August 29, 2008 - Kix Brooks expressed satisfaction the "Only in America" was playing during the Democratic convention in Denver Thursday night.
"Seems ironic that the same song Bush used at The Republican Convention last election would be used by Obama and the Democrats now. Very flattering to know our song crossed... »»»August 28, 2008 - Tim McGraw's "Greatest Hits 3" will be out Oct. 7 on Curb. The album contains 12 tracks, including live versions of the award winning "If You're Reading This" and "Real Good Man." Other highlights include a duet version of the ACM and CMA vocal event winner "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" featuring... »»»August 27, 2008 - The wait for Faith Hill's first Christmas album will be a little bit longer. that's because "Joy to the World" will now be out Sept. 30 instead of Sept. 16. There was no word on why the disc was... »»»August 27, 2008 - Sometymes Why, a side project band of members of Uncle Earl, The Mammals and Crooked Still, signed a record deal with Signature Sounds Records. A CD is slated to be released in February 2009.
"Three incredibly talented women," said label head Jim Olsen. "I love the vibe of the project.... »»»August 27, 2008 - Sugarland will have the top selling album again when the country Billboard album chart is released Thursday. "Love on the inside" is number one with Taylor Swift's self-titled debut second.
Keith Urban will achieve his first number one on Hot Country Songs in almost three years (and eighth number one... »»»August 27, 2008 - Billy Currington's third album "Little Bit Of Everything" will be out Oct. 14 on Mercury Nashville. Carson Chamberlain and Currington co-produced the 12 tracks, 5 of
which Currington had a hand in writing.
Between tour dates, studio visits to finalize the album, and filming a video in downtown... »»»August 27, 2008 - Billy Ray Cyrus was recently in Tarzana, Cal. to film the music video for his newly released single, Somebody Said A Prayer. The video is directed by Roman White and includes a cameo by Billy Ray's son Trace, lead guitarist for the band Metro Station. The video will make its TV and online debut in the coming weeks.... »»»August 27, 2008 - Audie Blaylock & Redline signed with Rural Rhythm Records and will release a CD in early 2009. The new CD will include the single, Lonesome Weary Heart. Blaylock produced the disc.
The bluegrass band is comprised of Blaylock, Patrick McAvinue, Evan Ward, Matt Wallace and Jason Johnson.... »»»August 26, 2008 - A singer who hasn't had an album out in five years and a few Texans led the list of this week's new releases.
Jimmy Wayne had a debut in 2003, which spawned the hits I Love You This Much and Stay Gone. Despite that, there was no new music until "Beautiful Thing," out today on Valor Music.... »»»August 26, 2008 - Marty Stuart will premiere his new television series The Marty Stuart Show this November starting with the first 26 episodes airing Sunday nights on RFD-TV. The Marty Stuart Show will begin production in September in Nashville.
The 30-minute episodes, hosted and produced by Stuart, will be a part of... »»»August 26, 2008 - Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Sara Evans, Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley and Josh Turner are on the soundtrack for a Billy Graham biopic due in early December.
"Billy: The Early Years," comes out Oct. 7 for the film opening Oct. 10. A 12-track collection spotlighting artists from the worlds of gospel and... »»»August 25, 2008 - Patty Loveless announced her first tour in three years today in support of her forthcoming covers disc, "Sleepless Nights," out in September.
Loveless will kick off her tour on Sept. 26 at the State Theatre in State College, Pa. "I'm excited to get back out there and see some familiar faces as well as... »»»August 25, 2008 - Alejandro Escovedo will perform live from at the Democratic convention Tuesday on the night Sen. Hillary Clinton will speak. Escovedo who is slated to perform People (We're Only Gonna Live So Long) from his recent release "Real Animal" will perform at 7:45 p.m. eastern.
This will mark Escovedo's... »»»August 22, 2008 - Kenny Chesney is giving his fans the deluxe treatment when "Lucky Old Sun - Deluxe Fan Pack " drops Oct. 14. The disc will contain several live songs recorded in Massachusetts and Key West, Fla.
"Sometimes I go back and listen to the shows, to just remember," said Chesney, "and you get thinking about... »»»August 22, 2008 - Adam Gregory's debut U.S. single, "Crazy Days," will officially launch in digital format on Tuesday, Aug. 26, the same day he makes his first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry.
