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Carrie Underwood on American Experience
For all of Carrie Underwood's success, much of it must be attributed to the red, white & blue. After all, she found fame on the show "American Idol," and she also scored a major ...Read More
Kenny Chesney Gets XM Channel
Kenny Chesney will be getting his own channel on XM Satellite Radio from July 26 through Oct. 25. Featured on the station, called No Shoes Radio, will be Chesney's music, as well as ...Read More
Craig Morgan on American Pride
During his 10 years of active duty in the Army, Craig Morgan engaged in Operation Just Cause, and descended with his compatriots on Panama when U.S. troops landed there ...Read More
Toby Keith, Trace Adkins and Jack Ingram Reflect on America
Though the Fourth of July is a time for Americans of all stripes to celebrate their patriotism and love of the red, white and blue, some of country music's biggest names are concerned that ...Read More
Home Video Spurs Sugarland's Latest Hit
Customarily, the video is shot after a song gets recorded and released, but in Sugarland's latest hit, "All I Want To Do," the opposite has been the case. The song was written and centered around ...Read More
Inductees to Musicians Hall of Fame Announced
The second class of inductees to the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum were announced on Tuesday morning (July 1) in Nashville. Booker T. and the MGs, the Memphis Horns ...Read More
Fans Can Find Platinum Tickets in New Sugarland Album
No, this isn't Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, but Sugarland is adding platinum tickets to five copies of the deluxe fan edition of their new album, Love on the Inside. ...Read More
Waylon Jennings' Former Band Step Out On Their Own
The former members of Waylon Jennings' touring band have formed a tribute band called Waymore's Outlaws, with singer Tommy Townsend, bass player/tour manager ...Read More
Ejected Tim McGraw Fan Holds No Grudge
Even after Tim McGraw decided to play security guard at a show last week at a Auburn, Wash. concert, the ejected fan, a union glazer named Marcus Nirschl, still says he'll continue to support ...Read More
Dierks Bentley Delivers to Fans
Not too long ago, Dierks Bentley spent most of his time in the audience rather than on the stage. Even though things have changed, he still remembers what it was like getting amped up ...Read More
Idol Alum Kristy Lee Cook Gets Contract
Kristy Lee Cook, better known as a finalist from American Idol's seventh season, has inked a deal with 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville, a label within the Sony BMG Nashville ...Read More
Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley Cyrus Sing at Memorial Festival
Billy Ray and daughter Miley Cyrus treated fans to a performance at a Nashville-area skate festival on Sunday (June 29) to honor Alex LaVasseur, the late son of ...Read More
Brooks & Dunn To Receive Star on Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced last year that Brooks & Dunn would receive a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ...Read More
Dierks Bentley Takes on Fans in Xbox 360's Game With Fame
Dierks Bentley recently participated in the Xbox 360 promotion, Game With Fame, where he battled in the video game Halo 3 online ...Read More
Miley Cyrus Opens Up About Controversial Photo Shoot
Miley Cyrus says she is still getting over her topless Vanity Fair photo scandal. The child star of Disney's Hannah Montana franchise caused controversy after posing topless ...Read More
Mindy McCready Arrested After Violating Probation
Mindy McCready is currently free on $5,000 bond after being arrested for violating her probation. McCready's arrest came after she reportedly overstated the number of hours ...Read More
Alabama's Randy Owen to Release Memoir
Randy Owen, lead vocalist of Alabama, is writing his autobiography, Born Country, to be released in bookstores on Nov. 11, on the same date that his solo album, One on One, is released. ...Read More
Sara Evans Tries Her Luck On Million Dollar Password
Sara Evans will appear as a celebrity contestant on the game show Million Dollar Password, hosted by Regis Philbin. The episode, which will air ...Read More
Toby Keith Earns Appreciation From Capitol Hill
Toby Keith's strong support for the military is reflected in his music, as in "American Soldier" and "Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue (The Angry American)," so it is a fitting tribute that ...Read More
Craig Morgan, Country Artist Turned Film Reviewer
