October 30, 2009 - The Band of Heathens, who recently released "One Foot in the Ether," will appear on PBS' Austin City Limits on Nov. 7 on a bill headlined by Elvis Costello. On the program, the band performs five songs: Jackson Station, L.A. County Blues, Shine a Light, Golden Calf and You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone.... »»»October 30, 2009 - Kenny Chesney's No Shoes Radio is expanding. His own online radio station featuring songs from his IPod, live shows, acoustic jams and surprise appearances by his musical friends, No Shoes Radio is now available through iTunes Radio Stations.
"When the people at I-Tunes told us they were into what... »»»October 29, 2009 - Tim McGraw debuted in first on the Billboard country album chart with "Southern Voice" for the week ending Nov. 7 with Taylor Swift's "Fearless" slipping to second. McGraw was second on the overall top 200 chart with "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" soundtrack leading the way. Zac Brown Band took over the... »»»October 29, 2009 - Kid Rock will join Zac Brown Band at the Georgia Theatre benefit concert on Friday, Oct. 30 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. Joining the band on stage to perform songs from their album "The Foundation," their favorite covers and new unreleased material also will be Kellie Pickler, Little Big Town, Joey... »»»October 28, 2009 - Zac Brown Band's Toes will top the Billboard country song chart when it is released Thursday. The song, the second number one from the Georgia band, takes over the top from Keith Urban's Only You Can Love Me This Way.
Chicken Fried hit number one for two weeks last December. Whatever It Takes reached... »»»October 28, 2009 - The Grand Ole Opry returns to its former home, the Ryman Auditorium, for the winter months, Nov. 3 - Jan. 30, 2010. But before doing so the shows at the Grand Ole Opry House this weekend will be held. This Friday, Oct. 30, Keith Urban, Vince Gill, David Nail, Little Jimmy Dickens, Connie Smith and Jim... »»»October 28, 2009 - Keni Thomas will now sing the National Anthem tonight, Oct. 28, at the opening game of the 40th World Series at Yankee Stadium. Thomas was previously scheduled to sing God Bless America.
Upon arrival in New York this morning, Thomas was asked to sing the anthem instead. The New York Yankees play the... »»»October 28, 2009 - Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will perform on ABC's Good Morning America Tuesday, Nov. 10 live from Nashville on ABC.
The concert is free and open to the public. The event takes place on the Sommet Center's outside plaza at the corner of Broadway and Fifth Avenue in Nashville and is presented by Chevrolet.... »»»October 28, 2009 - Steve Martin will bring his banjo skills to MerleFest next year.
Martin, who released his first album ever this year, will perform on the Watson Stage on Saturday, May 1. "I've heard great things about MerleFest for years," said Martin. "As a musician, it's an event I'm really looking forward to playing.... »»»October 28, 2009 - Justin Moore is on a hot streak with a number one single,Small Town USA, and another first coming early next year. His wife, Kate, is expecting their first child - a girl - in February.
The couple plans to name the baby Ella Kole. Moore explains that his middle name is Kole, and his wife likes the name Ella.... »»»October 27, 2009 - Bluegrass star Del McCoury and traditional country singer Joe Nichols are among the new CDs out today.
McCoury released a boxed set earlier this year celebrating his golden anniversary in music. Today, he's out with "Family Circle," featuring his band. The new CD contains 14 tracks.... »»»October 27, 2009 - Tickets for the 3rd annual Verizon Wireless BamaJam Music & Arts Festival, headlined by Kenny Chesney, will go on sale Friday, Oct. 30. The event will be held Thursday, June 3 through Saturday, June 5, 2010 in Enterprise, Ala.
The price for a 3-day ticket is $99 and $49 for a 1-day flex ticket,... »»»October 27, 2009 - The Watson Twins will release their sophomore CD, "Talking To You, Talking To Me" on Vanguard Records Feb. 9, 2010.
In June 2009, Chandra and Leigh Watson, along with producers J. Soda and Russell Pollard, went to a cabin in the High Sierras near Yosemite to demo songs for the new album.... »»»October 27, 2009 - Keni Thomas heads to the Big Apple to sing God Bless America at the opening game of the 40th World Series, Wednesday night, Oct. 28 between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies.