Gregory will perform on the Opry along with Chuck Wicks, Steve Wariner, Bill Anderson and Riders In The Sky at the Grand Ole Opry House.... »»»August 22, 2008 - Buddy Harman, one of Nashville's outstanding session drummers, died of congestive heart failure Thursday. Harman, 79, helped created the "Nashville Sound."
Harman played on more than 18,000 recordings, including the Everly Brothers' "Cathy's Clown" along with being a mainstay on Elvis Presley's... »»»August 22, 2008 - After selling more than 17 million albums, Rascal Flatts, will release its first ever greatest hits collection on Oct. 28. "Greatest Hits Volume 1" will include 16 tracks, including 13 hits such as "What Hurts The Most," "Life Is A Highway," "I'm Movin' On" and "Bless The Broken Road.... »»»August 21, 2008 - "The Winner is Angela Hacker" may have been the title of her debut album last year for Warner, but the 2007 winner of Nashville Star had the same fate as some of her predecessors - she no longer has a major label deal.
A Warner spokesperson confirmed that Hacker is not with Warner.... »»»August 21, 2008 - Taylor Swift and Sugarland continued atop the Billboard song and album chart for the week ending Aug. 30 with Should've Said No and "Love on the Inside."
Keith Urban remained second on the song chart with You Look Good In My Shirt. Keith Anderson climbed one spot to third with I Still Miss You.... »»»August 20, 2008 - The Cardinals, the group led by Ryan Adams, announced a new set of headline dates Wednesday, extending their current tour through to Oct. 17. The new dates begin Oct. 7 in Iowa.
The current Cardinals itinerary starts Aug. 23 at the Fillmore in San Francisco and includes a series of Canadian shows supporting Oasis.... »»»August 20, 2008 - Rascal Flatts have added tour in October and November to their "Bob That Head Tour" that will take the tour through Nov. 3 with opening act Taylor Swift.
Shows set for this upcoming weekend include sell-outs at Hartford's New England Dodge Music Center and Hershey's Giant Center with 50,000 fans in attendance.... »»»August 20, 2008 - Tim McGraw returns home to Rayville, La. on Saturday, Sept. 13 to host Swampstock 2008 presented by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's Neighbor's Keeper Foundation. Net proceeds from the activities will benefit the Neighbor's Keeper Foundation's local initiatives.
This year's event features performances by... »»»August 20, 2008 - Brad Paisley will celebrate another milestone this coming weekend with a sold out show in St. Paul, Minn. on Friday night - selling his 500,000th ticket for 2008.
The combination of the final leg of "The Bonfires and Amplifiers Tour" and "The Paisley Party" have made 56 stops around the country and... »»»August 19, 2008 - Rodney Crowell acknowledges he had his heyday years ago with "Diamonds & Dust," but he also was satisfied that he never achieved that same level of success again.
"I did have my 15 minutes of fame as a country star," said Crowell during an interview session with Rolling Stone's Anthony DeCurtis during... »»»August 19, 2008 - This was a very busy day on the CD release front with music seeing the light of day from the likes of George Jones to a Canadian newcomer to a covers album from a long-standing country veteran.
Jones goes back in time with "George Jones: Burn Your Playhouse Down, the unreleased duets" (Bandit).... »»»August 19, 2008 - Alison Krauss has joined the Honorary Committee of the seventh Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days, a global network of performances to be held the entire month of October in the theme "Harmony for Humanity."
"We are deeply honored that Alison Krauss has joined our distinguished
World Music Days... »»»August 19, 2008 - One Flew South was added to the first-ever New England Farm Aid music festival in Mansfield, Mass. on Sept. 20. The trio - Royal Reed, Chris Roberts and Eddie Bush - will join Farm Aid board members and legendary artists Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, and Dave Matthews at the 23rd annual... »»»August 18, 2008 - Rosanne Cash issued a scathing rebuke of John Rich for saying that her late father, Johnny Cash, would have been a John McCain supporter.
Rich made the comment several weeks ago during a campaign stop for McCain in Florida.