Though most artists are accustomed to hearing the often harsh words of critics and reviews after releasing a labor of love, Craig Morgan is taking it upon himself to dish out the dirt ...Read More
John Michael Montgomery Concludes Rehab Stint
John Michael Montgomery has completed a 28-day stay in rehab and is back on the road, though presumably with the anxiety attacks and sleep disorder that ...Read More
Faith Hill in Increasingly Crowded Company
Though Faith Hill has been one of country music's top female vocalists for years, she still feels like she's got something to prove. Considering the influx of new female stars ...Read More
Tim McGraw Ejects Audience Member During Washington Concert Incident
Tim McGraw assisted members of his stage crew eject a fan from his concert in Auburn, Wash. on Tuesday night (June 24) after seeing the man assault a woman ...Read More
Rissi Palmer Signs with IMG Models
Country singer Rissi Palmer has struck a deal with IMG Models, which represents such beauties as Gisele Bundchen, Selma Blair ...Read More
New York Welcomes Back CMA Songwriters Series
The CMA Songwriters series returns to New York City with a concert at Joe's Pub on July 17. Featured names include Dave Berg ...Read More
Trace Adkins to Chair Food Allergy Walk
Trace Adkins has been named the national honorary chair of the 2008 Walk for Food Allergy event, a charity fundraiser which will take place in 26 cities this fall ...Read More
Jessica Simpson to Appear on The View
Jessica Simpson will join ABC's The View on Wednesday (June 25) to discuss her move to country music. ...Read More
Ricky Skaggs Turns Country Songs to Bluegrass
Ricky Skaggs is hoping his best-known country hits will translate to bluegrass -- or at least Cracker Barrel is. Skaggs has recorded bluegrass versions of the songs for The High Notes ...Read More
Willie Nelson Brings Farm Aid Relief to Iowa
Willie Nelson has contributed much more to the world than just his legendary music. When, fifteen years ago, he staged a Farm Aid concert in Iowa ...Read More
Keith Promotes New Film Beer for My Horses
When asked about his upcoming movie, Beer for My Horses, Toby Keith described the picture as "a dream come true." ...Read More
George Jones Album of Duets Features Keith Richards, Knopfler
George Jones' previously unreleased duets with Keith Richards, Mark Knopfler, Dolly Parton and the late Tammy Wynette will at last be made available to the public on Aug. 19 ...Read More
Frampton to Announce Inductees to Musicians Hall of Fame
Peter Frampton is set to announce the newest inductees into the Musicians Hall of Fame at a July 1 press conference in Nashville. ...Read More
Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Kid Rock Certified Platinum
The RIAA announced Thursday (June 19) that Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts are at the top of the list of platinum certifications for the month of May. ...Read More
Country Hall of Fame Names Jerry Douglas Artist-in-Residence for 2008
Highly acclaimed dobro player Jerry Douglas has been named the 2008 artist-in-residence at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. ...Read More
Strait, Urban Featured on New Womack Album
Lee Ann Womack's new album, Call Me Crazy, features guest appearances by George Strait and Keith Urban. ...Read More
Byrd, Chesnutt, Walker Offer to Play to Restore Governor's Mansion
Tracy Byrd, Mark Chesnutt and Clay Walker have all offered to perform at a concert to raise money for the restoration of the Texas governor's mansion in Austin. ...Read More
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Nominees Announced
This year's songwriter-artist nominees for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame were announced Thursday, including Larry Gatlin ...Read More
Eric Church's Career To Go Under the Microscope at Vanderbilt
The career of Eric Church has been chosen as one of the topics to be examined in a summer program at Vanderbilt University. ...Read More
Dan Tyminski Releases Sophomore Solo Album
Alison Krauss & Union Station guitarist Dan Tyminski released his second solo album, titled Wheels, on Tuesday (June 17). Released on Rounder Records, some members of the Dan Tyminski Band offer their help on the album. ...Read More
Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Full Swing
The 35th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival began this morning (June 19) in Telluride, Colo., and will feature performances by bluegrass musicians and acts like the Sam Bush Band, Jerry Douglas Band, Bela Fleck, and more, ...Read More
Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus Nominated for Teen Choice Awards
Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus are among the nominees for Teen Choice 2008, a fan-voted awards show airing Aug. 4 on the Fox network. In the music category, Swift is nominated for the breakout artist ...Read More
Rascal Flatts Performing With Boston Pops on July 4
Rascal Flatts will expand their sound when they join conductor Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra on the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, a TV special airing July 4 on CBS. ...Read More
Billy Ray Cyrus Says He Was Surprised By Miley's Controverisal Vanity Fair Picture
Billy Ray Cyrus says his father always used to say "The more you stomp in poop, the more it stinks." And he says that's the philosophy he used to deal with the fallout ...Read More
Steve Earle Unveils Martin Signature Guitar
Steve Earle has created a signature Martin acoustic guitar, which he designed with the help of Matt Umanov, the owner of a guitar shop in Greenwich Village. ...Read More
Faith Hill Holiday Album Slated for September Release
Faith Hill's upcoming Christmas album, Joy to the World, will be released on Sept. 16. Ten of eleven songs on the record are traditional holiday songs. ...Read More
Toby Keith Golf Tournament Raises Record Amount for Charity
The Toby Keith & Friends Celebrity Golf Classic in Oklahoma attracted over 750 guests this past weekend for golfing, music, and a silent auction. The event set a new record by raising $709,000. ...Read More
Evans and Barker Wed in Nashville
People magazine has reported that Sara Evans married former University of Alabama quarterback Jay Barker during an outdoor ceremony on Saturday (June 14) at a farm in Franklin, Tenn. ...Read More
Fender Unveils Terri Clark Signature Guitar
The Renowned guitar makers at Fender Musical Instruments, who have previously marketed signature electric guitars endorsed by Eric Clapton and John Mayer, have introduced a Terri Clark signature acoustic guitar. ...Read More
Taylor Swift to Star in MTV Prom Special
Taylor Swift will make one lucky high-schooler very happy in her turn on the new MTV special, Once Upon a Prom. The show, debuting June 21, will have Swift accompany a dateless teen to a high school prom in Tuscaloosa, Ala. ...Read More
Steve Vai to Portray Hank Williams on the Silver Screen
Guitarist Steve Vai will make a cameo appearance playing the legendary Hank Williams in the upcoming film Crazy. The story is based on the the late Nashville session guitarist Hank Garland. ...Read More
New CMT Reality Series to Star McCormick, Brown and Wilson
It's always about Marsha. Maureen McCormick, who played the beloved daughter Marsha Brady on The Brady Bunch, is set to star in a new CMT reality show called Outsider's Inn. ...Read More
Drummer for Alabama Sued by Band
Mark Herndon, drummer for Alabama, is being sued for overpayment of $202,670 generated from merchandise sales during their 2003 American Farewell tour by the other three members, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports. ...Read More
Jewel Releases Country Album, Perfectly Clear
Singer-songwriter Jewel released her first country album, Perfectly Clear, on Tuesday (June 3) on Valory Music Co. It's the first album for the Nashville-based independent label, a spinoff of Big Machine Records. ...Read More
Sugarland Adds "Life in a Northern Town" to New CD
Sugarland will include a live version of "Life in a Northern Town" on a special version of their new album, Love on the Inside, to be released on July 22. ...Read More
Blake Shelton Delights Crowd at His Fan Club Party
Blake Shelton brought breakfast and a live performance during his fan club party Wednesday morning (June 4) at the Wildhorse Saloon in downtown Nashville. ...Read More
Rascal Flatts Appearing in Hannah Montana Movie
Rascal Flatts will appear and perform in Hannah Montana: The Movie, a publicist for the band's record label announced Wednesday (June 4). ...Read More
Taylor Swift to Sign Autographs at Fan Fair for a Day
Fans will get a special treat at the CMA Music Festival's Fan Fair Hall on June 7- Taylor Swift will sign autographs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.- the entire day. ...Read More
Faith Hill Will Release Christmas Album This Year
Faith Hill will release her first Christmas album, Joy to the World, this year, according to a newsletter from her fan club. ...Read More
Brad Paisley's Summer Christmas Gift
Brad Paisley’s next concert trek, the Paisley Party Tour, starts two weeks from today, and he’s psyched about seeing his designs come to life. ...Read More
Randy Owen Solo Album Eyes Nov. Release
Lead singer of Alabama Randy Owen will release his first solo album, One on One, on independent label Broken Bow Records. ...Read More