"As a veteran, it's a privilege and an honor to be part of Major League Baseball's tribute to veterans tomorrow... »»»October 27, 2009 - NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. was announced today as an award presenter at the upcoming 43rd Annual CMA Awards.
Hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood from the Sommet Center in Nashville, Wednesday, Nov. 11, other presenters are the stars of ABC's "The Middle" Neil Flynn and Patricia Heaton;... »»»October 26, 2009 - The video for Blake Shelton's new single, Hillbilly Bone, will premiere exclusively on Yahoo! Music on Oct. 30. The music video single will be available for purchase on iTunes beginning Nov. 3.
The video stars Shelton and his long-time friend Trace Adkins, who duets with Shelton on the track.... »»»October 26, 2009 - Brad Paisley's American Saturday Night tour wrapped its first leg of dates this past weekend by playing to capacity crowds in New York City, Baltimore, State College, Pa. and Uncasville, Conn.
During the past year, Paisley has played to more than 1.2 million fans in more than 75 markets with 51 sell outs.... »»»October 26, 2009 - Jo Dee Messina will release a new single, That's God in January 2010, a prelude to her first album in five years, "Unmistakable."
Due in the spring, Messina co-produced the CD. "With the 'Unmistakable' album, it lets people see a different side of me than they have seen in the past," says Messina said.... »»»October 26, 2009 - Taylor Swift is back with a new version of "Fearless." The new CD, "Fearless Platinum Edition," contains six new songs: Jump Then Fall, Untouchable, Forever & Always (Piano Version), Come In With The Rain, SuperStar and The Other Side Of The Door.
Five music videos are part of the package along... »»»October 26, 2009 - Steel guitarist Robert D. Norred, one-time member of Hank Williams' backing band for a short period in the late 1940s, died Sunday, Oct. 25.
Norred was born Jan. 16, 1919 in Sylacauga, Ala. Norred was a band member of the Drifting Cowboys from late 1947 until early 1948, playing on Wiliams' radio show... »»»October 25, 2009 - Garth Brooks' return to performing is a hot ticket.
Tickets for Brooks' first 20 shows at the Wynn Las Vegas resort sold out in less than 5 hours. The resort said Saturday it had almost 142,000 callers with a web site for tickets attracting 5.4 million page views.
Brooks announced he was coming out of... »»»October 23, 2009 - Carrie Underwood will head to New York City to celebrate and promote her new album "Play On," out Nov. 3. Underwood will perform on The Late Show with David Letterman on Nov. 2, perform a special outdoor concert at Lincoln Center on Good Morning America on album release day and will round out her week... »»»October 23, 2009 - The first tickets for Taylor Swift's Fearless 2010 Tour went on sale this morning, and all tickets for the 15 shows put on sale were gone within minutes, including 4 shows in the New York area that all sold out in 2 minutes.
The sold out shows include arenas in Newark (2 shows), Uniondale, NY (2... »»»October 23, 2009 - Jake Owen will host ABC.com's "The Countdown To Country Music's Biggest Night," a daily webisode special, leading up to the 43rd Annual CMA Awards, airing Nov. 11 on ABC.
Owen, currently charting with Eight Second Ride, will take on the hosting gig for the daily five-minute show at www.ABC.com Nov. 4-Nov. 12.... »»»October 23, 2009 - Bob DiPiero was added to the line-up of the CMA Songwriters Series taking place at Nashville's Limelight on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
DiPiero, whose hits include Blue Clear Sky recorded by George Strait, Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl recorded by Brooks & Dunn, and Take Me As I Am recorded by Faith... »»»October 22, 2009 - Keith Urban topped the Billboard country song chart for the week ending Oct. 31 with Only You Can Love Me This Way and Taylor Swift's "Fearless" was back atop the album chart going from third to first.
Swift displaced Toby Keith and "America Ride," which fell to second. "The Foundation" from Zac Brown... »»»October 22, 2009 - Elvis Costello, The Avett Brothers, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage and the Steep Canyon Rangers are among the acts playing the 2010 version of MerleFest.
The annual event will be held April 29 -May 2 in Wilkesboro, N.C.