In a statement on her web site blog, Cash wrote, "It is appalling to me that... »»»August 18, 2008 - Jamey Johnson was added to the line-up of the 23rd annual Farm Aid concert, being held Sept. 20 in Mansfield, Mass. Johnson will join Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Mathews, Kenny Chesney and others to raise awareness and funds to promote a strong family farm system of agriculture.... »»»August 18, 2008 - Ramblin' Jack Elliott entered the studio with producer Joe Henry (Bettye LaVette, Solomon Burke, Elvis Costello/Allen Toussaint) to record the follow-up to his Anti- Records debut, 2006's "I Stand Alone." Elliott, 77, sings and plays acoustic guitar, and is backed by musicians including Van Dyke Parks,... »»»August 18, 2008 - Jessica Simpson's Top 20 hit single, Come On Over, will be the featured track in all of ABC's on-air promotion spots running in advance of the television special CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock airing Sept. 8. Filmed in Nashville, the special will be hosted by Taylor Swift, Kellie Pickler... »»»August 18, 2008 - Lee Ann Womack set an Oct. 21 release date for her seventh album, "Call Me." This is Womack's first disc since her very well received "There's More Where That Came From." The first single is "Last... »»»August 17, 2008 - Lady Antebellum will make their new music video for the latest rising single - Lookin' For A Good Time- available for preview and purchase beginning Aug. 19 exclusively through iTunes.
The video, directed by Chris Hicky, finds the trio in vintage wardrobe performing the song live on the set of a... »»»August 17, 2008 - Bluegrass gospel band The Lawsons signed with Kindred Records of Kentucky. A new CD is slated for a January 2009 release.
The new CD, "Shout It From The Highest Hill," produced by Kellard and
Melva Lawson, and will be out Jan. 20. The first single is I Heard My Mother Call My Name In Prayer, a... »»»August 15, 2008 - Austin City Limits returns to PBS for its 34th season in October with Lyle Lovett among the country acts appearing.
Lovett appears with friends Guy Clark, John Hiatt and Joe Ely Oct. 18.
The following week, Carrie Rodriguez is on the show with Jakob Dylan.
Iron and Wine, who has recorded country and... »»»August 15, 2008 - Willie Nelson is known as a musical chameleon and now his career is chameleon-like also because he is also an author. "A Tale Out of Luck," co-authored with Mike Blakely, will be out Sept. 3. The book is a classic western tale, that brings to life characters and themes central to a Wild West novel -... »»»August 14, 2008 - Taylor Swift skyrocketed to number one on the Billboard country song chart with Should've Said No going from fifth to first, while Sugarland continues atop the Billboard country album chart for the week ending Aug. 23 with "Love on the Inside."
Keith Urban stayed second on the song chart with You Look... »»»August 14, 2008 - Dierks Bentley will host his third annual Miles & Music for Kids celebrity motorcycle ride and concert to benefit Vanderbilt Children's Hospital on Sunday, Oct. 5. The hour-long ride will travel though downtown Nashville and other areas, ending with a jam session featuring Bentley and friend, including... »»»August 14, 2008 - Dailey & Vincent, Blue Highway, The Dan Tyminski Band and Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Top Nominee List for the 19th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards with Dailey & Vincent topping the list with 10 nominations. The list of nominees continues a trend of elevating a new wave of stars, as well... »»»August 14, 2008 - Koch Records will renew its catalog label services deal with Charlie Daniels and his label, Blue Hat Records. The new five-year, worldwide deal includes more than 10 of Daniels' catalog titles, including 2005's Grammy nominated Songs From The Longleaf Pines.
"I'm looking forward to working with our... »»»August 14, 2008 - Randy Rogers Band will release their second major label CD, a self-titled, 12-song affair, Sept. 23 on Mercury Nashville. Radney Foster produced the album from the Texas band.
The band, which combines country and a rockier edge, was last heard from with "Just a Matter of Time" in 2006.... »»»August 13, 2008 - What was once number one is now number three. That's the case of Sugarland's "Love on the Inside," which remains the best selling country album on the Billboard chart. Sugarland sold 91,000 units last week, a big drop of 47 percent. The soundtrack to "Mamma Mia!" was the top selling CD in the country.... »»»August 13, 2008 - Buck Owens, Mickey Newbury and The Whites will join the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in an induction ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 16 in Carthage, Texas.
Ralph Emery will serve as special guest emcee. Other inductees that evening will be legendary country star Buck Owens and influential... »»»August 13, 2008 - Nashville Star winner Melissa Lawson makes her Grand Ole Opry Debut this Saturday, Aug. 16. Lawson's performance will be televised on GAC's "Opry Live!" between 8 and 9 p.m. central.
