December 30, 2008 - A slew of bluegrass stars, including Ronnie Bowman, Rob Ickes and Kenny and Amanda Smith, will hit the road in January for concerts.
Artists on the tour include Ronnie Bowman, Mike Bub, Missy Raines, Terry Baucom, Rob McCoury, Alan Bibey, Mike Compton, Phil Leadbetter, Rob Ickes, Kenny Smith, Tim... »»»December 30, 2008 - Grasstowne is fast at work on a second disc, which will be out in 2009. The bluegrass band's second CD "is nearing completion" on a yet to be titled album, according to Pinecastle Records.
Look for a release in early summer 2009. Grasstowne also announces the addition of bass player Travis Greer,... »»»December 30, 2008 - The Country Music Hall of Fame reached a settlement with the estate of a Tennessee man, who gave instruments belonging to Bill Monroe and Mother Maybelle Carter, but set up a Ponzi scheme, to the hall for $750,000
Negotiations with Robert Waldschmidt, trustee for the Robert W. McLean Bankruptcy... »»»December 29, 2008 - The new year will bring new music from John Rich. One-half of Big & Rich will release a new single in January and a disc is slated to drop in May.
The album will be called "Son Of A Preacher Man" (Rich's father is a minister) and will be out via Warner in May. The label is also the home of Big & Rich.... »»»December 29, 2008 - Charles Kelley, one-third of Lady Antebellum, popped the question on Christmas Day to his now fiance. Kelley is engaged to Cassie McConnell, a Nashville music publicist.
Kelley and his band mates, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood, enjoyed a very successful 2008 with several hit singles and a Grammy... »»»December 26, 2008 - Despite some big name debuts, Taylor Swift kept her perch at number 1 on the Billboard sales charts for the week ending Jan. 3, 2009, with 330,000 units of "Fearless" sold this past week. Swift bested debuts from Keyshia Cole, Jamie Foxx and Fall Out Boy. On the singles chart, Rascal Flatts scored a... »»»December 25, 2008 - Whitney Duncan was slated to release her Warner debut in January 2009, but that date will apparently have come and gone. Warner seems to have decided to get Duncan's music out to the public for sale anyway - her five-song"Right Road Now" EP, a precursor to her CD, came out Tuesday in digital format.... »»»December 24, 2008 - In what seems to be an increasing trend in Nashville, Danielle Peck released a digital only CD on Tuesday. "Can't Behave" is the second CD for the singer, whose first album was "I Don't" back in 2005.
The new CD includes 10 songs - Bad For Me, Brick By Brick, Can't Behave, Do It For Me, Get You Back,... »»»December 22, 2008 - Gene Autry and Brenda Lee will receive The Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award along with Blind Boys Of Alabama, the Four Tops, Hank Jones, Dean Martin, Tom Paxton and Leo Fender.
"This year's recipients are a prestigious group of legendary performers, creative architects and technical... »»»December 19, 2008 - Old Crow Medicine Show will perform Alabama High-Test on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on Tuesday, Dec. 23. The track is from their latest album "Tennessee Pusher," which was out in September.
OCMS will open three shows for Dave Matthews Band on April 17 and 18 in Charlottesville, Va. and April 20 in Pelham, Ala.... »»»December 19, 2008 - The SteelDrivers were the number one seller on iTunes in 2008 in the Americana/Bluegrass Album category for their self-titled debut, beating out number two Alison Krauss and Robert Plant's "Raising Sand."
The SteelDrivers were also recently nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Performance by a Duo... »»»December 18, 2008 - Eric Church will be one of the featured performers at the North Carolina Inaugural Ball for Governor-elect Beverly Perdue, to be held at the state's capitol, Raleigh, on Jan. 9. Church will perform Carolina, the title track from his upcoming March 24 album.
The 2009 Governor's Inaugural Ball features... »»»December 18, 2008 - Spring Creek started recording their third album in Denver with Nashville songwriter and sideman Jeff White (Vince Gill, Alison Krauss) producing.