Other acts at the fest are:
Doc Watson
Richard Watson
Susana and Timmy Abell... »»»October 22, 2009 - Tim McGraw announced Thursday he will kick off the Southern Voice Tour in February with dates into the summer. Lady Antebellum will open the shows.
The Lost Trailers will open shows from Feb. 11-Apil 10 while Love And Theft will open from April 11 - Aug. 15.
McGraw released "Southern Voice" on... »»»October 22, 2009 - Leona Atkins, who sang with twin sister Lois Johnson as The Johnson Twins and later married Chet Atkins, died at her Nashville home Wednesday morning after a lengthy illness at 85.
She was born Leona Johnson, near Williamsburg, Ohio. The Johnson Twins, who used pseudonyms for their first names (Leona... »»»October 22, 2009 - The Alan Jackson Collection, a 40-plus piece assortment of lifestyle items created in conjunction with Jackson, will be available only at Cracker Barrel beginning Nov. 2.
The collection features men's wear and women's wear, food items, collectibles, an Alan Jackson Signature Rocker and other... »»»October 22, 2009 - Aaron Watson has released his latest single, The Road, the first single off of his upcoming studio album set to be released in early 2010.The song was written by Elliot Park.
Having 10 albums now under his belt, most recently his live CD/DVD "Deep In The Heart Of Texas: Aaron Watson LIVE," Watson... »»»October 21, 2009 - Danielle Peck had her very own day in her native Ohio.
Last Saturday night, prior her show in Zanesville, Ohio, Peck, a native of nearby Coshocton, was surprised by mayors of both towns with a new proclamation. Oct. 17 is now officially recognized as "Danielle Peck Day" by the town of Zanesville and its citizens.... »»»October 21, 2009 - Kenny Chesney may not be launching his typical stadium summer tour in 2010, but that doesn't mean he's going to be hanging in the islands all year. Chesney will headline Bama Jam and the Bayou Country Superfest next year, he announced Wednesday.
"I can't imagine a year not rocking the fans...... »»»October 21, 2009 - Keith Urban concluded the North American leg of his "Escape Together World Tour" in a cab. While playing the final bars of his number one hit, Better Life, Urban went down to the floor, walked through the halls of Buffalo, N.Y.'s HSBC Arena and out into the street where he donned a jacket, turned in his... »»»October 21, 2009 - Over Mountain Men, a group including Bob Crawford of the Avett Brothers and David Childers, will release their full-length debut CD, "Glorious Day," in early 2010 in Ramseur Records.
Crawford plays bass for The Avett Brothers, while Childers is a Charlotte, N.C.-based singer/songwriter.... »»»October 20, 2009 - Keith Urban has hit number one on the country song chart for the 11th time with Only You Can Love Me This Way. This is the second chart topper from "Defying Gravity" with Sweet Thing also turning the trick.
He takes over the top of the Billboard song chart from Chris Young's first number one Gettin' You Home.... »»»October 20, 2009 - Tim McGraw releases a new album today after a dispute with his label about his last release. Other new discs include new music from Lyle Lovett and Sam Bush.
McGraw's last album in October 2008 was his third greatest hits package, although he was not happy with his label, Curb, in putting out the music.... »»»October 20, 2009 - Tim McGraw has sung with non-country singers like Nelly, and now he'll do it with a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer. McGraw will be joined by Greg Allman for a performance on The Jay Leno Show on Tuesday, Oct. 27. The two will perform McGraw's new single Southern Voice (from his new album with the same title)... »»»October 20, 2009 - The CMA Songwriters Series will pave the way to The 43rd Annual CMA Awards with a show featuring Randy Houser, Brett James, Rivers Rutherford and Victoria Shaw at Nashville's Limelight on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
The series, which has played to sell-out shows in New York City for the past five years and... »»»October 19, 2009 - Songwriters Toby Keith and Taylor Swift received honors for their songwriting prowess, while Kye Fleming, Mark D. Sanders and the late Tammy Wynette was inducted in the Nashville Songwriters International Association Hall of Fame Sunday in a Nashville ceremony.
