February 27, 2009 - Little Jimmy Dickens will be back at the Grand Ole Opry tonight and tomorrow, the first time since he took ill in January. He had surgery then to repair bleeding on his brain. He spent time in the hospital and in... »»»February 27, 2009 - A collectors' edition of Dolly Parton's latest CD, "Backwoods Barbie," will be out via Cracker Barrell on March 23. The album will feature three new tracks, and the CD will also feature brand new photos and artwork. The CD goes on sale exclusively at all Cracker Barrel locations.... »»»February 27, 2009 - Sugarland will resume the 2009 leg of their Love On The Inside tour in April, going into October.
The nationwide tour will kick off on April 10 in their hometown of
Atlanta. The tour will feature Billy Currington, singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson, singer-songwriter Eric Hutchinson and Jake Owen.... »»»February 26, 2009 - Former Alabama guitarist Jeff Cook will release his first CD in March as a digital only offering. After retiring from the road in 2004, Cook recently formed the Allstar Goodtime Band. Cook and the AGB will release "Ashes Won't Burn" for download on iTunes beginning March 17. The new album, releasing on... »»»February 26, 2009 - Nashville's WSM will formally be added to the Americana Music Radio Panel on March 2, the Americana Music Association announced today. Internet radio's gotradio.com has joined the panel as well.
650AM WSM has provided Nashville and 38 states with radio programming for many decades.... »»»February 26, 2009 - George Strait and Randy Travis were among country and bluegrass artists receiving Dove nominations from Gospel Music Association.
Nominations went to:
Bluegrass album (album; artist; producer; label)
"Bluegrass Worship"; Various; Steve Ivey; Star Song Music
Help Is On The Way; Doyle Lawson &... »»»February 26, 2009 - The prolific group The Boxmasters return with their third release, "Modbilly," on April 21 on Vanguard/Sawmill. Produced by W.R. "Bud" Thornton, aka actor Billy Bob Thornton, and J.D. Andrew, "Modbilly" follows two releases in 2008.
As with their 2008 debut, "The Boxmasters," "Modbilly" offers two sides of one story.... »»»February 26, 2009 - Despite a 32-percent drop in sales, Taylor Swift's "Fearless" is number 1 on the Billboard 200 for the 10th time since its release in November. Only eight other albums by solo female artists have earned at least 10 weeks at number one. "Fearless" sold 62,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.... »»»February 26, 2009 - The Tuesday Night Opry shows start once again on Tuesday March 3. Scheduled to appear during the first Tuesday Night Opry of the year are Del McCoury Band, Jason Michael Carroll, Josh Gracin, Ricky Skaggs, Eli Young Band, The Whites and others. Gracin will appear in The Opry Shop before the evening's... »»»February 25, 2009 - Traditional country singer Daryle Singletary returns to action with his new single, Love You With The Lights On. The singer signed with a sort of new label and has an album coming soon.
Singletary signed with E1 Music, which used to be Koch Records. Written by the hit songwriters Chris DuBois (We... »»»February 25, 2009 - Naomi Judd will return as a judge for CMT's Can You Duet. The Grammy winner will also mentor aspiring duos in the reality music show. Open auditions for the show will be held at Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville on March 7, and the first episode will premiere in early June.
Other judges on the show are hit... »»»February 25, 2009 - The Country Music Association announced category and voting procedural changes for the Country Music Hall of Fame today, effective with the 2010 ballots. These changes were approved by the CMA Board of Directors during the February board meeting in Orlando earlier this week.
Three inductees will... »»»February 25, 2009 - Nashville will head to the Big Apple once again for a showcase of Music City's songwriters strting in mid-March.
The CMA Songwriters Series at Joe's Pub started in 2005 and returns for a fifth year with Bob DiPiero hosting. Others performing will be Casey Beathard, Dave Berg, Sarah Buxton and Rivers Rutherford.... »»»February 24, 2009 - Gary Louris and Mark Olson added North American tour dates to support their new album "Ready For The Flood" (New West Records) in April. This is the first new music from the pair since Olson left the Jayhawks in 1995.
The new dates, including California and Seattle, follow a run on the East Coast... »»»February 24, 2009 - The Ralph Stanley Museum will celebrate Stanley's 82nd birthday with a dinner and show March 28 in Kingsport, Tenn.
