June 28, 2007 - Blake Shelton taped an episode of Paula's Party, Paula Deen's Food Network show that is based in Savannah, Ga. Shelton was invited to be the first musical guest ever on the show. He joined Deen in the kitchen for some hot cooking and then continued with a tour of his bus.
Shelton and Deen exchanged... »»»June 28, 2007 - Montgomery Gentry and Brad Paisley top the Billboard country song and album charts for the week ending July 7 with "Lucky Man" and "5th Gear" respectively.
Paisley topped the country album chart with his best selling album for the first week out with 193,000 units moved. Toby Keith, last week's number... »»»June 28, 2007 - Taylor Swift, will join the Nashville Symphony as a special guest at this year's Music City July 4th: Let Freedom Sing! concert. The annual event attracts more than 100,000 spectators each year. Beginning at 8 p.m. (CDT) on July 4th, the concert will be broadcast live on the GAC: Great American Country... »»»June 27, 2007 - Bon Jovi enjoyed the first number 1 debut of their career on the Billboard 200 with "Lost Highway" on opening week sales of more than 291,000 copies - their biggest-ever one-week sales total. The disc has a country influence, although it is not being listed on the Billboard country charts.... »»»June 27, 2007 - Brad Paisley enjoyed the highest first-week sales of his career as his Arista Nashville disc "5th Gear" will debut at number one on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart when it is released Thursday. Paisley enjoyed sales of 197,151 units, the third best selling disc in the U.S.
This is Paisley's third... »»»June 27, 2007 - Terri Clark's label debut disc for SonyBMG was slated to come out in late July, but now the CD may not be out until fall. A label official said the July 24 release date has been delayed, perhaps until October, although no firm date was disclosed. Clark, a Canadian with numerous hits to her credit,... »»»June 26, 2007 - Alabama lead singer Randy Owen is working on a solo album with John Rich of Big & Rich fame. While off the road, Alabama has continued releasing music, including an inspirational album at the end of March.
It was not clear when or what label would release the Owen CD.
He also is doing solo tour dates... »»»June 26, 2007 - Sarah Buxton, who wrote the Keith Urban hit "Stupid Boy," will release a five-song digital EP on July 10. The digital EP, "Almost My Record," includes "Innocence," "That Kind Of Day" and "Stupid Boy." The EP will also include "American Daughters" and "Love Is A Trip," heard in promos for ABC-TV's Men In Trees.... »»»June 25, 2007 - Less than a week after country duo Montgomery Gentry racked up the greatest-gaining studio album on the Nielsen SoundScan Country and Top 200 Charts with a 73-percent increase in sales, "Lucky Man" has become their latest song to hit number 1 spot on the Billboard/R&R and Country Aircheck country airplay charts.... »»»June 25, 2007 - Fresh off the release of
"5th Gear" and the disc's chart-topping first single, "Ticks," Brad Paisley will premier his new music video for the second single, "Online," tomorrow on iTunes
where it will be available for purchase.
Paisley said, "I think it's great because finally there's a place... »»»June 25, 2007 - Kris Kristofferson will bring his guitar, some familiar works and newly recorded songs, as the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's 2007 artist-in-residence for two evenings in August. Kristofferson will hold court in the Museum's Ford Theater on Aug. 14-15.
Elected to the Country Music Hall of... »»»June 25, 2007 - Four weeks after Jason Aldean hit number one on the Billboard Country Albums chart with sophomore effort "Relentless," his lead single, "Johnny Cash," becomes his fourth consecutive Top 10 single and his fourth consecutive number 1 video on CMT.
"If I were in Vegas right now, I wouldn't have to think... »»»June 25, 2007 - Former Marine Josh Gracin will tour the Persian Gulf this summer in support of our troops overseas. Gracin will leave his wife and three children at home in Nashville to play shows and spend time with the troops stationed throughout the Persian Gulf.
"It means a lot to me to do this," said Gracin.... »»»June 25, 2007 - Johnny Rodriguez, who had hits in the 1970s, was busted by Oklahoma police June 15 on a series of drug charges.
Rodriguez, 55, of Laredo, Texas, was stopped by Blanchard, Okla. police on a complaint of speeding. Officers then allegedly found marijuana, methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and an open... »»»June 25, 2007 - Jason Michael Carroll's debut CD "Waitin' in the Country" hit the 200,000 mark in sales since its release in February. Carroll has benefited from hit singles "Alyssa Lies" and the new "Livin' Our Love Song." Carroll has the best-selling debut country male of the past year.