Fleming was honored for 30 years of... »»»October 19, 2009 - Toby Keith and Taylor Swift were honored during the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony Sunday. The event included the induction of Kye Fleming, Mark D. Sanders and the late Tammy Wynette.
Keith was named songwriter-artist of the decade for his many number one hits.... »»»October 19, 2009 - Musicians value their privacy, but apparently not Jo Dee Messina. She gave out a cell phone number via her Twitter and SayNow accounts, inviting fans to give her a call.
On Friday night, Messina spent about an hour and a half chatting with her fans on the phone after they called 615-866-1681.... »»»October 19, 2009 - When considering a bonus track for his upcoming CD release, "Old Things New," Joe Nichols gave fans a new twist on an old hit. He asked country rapper Colt Ford to remix Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off, a number 1 hit for Nichols in 2005.
"It was a real honor when Joe asked us to do a remix...... »»»October 19, 2009 - Dave Matthews will join Kenny Chesney to perform at the 43rd annual Country Music Association awards in November.
Chesney and Matthews will perform I'm Alive, which they recorded together for Chesney's "Lucky Old Sun" album. The song was originally recorded by Willie Nelson. The Matthews/Chesney duet... »»»October 19, 2009 - Gloriana will premiere their second video, How Far Do You Wanna Go? on CMT today. The video, directed by Kristin Barlowe (Martina McBride, Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, and Josh Turner), was shot in downtown Nashville.
Behind-the-scenes footage of the making of the video is at CMT.com.... »»»October 18, 2009 - Taylor Swift showed up in Vegas Saturday night to play with Justin Timberlake. Swift played in the Justin Timberlake & Friends Concert, benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino.
Swift played two songs,Love Story and You Belong to Me. Other performers included Snoop... »»»October 16, 2009 - Brad Paisley surprised a lucky fan last night at his American Saturday Night tour stop in Jacksonville, Fla. with a 2009 Chevy Silverado pickup truck for being the 1,000,000th fan to attend his concert in the last year.
Tim and Amber Brown from Orange Park, Fla., with their two children James and... »»»October 16, 2009 - Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40 will present the official 90-minute album premiere with Carrie Underwood and her new CD "Play On," hosted by Kingsley. The CD release date is Nov 3.
More than 100 stations have confirmed, including WUSN/Chicago, WXTU/Philadelphia, KPLX/Dallas-Ft. Worth, KBWF/San Francisco,... »»»October 16, 2009 - Brad Paisley announced today that he partnered witha team of four others to create and co-produce a show, tentatively titled "Nashville," a drama that revolves around an aspiring young female singer destined for stardom and a male songwriter whose career isn't as certain.
Paisley will be very... »»»October 16, 2009 - Ralph Stanley's behind-the-scenes autobiography, "Man Of Constant Sorrow: My Life & Times", debuts in bookstores today.
Co-written with music journalist Eddie Dean, the book chronicles in Stanley's own distinctive voice his rise from poverty and a broken home in rural Virginia to his musical pairing... »»»October 15, 2009 - Garth Brooks is abandoning retirement to play Vegas solo for 15 weeks per year for the next 5 years starting in December.
Brooks made the announcement during an afternoon press conference at Wynn Resorts in Las Vegas. Brooks will play one show on Fridays, two on Saturdays and one on Sunday at the Encore Theatre.... »»»October 15, 2009 - Commander Cody will be featured on the nationally syndicated "American Routes" radio show during the week of Oct. 21. The program is broadcast on 433 stations across the country.
The show will be an hour-long segment featuring an in-studio interview with the Cody, aka George Frayne, and discussion and... »»»October 15, 2009 - Taylor Swift will host "Saturday Night Live" on Nov. 7, she told Associated Press today.
Swift said she has "been thinking about skit ideas for a long time. There are definitely some hilarious things that have happened to me over the past couple of months that I think will be pretty substantial skits.... »»»October 15, 2009 - Tim McGraw will perform for the first time in four years at the 43rd Annual CMA Awards in November. Vince Gill will duet with rock band Daughtry, it also was announced Thursday.
Other new acts on the bill include Miranda Lambert , Jason Aldean, Billy Currington, Lady Antebellum and Zac Brown Band.... »»»October 15, 2009 - Garth Brooks said during a Thursday morning press conference in Nashville that he was coming out of retirement.