Those performing including Stanley, the ETSU Bluegrass Band, Tim White & VW Boys and The Midnight Ramblers. Tickets to the dinner are $100 per plate, and guests may purchase them by... »»»February 24, 2009 - Lon Helton of Country Countdown USA won the national on-air personality of the year award from the 44th annual Academy of Country Music Awards it was announced Tuesday. Radio stations WIVK-FM & WYCT-FM each won in two categories.
Helton has hosted Westwood One's "Country Countdown USA" since its inception in 1992.... »»»February 24, 2009 - Jake Owen scored hits the first time around in 2006 with his debut CD, "Startin' With Me." He enjoyed hits including Yee Haw and the title track. He is back with "Easy Does It," (RCA) which includes 10 songs. He has a hit on his hands with Don't Think I Can't Love You. He also reprises Eight Second Ride from his debut.... »»»February 24, 2009 - A bout with pneumonia forced the Drive By-Truckers to cancel five dates this month with three already rescheduled for late March.
Lead singer Patterson Hood was forced to sit out of this past weekend's shows due to walking pneumonia and "needs some more time to recuperate," according to the band's web site.... »»»February 23, 2009 - Toby Keith notches another number one single this week with God Love Her. The song will top both the Billboard/R&R and Country
Aircheck/Mediabase/USA Today country charts when they are officially released Thursday. The second single from Keith's "That Don't Make Me A Bad Guy" album gives him the 25th... »»»February 23, 2009 - Tony Brown, record executive and producer, will be the 2009 Cecil Scaife Visionary Award recipient honoring his contribution to the music industry on March 2 in Nashville.
LaRawn Scaife Rhea founded the award honoring her gather to honor one individual each year who, through their life and work,... »»»February 22, 2009 - Miranda Lambert's charity event, TAILS (Texoma Animal Improved Living Society), raised $70,000 to build a shelter in Tishomingo, Okla. The money was raised at a concert with boyfriend Blake Shelton at Murray State College on Feb. 12.
After Lambert purchased a farm in this community a year ago, she... »»»February 22, 2009 - Ace guitarist, songwriter and producer Buddy Miller, touring with Emmylou Harris, may have suffered a heart attack Thursday night in Baltimore and underwent triple bypass surgery.
Miller, 56, was part of the "3 Girls And Their Buddy" tour with Harris, Shawn Colvin and Patty Griffin.... »»»February 20, 2009 - Jake Owen will kick off his album release day Tuesday of "Easy Does It" with a return visit to ABC's Good Morning America for a performance that will include the first single, the Top 10 Don't Think I Can't Love You.
Owen wrote 8 of the 10 songs on the CD. "I'm pretty fortunate to be around a lot of... »»»February 20, 2009 - JCPenney will sponsor Rascal Flatts' tour for the next two years as the "Rascal Flatts American Living Unstoppable Tour." The tour will promote American Living, the retailer's affordable, all-American lifestyle brand developed exclusively by Polo Ralph Lauren's Global Brand Concepts.... »»»February 20, 2009 - New York City honky tonker Monica Passin signed a record deal with Cow Island Music, the Boston-area country label with her first CD coming May 12.
Monica and the Monicats released two albums in the late 1990's before taking an extended break from recording.
Bill Hunt, the owner of the label, said... »»»February 20, 2009 - Trace Adkins is hitting the Glenn Beck Show twice next week. On Monday, Feb. 23, the singer will talk issues with Beck on the live show on Fox airing at 5 p.m. eastern. On Saturday, Feb. 28, Adkins will be on the weekend edition on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 9 p.m. eastern to perform Marry for Money and Muddy Water.... »»»February 20, 2009 - Sugarland will embark on their first European tour throughout the entire month of March. Traveling to 7 different countries, they will perform in 11
different European cities. Labelmate Holly Williams will open in
London and Glasgow.
Tour dates are:
March 6 - Army Base... »»»February 20, 2009 - Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band will release their second album on May 5 on Merge Records. "Outer South" was recorded at Sonic Ranch Studios in Tornillio, outside El Paso, Texas in November and December and features the same group of musicians who played on last year's acclaimed Oberst album,... »»»February 20, 2009 - Caitlin & Will won "Can You Duet" and now they are tryng to win over country radio with their first single, Even Now.