"Since I was 17 years old, I have been performing on the Opry circuit in Texas. To be acknowledged by the Grand Ole... »»»August 13, 2008 - Jason Aldean will headline this fall's CMT on Tour with help from Lady Antebellum. With stops scheduled in 20 markets across the country, the tour includes a number of college towns, whose young crowds make up the majority of Aldean's fan base. Tickets for the first weekend are on sale Aug.... »»»August 12, 2008 - Hank Williams III will put new music, "Damn Right Rebel Proud," Oct. 21 on Sidewalk Records. Hank III, the grandson of Hank Williams, completed the video for the first single as well, Long Hauls & Close Calls.
The disc apparently combines his hard rock and traditional country sides.... »»»
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August 12, 2008 - Taylor Swift is holding down the number one position atop both country radio and sales charts this week, with two different songs. Should've Said No, the fifth single from her triple platinum-plus debut CD, leapt from fifth to first this week on both the Billboard Country Singles Chart and the... »»»August 12, 2008 - About a year ago, former Wilco member Jay Bennett left Chicago for Champagne/Urbana, Ill. where he built a recording studio. He's also keeping busy on the recording end himself as he announced today he is releasing three albums.
"I'll be releasing three new records in the upcoming months - I've just... »»»August 12, 2008 - Fast Paced World well may be an apt title for the new CD by The Duhks on Sugar Hill beause the Canadian band returns with a different line-up. New frontwoman and Sarah Dugas replaced Jessee Havey in 2007. This is the fourth disc for the Winnipeg, Canada band that offers a rootsy/folky/punky sound.... »»»August 12, 2008 - Rosanne Cash will headline the second annual Johnny Cash Flower Pickin' Festival in the Mississippi city where her father was arrested more than 40 years ago.
Paying tribute to the Man in Black's life through redemption and
flowers on Oct. 17-19, Cash's friends, family and fans will honor his life and legacy.... »»»August 11, 2008 - Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts will announce the nominees on Sept. 10 for this year's Country Music Association awards. The announcement of the finalists will be carried live Wednesday, Sept. 10, on ABC's "Good Morning America" studios and from the Sommet Center in Nashville on CMT Insider.... »»»August 11, 2008 - Brad Paisley will dish out a mostly instrumental collection in November, "Play." Paisley had a hand in writing 11 of the 15 songs, which features 4 vocal tracks. Guitarists on hand include blues royalty B.B. King, Keith Urban, Steve Wariner and the late Buck Owens.
Paisley and King play "Let the Good... »»»August 11, 2008 - Alejandro Escovedo will perform at Harley-Davidson's 105th Anniversary Celebration in Milwaukee on Aug. 30 with Bruce Springsteen. This will be the second time Escovedo has shared a stage with Springsteen; the first was in April of this year when they teamed up on Escovedo's single "Always a Friend.... »»»August 11, 2008 - Sugarland's attorney shot down the lawsuit of a former band member Monday, who claimed she was not paid money due her, as "totally baseless."
Kristen Hall filed suit against former band mates Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Hall in an Atlanta court claiming she was to be paid money by them after she departed.... »»»August 11, 2008 - Don Helms, steel guitarist for Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys, died this morning at 81. He is featured on more than 100 Williams recordings. Helms played a lap steel (also known as "Hawaiian steel") guitar. This type of steel guitar lacks the foot pedals found on the more modern pedal steel guitar,... »»»August 10, 2008 - Not one to shy away from controversy, Toby Keith made comments on a conservative radio talk show that the reason for Barack Obama's popularity is that he acts like a Caucasian.
On the Glenn Beck show on July 30, Keith said, "I think also that black people would say that he don't talk, act or carry... »»»August 10, 2008 - Jewel married long-time boyfriend, rodeo star Ty Murray, in a private ceremony Thursday in the Bahamas. The two have been together for about a decade and have a ranch in Texas.
Jewel wore a traditional wedding gown, while Murray was decked out in blue jeans and a white shirt. The two are on a honeymoon... »»»August 8, 2008 - A founding member of Sugarland, who left after the first album, is suing the remaining two members for $1.5 million.
Kristen Hall filed suit last month in U.S. District Court in Atlanta. She claimed she was slated to get an equal cut of the profits after she left in 2005 for a solo career.... »»»August 8, 2008 - Joe Diffie is recording a live album tonight at Billy Bob's Texas, joining a slew of others who have done so.
"I have always wanted to record a live album but wanted to do it right," said Diffie. "Some of my favorite musical heroes, Willie and Haggard, taped live albums at Billy Bob's so it's a career... »»»August 8, 2008 - Bruce Robison, who has enjoyed hits with acts like Tim McGraw and the Dixie Chicks, is putting out a new album in September. "The New World" is due out Sept. 2 on Premium Records.