Brooks also said he did not expect to have any new music or concert tours for another five years.
"It's a proud day for me and my family to announce (this news)," Brooks said.... »»»October 14, 2009 - Steve Martin wants fans to make a video for Wally On The Runwith their dogs. Martin penned the song, featured on his current CD "The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo CD," for his canine Wally.
Martin partnered with Dailymotion to create a site to view his video, download the track, upload... »»»
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October 14, 2009 - Garth Brooks is set to make a big announcement Thursday afternoon, and it looks like it has something to do with playing Vegas.
A live feed of Wynn Resorts Chairman/CEO Steve Wynn's press conference Thursday will be available from 4-5p.m. Eastern. Call l 800-860-2442 with passcode "Wynn Announcement" for access.... »»»October 14, 2009 - The Zac Brown Band is holding a late October benefit for their Georgia Theatre benefit show in Atlanta.
Little Big Town, Joey + Rory and Shawn Mullins are among the artists appearing at the Oct. 30 benefit. Proceeds will go to rebuild the decommissioned Georgia Theatre. Prior to a fire earlier this... »»»October 14, 2009 - It was a good week for debuts on the country chart with Toby Keith leading the way with "American Ride." Keith sold about 90,000 units of his latest to top the Billboard chart, which officially drops Thursday.
Luke Bryan lands at number 2 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and 6 on the all-genre... »»»October 14, 2009 - Blake Wise signed with Broken Bow Records.
"We absolutely love the energy and soul of Blake," said Benny Brown of Broken Bow. "He just has the 'it' factor, he's larger than life on stage, he's got raw talent and a personality to match."
Wise is writing songs for his debut disc.... »»»October 14, 2009 - An enhanced version of Taylor Swift's "Fearless" album, entitled "Fearless Platinum Edition," will be out Oct. 27 as a CD/DVD dual set, containing 6 new songs and video extras
"Taylor's fans have an incredible appetite for her new music and her ongoing life experiences. The two million-plus fans... »»»October 14, 2009 - The All for the Hall concert, held Tuesday to support the Country Music Hall of Fame, will be back next October, Keith Urban announced during the show.
Urban said there was enough support from artists to be able to hold two shows, although he announced only one.
Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley, Vince Gill,... »»»October 13, 2009 - The broadcasting part of the Country Music Association awards were announced today with Kix Brooks among those getting an honor. Brooks received the word from Jamey Johnson, who called the other winners as well.
"When Jamey Johnson walked in our ACC studio today, I wasn't sure what was going on -... »»»October 13, 2009 - "Gold and Green" is the first holiday CD from Sugarland. The duo dishes out 10 songs including 8. Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel, Silent Night and Winter Wonderland plus originals.
James McMurtry releases "Live in Europe," (Lightning Rod) a recording of his first European tour from early 2009, on which he... »»»October 13, 2009 - Justin Moore shot the video for his second single, Backwoods, Monday. Moore went to the top of the charts with his debut, Small Town USA.
The Arkansas native said he had a guitar specially made for the film shoot. No word on when the filming will wrap or sent to the video stations.... »»»October 13, 2009 - Rascal Flatts will be heading to the west coast for tour dates this coming weekend along with making their first appearance on the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien on Wednesday, Oct. 14. They will perform their new single, Why, written by Allen Shamblin and Rob Mathes, marking the song's television debut.... »»»October 13, 2009 - Carrie Underwood will headline her own variety television special on Dec. 7, a 2-hour special airing on Fox.
Underwood will perform new music from her upcoming album, "Play On," plus previous hits and holiday classics. The first single from the CD is Cowboy Casanova. She will be joined on stage by... »»»October 12, 2009 - Tim McGraw will launch his upcoming album, "Southern Voice," with a series of national television appearances. Tonight, he will perform on Late Show with David Letterman and play an exclusive Live on Letterman webcast concert from the Ed Sullivan Theater.
The concert will be streamed on the Late Show website at www.... »»»October 12, 2009 - Hank Thompson Nudie suits and instruments and clothing from Johnny and June Cash will be among the more than 100 items up for auction at the Country Music Sale slated for Dec. 3 by Christie's.