"We've been more nervous going into this session than with our two previous records," said bassist Jessica Smith. "But we're confident that Jeff will help... »»»December 18, 2008 - Kid Rock, Gary Allan, Blake Shelton and Pat Green will play the second annual BamaJam Music & Arts Festival in Enterprise, Ala in June 2009. Also named to perform were Luke Bryan, Aaron Tippin and John Anderson.
Shelton, Bryan and Anderson will kick-off the festival on Thursday evening (June 4).... »»»December 18, 2008 - Taylor Swift enjoyed a great week on the Billboard charts. Swift sold more albums than anyone else for the week ending Dec. 27, meaning that she has the top selling album of any genre in the U.S. and, of course, the number 1 country disc again with "Fearless." Britney Spears' "Circus" dropped from first to second.... »»»December 17, 2008 - Steve Earle and Earl Scruggs are among the acts slated to play the 37th annual RockyGrass Festival in Colorado in July.
Earle will be joined on stage by his Bluegrass Dukes. Scruggs will appear with his family and friends. Other acts slated to play on the July 24-26 bill in Lyons, Col.... »»»December 17, 2008 - Chuck Wicks participated in Operation Snowball Express yesterday in Nashville. American Airlines donated six planes to fly families of fallen soldiers on an all expense paid vacation to Disneyland in California. Wicks performed for the families and signed autographs before they boarded their Snowball Express flights.... »»»December 17, 2008 - Lady Antebellum heads to the Big Apple next week for a Christmas Eve performance on NBC's Today show. The trio will sing Baby, It's Cold Outside and Love Don't Live Here on Wed. Dec. 24.
"I'll definitely be doing some last-minute Christmas power shopping in the city," said Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott.... »»»December 17, 2008 - Taylor Swift, who celebrated her 19th birthday on Saturday, has now surpassed the 5 million mark for total sales of her 2 studio albums, "Fearless" and her self-titled debut, both released on Big Machine Records. Swift is country music's best-selling artist of 2008.
With 248,841 copies sold this... »»»December 17, 2008 - Sierra Hull named the lineup for her touring band, Sierra Hull & Highway 111, for 2009, which includes a former member of Mountain Heart. The band will consist of Clay Hess, formerly with the band Mountain Heart, on guitar; Jacob Eller, formerly with the bluegrass band No Speed Limit, on bass; and... »»»December 16, 2008 - Equity Music Group, the label started by Clint Black, is suspending its operations, it was announced Tuesday.
The decision was made after "many hours of discussions with investors who have been hit hard by the economic crisis," according to a press release from the label.
"Our investors tried... »»»December 16, 2008 - Rodney Crowell is this week's featured in-studio guest on Acoustic Cafe. Crowell spends time with Acoustic Cafe host Rob Reinhart as he discusses his new, Grammy-nominated album "Sex & Gasoline" and working on the record with producer, singer and songwriter Joe Henry.
Acoustic Cafe is nationally... »»»December 16, 2008 - Lady Antebellum is on a hot streak with a Grammy nomination and hit singles, but they're on a different track temperature wise with the release of the seasons song Baby, It's Cold Outside, an iTunes exclusive available for download starting today.
"We have always loved this song and thought it would... »»»December 16, 2008 - Little Big Town is mounting a headlining tour in 2009. The quartet's A Place to Land Tour kicks off Jan. 24 at Freebird Live in Jacksonville, Fla. and continue from coast to coast through out the year.
