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ACM Officials Reconsider Criteria For Album of the Year
When the nominations for the ACM Awards were announced on Wednesday, several readers keenly noted that the album of the year nominees were missing from the list. It was reported that those nominations would be announced in March after a re-vote. Country Universe has the reasoning behind the re-vote via Peter Cooper’s article in The [...]
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Dealing Blind: Clint Black Files Lawsuit Against His Manager
Clint Black filed a lawsuit against his manager/accountant, Charles Sussman. Black asserts that Sussman and his firm “repeatedly engaged in self-dealing, negligence, and/or gross negligence” in steering his finances. Part of the dispute involves Little Big Town. Black believed the band was signed to a long-term deal with Equity Records, the independent record label in [...]
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Jason Michael Carroll – “Where I’m From”
Songwriters:Patrick Davis and Joe Leathers.
In a format already oversaturated with songs about celebrating rural roots, “Where I’m From” begins a step behind and never catches up. The chorus treads the same ground as Alan Jackson’s “Where I Come From” and any number of other songs, while the verses concoct a storyline that is not [...] -
Junior Brown Modeling New Show After 1960s Country Music Programs
Word has it that guit-steel inventor Junior Brown shot three pilot episodes for the Junior Brown Show last Tuesday. Negotiations with possible outlets are just beginning, but the show is modeled after country music programs from the 1960s like The Porter Wagoner Show. “Along with selections from Brown’s catalog, each episode also spotlights a different [...]
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Jason Michael Carroll – “I Can Sleep When I’m Dead”
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Miranda Lambert Introduces Her Own Private Label Wine
Hallmark Gold Crown scored an exclusive Valentine album release from Reba McEntire. The singer said she’d love to do it, but didn’t have many love songs in her catalog. No problem though, she recorded four new songs exclusively for the release which will be available in January and February.
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Man Arrested For Impersonating Merle Haggard’s Son
Starting in August the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will be honoring Marty Robbins with a biographical exhibit titled “Marty Robbins: Among My Souvenirs.”
A man who was impersonating Merle Haggard’s son was arrested in Montana after he charged a fee to sign autographs and have people take pictures with him.
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Gary Allan On Oprah And Shania Twain Releases Shania Starlight Perfume
This is Texas Music delivers a couple of new album reviews starting with Robbie Fulks, Guy Forsyth, and Rodney Hayden. He’s got some more gems here.
Jason Michael Carroll had to learn the hard way that he shouldn’t change his image to please other people after he cut off his hair and went the whole [...]Continue reading "Gary Allan On Oprah And Shania Twain Releases Shania Starlight Perfume"
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Tim McGraw And Faith Hill’s Mansion Burgarlized and Jason Michael Carroll Has Strong First Week
Before we get to the news I want to wish everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day! Does anybody have special plans for later tonight?
The Lucinda Williams album, West, which I reviewed yesterday has been getting some rave reviews from people not named Brody. Jim Kiest calls it “gorgeous, country rock gone to heaven,” while Cricket from [...]
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Jason Michael Carroll Autographs His CDs At Wal-Mart And Patty Loveless Splits With Sony
Country at Grammy week:
Country took its turn in the Grammy week spotlight with LeAnn Rimes, Marty Stuart, Charley Pride and Porter Wagoner among the stars calling attention to efforts to preserve vintage country audio and video performances.
Maybe if enough people beat the “today’s country isn’t real country” drum someone will start paying attention…probably not, [...]
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