The pair - Caitlin Lynn, from Baltimore, and Will Snyder, the guitarist/vocalist from London, Ky. entered the contest with other partners and were each paired with a second set of... »»»February 19, 2009 - Taylor Swift regained the number 1 spot on the Billboard top 200 with "Fearless," but right behind was Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' "Raising Sand." On the song chart for the week ending Feb. 28, Kenny Chesney was number one with Down the Road, a song he recorded with Mac McAnally.... »»»February 19, 2009 - Rascal Flatts will offer one song per week from their upcoming album, "Unstoppable," starting on March 10. Four songs will be out prior to the April 7 release of the disc.
The first song, Here Comes Goodbye, and music video for it will be available on iTunes on March 10. The remaining three songs... »»»February 19, 2009 - King Wilkie will release their third disc in late April on a new label. "King Wilkie Presents: The Wilkie Family Singers" streets April 28 on Casa Nueva. David Bromberg, Robyn Hitchcock, John McEuen, Sam Parton (Be Good Tanyas), Peter Rowan and Abigail Washburn help out.
The CD is set against the... »»»February 18, 2009 - Taylor Swift returns to the top of the Billboard album chart with "Fearless." Swift took over from The Fray's self-titled second disc. "Raising Sand" enjoyed a huge gain from the five awards given Robert Plant and Alison Krauss at the Grammys. The CD moved from 69 to 2 with sales of 77,000, up 715 percent.... »»»February 18, 2009 - Charlie Robison is slated to release new music in June.
The follow-up to "Good Times," Dualtone Records said the Texan's second disc for the label is tentatively scheduled for a June 9 release. "Beautiful Day" includes a cover of Bruce Springsteen's Racing in the... »»»February 18, 2009 - The fate of Montage Music Group, which includes The Road Hammers and Andy Griggs, remains up in the air, although the publishing branch of the company will remain operational.
"The management basically did an evaluation of the current business model, and I would be remiss that I didn't point out in... »»»February 18, 2009 - Rascal Flatts sell out of Madison Square Garden in New York last week meant the the trio was the first country act to sell out the garden three consecutive times on three consecutive tours - 2006's "Me & My Gang Tour," 2007's "Still Feels Good Tour" and this year's "Bob That Head Tour.... »»»February 18, 2009 - Brad Paisley took his Paisley Party Tour to Canada this past weekend and continued his string of sell-outs. More than 35,000 fans checked out Paisley in London, Hamilton and Ottawa. The tour sold-out 13 of the first 14 tour dates on the final leg and extends to this week with dates in Winnipeg, Regina,... »»»February 18, 2009 - Jessica Harp, who was one half of The Wreckers, is out with her first single, Boy Like Me.
Harp said on her web site that she was "super excited to start getting feedback...but also now feeling the nervous feeling of putting something you've worked so hard on out into the world and know that now it's... »»»February 18, 2009 - With four number one singles under his belt from "If You're Going Through Hell," Rodney Atkins will move onto a new CD. "It's America" comes out March 31 on Curb, his third release for the label.
The title track and first single is a patriotic song he first shared with audiences on the 2008 CMA Awards... »»»February 17, 2009 - Grand Ole Opry member and Country Music Hall of Famer Little Jimmy Dickens is back at home after spending time recuperating at a rehabilitation center in Nashville. He is recovering from recent brain surgery to repair a subdural... »»»February 17, 2009 - Sissy's Song, the fourth single from Alan Jackson's "Good Time," goes to radio next week. He wrote the song following the sudden death of a woman who worked in the Jackson household and who the Jackson's saw every day.
"She was just a real sweet young woman," he said. "The sudden death of someone so... »»»February 17, 2009 - George Strait will headline the opening event at the Dallas Cowboys new stadium on June 6. Strait will be joined by superstar Reba McEntire Blake Shelton and recording artist and two-time Dancing With The Stars champion Julianne Hough.
"George Strait is one of the most successful and prolific country... »»»February 17, 2009 - Jessie Baker, banjo man for Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, is working on his first solo project. The yet-to-be titled CD is an all instrumental effort that features Baker on banjo, Dudley Connell on guitar, David McLaughlin on mandolin and fellow band-mates Michael Cleveland on fiddle and Marshall Wilborn on bass.... »»»February 17, 2009 - With one number one under his belt - the title track of his new CD, "Feel That Fire," Dierks Bentley will see if he can do the same with Sideways. The uptempo single goes to country radio today with an official add date of March 2.
