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Charlie Daniels Invites Montgomery Gentry To Join Grand Ole Opry
Charlie Daniels surprised the Montgomery Gentry duo of Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry last night with an invitation to become the next members of the Grand Ole Opry. Official induction will take place June 23.
The ACM Artist of the Decade tribute to George Strait is scheduled to air tonight on CBS.
Country Universe: What are your [...]Continue reading "Charlie Daniels Invites Montgomery Gentry To Join Grand Ole Opry"
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Your Take: Pet Peeves
Justin Moore’s new single “Small Town USA” is trickling onto country radio airwaves, so when I heard it for the first time on my local country station this week, I turned up the volume and gave it a listen.
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Sugarland Leads CMT Music Awards; New Release List; Rhonda Vincent Bugs Out
The final round of nominees for the 2009 CMT Music Awards has been announced and voting is open. Sugarland leads with five nominations while Brad Paisley and Taylor Swift follow with four each.
New releases for the week of May 19, 2009 include:
Ashley Monroe – Satisfied
Amazon | iTunes | MySpaceCraig Duncan – King of Western Swing
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Stephen Bruton, Longtime Guitarist for Kris Kristofferson, Succumbed to Throat Cancer
Guitarist, producer and songwriter Stephen Bruton, who played with Kris Kristofferson for 17 years, lost the battle to throat cancer over the weekend. He was 60.
Austin Music Source’s Michael Corcoran says Bonnie Raitt mentioned Stephen Bruton after almost every song during her concert at the Bass Concert Hall on Sunday.
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Todd Snider Scheduled To Chat with ESPN About His New Album
Todd Snider will join ESPN tomorrow to chat and answer questions about his new album and his song “America’s Favorite Pastime” which is featured on The Homerun EP, a collection of baseball songs by Yep Roc Records artists. (via Twang Nation)
Reba McEntire scored the highest solo chart debut of her career with her new single [...]Continue reading "Todd Snider Scheduled To Chat with ESPN About His New Album"
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ACM Awards Received a 78 Percent Bump Over Previous Year
With an average of 14.8 million viewers, the ACM Awards saw a 78 percent increase over last year.
The audio and video recordings of Trace Adkins performing “Till the Last Shot’s Fired” live at the ACM Awards are available for download on iTunes. (via My Kind of Country)
RJ Eskow commented on the new John Rich single [...]Continue reading "ACM Awards Received a 78 Percent Bump Over Previous Year"
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John Rich Blasts ‘Nashville Star’ and Contestants
Remember that whole Nashville Star thing? John Rich is trying to distance himself from his involvement in the show.
“I wouldn’t touch ‘Nashville Star’ with a 40-foot pole,” he told The Tennessean. “NBC completely bastardized what country music is about. I thought this was really going to represent country music, put us on a new level. [...]Continue reading "John Rich Blasts ‘Nashville Star’ and Contestants"
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New Texas Tornados Album Will Include Freddy Fender
Shawn Sahm led the surviving members of the Texas Tornados, Augie Meyers and Flaco Jiminez, in a six-song romp at Antone’s last night that was part of a two-hour tribute show to his father, the late Doug Sahm.
In addition to a documentary that’s being made about his father, Shaw Sahm also told the crowd that [...]Continue reading "New Texas Tornados Album Will Include Freddy Fender"
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Reckless Kelly Announces First Celebrity Softball Jam
Reckless Kelly announced their first Celebrity Softball Jam yesterday. It’ll take place Sunday, April 19 at the Dell Diamond in Round Rock, TX and will benefit Miracle League at Town & Country, South Austin Little League, and a scholarship fund for the Austin Elks. The actual game will feature national and local celebrities along with [...]
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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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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.
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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
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- Mayor JoBob: Actually Rick, in Randy Travis' song, he tells them to "bury me under mama's apple tree"
- real talk: some of you people are being ridiculous, this song was specifically written for the radio, and its going to do ...
- TexasVet: Actually, her fans in defending it are trying to convince us that writing this bad is a specific FORM of ...
- TexasVet: According to Billboard, two of her singles went to #2 while the last one peaked at #3. If you are referring ...
- Rick: Altough burial is not in the title, my vote goes to Doug Supernaw's "Honky Tonkin' Fool" about a friend who ...
- Stormy: K: Actually, her fans in defending it are trying to convince us that writing this bad is a specific FORM of ...
- Ron: I couldn't make it to the end. Horrid.
- Steve M.: According to Billboard, two of her singles went to #2 while the last one peaked at #3.