Atlanta-based Zac Brown Band will open the majority of dates with Alabama native Ashton Shepherd,... »»»December 16, 2008 - After finishing as the best-selling debut male of the 2006 class and releasing three consecutive hit singles from his first CD "Country Is My Rock," Trent Tomlinson returns with a new single and a new label home with Disney Music Group imprint Carolwood Records. Tomlinson's new single, That's How It... »»»December 16, 2008 - Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit announced Tuesday their first tour in support of their new self-titled album dropping Feb. 17, 2009 on Lightning Rod Records. Presented by Paste Magazine, the tour will begin in Birmingham, Ala. on Feb. 12 and continue through the band's mid-March SXSW showcase in Austin.... »»»December 15, 2008 - George Strait will hit the road in May in Texas, doing dates through July. Two-time Dancing With The Stars champion, Julianne Hough will open with another act also slated to appear.
Strait will kick off his tour May 9th in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas in Hidalgo, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Dodge Arena.... »»»December 15, 2008 - Carrie Rodriguez will be on the World Cafe on Tuesday, Dec. 16. National Public Radio's World Cafe with host David Dye can be heard on nearly 200 stations nationwide.
Fans can listen online to the WXPN/Philadelphia stream Monday through Friday, 2pm to 4pm Eastern Standard Time by going to:
http://www.xpn.... »»»December 15, 2008 - Gary Louris and Mark Olson announced Monday the first set of North American tour dates that support their new album "Ready For The Flood."
The music, the first from the former Jayhawks members, Jan. 27, 2009 on New West Records. This is the first new music from the pair since Olson left the Jayhawks in 1995.... »»»December 15, 2008 - Keith Urban will be out with a new music video for his latest single Sweet Thing, set for release this January. Urban shot the video just outside of Nashville at the Middle Tennessee Research & Education Center in Spring Hill, Tenn.
The video was directed by Trey Fanjoy, who also collaborated with... »»»December 15, 2008 - First it was Faith Hill singing with hubby Tim McGraw. Then Def Leppard collaborated with McGraw. And now it's R&B singer Chris Brown.
The pair sang on the song Human, which has yet to be released, according to Billboard. "It's incredible, Brown said to Billboard. "I wanted to do something more along... »»»December 15, 2008 - Ramblin' Jack Elliott will release "A Stranger Here," the follow-up to his 2006 Anti- Record debut "I Stand Alone" on April 7th 2009. Working with producer Joe Henry (Bettye LaVette, Solomon Burke, Elvis Costello/Allen Toussaint), Elliott, 77, sings and plays acoustic guitar, and is backed by Van Dyke... »»»December 15, 2008 - After a highly successful 2008, which saw the release of their debut, Dailey & Vincent are readying their second studio release for Rounder Records. "Brothers From Different Mothers," featuring 12 tracks produced by the duo, hits stores on March 31, 2009.
"We've been working extremely hard over the... »»»December 15, 2008 - NewFound Road kept it in the family when it came time to picking a new bassist. Jamey Booher, formerly of Grasstowne and The Booher Family and sibling to an existing NewFound Road member, is the newest member of the band, replacing Randy Barnes on bass.
A native of Johnson City, Tenn.... »»»December 14, 2008 - Kenny Chesney went clean in Massachusetts ultra quick again - with his fifth consecutive summer sell-out at Gillette Stadium. Tickets went on-sale Saturday morning for the Aug. 15 show and set a record for a Chesney NFL Stadium sell-out: less than 10 minutes.
A pre-sale of tickets also was done for... »»»December 14, 2008 - Scratch any New Year's; Eve appearance for Trace Adkins. At first, Adkins was going to do two shows in one night in Nashville and Pikeville, Ky. with Lynyrd Skynyrd. The Nashville show got canceled last week due to poor ticket sales.
"With the cancellation of the Nashville New Year's Eve date, Trace... »»»December 12, 2008 - Kenny Chesney was the highest grossing country act on the road, according to Billboard Boxscore. Chesney pulled in $86 million in his tour for the period from Nov. 14, 2007 to Nov. 11, 2008.
The Eagles were 9th at $56.6 million, while Rascal Flatts was 10th with $55.8 million.