The auction house claims this will be the first sale dedicated to the creation, history and evolution of country.... »»»October 12, 2009 - Taylor Swift took a break from the final weekend of her sold-out FEARLESS 2009 tour last Friday to tape an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, set to air on Wednesday, Oct. 14.
In May, Swift visited the show's Chicago studios to surprise a young fan, Oprah special co-host Jordan Casner, as part of a... »»»October 12, 2009 - Joe Nichols' new single Gimmie That Girl is out and appears on this week's Billboard country charts at 60. The up-tempo song made its world premiere on CMT.com. and is the second single from Nichols' soon to be released CD, "Old Things New" (street date Oct. 27 on Universal Records South).... »»»October 9, 2009 - Junior Sisk is going into the studio to start recording his second Rebel Records release next week.
Sisk, who released "Blue Side of the Blue Ridge," which came out in June 2008, is slated to record the disc at a studio in Cana, Va. Mark Freeman of Rebel said he thought Sisk would lay down tracks for... »»»October 9, 2009 - Randy Houser will perform Saturday, Oct. 10 on the outdoor stage at Fox News Channel's Fox & Friends: Weekend. Houser will perform his recent hit single Boots On, from his debut album "Anything Goes" and his new single Whistlin' Dixie, making its national television debut.
Written by Houser and Kim... »»»October 9, 2009 - Unreleased recordings of Hank Williams on Mother's Best radio shows from 1951 will be out Nov. 3. "Revealed: Unreleased Recordings" will offer 50 new tracks of songs and conversation between Williams and the emcee of the show as well as his band. The new three-box set follows "Unreleased Recordings,"... »»»October 9, 2009 - George Jones will appear on CBS Sunday Morning this Sunday Oct. 11. Host and interviewer Bob Schieffer visited Jones' Nashville home and also stopped by Nashville's Ryman Auditorium late this summer to talk about life, love and a lot of musical history.
Jones is travelling throughout Alberta, British... »»»October 8, 2009 - The late 1960s albums of Waylon Jennings on RCA will receive the reissue treatment from a California-based label in November.
Collectors' Choice picked six of Jennings' releases and will put out three twofer CDs: "Folk Country/Waylon Sings Ol' Harlan," "Love of the Common People/Hangin' On" and... »»»October 8, 2009 - Miranda Lambert scored a number 1 album on the Billboard country album chart with "Revolution" for the week ending Oct. 17, while Toby Keith's American Ride stayed first on the country song chart. Lambert took over for Taylor Swift's "Fearless," which slipped to second.
Zac Brown Band's "The... »»»October 8, 2009 - Taylor Swift, who this weekend will play the final four shows of her groundbreaking, sold-out Fearless 2009 Tour, announced today that she will bring the tour back to the fans in 2010. Tickets for the Taylor Swift FEARLESS 2010 tour will go on sale later this month, with ticket prices starting at $25.... »»»October 8, 2009 - The Stagecoach Festival will be back for a third year in southern California with Keith Urban, Toby Keith, Brooks & Dunn and Sugarland headlining.
The fest will be held in Indio in the California desert Saturday and Sunday, April 24-25, 2010.
The initial line-up also includes Billy Currington, Gary... »»»October 7, 2009 - Miranda Lambert's "Revolution" will be number one when the charts are out Thursday. Selling 65,875 units, this joins Lambert's previous two releases which also debuted at the very top of Billboard's Country Albums Chart, making her one of three country artists in SoundScan history whose first three... »»»October 7, 2009 - Shelby Singleton, 77, who produced Jerry Lee Lewis, Roger Miller, Charlie Rich and Dave Dudley, died today of cancer in Nashville.
The Texas native also gained fame as a producer for Jeannie C. Riley's Harper Valley P.T.A. on his own Plantation label and Leroy Van Dyke's Walk on By.... »»»October 7, 2009 - Despite rain earlier in the day, Luke Bryan's inaugural Farm Tour show Monday night in Claxton, Ga. just outside of Statesboro, drew 3,500 fans.
