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Caitlin & Will Are Still Surprising People
Caitlin Lynn and Will Snyder both entered last year’s first season of the CMT talent competition Can You Duet with the intention of winning. The only catch, of course, was that they never envisioned winning the show together; after being broken off from their original duos, these two then-strangers went on to claim the title [...]
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Jamie Lynn Spears Is Reportedly Working On Country Album
Based on a quote from a source close to the Spears family, E! Online is reporting that Jamie Lynn Spears, the younger sister to Britney Spears, is working on a country album. [That should get the comments flowing.]
The Tennessean’s Peter Cooper and The New York Times‘ Douglas Martin wrote profiles on the life and career [...]Continue reading "Jamie Lynn Spears Is Reportedly Working On Country Album"
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Mailbag: Who Did Kenny Chesney Take to the Grammys?
Who sings “That’s what brothers are for?”
Nashville-via-Canada Broken Bow recording artist Dean Brody, but only after one too many Moosehead Lagers. – CM
Who plays guitar for Chuck Wicks?
A player who, having chosen consistent employment over artistic satisfaction, consoles himself nightly with the fact that at least he’s not One Night Rodeo’s guitar player. – Ben
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Your Take: What Makes A Great Country Duo?
It’s been a while since we served up our last Your Take, which asks for our readers’ thoughts on the people, progress and problems in today’s country music. Each discussion will ask a question based on a contextual and timely scenario garnered from a blog post, comment or news item on The 9513 that week. [...]
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Caitlin & Will – “Even Now”
George and Tammy, Conway and Loretta, Porter and Dolly and of course, Johnny and June—these are the golden standards by which all country duets or duos should be judged. (Interestingly enough, none of these artists performed exclusively together, nor did they have cute little symbols (“&”, “+”) between their names.)
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Your Take: A Line Of Impropriety?
I gave it a mention in the latest Kellie Pickler single review, and I’m sure it’s happened before, but no one seemed to pick up on it, so I’ll highlight it here. I’m not trying to call out the producer, but he’s been the one involved in the couple of instances that have recently [...]
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Will Lady Antebellum’s Rise Put A Damper On Caitlin & Will’s Success?
John Maglite claims the deck is already stacked against Caitlin & Will, the winners of CMT’s Can You Duet, due to the meteoric rise of Lady Antebellum.
In any case, for Caitlin & Will, what should matter most about Lady Antebellum is that they recently released their second single. “Lookin’ for a Good Time” is different [...]Continue reading "Will Lady Antebellum’s Rise Put A Damper On Caitlin & Will’s Success?"
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