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New Stephen King Musical Features Country Stars; More Than 60 Autographed Guitars Stolen
A new musical by John Mellencamp and Stephen King, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, will feature a cast that includes Kris Kristofferson, Rosanne Cash, and Elvis Costello. However, the debut isn’t expected until Sep. 2010.
Doyle Lawson is scheduled to record a live concert on January 15 for an all-Gospel DVD to be released later in [...] -
Sarah Buxton’s Debut Gets Release Date; ‘Country Weekly’ Creates Archive of Covers
Sarah Buxton’s self-titled debut album will be released Feb. 23.
My Kind of Country’s Occasional Hope listed her top 50 singles of the decade complete with blurbs.
USA Today’s music critics chose their favorite albums of 2009 and included picks from Radney Foster, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley and more.WWE diva Mickie James plans to issue a country [...]
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The Best Country Songs of 2009
2009 offered up a treasure trove of high quality country music, and we’ve compiled a list of the year’s 50 best country songs.
In order to a be considered for this list, a song must have appeared on an album released during the 2009 calendar year. Radio singles that appeared on 2008 albums but which [...] -
‘Noble Things’ to DVD; Trace Adkins/Luke McBain Returns; Best of Bluegrass ‘09
The film Noble Things, featuring Lee Ann Womack and Tracy Byrd in their big screen debuts, will be released on DVD December 22.
Feeling Austin was underrepresented on most of the decade lists cropping up, Jim Caligiuri took the liberty of chronologically listing 33 albums released by bands and artists that made living in the “Live [...]Continue reading "‘Noble Things’ to DVD; Trace Adkins/Luke McBain Returns; Best of Bluegrass ‘09"
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Top Country Albums of the Decade (#40-#31)
Gene Watson, Randy Travis, Pam Tillis, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Ray Price have all long been cast aside by country radio, but each of these incredible artists continued to produce great country music into the first decade of the 21st century…and each earned a place approaching the upper reaches of our countdown. Mixed in [...]
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Country Music Hall Includes Contemporary Artists; Carrie Underwood Variety Show Tonight; Do Grammys Get Bluegrass?
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum plans to update its main exhibit next May with a display dedicated to contemporary artists like Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban along with another cased dedicated to Americana and contemporary bluegrass music.
The Carrie Underwood hosted variety show “An All-Star Holiday Special” airs tonight.
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Top Country Albums of the Decade (#60-#51)
The “comeback” effort from three Chicks, as well as Taylor Swift’s debut album, land near the mid-section of our countdown of the decade’s best country albums, but this 10-disc installment is best characterized by it’s Southwestern flair; Texans Kris Kristofferson, Amber Digby, Guy Clark and Dale Watson join the march across the halfway point as [...]
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Grammy Nominees; Jack Cooke & Big Bill Lister Passed Away; Dixie Chick Lawsuit Dropped; CMA CEO Resigns
Nominees for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards in the country category are as follows:
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
“Dead Flowers” – Miranda Lambert
“I Just Call You Mine” – Martina McBride
“White Horse” – Taylor Swift
“Just A Dream” – Carrie Underwood
“Solitary Thinkin” – Lee Ann WomackBest Male Country Vocal Performance
“All I Ask For Anymore” – Trace Adkins
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Top Country Albums of the Decade (#90-#81)
The second installment of our countdown of the decade’s top 100 albums is a male-dominated affair, save for a Georgia peach with big old voice and a young Aussie Sheila with a love for traditional country.
90. Twice The Speed Of Life (2004) – Sugarland
Twice The Speed Of Life may not be the most perfect [...]Continue reading "Top Country Albums of the Decade (#90-#81)"
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All-Star Waylon Jennings Tribute In the Works; Moe Bandy Remixed; Stealing Angels’ Historically-Rich Pedigree
Dierks Bentley will sing “Lonesome, Or’nry and Mean” on a new Waylon Jennings tribute album that also includes Trace Adkins, Kris Kristofferson, Patty Griffin, Waylon’s son Shooter Jennings, and more.
Elizabeth Cook covers various topics in her latest MySpace blog post, including news about her next album, opening for Dwight Yoakam, and stumbling on an old [...]
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While the voice of country’s future took home this year’s big honor, a legendary voice from country music’s past scored a win for Album Of The Year. Check out the winners in The 9513's 2nd Annual Country Music Awards now!
Josh Turner's fourth album, Haywire, furthers his reputation as one of the leading men in contemporary country, a true, traditional voice in an ever-changing Nashville scene.
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Sammy Kershaw – “Better Than I Used To Be”
As the title track off his upcoming album, “Better Than I Used to Be” is a straight-up look back on the career of a country music staple.
Emily West Featuring Keith Urban – “Blue Sky” Emily West turns in a gorgeous performance on “Blue Sky,” hitting notes few of her contemporaries can reach.
What does Alan Jackson like on his eggs?
Cheese and corn; he still likes bologna; a load of salsa; hens? Answers to the questions you'd never dream of asking. (
In each and every instance, the best country albums of the past ten years were built on the backs of songs -- stories about you and me from birth to death and stories that paint landscapes rooted in every region of America and beyond. These are the top country albums of the decade.Current Discussion
- Noeller: Doc Walker is 3 dudes - very cool cats actually!
- Jim Malec: but I know that he’s super tight with Dierks, Doc Walker, Deric Ruttan, and the Beavers Bros, so that’s pretty ...
- Ben Foster: "Eight Second Ride" is a terrible ridiculous excuse for a country song. I have a friend who generally dislikes ...
- Jon: @Stormy You still haven't said what the problem is. Which part of "What 'problem' is Eric Church a ...
- Slamminmama: BLAH BLAH BLAH.......making Forbes list last year to the tune of 45 million EARNED tells me he just sucks....LMAO!! ...
- Stormy: Jon: 1. The problem they are part of is the problem that they are criticizing in contemporary music. ...
- Amy Johnson: I know I can tell you one thing about COLT FORD!!!! HE is BADA*$.... Stop and think about it.. It ...
- Noeller: I've never met EC, but I know that he's super tight with Dierks, Doc Walker, Deric Ruttan, and the Beavers ...
- Jon: @Stormy Jon: We are back to the reading thing again. Matt explained the problem that Eric and Kristian are ...
- Ian: The .357 String Band's new release is a must-have.