"I did a lot of research in pubs across the U.S.... »»»February 17, 2009 - Kenny Chesney will be number one on the Billboard country song chart with Down the Road, his song with Mac McAnally, when it the charts are released later this week.
Chesney takes over for Dierks Bentley, who had a number one with the title track of his new CD,Feel That Fire.
"I am really happy about... »»»February 17, 2009 - Gurf Morlix is probably best known for his work with Lucinda Williams as a member of her band and producer. But he forged his own solo career as well. "Last Exit to Happyland" (Rootball), which comes out today, is his fifth album. Special guests include Patty Griffin, Ruthie Foster and Timbuk3's Barbara K.... »»»February 17, 2009 - Canadian rootsy singer Corb Lund signed with New West Records, it was announced Tuesday. A new record is slated for a fall release.
The Juno-Award winning Lund, who has toured the U.S. will make his New West debut March 19th during the South by Southwest Festival in Austin.
"We are very excited to be... »»»February 16, 2009 - Dailey & Vincent won 6 awards at the 35th Annual SPBGMA Bluegrass Music Awards held Sunday night in Nashville. The duo was honored for Bluegrass Band of the Year (Overall), Vocal Group of the Year, Gospel Group of the Year (Contemporary) and Song of the Year (By the Mark), while Jamie Dailey was... »»»February 13, 2009 - Alecia Nugent's third release for Rounder has been pushed back again. "Hillbilly Goddess" originally was slated for a January release, which was then March 24. Now, the CD is due May 12. No reason was given for the postponement.
Nugent's first single, Cryin' All the Way to the Bank, is getting play... »»»February 13, 2009 - Kenny Chesney was the biggest money maker in the country field, in 2009, according to Billboard. Others in the overall top 20 were Rascal Flatts, The Eagles and Taylor Swift.
Madonna was number 1 of all performers with $242,176,466. This would include money made from concerts, digital sales, ring tones... »»»February 13, 2009 - Rascal Flatts revealed the cover for their next album "Unstoppable," due out April 7, before last night's sold-out show at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The band picked four finalists from thousands of entries submitted through the People's Choice website, pcaVOTE.com.... »»»February 13, 2009 - With the tremendous success of "Raising Sand" under their belts, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are back at it. The two, who won five Grammys Sunday, started new recording sessions, according to Ken Irwin of Rounder Records.
"Alison and Robert have been in the studio for about two weeks and although... »»»February 12, 2009 - Rascal Flatts is being sued for copyright infringement over a song on the band's "Still Feels Good" CD.
Songwriter D.L. Byron, who wrote Pat Benatar's Shadows of the Night, said the band used his song in writing No Reins off the "Still Feels Good" CD. Byron filed a federal suit against the band,... »»»
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February 12, 2009 - Ben Kweller's "One Minute Pop Song//Season 2" will premiere on AOL's Spinnber.com web site. Kweller just released "Changing Horses," a country disc.
"One Minute Pop Song" is a self-produced, web-show that first aired in the summer of 2006. "One Minute Pop Song" returns for its second season with... »»»February 12, 2009 - Fiddler Casey Driessen is going his own way with his next CD after getting a Grammy nomination for his Sugar Hill disc, "3D." "Oog" (Red Shoe Records) comes out May 12 with Driessen focusing on his talents as a composer and producer.
Drawing solely on the past two years of musical and world travel... »»»February 12, 2009 - Gloriana officially released their debut single Wild At Heart on Monday and debuted on iTunes with the single. The song charted on R&R two weeks before its official add and is currently 54 on the R&R Chart. This is the first single from Gloriana's forthcoming debut album on Emblem Music Group and was... »»»February 12, 2009 - Dierks Bentley scored a double double on the Billboard charts by going number 1 on the country album and song chart for the week ending Feb. 21 with "Feel That Fire." The CD ousted Taylor Swift's "Fearless" from the number 1 spot for the first time in 12 weeks. The single took over the top from Blake... »»»February 11, 2009 - The biggest surprise in the Academy of Country Music nominations announced Wednesday may well be Heidi Newfield, who was nominated in four categories. Her debut solo single Johnny and June earned nominations for Single, Song, and Video of the Year. She also took nominations for top female vocalist
"My... »»»February 11, 2009 - The reign of Taylor Swift on the Billboard country chart is over for now at least thanks to Dierks Bentley's new album, "Feel That Fire." Bentley had the top country album and number 3 in the U.S. selling 71,000 units. Bentley also is number one on the song chart with the title track.... »»»February 11, 2009 - Carrie Underwood became the first woman to be nominated for entertainer of the year by the Academy of Country Music Wednesday. She also was nominated as Top Female Vocalist and Video of The Year for Just a Dream.
