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Overlooked Albums of 2008
There were a number of albums that were deserving of more attention than they received in 2008. I could claim Hal Ketchum’s Father Time didn’t garner the praise it was due or that Randy Rogers Band was overlooked despite placing an album in the top ten. Amber Digby could certainly qualify for this list, but [...]
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Stagecoach Festival Lands Reba, Paisley and Chesney
Kid Rock, Reba McEntire, Brad Paisley and Kenny Chesney signed on to headline next year’s Stagecoach festival in California. Billboard has a list of other initial performers that includes Jerry Jeff Walker, Miranda Lambert and Dale Watson.
In her appearance on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show yesterday morning, Taylor Swift revealed that she was, in fact, dating [...]Continue reading "Stagecoach Festival Lands Reba, Paisley and Chesney"
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Miley Cyrus and Sugarland Duke It Out For Top Spot
Miley Cyrus and Sugarland are duking it out for the top spot on next week’s Billboard 200. Cyrus stood at 110,000 sales while Sugarland wasn’t far behind with sales of 108,000 at the close of the business day yesterday.
Country music bad girl Mindy McCready admitted herself to a treatment facility, following a trip to the [...]Continue reading "Miley Cyrus and Sugarland Duke It Out For Top Spot"
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Natalie Maines Turns Wedding Singer…For A Day
Howard Stern announced on his show that Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines has agreed to sing a song at his upcoming wedding.
This whole Sugarland release, it’s kind of a big deal, and most everyone seems to be excited about the new music:CMT’ Craig Shelburne talks to the duo about their songwriting, spirituality and conditioning.
USA [...]Continue reading "Natalie Maines Turns Wedding Singer…For A Day"
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Jamey Johnson Debuts Video for “In Color”
Checkout the brand spankin’ new video for Jamey Johnson’s “In Color.” Sound off in the comments, does the video live up to the song?
Kenny Chesney isn’t a big fan of the new fan-voted Entertainer of the Year award, however he still remains respectful of the fans.
“The entertainer of the year award is the top award, [...]Continue reading "Jamey Johnson Debuts Video for “In Color”"
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Dolly Parton Hurt By Howard Stern’s Tasteless Manipulation
Last week Howard Stern manipulated and re-edited sound clips from Dolly Parton quotes “to make it appear the singer was making racist and sexually explicit remarks about Kenny Rogers, Linda Ronstadt, Johnny Carson and others.” Kristin Whittlesey says it wasn’t mildly upsetting either, it was so filthy and nasty that it can’t even be paraphrased. [...]
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Miranda Lambert Accused of Assault; Still Dating Blake Shelton
The sheriff’s department in Tyler, Texas is investigating an alleged assault case involving Miranda Lambert. According to reports, Lambert and her boyfriend Blake Shelton were attending a CD release party for an Adam Hood show when she was approached by Aisha Esbay for a photograph. She said Lambert told her “maybe later.”
Esbay said she went [...]Continue reading "Miranda Lambert Accused of Assault; Still Dating Blake Shelton"
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Hacienda Brothers’ Chris Gaffney Succumbed to Liver Cancer
One of the roundups at the beginning of the month included the news that founding member and lead singer of the Hacienda Brothers Chris Gaffney was diagnosed with liver cancer. His insurance wasn’t going to cover all of the costs, so a benefit and a website were set up to help collect donation. In a [...]
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