, 2006 - Sales may have decreased from the week before, but the Dixie Chicks still have the best selling album in the country with "Taking the Long Way" for the week ending June 17 on the Billboard chart. The disc sold 271,000 units, down 48 percent from the previous week.
Kenny Chesney once again is at the... »»»June 6, 2006 - Terri Clark has signed a record deal with BNA Records after spending her entire career with Mercury. Clark's debut is slated for release sometime in 2007.
Clark sold more than four million albums during her stint at Mercury. She had hits with the songs "Girls Lie Too," "When Boy Meets Girl," "I Just... »»»June 6, 2006 - Toby Keith's ShowDog Nashville label inked another act, and this one goes back to Keith's Oklahoma roots. Rushlow Harris, which includes former Little Texas member Tim Rushlow, was introduced by the label during the recent Academy of Country Music festivities. The duo's debut single "That's So You" goes... »»»
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