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October Mailbag: What Did Beyonce Think After Kenya Interrupted The Awards?
What did Beyonce think after Kenya interrupted the awards?
She figured the country’s government must still be bitter that Taylor Swift is only bringing her tour to the West coast of Africa. — Karlie
What subgenre is Taylor Swift?
Moody electropunk jazzbilly thrash metal with operatic overtones. Or just pop-country. — CMW
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Garth Brooks Unretires; Colonel Tommy Cash; Stream Drew Kennedy; Taylor Swift to Host SNL
At a Nashville press conference today, Garth Brooks announced that he’s coming out of retirement with an extended engagement at the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas.
Taylor Swift scored Saturday Night Live hosting duties for Nov. 7.
Singer-songwriter Drew Kennedy, one-half of The 9513 sponsored New American Voices tour, debuted his newest album last night. The full [...] -
43rd CMA Awards Nominees Announced
Below are the nominees for the 43rd CMA Awards which will be broadcast live from the Sommet Center in Nashville November 11 on ABC. There’s not a lot of turnover in the artist selections from last year, but let us know what you think of this year’s selections in the comments.
Entertainer of the Year
Kenny Chesney
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MySpace Signs Country Artist; Johnny Cash Graphic Novel; Gary Floater Harnesses YouTube
MySpace Records Artist Development signed its first country artist, KJ Testin (MySpace). (via Nashville Gab)
Rosanne Cash will be the subject of the Americana Music Association’s Festival and Conference 2009 Keynote Interview.
Mallary Hope’s “Love Lives On” is the iTunes free single of the week. (iTunes)
Country Haiku:
Big Bad John has died
This is why we need OSHA
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Brooks & Dunn Announce Break-Up
After nearly 20 years and 41 Top 10 hits, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn are going their separate ways.
Rumors started to swirl yesterday afternoon, and the break-up was confirmed when the award-winning duo posted this message on their official website:
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Brooks & Dunn Split; New Releases; Oklahoma Hall Inducts Carrie Underwood;
So, did you hear Brooks & Dunn are splitting up? The duo will release #1’s…and then some next month and take a farewell tour, The Last Rodeo Tour, in 2010.
Your take: As a duo, is Brooks & Dunn’s Hall of Fame inclusion a forgone conclusion?Country Universe listed 10 essential tracks and two hidden treasures [...]
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The Best Video of All Time, Courtesy of Willie Nelson
Ken Tucker says George Strait’s true precursors are gentleman crooners Jim Reeves and Eddy Arnold, but he goes on to note that even those comparisons don’t quite fit: “Strait is his own man, ornery and independent in a quiet but firm way. Neither Reeves nor Arnold, for example, ever recorded a song about killing a [...]
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Pre-Order Radney Foster CD and Preview Zac Brown Band’s ‘Toes’
Radney Foster’s new album, Revival, is available for pre-order and the first 1,000 fans to do so will receive a free five-song EP. The new CD will be released on Sept. 1 and includes collaborations with Dierks Bentley and Darius Rucker.
Congrats to Lanibug, Stormy and Nicole for picking up a copy of Ray Charles‘ Modern [...]Continue reading "Pre-Order Radney Foster CD and Preview Zac Brown Band’s ‘Toes’"
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Mailbag: Who Sings Like Dead Flowers?
Is Big Kenny a preacher?
Yes–he’s an ordained minister in the Universal Church of Love. – Jim
Who sings like dead flowers?
Rascal Flatts. – Karlie
Who is the girl Gary Allan is dating?
Her name has not been released at this time, but we can reveal that she wears a size five mini-skirt. – Brody
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Jake Owen – “Eight Second Ride”
Jake Owen’s upcoming single, “Eight Second Ride,” busts out of the gate like an angry bull with a rocket strapped to its ass. And then it flops around abrasively and awkwardly, somewhat like a milk cow trying to shake a drunken teenager off its back. Despite a pyrotechnic-worthy electric guitar opening, and Owen’s perfectly [...]
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