Monies raised from the show will go to a scholarship fund for students at Georgia Southern University, Bryan's alma mater. Colt Ford opened the show.... »»»October 7, 2009 - John Denver, who incorporated country into his singer/songwriter mix, will be highlighted in the Oct 13 release of "Rocky Mountain High: Live In Japan" on DVD and "Around The World Live," a 5-DVD set on Eagle Rock Entertainment
During his life, Denver sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and... »»»October 7, 2009 - Lady Antebellum said it would release its sophomore album, "Need You Now," on Jan. 26, 2010. The lead single and title track is the fastest rising of the trio's career to date pushing its way into Billboard's Top 10 in 9 weeks.
"This song, and what we've finished of the new album so far, is all about... »»»October 7, 2009 - Brad Paisley will extend his American Saturday Night tour into 2010. He announced this morning that he will add 19 dates.
The first show is Jan, 7 in San Antonio, ending March 6 in Charleston S.C.
Miranda Lambert and Justin Moore will be the opening acts on the tour supporting Paisley's newest CD.... »»»October 6, 2009 - Rosanne Cash finally takes "The List" (Manhattan) of 100 songs her father, Johnny, gave her decades ago and turns them into her own. The younger Cash sings a dozen songs of a list of 100 key country songs her father thought she should know. Husband John Leventhal produced once again.... »»»October 6, 2009 - B.J. Thomas, best known for his huge pop hits like Hooked on a Feeling and Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head, will see earlier works from his Scepter Records years released in November.
Thomas was on the label from 1966-1973, putting out 8 albums. They will be out on Nov. 10 as 4 individual re-mastered... »»»October 6, 2009 - eastmountainsouth, comprised of Peter Bradley Adams and Kat Maslich Bode, will share a stage for the first time in more than 5 years at the Next BIG Nashville festival and conference on Friday, Oct. 9.
The duo came together in 1999 and was signed by Robbie Robertson to DreamWorks Records.... »»»October 6, 2009 - Rural Rhythm Records signed Michael Martin Murphey to a multi-album recording contract with the label. Due to the success of Murphey's Rural Rhythm albums, "Buckaroo Blue Grassl" out in February, and "Cowboy Classics - Old West Cowboy Collection," from June, the label will release "Buckaroo Bluegrass 2" on Feb.... »»»October 6, 2009 - 3 Doors Down members lead vocalist Brad Arnold and guitar player Chris Henderson will join Dierks Bentley's fourth annual Miles & Music for Kids charity motorcycle ride and concert this Sunday, Oct. 11 in Nashville. The lineup of performers includes Darius Rucker, Eric Church, Wynonna, Michelle Branch... »»»October 5, 2009 - The Old 97s and Alejandro Escovedo will receive the reissue treatment in November from Bloodshot Records.
The label will put out "Wreck Your Life...and Then Some: The Complete Bloodshot Recordings" by the Old 97s and "A Man Under The Influence: Deluxe Bourbonitis Edition" from Escovedo on Nov. 17.... »»»October 5, 2009 - Hot on the heels of Boots On, Randy Houser will offer another single, Whistlin' Dixie this week.
Written by Houser and Kim Tribble, the upcoming radio single debuts on CMT.com on Wednesday, Oct. 7, the same day he and his longtime friend Jamey Johnson are in New York City to kick-off CMT On Tour 2009,... »»»October 5, 2009 - Keith Anderson, who once upon a time had a hit with Pickin' Wildflowers, and the duo Caitlin & Will are off of the SonyBMG roster.
Anderson had intermittent success during his two-CD career, scoring a few hits, but a bunch of misses also. He released "Three Chord Country
and American Rock & Roll" in... »»»October 5, 2009 - Gloriana, fresh off the success of their debut single, are about to release How Far Do You Wanna Go? as their second single.
"We received so much support from fans and country radio for our debut single, which we are extremely grateful for," said Mike Gossin of the band. "The fans seem to be having a... »»»October 5, 2009 - Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Reba McEntire, Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker, George Strait, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban will perform at the 43rd Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
Paisley and Underwood also are hosting the show.
The soon-to-be disbanding Brooks & Dunn... »»»October 5, 2009 - Martina McBride and Trace Adkins may not seem to be the most obvious of partners, but the two will hit the concert trail together starting in November and ending in April.