The leader was Bon... »»»December 12, 2008 - A tribute disc to the late Chris Gaffney will is slated to drop in late March on the Yep Roc label. Gaffney, who released solo albums and also was a sideman to Dave Alvin and member of the Hacienda Brothers, died April 17 at 57 of liver cancer.
"The Man of Somebody's Dreams: The Songs of Chris... »»»December 11, 2008 - If you want to start a band, consider hooking up with Brad Paisley. Or at least his video contest. With a nod to Start a Band, the top 10 duet with Keith Urban from Paisley's new album, "Play," the Start a Band Green Screen Challenge at bradpaisley.com/green invites fans to access concert footage of... »»»December 11, 2008 - Taylor Swift is number 1 on the Billboard country album chart again for the week ending Dec. 20 with "Fearless," while Montgomery Gentry holds down the same post on the song chart with Roll With Me, displacing the Zac Brown Band's Chicken Fried, which fell to second.
Faith Hill stayed second on the... »»»December 11, 2008 - After one album, Kristy Lee Cook is no longer with Arista Records. Cook, who signed with the label after appearing on American Idol had some success with her single Fifteen Minutes of Shame, but never made an impact at the cash register. Her disc was entitled "Why Wait."
"Kristy Lee Cook has parted... »»»December 11, 2008 - The Trace Adkins/Lynyrd Skynyrd double bill/double concert on New Year's Eve is down to one show. The Nashville show at the Sommet was canceled due to poor ticket sales, according to Adkins' web site.
"For the past 12 years, we've been fortunate to have the biggest names in music celebrate New Year's... »»»December 11, 2008 - The second annual Stagecoash country music festival in southern California announced Thursday four acts were added to the line up - The Knitters, Kevin Costner & Modern West, Pure Prairie League and Jim Lauderdale & The Dream Players. The Knitters are an offshoot of X with John Doe and Exene Cervenka aboard.... »»»December 11, 2008 - Whitney Duncan is going the digital route for her first release on Warner. With an album delayed from January 2009 until sometime later next year, "Whitney Duncan: Selections From Right Road Now" will go digital Dec. 23.
The EP will include four tracks from her upcoming debut CD, "Right Road Now" and one bonus track.... »»»December 11, 2008 - The Flatlanders are getting downright prolific. After taking a three decade break from recording, The Flatlanders - Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely and Butch Hancock - are slated to release their third studio disc for New West Records, "Hills & Valleys" on March 31, 2009. This follows "Now Again" from 2002... »»»December 11, 2008 - Luke Bryan is getting in the holiday spirit. He released his version of Chuck Berry's Run Run Rudolph on line earlier this week. Bryan, who had a hit with All My Friends Say, keeps the Berry vibe, but adds a country feel to the song. The holiday song is not on an... »»»
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December 11, 2008 - Southern California country rocker Chris Darrow, who once upon a time was a member of the psychedelic band Kaleidescope, is getting the reissue treatment with a two-CD retrospective coming out in March 2009.
The discs "Chris Darrow" (1973) and "Under My Own Disguise" (1974) will be reissued March 3 on... »»»December 10, 2008 - Kenny Chesney's 2009 tour will be titled the Sun City Carnival.
"Sun City Carnival pretty much sums up what we do on any given date," Chesney said on his web site. "Because if you hit a parking lot at any one of our shows, you're gonna find people grilling out, people blasting their radios, people... »»»December 10, 2008 - Taylor Swift's "Fearless" will be the top selling country disc when the Billboard charts are released Thursday. The second full-length studio disc from Swift is the second best selling album in the U.S. behind Britney Spears' "Circus."
Faith Hill was number 2 on the country chart and 13 overall with... »»»December 10, 2008 - Raul Malo fans will receive an early Christmas present with the release of "Hello Again," a digital-only 5-song EP on Fantasy Records available exclusively at iTunes next Tuesday, Dec. 16. The EP is a preview of a CD coming in March with two of the songs appearing on both.
