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Sara Evans Files Restraining Order; Texas Tornadoes Release New Album; Free Cadillac Sky Download
Sara Evans filed a temporary restraining order against her ex-husband to prevent him from making any derogatory statements about Evans or allegations about what led to their divorce.
No Depression’s Grant Alden dismisses the campaign for Gram Parson’s inclusion in the Country Music Hall of Fame:
I am baffled. Not simply because, to my ears, Parsons is…oh, [...] -
‘Crazy Heart’ Earns Multiple Oscar Nods; New Releases; New American Voices Part Dos
Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett earned Oscar nominations for their work on Crazy Heart. The soundtrack is currently available for download at $5.00 with the deluxe edition marked up a few dollars at $7.99.
New releases for the week of February 2, 2009 include:
Béla Fleck – Throw Down Your Heart: [...]
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Keith Urban Ticket Scalping; SEASAC Music Awards; New Releases, Reissues, & Free Downloads
NewsChannel 5 chief investigative reporter Phil Williams published the results of a seven month investigation into ticket scalping for Keith Urban concerts and more specifically, the recent “We’re All For the Hall” benefit.
[...] our investigation discovered, this year Keith Urban struck a deal with Ticketmaster to, in essence, scalp tickets to his own shows.
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Forgotten Artists: Eddie Rabbitt (1941-1998)
Edward Thomas (Eddie) Rabbitt had a seventeen year run as a recording artist on the Billboard country charts with some success on the pop charts. He also enjoyed success as a songwriter, writing many of his own hits and supplying songs to other artists. Ultimately, 20 of his recordings reached #1 on either Billboard or [...]
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New Sara Evans Single; Joe Pug Releases Free EP; Patsy Cline Autograph Fetches Top Dollar
Listen to Sara Evans‘ new single “Feels Just Like a Love Song.” ( MySpace | iLike )
Saguaro Road Records is giving away a free download of Tanya Tucker’s “Love’s Gonna Live Here” on Amazon. The track is from her upcoming album My Turn, which can be streamed in its entirety on CMT before its release [...] -
Who the Country Music Hall of Fame Should Induct Next
For years the Country Music Hall of Fame was caught in the position where many deserving performers had died off before their turn for induction arrived. This was mostly due to the Hall’s practice of electing only one new member per year (and in at least one year, electing no one).
By the time the [...]Continue reading "Who the Country Music Hall of Fame Should Induct Next"
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Initial List Of Artists Announced For Americana Music Festival
Check out the initial list of artists performing at the 2008 Americana Music Festival in Nashville.
Nashville Star is on the verge of crowning the victor of their sixth season on tonight’s episode, which means Melissa Lawson has a real chance of winning. However, as the Star-Telegram’s Preston Jones points out, Lawson doesn’t fit the mold [...]Continue reading "Initial List Of Artists Announced For Americana Music Festival"
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Keith Urban T-Shirts Now Made With Recycled Plastic
Keith Urban has partnered with a company to help make his t-shirts more environmentally-friendly by being partially made from recycled plastic bottles. At the same time, Kenny Chesney says his tour requires 55 trucks and 28 buses to make everything work.
Who didn’t see this one coming years ago? Dolly Parton postponed her tour, citing [...]Continue reading "Keith Urban T-Shirts Now Made With Recycled Plastic"
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Songwriting Is What Dolly Loves The Most
Edd Hurt talked with Dolly Parton about Porter Wagoner, her new album, and her legacy for a piece in American Songwriter. She says throughout her career songwriting is what she has enjoyed the most.
Have you ever thought about making a record similar to Porter’s Wagonmaster or Charlie Louvin’s last record, using an outside producer to [...] -
Country Singer Sammy Kershaw Throws His Hat Into Political Race
The next lieutenant governor of Louisiana just might be country singer Sammy Kershaw. He officially entered the race yesterday as the Republican candidate.
Faith Hill appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show yesterday and talked about The Incident. You know, the one where a fan groped Tim McGraw and she chastised the fan from the stage.
“I [...]Continue reading "Country Singer Sammy Kershaw Throws His Hat Into Political Race"
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As the title track off his upcoming album, “Better Than I Used to Be” is a straight-up look back on the career of a country music staple.
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In each and every instance, the best country albums of the past ten years were built on the backs of songs -- stories about you and me from birth to death and stories that paint landscapes rooted in every region of America and beyond. These are the top country albums of the decade.Current Discussion
- stormy: Carlie: Have faith. I'm sure Carrie can be ripped a lot more.
- Jon: What's the difference between "the vocal" and "her delivery?"
- Carlie: Why does it seem like even Carrie's biggest hits are never good according to the amateur, biased opinions on the ...
- Waddy: I think it bizarre that both Doc Watson and Ralph Stanley have received the National Medal of Arts, the highest ...
- Razor X: This almost sounds like a parody.
- Paul W Dennis: I hope subsequent singles are better as this one is brutal - it could be much better than this and ...
- Jon: Try to keep up, will you, Jim?
- Vicki: More will vote for Classic Country performers for Entertainter of the year, etc and on GAC and CMT Top 20.
- Michelle: It isn't old people only living out in rural areas. All age groups are living in rural areas. I bought ...
- stormy: I don't know that it will help country with its existing fans base, but it will help music in all ...