Robison has penned Top 10 singles for Faith Hill & Tim McGraw ("Angry All the Time"), and George Strait ("Desperately,"... »»»August 8, 2008 - With the title track from his latest "We Weren't Crazy" a hit, Josh Gracin is readying to release his newest single, "Unbelievable."
Written by Gracin for his wife of seven years, "Unbelievable (Ann Marie)," "Ann is an amazing woman and mother to our kids," said Gracin. "I just had to write this song... »»»August 8, 2008 - Taylor Swift will release her next CD, "Fearless," on Nov. 11. This is her first full-length CD of new material since her debut CD. The set will contain 13 songs, all written or co-written by Swift, who has released two other CDs since her debut with both containing a lot of previously released songs.... »»»August 7, 2008 - Dixie Chick Emily Robison and singer Charlie Robison were divorced on Wednesday after nine years of marriage and three children.
Charlie Robison filed for divorce eight months ago. The divorce filing stated that their marriage had "become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities.... »»»August 7, 2008 - Sugarland scored a triple on the Billboard charts for the week ending Aug. 16 by having the best selling CD in the entire country, "Love on the Inside," the number 1 country CD as a result and the number one country song, "All I Want to Do."
Sugarland took over the song chart lead from Alan Jackson's... »»»August 7, 2008 - Martina McBride will host the first official Academy of Country Music Honors, an evening dedicated to recognizing the special honorees and off-camera category winners from the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, on Sept. 17 in Nashville.
Those being honored include Special Award recipients... »»»August 7, 2008 - Ralph Stanley will be presented the Governor's Award for the Arts Sept. 17 in Virginia. The 81-year-old singer, banjoist and songwriter is the only musician among the 10 winners announced Aug. 5 by Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine.
"These awards recognize outstanding achievement and... »»»August 6, 2008 - The world premier of George Strait's music video for his hit single "Troubadour" will air on GAC's Top 20 Countdown on Friday, Aug. 8 at 8 p.m.
Two years ago, Strait made a music video for "Seashores of Old Mexico" with award-winning video director Trey Fanjoy. After hearing "Troubadour," Fanjoy... »»»August 6, 2008 - Montgomery Gentry will see if they can be a second-time lucky with their second single from "Back When I Knew It All." "Roll With Me" is the new single, a follow-up to the title track, which hit the top.
Written by Clint Daniels and Tommy Karlas, this mid-tempo song sends a message of appreciating life... »»»August 6, 2008 - Chris Cagle will release "Never Ever Gone" as a new single to radio Aug. 19. The break-up song, penned by George Dulaney/Neil Thrasher/Tom Shapiro, was from Cagle's CD "My Life's Been a Country Album," which came out in February.
"For some reason this song reminded me of something Tom Petty would sing," Cagle said.... »»»August 6, 2008 - Sugarland had to wait a week, but it's "Love on the Inside" is the highest selling CD in the country, according to the Billboard top 200 chart. Last week Miley Cyrus was number one with "Breakout." Sugarland sold 171,000 units of the new CD, down 45 percent from last week's 314,000 units sold, compared... »»»August 6, 2008 - Glen Campbell will make a media push behind his covers album due out next week, featuring his interpretation of songs by the likes of U2, Green Day and John Lennon. "Meet Glen Campbell," now available as a limited edition vinyl LP,
will be released on CD and digitally on Tuesday, Aug. 19 by Capitol
Records/EMI.... »»»August 6, 2008 - With a few hits under his belt from his debut disc, Jake Owen is looking ahead. Owen will release a new single, "Don't Think I Can't Love You," from his upcoming sophomore album later this month. Owen penned or co-penned all of the songs on his debut album including his 3 hits - the Top 10 "Startin'... »»»August 6, 2008 - Carrie Underwood and LeAnn Rimes weren't even alive when Elvis died 31 years ago, but that doesn't mean they aren't going to be signing together. Through the wonders of modern technology, Elvis, Underwood, Rimes and a slew of other country acts like Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland, Gretchen Wilson, will... »»»August 6, 2008 - A brand new song from Taylor Swift premieres this week as part of NBC's broadcast of the 2008 Olympic Games. "Change," which will appear on Swift's sophomore CD (scheduled for release this fall on Big Machine Records), will be one of a few songs used as the soundtrack for daily video highlights shown... »»»August 6, 2008 - Six country acts made the cut in the first-ever "The Next GAC Star," which will be held in September on the Great American Country network. The finalists are J.C. Andersen, Tyler Barham, Angela Engelman, Megan Conner, One Night Rodeo and Lane Turner, who were chosen from thousands of... »»»August 5, 2008 - This week's releases are highlighted by artists who have not been heard from in awhile - Heidi Newfield, Jamey Johnson and Keith Anderson.