"I am so humbled and blessed with the recognition of these nominations by my fellow... »»»February 11, 2009 - A former Nashville Star finalist and a trio formed at Mississippi State University were picked as the first two showcase artists for the upcoming Americana Music Festival in Nashville in September.
Brigid Kaelin and Come On Go With Us were named to be part of the concerts held during the convention Sept. 16-19.... »»»February 11, 2009 - James Otto said Wednesday it was "huge honor" to be nominated for an Academy of Country music Award. In fact, the singer received his first two ACM nominations in the Top New Male Vocalist Of The Year category and as songwriter for Jamey Johnson's In Color, in the Song Of The Year category.... »»»February 11, 2009 - Joey+Rory earned their first Academy of Country Music nomination this morning for Top Vocal Duo. Alongside country veterans Brooks & Dunn, Big & Rich, Montgomery Gentry and Sugarland, the couple has some stiff competition.
"When I heard the news this morning, I told Joey 'guess who just got nominated... »»»February 11, 2009 -
By Marlene Hall (Photograph by Sam Hurd)
Dolly Parton has done it all, song writer, singer, actress, entrepreneur, philanthropist, but she easily could add one more - comedienne. Parton had the rapt audience at the National Press Club Tuesday rolling with laughter with her self-deprecating humor... »»»February 11, 2009 - Brad Paisley led the 44th annual Academy of Country Music nominees with six nominations, with many coming for his hit song Waitin' on a Woman. Paisley also was nominated for the biggest award - entertainer of the year. George Strait was nominated for four awards apiece as was Heidi Newfield, while... »»»February 11, 2009 - LeAnn Rimes will receive the Home Depot Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Country Music, it was announced today. The award will be presented during the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards from Las Vegas Sunday, April 5.
Rimes has been particularly devoted to children's causes.... »»»February 10, 2009 - Keith Urban is personalizing his new video of Sweet Thing for his fans. The video for his 18th Top 5 hit becomes the first official music video to be made available for personal fan customization. Fans can go to www.sweetthing.tv
where they can create and forward their own music video to their sweetie.... »»»February 10, 2009 - Sugarland will see if they can be third time lucky. With All I Want to Do and Already Gone having gone number one from the duo's third disc, "Love on the Inside" last year, Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush will see if they reach the same heights with It Happens.
The third single was written by... »»»February 10, 2009 - GAC's "Our Song," the show that goes beyond the artist and delves into the relationships that often inspire the song, will feature Brad Mates of Emerson Drive along with his wife, Jana, on Feb. 12.
The two met briefly while the band was on the road, but that chance meeting led to a long-distance... »»»February 10, 2009 - Levon Helm will appear on the Late Night with Conan O'Brien show tonight (well really tomorrow) at 12:30 a.m. on NBC. Helm enjoyed an award winning 2008 with concerts around the U.S. and awards at the Americana music... »»»February 10, 2009 - Bluegrass rules today in terms of new releases with three of the four discs being bluegrass.
Michael Martin Murphey is best known for cowboy music after doing country songs. "Buckaroo Blue Grass" (Rural Rhythm) is his first bluegrass disc, although there is a country bent to the music.... »»»February 9, 2009 - Keith Urban's "Escape Together World Tour" today announced the
creation of a $20 ticket. At Urban's insistence, select number of seats will be made available for all "Escape Together World Tour" dates except two locales. All per ticket transaction fees for the $20 ticket have been waived.... »»»February 9, 2009 - The Wheeling Jamboree Country Music show is reopening the famous 1940's venue. The jamboree is the second longest running radio show only to the Grand Ole Opry.
The West Virginia site showcases a country music mix which includes traditional country, today's popular country, bluegrass, Americana and... »»»February 9, 2009 - Brad Paisley was at home when he got the news of his two Grammy wins Sunday. He was certainly happy with the wins.