In other Carroll news, a... »»»June 23, 2007 - Kenny Chesney officially set Sept. 11 as the release date for his new CD " Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates."
The first single is the rapidly rising hit "Never Wanted Nothing More," which hit 17 on the chart in its first official week out.
"I don't think any of us expected this kind of response to... »»»June 23, 2007 - Jo Dee Messina announced her engagement Friday to Albuquerque, N.M. native Chris Deffenbaugh.
"This is such a happy time for us," said the couple in a joint statement. "And we are so appreciative for each other and for our families, friends and fans that have sent us cards and emails.... »»»June 23, 2007 - Keith Urban was added to the lineup to play the Live Earth New York concert in July, which will focus on global warming issues. Urban currently is in the midst of the U.S. leg of his worldwide tour.
The show will be at Giants Stadium in New Jersey on July 7.
Others playing the New Jersey show... »»»June 23, 2007 - Miranda Lambert was presented with a framed resolution from the Texas House of Representatives on June 20, recognizing her career. Lambert received the honor from Texas House Representative Tommy Merritt during a quick stop at her hometown store and Fan Club Headquarters in Lindale.... »»»June 22, 2007 - LeAnn Rimes recorded "Are You Ready For A Miracle" for the Universal Pictures film "Evan Almighty," which opened Friday. Originally recorded by Patti LaBelle, the song will be featured in the end title credits of the movie. Starring Steve Carell and Morgan Freeman. A video of the song is expected to be... »»»June 21, 2007 - Brad Paisley is feeling it with his song "Ticks." That's because his current single hit the top of the Billboard country song chart for the week ending June 30. Paisley took over from Tracy Lawrence's "Find Out Who Your Friends Are."
On the album chart, Toby Keith enjoyed the number one selling disc in the U.S.... »»»June 20, 2007 - Chris Cagle will embark on an overseas tour to visit with and perform for U.S. troops at military bases in Korea later this month.
Cagle will perform at Army bases located in Seoul, Daegu, Dongducheon and Ppyeongtaek, Korea for the service men and women and their families beginning with the first show... »»»June 20, 2007 - Toby Keith's new disc, "Big Dog Daddy" debuts at number one on the
Billboard Top 200 and Top Country Album sales chart this week, which will be officially released Thursday. Keith takes over the top of the country album chart from Big & Rich's "Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace.... »»»June 20, 2007 - The Avett Brothers, Lucinda Williams and Patty Griffin were the leading nominees with three each by the Americana Music Association.
The Avett Brothers received nominations including Album of the Year, New and Emerging Artist and Duo Group of the Year. Williams and Griffin also received three... »»»June 19, 2007 - Faith Hill and Tim McGraw recently received the Academy of Country Music Career Achievement Award at a special presentation at the June 5th kick off to their Soul2Soul Tour 2007 in Omaha, Neb.
Last year, Hill and McGraw's Soul2Soul Tour 2006 was the highest grossing country music tour of all-time; the... »»»June 18, 2007 - Clint Black has reunited with producer James Stroud, who is co-producing the next CD with Black. Black and Stroud created some of the artist's biggest hits, including five number one singles from Black's debut album, "Killin' Time."
"Even though it's been years since James and I worked together, we've... »»»June 18, 2007 - Keyboardist and songwriter Richard Bell, 61, who played with The Band and Janis Joplin, died June 15 after a long battle with multiple myeloma cancer, in Toronto, Canada.
Bell began his professional career in the '60s as a member of the Toronto band the Last Words. He joined rockabilly artist, Ronnie... »»»June 18, 2007 - Jason Michael Carroll's debut album, "Waitin' in the Country," became the number one CD sold by the event's official onsite vendor, Borders.
The amount of sales was not disclosed.
Carroll performed several times during the fest. Carroll will serve as an opening act for Brooks & Dunn/Alan Jackson in... »»»June 18, 2007 - Country singer Ferlin Husky was resting in a Missouri hospital after surgery on his leg, his spokesman said.
Doctors at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Mo., on Friday inserted a number of stents into the arteries in his left leg to aid his circulation.
Husky, 81, was having problems with his legs... »»»June 18, 2007 - Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats" becomes only the second country song in history to earn RIAA Platinum Mastertone status, recognizing one million purchased ringtones.