Newfield was the lead singer of Trick Pony and went her own way with "What Am I Waiting For" (Curb). The first single is "Johnny & June" about Johnny Cash and his... »»»August 5, 2008 - Luke Bryan will debut his brand new self-directed video for his current single "Country Man" on GAC: Great American Country today. The video will be in medium rotation.
Bryan had an idea for his "Country Man" video so he enlisted the help of a few friends to shoot, edit and star in it.... »»»August 5, 2008 - Clay Walker announced the launch and inaugural ride of the Band Against MS Bike Team on Oct. 4-5. The BAMS Bike Team will join with the Mid South Chapter of the National MS Society for the 2008 Jack Daniel's "Bike to Jack & Back" bike ride to raise money for the fight against MS, the leading cause of... »»»August 5, 2008 - Season seven American Idol finalist Kristy Lee Cook is currently on the road with the American Idols Live! Tour 2008, getting ready to release "Why Wait," her debut on Sept. 6.
Produced by songwriter Brett James, "Why Wait" is a 10-track collection spearheaded by the first single, "15 Minutes of Shame.... »»»August 5, 2008 - Texas singer Wade Bowen is set to release "If We Ever Make It Home" on Sept. 30 on Texas-based independent label Sustain Records. The album includes collaborations with fellow Texas musician Randy Rogers, Radney Foster, Nashville hitmaker Jim Beavers and Ashley Monroe. The CD marks Bowen's first studio... »»»August 5, 2008 - Brooks & Dunn were honored Monday with the 2,367th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The ceremony included the duo's friends, Dr. Phil and Robin McGraw, as guest speakers. Brooks & Dunn are hot on the charts now with their Top 5 hit, "Put a Girl in It," the third big hit from their "Cowboy Town" album.... »»»August 4, 2008 - Melissa Lawson is this year's Nashville Star. Lawson received the votes to take the honor over Gabe Garcia. Lawson will release her first single, "What If It All Goes Right," Tuesday on Warner Brothers Records.
Lawson,a 32-year-old mother of 5 from Arlington, Texas, wins the competition that started... »»»August 4, 2008 - Sugarland will rest atop the Billboard country song charts this week with their fourth number one single with "All I Want To Do," which currently tops the Radio & Records/Billboard chart, as well as the Mediabase/Aircheck chart. Previous hits include "Stay," "Settlin'" and "Want To.... »»»August 4, 2008 - The Now series of hits, which always is a big seller in the pop world, is coming to the country genre at the end of August. A 20-song hit-laden package from the likes of Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley, George Strait Sugarland, Rascal Flatts and Carrie Underwood will be out Aug.2 6 on Universal.... »»»August 4, 2008 - Del McCoury will host the 19th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards on Thursday, October 2 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
"The IBMA has been really good to the band and our families from the beginning," McCoury said. "So, after 50 years in this business, having the opportunity to give a... »»»August 4, 2008 - The release date for Chris Knight's fifth album, "Heart of Stone," was delayed two weeks to Sept. 2 due to production issues. The album was produced by Dan Baird (of Georgia Satellites fame, as well as producer of Knight's "A Pretty Good Guy" and "The Jealous Kind" discs).
Guest musicians include... »»»August 1, 2008 - Jason Aldean will kick off the upcoming college football season by playing Xbox LIVE members in NCAA Football 09 on Monday, Aug. 4. If you're an Xbox LIVE Gold member, and you want a chance to play with Aldean, send a friend request to the following Gamertag and be online half an hour before (10:30 P.M.... »»»August 1, 2008 - Tift Merritt, Bruce Robison, Jason & The Scorchers, Joe Ely and The SteelDrivers are among the acts playing at the 2008 Americana Music Festival in Nashville in August.
The festival showcases will be held at five venues in downtown Nashville, including The Mercy Lounge, 3rd & Lindsley, The Cannery, The... »»»
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