Paisley won Best Male Country Vocal Performance for his self-penned number one Letter To Me and Best Country Instrumental Performance for Cluster Pluck from his current instrumental album "Play.... »»»February 8, 2009 - Chuck Wicks and Jewel are among the celebrity competitors poised to take to the dance floor for the eighth season of Dancing With the Stars. The new cast was revealed Sunday as series host Tom Bergeron presented the "All Night Name Drop," announcing this season's competitors throughout ABC's Sunday... »»»February 8, 2009 - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, won four awards, including album of the year, while Brad Paisley and Sugarland won two Grammys at the 51st Grammys Sunday in Los Angeles.
Plant and Krauss won their awards from their work on the CD "Raising Sand." The duo took the award for album of the year, record of... »»»February 8, 2009 - Chuck Mead, a former mainstay of BR549, is pushing back the release of his solo debut by two months. "Journeyman's Wager" was originally slated for a March 17 release. But Thirty Tigers, which is distributing the CD, said Friday that the CD will now be out May 12.
The music was produced by Ray Kennedy... »»»February 8, 2009 - The release date for "Man of Somebody's Dreams: A Tribute to Chris Gaffney" was moved from late March to May 26. Gaffney, who released albums on his own and played with Dave Alvin, died last year of lung cancer. No reason was cited for the delay of the 17-song disc by Yep Roc Records.... »»»February 7, 2009 - Molly Bee, a singer who had a hit at 13 with I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, died Feb. 7 at 69 in California of complications from a stroke.
Bee, born Molly Beachboard in Oklahoma City, Okla. on Aug. 18, 1939, was 10 years old when she gained the attention of Rex Allen, the singing cowboy.... »»»February 6, 2009 - Keith Urban's 2009 tour will kick off in Connecticut in early May. The tour ends in late August in Virginia. Opening acts include Sugarland, Dierks Bentley, Taylor Swift, Jason Aldean and Zac Brown Band. Tickets for almost all shows go on sale Feb. 13-15.
Urban's current single "Sweet Thing" marks his... »»»February 6, 2009 - Taylor Swift's May 22nd concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles went clean this morning within two minutes of tickets going on sale. Swift will be at the Staples Center this Sunday night, performing live on the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. This will mark the debut television performance of her song... »»»February 6, 2009 - Jessica Simpson endured a rough performance Thursday night in Grand Rapids, Mich., forgetting words to her single, restarting another song and seemingly on the verge of tears, according to published reports.
Simpson is the opening act for Rascal Flatts. She has been accused of packing on extra pounds... »»»February 6, 2009 - Four final album covers were picked by Rascal Flatts for their next CD, and now it's up to the fans to vote.
Rascal Flatts asked their fans to choose the cover art for their next album, "Unstoppable," due out April 7. In January, Rascal Flatts teamed up with People's Choice and invited fans to submit... »»»February 5, 2009 - Response to John Rich's single Shuttin' Detroit Down resulted in a rush release of his CD in late March, according to his web site. "Son of a Preacher Man" was originally slated for a May release.
The single made its debut at 34 on the Radio & Records Singles Chart, making this his first Top 40 hit as... »»»February 5, 2009 - Blake Shelton and Taylor Swift stayed number 1 on the Billboard country song and album chart for the week ending Feb. 14 with She Wouldn't Be Gone and Fearless respectively. This marked Shelton's second straight week at the top.
He is followed closely behind by Dierks Bentley's title track of his just... »»»February 5, 2009 - Randy Houser's new single, Boots On, goes for adds on Feb. 23. "One of the things my dad told me as a kid...he'd say 'Son, make sure when you go out, you go out with your boots on.' Meaning basically if you're gonna' walk through this life, do it doin' what you love," Houser said in an interview with Country Weekly.... »»»February 4, 2009 - Tom Brumley, a member of Buck Owens' Buckaroos, died Wednesday at 73 in San Antonio.
Brumley, the son of gospel songwriter, Albert E. Brumley, who wrote I'll Fly Away, began his musical journey at 14. He is best known for his work as a member of The Buckaroos in the 1960s. He can be heard on Together... »»»February 4, 2009 - Taylor Swift's run as the best selling CD in the U.S. with "Fearless" came to an end for now at least. That's because Bruce Springsteen grabbed the top spot with his ninth number one disc, "Working on a Dream." Swift had the second biggest selling CD in the U.S. "Fearless" has been number 1 for 8 weeks... »»»February 4, 2009 - Scott Miller, known for his solo work and as a guiding light of The Vroys, will be out with "For Crying Out Loud" April 14, he announced Wednesday.
