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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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House Recognizes Toby Keith For Commitment to Military
Oklahoma congressman Tom Cole introduced a resolution to the House of Representatives to recognize Toby Keith’s commitment to the U.S. military. Keith has made six USO trips to visit troops on the front lines.
As we enter into the second half of 2008 Craig Shelburne takes a look back at 10 albums from the first half […]Continue reading "House Recognizes Toby Keith For Commitment to Military"
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Loretta’s Songwriters HoF Performance Sparked Impromptu Encore
Lee Ann Womack kicked off the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony last Thursday with a note-perfect rendition of Loretta Lynn’s “You Ain’t Woman Enough,” and Blake Shelton performed a countrier-than-the-original version of Albert Hammond’s “To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before,” but Jim Allen says nothing compared to Lynn’s performance of her own “Coal […]
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Snoop Dogg Contemplates Doing Grass of the Blue Variety
Inspired by his recent appearance at the CMT Music Awards, Snoop Dogg supposedly wants to record a bluegrass album, you know, because he’s been smoking so much green grass. Quick, somebody shoot me.
Unhappy with Montgomery Gentry’s sales figures on their previous album, Joe Galante urged the duo to toughen up their sound. So that’s what […]Continue reading "Snoop Dogg Contemplates Doing Grass of the Blue Variety"
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2008 Americana Music Association Honors and Awards Nominees Announced
Check out the list of nominees for the 2008 Americana Music Association Honors and Awards.
The older sister of The Mother Truckers’ singer Teal Collins-Zee died from multiple stab wounds and shotgun wounds to the chest. Authorities say it was an apparent murder-suicide attempt from her ex-husband. (via Austin Music Source)
When Carrie Underwood’s “Last Name” hits […]Continue reading "2008 Americana Music Association Honors and Awards Nominees Announced"
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Escalating Gas Prices Put Halt To Concert-Goers
Galleywinter forum members discuss the effect that the escalating gas prices have had on the number of concerts that they’re able to attend. Most are saying that road trips to see favorite artists are almost out of the question.
Check out the fancy new Roughstock website. They’re currently featuring an exclusive interview with Ashton Shepherd.
If you […]Continue reading "Escalating Gas Prices Put Halt To Concert-Goers"
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Music Spanned Generations at 2008 CMA Music Festival
Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood rolled through the hits at LP Field in Nashville on Friday night. Craig Shelburne has the highlights. Whitney Self tackled Saturday’s events, where Kenny Rogers closed the evening with some of his hits.
Marc Hirsh says Jason Aldean performed an opening set for Tim McGraw’s recent concert at the Comcast Center […]Continue reading "Music Spanned Generations at 2008 CMA Music Festival"
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Rascal Flatts’ Joe Don Rooney & Tiffany Fallon Have a Son
Tiffany Fallon, wife of Rascal Flatts guitarist Joe Don Rooney, gave birth to Jagger Donovan Rooney on Saturday.
A humbled Chris Cagle released a statement addressing his recent arrest:
I do want it to be known, however, that this argument was not elevated nor induced because of my being intoxicated. I’ve worked too hard and come this […]Continue reading "Rascal Flatts’ Joe Don Rooney & Tiffany Fallon Have a Son"
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Jessica Simpson Is The Highest Charting Debut Solo Artist
Jessica Simpson made history by becoming the highest charting debut solo artist in the history of Billboard’s country singles chart for her song “Come On Over.”
John Bohannon says John Hiatt’s formula becomes closer to perfect with each album and Same Old Man follows in that lineage.
His ability to relate to an audience through repetition and […]Continue reading "Jessica Simpson Is The Highest Charting Debut Solo Artist"
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Billy Yates Takes Male Vocalist Award at European CMAs
The European CMA announced their award winners and according to his MySpace, singer/songwriter Billy Yates won Male Vocalist of the Year. Carrie Underwood took the top prize for female vocalist, Brooks & Dunn notched another duo award and George Strait scored an album of the year trophy.
Folk singer U. Utah Phillips–who modeled his name after […]Continue reading "Billy Yates Takes Male Vocalist Award at European CMAs"
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Lee Ann Womack - “Last Call” It’s not her strongest song, but it’s well written with a good performance, and despite the dull internal conflict, it’s rife with emotional depth.
Brad Paisley - “Waitin’ On a Woman” Bizarrely, it took a song written by someone other than Brad Paisley for radio to hear what the Paisley style can truly accomplish.
Merle Haggard at the Ryman Auditorium: Of the Haggard classics, “Silver Wings,” “The Way I Am” and crowd-favorite “I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink” were performed with confident ease while “Kern River” was sung with inspired tenderness and “Back to Earth,” from 2007’s Last of the Breed, contained more than a trace of Willie’s nasally twang. 
One of an emerging wave of artists empowered by decreasing production costs and a rapidly changing distribution landscape, Kelleigh Bannen has taken a do-it-yourself approach to her debut album, Radio Skies.
The two-time Dancing With The Stars champion, Julianne Hough, recently took some time to answer questions for The 9513 in this exclusive interview.
After cutting ties with Warner Bros. Records, Ray Scott decided to take the proverbial bull by the horns and form Jethropolitan Records, a place where he can get back to the blood and guts of what he terms “real country music,” the kind of stuff you don’t hear on radio anymore.
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