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Naughty Or Nice, May You Find Coal In Your Stockings This Christmas
USA Today’s Ken Barnes and Brian Mansfield singled out Kathy Mattea’s Coal as one of their picks of 2008. Mansfield also gave a nod to Jamey Johnson’s That Lonesome Song.
After counting down the best country music of 2008 at PopMatters yesterday, Juli Thanki returns with the best bluegrass. Two different Vincents make the list along [...]Continue reading "Naughty Or Nice, May You Find Coal In Your Stockings This Christmas"
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Bum Economy ‘Suspends’ Business At Equity Music Group
Economic turmoil, and probably some bad business practices, have led to what NewsChannel5.com is calling the first major casualty on Music Row–the immediately effective suspension of operations at Equity Music Group. If you’ll recall, Equity Music is the record label that Clint Black helped start in 2003. Black recently filed a lawsuit against his manager/accountant [...]
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Elvis Debuts Songs On Charts Two Weeks In a Row With Help From Country Ladies
It’s been ten years since Elvis Presley appeared on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, but he logged his second entry in two weeks with the No. 43 debut of Martina McBride’s duet on “Blue Christmas.” That follows last week’s No. 60 bow of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” with Carrie Underwood. It also marks the [...]
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Chesney Helps End Willie’s Five Year Drought On Hot Country Songs Chart
Willie Nelson made his first Billboard Hot Country Songs chart appearance in five years with this week’s No. 56 debut of “That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)” — credited to Kenny Chesney. His last appearance was another Chesney collaboration on “Pretty Paper.”
The debut of “That Lucky Old Sun” expands Nelson’s country [...]Continue reading "Chesney Helps End Willie’s Five Year Drought On Hot Country Songs Chart"
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Carrie Underwood Gets Waxed
Carrie Underwood unveiled her wax figure at Madame Tussauds New York yesterday. (View pictures on PopCrunch)
In his review of Call Me Crazy, Michael McCall draws parallels between Lee Ann Womack’s “Last Call” and George Jones‘ “I Always Get Lucky With You,” saying that Womack’s song could be a reply to Jones’. And with Patty Loveless [...] -
Tim McGraw Releases New Children’s Book Today
The new children’s book co-written by Tim McGraw and Tom Douglas, My Little Girl, was released today. Faith Hill, who wrote the forward, loves it, but his daughters were indifferent. “If it doesn’t have Chris Brown or the Jonas Brothers involved, they don’t care,” he joked.
Keith Urban will release a live DVD titled Keith Urban [...]Continue reading "Tim McGraw Releases New Children’s Book Today"
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Faith Hill Gives Bikini Birthday Gift To Herself
As a 41st birthday present to herself, Faith Hill posed in a bikini for the cover of Shape magazine.
Dan Barry explores the myths and facts behind Johnny Cash’s night in a Starkville, Miss. jail cell in 1965 for picking flowers, an event which has given rise to the Johnny Cash Flower Pickin’ Festival.
Lee Ann Womack [...]Continue reading "Faith Hill Gives Bikini Birthday Gift To Herself"
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Dierks Bentley & Wife Welcome Daughter, Evalyn Day
In their ever-exclusive fashion, People.com learned of the birth of Dierks Bentley and wife Cassidy’s daughter, Evalyn Day Bentley, who was named after her maternal grandmother.
Dierks’ family isn’t the only one growing, Miranda Lambert blogged about her new horse and three new cats.
Charlie Louvin’s motor home was involved in an accident in New Jersey [...]Continue reading "Dierks Bentley & Wife Welcome Daughter, Evalyn Day"
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New Blake Shelton Album Bumped to Nov. 18; Features Miranda
The success of Blake Shelton’s latest single prompted his label to announce a Nov. 18 rush-release date for his next album, Startin’ Fires. The album borrows it’s title from the song “Good at Startin’ Fires.” Fans might think the song is for his girlfriend, Miranda Lambert, and Shelton says those thoughts wouldn’t be unfounded. Lambert [...]
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Actor Kevin Costner Records Country Album; Drops Nov. 11
Actor Kevin Costner plans to drop a country-rock album on Nov. 11 and become musician Kevin Costner. Actually, he’s been playing with some of his band mates for nearly 20 years and this is just one of his dreams. The album, recorded with his band Modern West, is set to consist of 12 original tunes, [...]
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