The song follows closely on the heels of the March certification of Waylon Jennings' 1980 RCA number 1 single, "Theme from The... »»»June 15, 2007 - Rissi Palmer will make her Grand Ole Opry debut June 22. Palmer will perform her own rendition of the Patsy Cline classic "Leavin' On Your Mind" as well as her new single, "Country Girl" that was released to radio on June 4.
"Words cannot even express how deeply honored and humbled I am by this... »»»June 14, 2007 - Tracy Lawrence who recently celebrated his seventeenth number one hit single with his independent release "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" and his first since "Time Marches On" in 1996 will shoot a video for the song next week.
Lawrence will partner with Ronnie Gilley/Ronnie Gilley Properties with whom... »»»June 14, 2007 - With the current year not even half over, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum has released its official calendar for 2008. The calendar features 12 colorful portraits of many of country music's most popular artists: Big & Rich, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith,... »»»June 14, 2007 - Jo Dee Messina was scheduled to perform the National Anthem and a 45-minute show at the 2007 President's Dinner last night in Washington D.C. However, at the last minute, Messina volunteered to perform an additional hour long set at the beginning of the event to fill in for an ailing Trace Adkins, who... »»»June 14, 2007 - Taylor Swift recent platinum certification of her self-titled debut CD, released last fall on Big Machine Records set country music history because the 17-year-old is the only female artist in country music history to write or co-write every song on a platinum selling debut.
Sales were helped by the... »»»June 14, 2007 - Sammy Kershaw announced Wednesday he will run for lieutenant governor of his home state of Louisiana. Kershaw, who has enjoyed a successful singing career, is trying to unseat incumbent Democrat Mitch Landrieu of the well-known political family.
Kershaw, who is married to singer Lorrie Morgan, lives... »»»June 14, 2007 - Porter Wagoner is set to perform on the Late Show with David Letterman Wednesday, July 25, one night after opening for the White Stripes at Madison Square Garden. Wagoner, who just released his first album of new music in six years, will perform with Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives.... »»»June 14, 2007 - Tracy Lawrence topped the Billboard country song chart with "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" for the week ending June 23, while Big & Rich's "Between Raising Hell And Amazing Grace" was number 1 on the album chart.
Lawrence jumped from fourth to first with last week's number one song, "Moments" by... »»»June 14, 2007 - Brad Paisley will be in New York City this Friday for a Summer Concert Series performance on ABC's Good Morning America just before the June 19 album release of "5th Gear," the follow-up to Paisley's hit-filled Double-Platinum CMA & ACM Album of the Year winner, "Time Well Wasted.... »»»
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June 14, 2007 - The Stray Cats announced that they will soon be on the road in July beginning a U.S. summer tour in support of their upcoming live CD and DVD "Best Of The Stray Cats Live," "Rumble In Brixton." Release date is set for this fall and will feature one new track.
The tour starts July 19 in Chicago and concludes Aug.... »»»June 14, 2007 - Trisha Yearwood, Rhonda Vincent and Ashley Monroe were added to the list of performers for an awards ceremony for the Academy of Country Music June 20.
Dolly Parton, Don Williams and the late Harlan Howard and Waylon Jennings all will be honored with the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award.... »»»June 13, 2007 - Buzz Cason, whose songs have been cut by The Beatles and U2, will release his first disc for Palo Duro Records this fall.
Cason started Nashville's first rock band in 1957, The Casuals. He reached the Billboard Top 20 in 1960 with "Look for a Star," performing under the pseudonym Garry Miles.... »»»June 13, 2007 - Big & Rich will top the Billboard country album chart when it is released Thursday with "Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace." The disc sold 103,000 units, good enough for sixth on the overall chart. That was the only country disc in the top 10. Big & Rich take over the top from Jason Aldean's second... »»»June 13, 2007 - When Equity Music Group releases Clint Black's first single from his forthcoming new album this week, it will mark yet another first for the singer. "The Strong One" is the first single ever released by Black that he did not help write. The song was penned by Bill Luther, Don Poythress and Chuck Jones.... »»»June 13, 2007 - Charlie Sizemore, a long-time member of Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys, inked a record deal with Rounder Records with an album due in August.
