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Reckless Kelly Celebrity Softball Jam Hits the Field Sunday
The Reckless Kelly Celebrity Softball Jam takes place this Sunday, April 19.
New Simmons Research data reports that bluegrass listeners increased 15 percent from 2007 to 2008, and compared to average American consumer, bluegrass fans are 89 percent more likely to eat a Cracker Barrel.
The Gobblers Knob Awesome Song Alert: Paul Eason’s “Mountains of Nuevo Leon.”
No [...]Continue reading "Reckless Kelly Celebrity Softball Jam Hits the Field Sunday"
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First Round of Nominees Announced for 2009 CMT Music Awards
Nominees for the first round of the 2009 CMT Music Awards have been announced. Voting is underway and will last until May 11.
George Strait’s 58-year-old brother, John “Buddy” Strait, Jr., was found dead in a hotel room on Friday.
Billy Bob Thorton’s band The Boxmasters canceled the last two dates of its Canadian tour with Willie [...]Continue reading "First Round of Nominees Announced for 2009 CMT Music Awards"
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Billy Bob Thorton Acts Bizarre in Radio Interview; Cleary, He Does Not Do Mornings
Yesterday morning, Billy Bob Thorton and his band, The Boxmasters, went to an interview in Toronto, Canada, except Thorton didn’t appear to be coherent when host Jian Ghomeshi began asking him questions. Apparently Thorton was perturbed that Ghomeshi briefly mentioned his acting career when he introduced the band. EW.com has video of the bizarre interview.
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Ho, Ho, Ho: Joey+Rory Add Holiday Spirit to “Cheater Cheater” Remix
Just in time for the holidays, Joey+Rory created a “Sleighbell Mix” of their song “Cheater Cheater” and posted it on MySpace. Unfortunately, they removed the hip hop inspired “King Mix” before I had a chance to listen to it, but based on forum response, I didn’t miss much.
The Austin Chronicle’s Doug Freeman says honky-tonk can’t [...]Continue reading "Ho, Ho, Ho: Joey+Rory Add Holiday Spirit to “Cheater Cheater” Remix"
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Taylor Swift Makes European Debut to Sold-Out Crowd
Taylor Swift made her debut in London last night to a sold-out crowd and The 9513 forum member SamB was there to catch all the action.
She did most of the hits (no Tim McGraw, which was odd), and some stuff off the new album, including Change, which I loved, and Love Story, which she said [...]Continue reading "Taylor Swift Makes European Debut to Sold-Out Crowd"
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Dolly Parton Hurt By Howard Stern’s Tasteless Manipulation
Last week Howard Stern manipulated and re-edited sound clips from Dolly Parton quotes “to make it appear the singer was making racist and sexually explicit remarks about Kenny Rogers, Linda Ronstadt, Johnny Carson and others.” Kristin Whittlesey says it wasn’t mildly upsetting either, it was so filthy and nasty that it can’t even be paraphrased. [...]
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What The Hell Does Too Country Mean?
Sunny Sweeney stirred up a hornet’s nest over at the semi-new CMT blog yesterday when she asked the proverbial question, “What the hell does too country mean?“ Ok, those aren’t her exact words, but they might as well have been.
Lori McKenna talks about growing as a person and an artist, and not ever wanting to [...]
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- Steve M.: Since God didn't write the bible, how could He be a liar?
- nm: That's a very special version of logic that Allen is relying on.
- Vicki: Carrie will be remembered as a superb vocalist and Taylor as a gifted songwriter from one of the worst eras ...
- Rick: This whole "Oscar Wilde vs. Charles Dickens feud" is far more entertaining to read about than the Carrie vs. Taylor ...
- Jillian: I would love to see Miranda win she is amazing people just don't give her enough credit. As for Taylor ...
- stormy: Jim: Because if God doesn't exist then obviously she is lying.
- stormy: Carrie and Taylor will be remembered as vastly similar singers from one of the worst eras in country music history.
- K: Carrie Underwood will be remembered for her incredible voice, charity work and membership in the Grand Ole Opry. She will ...
- Jon: Yeah, what Chris N. said. Hell, I've even written a few myself. Umm, make that "heck."
- Jim Malec: "Because the God of the bible is either the Creator and Lord of all, or the biggest liar there ever ...
