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Brad Paisley and Heidi Newfield Dominate ACM Nominations
Ladies and gentleman, your 44th annual Academy of Country Music Awards nominees. (Visit the link for full list.)
Entertainer of the Year
Kenny Chesney | Brad Paisley | George Strait | Carrie Underwood | Keith UrbanTop Male Vocalist
Kenny Chesney | Toby Keith | Brad Paisley | George Strait | Keith UrbanTop Female Vocalist
Miranda Lambert | Heidi Newfield [...]Continue reading "Brad Paisley and Heidi Newfield Dominate ACM Nominations"
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Toby Keith Preparing Clothing Line, TK Steelman
Toby Keith is launching his own clothing line, TK Steelman, on Febuary 18.
According to his publicist, “the look mixes the influences Keith brings to his own wardrobe – part rocker and part biker with a “country sexy” aesthetic punctuated by oilfield imagery in the brand’s logos and font selections.”Watch a video of Ray Benson [...]
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Heidi Newfield Shines at Tuesday’s Chevy CMA Kickoff Show
On the eve of “Country’s biggest night,” an interesting, if not unusual, mix of artists took to the stage at the Chevy CMA Kickoff Show outside the Sommet Center in Nashville. It was a chilly, grey-skied setting as a modest crowd gathered for performances from Heidi Newfield, Rodney Atkins, Eli Young Band and Kevin Costner [...]
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Haggard Is In Good Spirits After Surgery to Remove Lung Tumor
Merle Haggard underwent surgery on Monday to remove a lung tumor that was discovered in May. Doctors believe they’ve removed all the cancer and according to Haggard’s publicist, he’s resting and recovering in a Bakersfield hospital.
That Nashville Sound compares Jet Black and Jealous, the new album from the Eli Young Band, to the prize at [...]Continue reading "Haggard Is In Good Spirits After Surgery to Remove Lung Tumor"
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Free Music: Eli Young Band – Jet Black & Jealous (Autographed Copy)
Jet Black & Jealous, the debut national release from road-tested Texans Eli Young Band, burst onto the Billboard Top Country Albums chart at #5, on the heels of their current single, the George Ducas/David Lee Murphy co-penned “Always The Love Songs.”
Last month, I spoke with Mile Eli, the band’s lead singer, in an exclusive [...]Continue reading "Free Music: Eli Young Band – Jet Black & Jealous (Autographed Copy)"
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Sunday Morning Comment Corral & Forum Roundup, Issue #3
It’s been a while since our last edition of the roundup, but not to worry–it’s back this week, and it’s back to stay. Just consider this your Sunday morning newspaper–The 9513 style!
Big things are happening here at The 9513–we think you’re going to love what we’ve got in store for you over the next few [...]Continue reading "Sunday Morning Comment Corral & Forum Roundup, Issue #3"
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2008 Austin City Limits Music Festival Wrap-Up: Country Edition
Several Texas-based blogs did a bang up job covering the annual Austin City Limits Music Festival that took place this past weekend. The ACL festival isn’t typically known for bringing in a ton of country music, but there were several country, and country-flavored acts on the bill. Unfortunately, I didn’t stumble upon any coverage of [...]
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Q&A With Mike Eli from Eli Young Band
With Tuesday’s release of Eli Young Band’s Jet Black & Jealous, the Texas quartet that established itself as one of the most successful acts on country’s indie scene is poised to bring its high-powered version of Texas Country to the national stage–and, if the band has its way, bring its high powered live show to [...]
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Jennifer Nettles Celebrates Birthday With the Start of Love on the Inside Tour
The first night of Sugarland’s Love On the Inside tour coincided with Jennifer Nettles’ 34th birthday, a present she cherished before working the crowd into a frenzy with duo partner Kristian Bush, and according to Craig Shelburne, earning their nomination for entertainer of the year from the CMA Awards.
Honky tonker James Hand (MySpace) completed his [...]Continue reading "Jennifer Nettles Celebrates Birthday With the Start of Love on the Inside Tour"
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Jim’s Big State Wrap-up: Saturday
The beer is always free when you can’t drink it.
Lucky enough to be on the VIP list for last weekend’s Big State Festival, I was taunted by the endless supply of free golden-bubbly goodness available in the festival’s private lounges. Let me reiterate: Free. Beer.
But, alas, there were bands to see, interviews to conduct, [...]
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