"Good News," Sizemore's first new studio album in five years, drops Aug. 4. The disc was produced by Sizemore and acclaimed country producer/songwriter... »»»June 13, 2007 - Trace Adkins cancelled his performance at the President's Dinner tonight due to a back injury he sustained while working on his farm outside of Nashville, his publicist said Wednesday. Adkins was previously scheduled to perform tonight for President Bush and more than 5,000 members of the U.S. Senate and U.S.... »»»June 13, 2007 - Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's "Jeep Presents Soul2Soul Tour 2007" started last week by setting box office records for attendance and gross for the tour's first week out. Nearly 50,000 fans attended the first three shows.
The tour also established a new record gross during both its two-day stop in Omaha... »»»June 13, 2007 - Steve Azar will headline America's 2007 Independence Day Celebration in Washington on July 4th.
Special guests will include the United States Army Navy Band. Azar's performance will be followed by fireworks. The annual free event is presented by the National Park Service (NPS) and is considered to be... »»»June 12, 2007 - Rascal Flatts will launch a new concert tour this summer - "Still Feels Good Tour" - on July 13 in Uncasville, Conn. in support of their forthcoming album, due Sept. 25. The tour's first leg will run through Sept.16, hitting 27 cities along the way. Jason Aldean will again be along for the ride.... »»»June 12, 2007 - CMA Music Festival set a new aggregate attendance record in 2007 with 191,154 people attending the 4-day Festival, June 7-10, in Nashville.
"It was an amazing event on many different levels - from the outstanding lineup of artists; to our incredibly enthusiastic fans, who traveled from around the globe... »»»June 12, 2007 - Tracy Lawrence notched his 17th number 1 song, "Find Out Who Your Friends Are." And he set a record in the process because Lawrence became the first country artist who owns his own record label, RCR (Rocky Comfort), to reach top with the debut single release on that label. Lawrence took over the top... »»»June 12, 2007 - Josh Turner will release a live disc recorded at the Grand Ole Opry in early July through Cracker Barrel. "Josh Turner Live at the Ryman" will be out July 2, a release of a concert recorded in May. Turner has released his other albums through Univesal South... »»»June 12, 2007 - Texas singer/songwriter Billy Joe Shaver will go the spiritual root when his next album is released this summer. "Everybody's Brother" will be out Aug. 7 on Compadré Records, a division of Mathew Knowles' Music World Entertainment. John Carter Cash, son of Johnny, produced the dsc, which features guest... »»»June 11, 2007 - Tim McGraw's tribute to families of fallen hero's, "If You're Reading This," is being released immediately as a remixed and newly mastered recording from his performance on this year's Academy of Country Music Awards. Simultaneously Curb Records will continue to work McGraw's hit duet single with... »»»June 11, 2007 - Keith Urban's summer tour hit Phoenix Friday, marking the opening of Keith Urban's "Love, Pain & the whole crazy World Tour." The show sas the first of three sell-out concerts for Urban over the weekend with other shows in San Diego and Las Vegas.
The 30-city North American leg, which features The... »»»June 11, 2007 - Taylor Swift's self-titled debut album was certified platinum by the RIAA, signifying sales of 1 million units, her label announced Monday. The teenager country singer was surprised with an official platinum plaque by RIAA Senior Director of Artist & Industry Relations John Henkel and Big Machine... »»»June 11, 2007 - Jake Owen's "Startin' With Me" marks the first Top 10 single of his career, his label announced Monday. The song, which was co-written by Owen, Kendall Marvel and Jimmy Ritchey, tells the story of a man who has made countless mistakes and wants to start his life over by changing the one thing he can - himself.... »»»June 9, 2007 - Mel Tillis was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry Saturday by his daughter Pam Tillis, an Opry member since 2000. After Mel Tillis performed a medley of his hits "Ruby" and "Detroit City," he was joined on stage by Pam.
"All week long people have been telling me they can't believe Daddy wasn't already... »»»June 8, 2007 - Toby Keith is mounting a push for the release of his second album, "Big Dog Daddy," on his own label ShowDog Nashville on Tuesday.
On release day, Keith will perform on "The Tonight Show," part oa week of activities around the release. He also will be on "The Tavis Smiley Show" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live.... »»»June 8, 2007 - Taylor Swift - currently performing on Brad Paisley's "Bonfires and Amplifiers" Tour - was forced to cancel her Friday and Saturday night appearances due to a severe case of bronchitis, according to her label.