Hello Again, also is the... »»»December 10, 2008 - Buddy and Julie Miller have been writing and making music together since they first met and married more than 20 years ago, but it's been rare that the have recorded together. In fact, their second disc, "Written in Chalk," drops March 3, 2009 on New West., 8 years after their debut together.... »»»December 10, 2008 - Vince Gill will bring his guitars, songs, voice and probably a few musical friends when he takes the Ford Theater stage as the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's 2009 Artist-in-Residence. The Tuesday evening performances are slated for Feb. 3, 17 and 24, 2009.
Established in 2003, the Museum's... »»»December 10, 2008 - BlueHighways TV (BHTV), a cable, satellite and internet network focusing on roots music, travel and Americana culture, will begin airing the weekly series "Texas County Line" Tuesday, Dec. 16. A half-hour musical tour of the Lone Star state, the show is hosted by native Texas actor Brad Maule, familiar... »»»December 9, 2008 - Age does not seem to be catching up with Charlie Louvin when it comes to putting out new music. The country singer, who once upon a time was one half of the Louvin Brothers with his late brother Ira, put out his second CD since September today. "Charlie Louvin Sings Murder Ballads and Disaster Songs"... »»»December 9, 2008 - Justin Towne Earle's sophomore CD, "Midnight at the Movies," drops March 3, 2009 on Bloodshot. This is the follow-up to his favorably received debut "The Good Life."
Earle kicks off a British tour in January and North American touring follows, including performances at SXSW in March.... »»»December 9, 2008 - Julianne Hough is keeping busy this holiday season with visits to Dr. Phil, Rachael Ray and President Bush. ABC and InStyle chose her to host their primetime year-end special.
Hough released her debut earlier this year and "The Julianne Hough Holiday
Collection," a top-selling Christmas release for Target stores.... »»»December 9, 2008 - Banjo ace Alison Brown will release her 10th disc, "The Company You Keep" on her own Compass Records label in March 2009.
"'The Company You Keep' isn't solely a statement about me or my band, or about Compass Records. It's about independent music as a whole. The fact that we are all still here when... »»»December 8, 2008 - Lady Antebellum, James Otto, Kellie Pickler, Chuck Wicks and The Zac Brown Band will be featured at next year's Country Radio Broadcasters' New Faces of Country Music Show.
The show, which highlights newer acts in country, will be held March 6, 2009 in Nashville.
Each year, five emerging artists that... »»»December 7, 2008 - John Rich got hitched. On Saturday in Nashville, Rich, one half of Big & Rich, married long-time girlfriend Joan Bush, according to People.
Bush is a former model, who operates a modeling agency in Houston. The report said about two dozen family members attended the wedding. A reception was held at... »»»December 7, 2008 - Montgomery Gentry's hit single, Roll With Me will top the Billboard and Country Aircheck country singles charts today, the duo's SonyBMG label announced. The song takes over the top of the chart from Zac Brown Band's Chicken Fried. Montgomery Gentry's fastest rising single ever, this marks their first... »»»December 5, 2008 - Toby Keith is re-releasing "A Classic Christmas" this month with a difference. Instead of two discs as it was last year, the release is being separated into two CDs - one of secular holiday favorites (White Christmas, Silver
Bells) and the other of spiritually-focused selections (Little Drummer Boy,... »»»December 5, 2008 - Readying a new CD, Jake Owen received his first Grammy nomination for this week for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals for Life In A Northern Town with Sugarland and Little Big Town.
"I am truly blown away. ACM, CMA and GRAMMY nods in one year...that's nuts. Can you believe it? I honestly can't.... »»»December 5, 2008 - Given Kenny Chesney's superstar status, it may seem hard to believe that he has never been nominated for a Grammy. Until now. And Chesney said Thursday he was quite happy with the news.