The Shine All Night Tour, sponsored by SunnyD's and in part by GAC, covers 40 cities across the U.S. Both McBride and Adkins will... »»»October 4, 2009 - Kim Richey is looking to have a new album out early in 2010. Just who will put it out is uncertain.
Richey, who gained more fame as songwriter than with her own singing career, said Sunday after a gig in the Boston area, that she would either put the CD out herself or perhaps sign with a label.... »»»October 2, 2009 - Emmylou Harris will receive an honorary doctorate of music from Berklee College of Music at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park on Oct. 4.
Harris will receive her honor just before her set. Berklee's president Roger Brown will make the presentation to Harris,... »»»October 2, 2009 - Gretchen Wilson launched Redneck Records after spending her career on the SonyBMG label. The first release on the label will be Wilson's Work Hard, Play Harder.
Written by Wilson, John Rich and Vicky McGehee, the single will impact radio on Oct. 26. The music video will begin airing mid-October, and... »»»October 2, 2009 - Nine new videos, including those by Miranda Lambert and Tim McGraw, will be premiering on CMT this weekend as part of Big New Music Weekend Oct. 2 - 4.
The videos are:
Carrie Underwood, Cowboy Casanova
Tim McGraw, Southern Voice
Kenny Chesney (Feat. Dave Matthews), I'm Alive
Keith Urban, Hit the... »»»October 2, 2009 - By Jessica Phillips
The Lonesome River Band kicked off the 20th Annual International Bluegrass Music Association awards show with Them Blues, from their album, "No Turning Back." The group was nominated for Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year last night, but lost out to duo Dailey & Vincent, for... »»»October 2, 2009 - Josh Turner's next CD was delayed three months, it was learned Friday afternoon. "Haywire" was due out Nov. 10, but a press release about a video for his new single said the new date was Feb. 9, 2010.
"Universal Music Group strives to put albums out at the most optimal time for the artists and Nov.... »»»October 2, 2009 - Dierks Bentley's annual Miles & Music for Kids celebrity motorcycle ride and concert leaves Nashville for the first time this year, hitting the road for its debut stop in Bentley's hometown of Phoenix on Saturday, Nov. 21.
Presented by Nationwide Insurance, proceeds from the hour-long ride event will... »»»October 1, 2009 - Rodney Atkins, Heidi Newfield, Luke Bryan, Joey + Rory and others turned out Tuesday night for the 5th Annual Stars for Second Harvest concert at the Ryman Auditorium, raising $45,000 for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee by the end of the night.
Others performing were comedian Gary... »»»October 1, 2009 - Dailey & Vincent won three awards at the International Bluegrass Music Association awards Thursday in Nashville including the biggest prize, entertainer of the year.
The duo of Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent also won vocal group of the year and gospel recorded performance for On the Other Side, a... »»»October 1, 2009 - Toby Keith took over the top of the Billboard country song chart for the week of Oct. 10 with American Ride. Last week's number one, Small Town USA by Justin Moore, fell to second. On the album chart, Taylor Swift's "Fearless" stayed first.
Chris Young jumped three spots to third on the song chart with... »»»October 1, 2009 - When Michael Moore's new documentary "Capitalism: A Love Story" opens nationwide on Friday, it will be Merle Haggard that audiences hear closing out the film. The Hag sings Wood Guthrie's Jesus Christ over the closing credits.
"I was proud to sing Woody Guthrie's Jesus Christ," he said.... »»»October 1, 2009 - Carrie Underwood has the number 1 country digital single as Cowboy Casanova had first-week sales of 110,236 copies. Underwood remains the only solo country artist this year to debut a digital single above the 100,000 mark - a feat she's accomplished twice in 2009, having also hit the mark with her... »»»October 1, 2009 - Chris Young will join the 2009 Charlie Daniels Band and Friends Concert to benefit Christmas 4 Kids on Nov. 23 at the Ryman in Nashville.
Gretchen Wilson also is slated to play along with Phil Vassar.
The charity event raises money for the Christmas 4 Kids Organization. Christmas 4 Kids has been in... »»»
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