Swift fell ill on Thursday hours before her show in Indianapolis, but took the stage as planned.... »»»June 8, 2007 - LeAnn Rimes is releasing a new single and video. "Nothing Better To Do." The song is from Rimes' forthcoming album, "Family," due out Aug. 28.
Rimes will be perform the National Anthem, June 10 during Game 2 of the NBA Finals betweem the San Antonio Spurs and the Cleveland Cavaliers.... »»»June 7, 2007 - Two independent labels have artists topping the Billboard country song and album charts for the week ending June 16. Jason Aldean is number one on the album chart with "Relentless," his second album, while Emerson Drive scores its first number one with "Moments" on the song chart.... »»»June 7, 2007 - A week ago, country music superstar Kenny Chesney disclosed he was about to release a new single from an upcoming album. Now the disc has a name - "Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates." The first single is "Never Wanted Nothing More." A press release said that the song rests at 37th on the charts in less... »»»June 6, 2007 - The 2007 Country Music Association Fest is set to begin Thursday and continue through Sunday with an assortment of concerts, interviews and the chance for fans to meet their favorite country acts face to face.
Several pre-festival events already have occurred including a fundraiser by Chely Wright to... »»»June 6, 2007 - Jo Dee Messina and Trace Adkins are set to sing at the 2007 President's Dinner, Wednesday, June 13th in Washington D.C.. Messina will open the dinner by singing the National Anthem for the audience of roughly 5,000, which will include President George W. Bush as well as members of the U.S. Senate and U.S.... »»»June 6, 2007 - Fresh off his just released brand new CD, "Wagonmaster," Porter Wagoner can look forward to playing Madison Square Garden in July. With a band featuring Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives, Wagoner will open for White Stripes July 24.
Stuart produced Wagoner's album for the Anti-label.... »»»June 5, 2007 - Emerson Drive has the number one single in country music with "Moment," the first number one for its label, Midas, as well.
"We're all thrilled to have a number one song, but to have it hit right before CMA Music Festival is extra special. All week we have the chance to celebrate with the fans who have... »»»June 5, 2007 - More than tripling first week sales of his debut album, Jason Aldean's second Broken Bow Records album, "Relentless," debuts at number 1 on Billboard's Country Albums Chart and fourth on the all-genre Top 200 chart this week with scans totaling more than 90,000. Aldean enjoyed the third best country... »»»June 4, 2007 - Newcomer Sarah Johns made her Grand Ole Opry debut on Saturday evening. During her stint, Johns, a native of Pollard, Ky., performed her single, "The One In The Middle."
Johns, a native of Pollard, Ky., has been in the midst of a radio tour promoting her single. Life has changed quickly for Johns in the past year.... »»»June 4, 2007 - The lead single from Jennifer Hanson's second disc will be out later this month.
Hanson's CD, co-produced by the artist and Nick Brophy, and recorded in Nashville, is set for release early 2008.
A video also was shot for the single in Las Vegas at the suggestion of both Hanson's Universal South label... »»»June 4, 2007 - Craig Morgan continues his tradition of launching his tours from his hometown by making several Nashville appearances this week. He is kicking off his Summer 2007 Tour Tuesday at the Grand Ole Opry. An Opry regular, Morgan has performed there more than 170 times. This Wednesday he hosts his sold-out... »»»June 1, 2007 - With the release of "Easy Tiger" set for later this month, Ryan Adams announced a batch of North American tour dates. As on the album, out June 25, Adams will be accompanied by The Cardinals, a group that on this tour will include Easy Tiger producer Jamie Candiloro on piano.
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Monday, June... »»»June 1, 2007 - Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's Jeep® Presents Soul2Soul Tour 2007, which kicks off in Omaha, Neb. on June 5, announced several more opening acts Friday.
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) and The Warren Brothers (StyleSonic Records) were named as new opening acts Friday. Lori McKenna previously was announced... »»»June 1, 2007 - Chris Cagle has spent the last several weeks in the studio working on his fourth Capitol-Nashville recording project with veteran producer Scott Hendricks. Hendricks is responsible for Cagle's signing with defunct Virgin Records to launch his country music career. A late fall CD release is anticipated.... »»»June 1, 2007 - Chris Cagle has spent the last several weeks in the studio working on his fourth Capitol-Nashville recording project with veteran producer Scott Hendricks. Hendricks is responsible for Cagle's signing with defunct Virgin Records to launch his country music career. A late fall CD release is anticipated.... »»»
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