Chesney was nominated for Best Country Vocal Performance, Collaboration for Shiftwork with George Strait.... »»»December 4, 2008 - The Dixie Chicks were sued for defamation in an Arkansas circuit court because of statements made by lead singer Natalie Maines about the stepfather of one of 3 8-year-old boys murdered in 1993 in a case known as the West Memphis 3.
Steve Branch, Christopher Byers and Michael Moore were found dead May... »»»December 4, 2008 - Kenny Chesney is lining up summer tour dates with a trip planned to Gillette Stadium for the fifth straight year. Chesney, whose show at the Foxboro, Mass. venue, sold out within 14 minutes last year, will play Massachusetts Aug. 15. He also is slated to play the StageCoach festival in Indo, Cal.... »»»December 4, 2008 - Taylor Swift stayed number 1 on the Billboard country album chart for the week ending Dec. 13 with her sophomore disc, "Fearless." She also held the fifth position with her self-titled debut, which was up four. On the song chart, Zac Brown Band was first for the second week running with Chicken Fried.... »»»December 4, 2008 - Tobby Keith is getting ready to rev up his winter Biggest &
Baddest Tour. The show starts Jan. 22 in Albany, N.Y. The tour will include at least 12 more shows, though not all dates were announced.
Keith also will play Peoria, Ill. on Jan. 29 and Evansville, Ind. on Jan 30. Jason Aldean is slated to... »»»December 4, 2008 - James Otto expressed "shock" after receiving his first two Grammy Award nominations last night in the Best Male Country Vocal Performance Category for Just Got Started Lovin' You from his debut album Sunset Man and as songwriter in the Best Country Song Category for his contribution on Jamey Johnson's In Color.... »»»December 4, 2008 - Lady Antebellum's members were predictably happy for Grammy nominations Wednesday for best new artist and best country performance by a duo or group with vocals for Love Don't Live Here.
The trio learned the news via text message as they walked off stage between gigs in Las Vegas, where they were... »»»December 4, 2008 - Rascal Flatts filmed a video for I'll Be Home For Christmas in New York City in November. The song is from the band's recently released "Greatest Hits Volume 1." The clip was directed by Shaun Silva.
The video debuts on TV on Monday, Dec. 8 and can also be viewed online at outlets including Yahoo, AOL,... »»»December 4, 2008 - Miranda Lambert went gold with her single Gunpowder & Lead. Both the digital single and mastertone version of this song were gold.
Lambert's follow-up single, More Like Her, is on the charts. She is on the road and headlining a number of shows this month. She'll be closing out the year co-headlining... »»»December 3, 2008 - Alison Krauss and Robert Plant received five Grammy nominations Wednesday, including for album of the year for "Raising Sand."
Krauss and Plant also were nominated for best pop collaboration with vocals for Rich Woman. The duo's Please Read the Letter was nominated for record of the year.... »»»December 3, 2008 - Not only did Carrie Underwood and Sara Evans sing with Elvis Presley long after his death, but so can you.
Sony Music Entertainment is giving Elvis Presley fans the opportunity to sing a Christmas duet with Elvis. The "Sing With The King" ecard makes it possible for fans to record their own version of... »»»December 3, 2008 - For the third consecutive year, LeAnn Rimes will host and perform at the 27th Annual Colgate Country Showdown National Final on Jan. 15, 2009 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The Showdown is the nation's largest and longest-running country music talent search and radio promotion.... »»»December 3, 2008 - Wynonna is set to release her seventh studio album in 2009 - an assortment of standards paying homage to all the different genres. Produced by long time collaborators Don Potter and Brent Mahar and recorded at Sound Kitchen, The Blue Room Studios and East Iris Studios in Nashville, "Sing" drops Feb. 3 on Curb Records.... »»»December 3, 2008 - Aaron Tippin returned home Sunday following his fourth tour of Iraq to spend time with U.S. troops there.
Tippin was joined by Fox News contributor Bill Cowan during his 10-day tour, meeting troops, signing autographs and performing several concerts. "It is amazing how well things are going," said... »»»December 3, 2008 - Actor Kevin Costner and Modern West are hitting the road to support his new CD "Untold Truths," released last month.
