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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
Brad [...] -
Terri Clark and James Otto Hot As Lightning At Nebraska Concert
Problem: the concert that highlights the oldest annual celebration in the state of Nebraska has been hemorrhaging money for several years and risks being eliminated.
Solution: call Terri Clark.Continue reading "Terri Clark and James Otto Hot As Lightning At Nebraska Concert"
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The 9513 Last.fm Chart Update (7-5-09)
One thing about The 9513 Last.fm charts, it’s pretty easy to tell when a popular artist has a new album out. Consider the all-Paisley, all-the-time charts for this week. It’s not unusual to see Brad Paisley among the most popular artists on most weeks. Sure, his Play album didn’t really make a dent on the [...]
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Brooks & Dunn Compile Hits; Holly Williams Schedules Opry Debut
Brooks & Dunn are scheduled to release a 30-track hits compilation titled #1s … and then some on Sept. 8. The duo’s current single, “Indian Summer,” and “Honky Tonk Stomp” will be the only new material. Visit GAC for the complete track listing.
Whitney Duncan goes skinny dippin’ in her new video for “Skinny Dippin’.”
Craig Shelburne [...]Continue reading "Brooks & Dunn Compile Hits; Holly Williams Schedules Opry Debut"
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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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The Best Country Songs Of 2008
Ladies and gentlemen, after weeks of mulling over nearly every country album released last year, we’re proud to present The 9513’s Best Country Songs of 2008.
To be eligible, a song may not have appeared on 2007’s Top 50 list, and all significant covers have been excluded. Also, please note that a song need not [...] -
Artists For CRS-40 New Faces Show Announced
Lady Antebellum, James Otto, Kellie Pickler, Chuck Wicks and The Zac Brown Band have been announced as the performers for the CRS-40 New Faces of Country Music Show on Friday, March 6, 2009. Country Radio Seminar (CRS) is an annual industry convention aimed at radio programmers, personalities and executives and the New Faces show is [...]
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Dixie Chicks’ Natalie Maines Hit With Defamation Lawsuit
Terry Hobbs, the stepfather of one of three 8-year-old boys murdered in Crittenden County, Ark. in 1993, recently filed a complaint against Dixie Chicks’ Natalie Maines for statements posted to the band’s website in November of 2007 and comments she made last December. The complaint alleges Maines wrongfully made a “false and reckless claim that [...]
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42nd CMA Awards Predictions
Handicapping the CMA Awards this year is a difficult task due the bizarre nominations in categories like Album and New Artist, but the staff has done what they can to predict the outcome.
Entertainer of the Year
Everyone (other than Ben) seems to agree this is the year Brad Paisley will break through and win his first [...] -
Thoughts on the 42nd CMA Awards
It was a dark and stormy night…oh wait, wrong story. If you will, remember back to one year ago when the CMA announced that the Hall of Fame induction ceremony would no longer take place during the televised awards broadcast and that they had no plans to acknowledge the inductees. Their reasoning then was that [...]
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