His last CD, "Appalachian Refugee Demos," helped pave the way for the new release. With proceeds from Internet sales of that album (demos from a Marantz... »»»February 4, 2009 - Roy Clark, Barbara Mandrell and Charlie McCoy will become the newest members of Country Music Hall of Fame, it was announced Wednesday.
Clark will be inducted in the "Career Achieved National Prominence Between World War II and 1975" category. Mandrell will be the fifth artist inducted in the "Career... »»»February 3, 2009 - Country, bluegrass and roots acts ranging from Merle Haggard to the SteelDrivers to Robert Earl Keen to Tift Merritt will play this year's Bonnaroo Fest in June.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are among the main acts playing this year along with Phish and Nine Inch Nails.... »»»February 3, 2009 - Dierks Bentley, Wynonna and a collaboration between Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel are among the CDs out today.
Bentley is out with his fourth studio disc, "Feel That Fire" (Capitol Nashville). The disc features the title track as the first single. Bentley, who had a hand in writing most of the... »»»February 3, 2009 - The Gibson Brothers - Eric and Leigh Gibson - announced Tuesday they were switching labels, going from Sugar Hill to Compass Records. A yet-to-be-titled album is due for release this spring.
The band released "Iron and Diamonds" last year. The new CD was produced by the two brothers plus bassist Mike... »»»February 3, 2009 - Taylor Swift will team up with Miley Cyrus for a special performance at the Grammys next week. Sugarland was added Tuesday to the list of performers as well.
They will join Adele, Chris Brown, Estelle and Kanye West, who will perform together; and a Four Tops tribute featuring Duke Fakir (2009... »»»February 3, 2009 - Bucky Covington will take a break from recording his second studio album and travel to Europe, where he will visit and perform five free, private concerts for soldiers as part of a week-long USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour.
USO tour dates are:
Feb. 17 - Kosovo Camp Bondsteel
Feb. 19 - Netherlands U.S.... »»»February 3, 2009 - NewFound Road will release their second disc for Rounder, "Same Old Place," on April 28. The 12-song release consists of driving rhythms, ballads and classic bluegrass.
The Franklin, Ohio group consists of Tim Shelton (vocals), Junior Williams (banjo), Joe Booher (mandolin) and Randy Barnes (bass) with... »»»February 3, 2009 - Julianne Hough, Kellie Pickler, Leann Rimes and Jessica Simpson will announce nominees for the 44th annual Academy of Country Music Awards. The nominations will be announced Feb. 11 with the show held April 5 in Las... »»»February 3, 2009 - Phil Vassar released the title track of his current album, "Prayer Of A Common Man," as his latest single.
The song, written with Tom Douglas, deals with economic issues and tough times. "That's what I remember about growing up," said Vassar. "That's how it was at my house. In my hometown there was a... »»»February 2, 2009 - When Jamey Johnson plays acoustic, his guitar has an autograph on it belonging to one of his musical heroes, Willie Nelson. Now, Johnson will open
shows for Nelson in March. "I can't believe I get to open gigs for one
of my heroes," said Johnson. "I first met Willie when I performed at
Farm Aid last... »»»February 2, 2009 - Blake Shelton continues his reign at the top of the country singles charts this week with She Wouldn't Be Gone.
This marks the second week at the top with song written by Cory Batten and Jennifer Adan. Shelton has had five ones in his career.
"I love to sing songs about regret - always have - and... »»»February 2, 2009 - The Steep Canyon Rangers finalized a new contract with Rebel Records and will start recording their fourth album for the label next month. The new record is targeted for a late summer/early fall release.
"We are real excited about our growth since the last record. Being a recording artist is... »»»February 2, 2009 - Texas artist Bart Crow is releasing his brand new single Hollywood today. Crow teamed up with writer/producer Dexter Green to record the song.
"Hollywood is one of the more spiritually honest songs that I have ever written. It's a true story about a friend who lost their path to their dreams by... »»»February 1, 2009 - Jamey Johnson will release his second single from "That Lonesome Song" next week. The meaty High Cost Of Living, which deals with drugs, divorce and prostitutes, goes for adds at radio Feb. 9. The first single was In Color, which made into the top... »»»
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