The band sold out a show at the Rams Head in Annapolis, Md. last night and another at The Birchmere in Virginia tonight.
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Dec. 2 Alexandria, VA The Birchmere
Jan.... »»»December 3, 2008 - And the name of the album is "Feel That Fire." That's what Dierks Bentley decided to call his fourth studio disc, due Feb. 3, 2009 on Capitol Nashville. The title also is the first single, the fastest rising single of the singer/songwriter's career to date.
"I spent more time making this album than ever before...... »»»December 2, 2008 - The Dixie Chicks and Sheryl Crow are among the artists giving a world-premiere of exclusive songs today to mark World AIDS Day. This is being done in conjunction with launching (RED)WIRE, the new music service from (RED). Throughout the day, visit www.red.msn.com to see performances from the Dixie... »»»December 2, 2008 - Singer Jeff Black, host of "Black Tuesdays," is re-launching the podcast series under a new format today. "Black Tuesdays" will now be offered through a new blog platform, which will provide exclusive multi-media content on a monthly basis. Paid subscribers will have access to a variety of online... »»»December 2, 2008 - The release of Alecia Nugent's third CD, "Hillbilly Goddess," was pushed back two months to March 2009.
The CD was due Jan. 13, 2009, but now will be out March 24. "It was just a better date for us to move it to," said a label spokesperson. Tuesday.
Nugent mines country and bluegrass music.... »»»December 2, 2008 - Neko Case will release her first album in three years in March, "Middle Cyclone," on Anti- Records. The 15-track collection is Case's first release since 2006's "Fox Confessor Brings The Flood."
"Middle Cyclone" was produced by Case with Darryl Neudorf and recorded in Tucson, Ariz., Brooklyn, Toronto, and Vermont.... »»»December 2, 2008 - Craig Morgan will host this year's America's Grand Ole Opry Weekend Year-End Special, available to country radio stations across America from Westwood One. The special will share the year's hits as performed live on the Opry stage throughout 2008.
Songs include All American Girl by another new Opry... »»»December 1, 2008 - Alan Jackson's fans make their video debut tonight when the video to his Top 10 single Country Boy premieres on GAC. Jackson hatched the idea to ask fans to submit video ideas of what it means to be a country boy or girl, and he picked 10 of his favorites to include in the video along with his... »»»December 1, 2008 - Keith Urban will hit the road in 2009 with supporting acts including Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Dierks Bentley, Glen Campbell, Lady Antebellum and The Zac Brown Band. The upcoming tour, which will kick off in May, comes following the release of his as yet untitled, fifth studio recording due March 31.... »»»December 1, 2008 - Canadian band The Road Hammers released a new single in their homeland, Homegrown. A video was shot in Nashville and will hit the CMT airways later this month. A website was set up at www.homegrownthesingle.ca to support the single. The quartet, led by Jason McCoy, is on the Montage record label in the U.S.... »»»December 1, 2008 - Bruce Springsteen's new song My Lucky Day from his forthcoming CD "Working on a Dream" will be available on Amazon MP3 and MySpace Music for one week starting today.
The two sites today exclusively debuted the music video for the song, the first time that the two sites have collaborated on streaming video.... »»»December 1, 2008 - Dry Branch Fire Squad will release their first all new studio album since 2001 in late January 2009, Rounder Records announced Monday.
"Echoes of the Mountains" will be out Jan. 27. The band's last all studio disc was 2001's "Hand Hewn." Led by singer, mandolin-picker and raconteur Ron Thomason, Dry... »»»December 1, 2008 - Martina McBride is heading to New York City this week for appearances on ABC's Good Morning America and The View. McBride will perform Blue Christmas, her duet with Elvis Presley on Good Morning America on Dec. 3. She then goes to The View to discuss the video for the song on which she is onstage with... »»»
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