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2009 AMA Honors and Awards Show Nominees Announced
The Americana Music Association announced the nominees for its 8th Honors and Awards ceremony yesterday. The ceremony will be held September 17 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN during the Americana Festival and Conference and will be hosted by Jim Lauderdale, featuring a band led by Buddy Miller and additional, yet-to-be-named performers. The AMA [...]
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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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Your Take: Decades of Country Music
In Jim’s interview a few weeks back with former front man of The Mavericks Raul Malo, the singer had an interesting game for country listeners to play in their cars:
Here’s an experiment for you if you wanna try this out just for fun one day. If you have satellite radio, put on the 40s station [...] -
Your Take: What Do Your Musical Tastes Say About You?
In yesterday’s news roundup, Brody listed some of the more interesting statistics published in the Country Music Association’s study on country music audience demographics. There were some interesting numbers on people who consider themselves “countryphiles,” as well as the genre’s love/hate relationship with digital downloads.
The nugget I found to be the most intriguing, however, [...]Continue reading "Your Take: What Do Your Musical Tastes Say About You?"
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Free Music Download: Raul Malo – “Lucky One”
The 9513’s Jim Malec recently interviewed Fantasy Records recording artist and former Maverick’s lead Raul Malo, a singer widely considered one of the best baritones in the world. Malo’s latest solo project, Lucky One, was released on March 3rd, and we have a free download of the title track.
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Miranda Lambert Designs Jewelry and Jamey Johnson Tapes ‘Crossroads’
Miranda Lambert launched her own line of jewelry. Each piece is personally designed and handcrafted by Miranda herself, making them one-of-a-kind. If you’re looking to score a piece — good luck. Due to high demand everything is almost sold out. She’s not the only one with a new jewelry line, though. Big Kenny’s wife, Christiev [...]
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Raul Malo Feels Like a Lucky One: The 9513’s Exclusive Interview
There aren’t many Miami-born-and-raised Cuban country music singers. In fact, if Raul Malo isn’t the only one, he surely is the most renowned. As lead singer of The Mavericks, Malo was a regular presence on country radio in the 90s, charting six singles in the Top 40. The Mavericks also placed three albums in the [...]
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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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Glen Campbell Tribute Planned for Americana Music Festival
Jim Lauderdale and Raul Malo are among the artists scheduled to pay tribute to Glen Campbell at the Americana Music Festival in Sept. The tribute is one of several events being coordinated by the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Nashville Public Television and the Americana Music Association. By the way, don’t forget to [...]
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Lack of Female Nominations for Entertainer of the Year Disappoints Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood commended Miranda Lambert for her Album of the Year win, but feels like women deserve a little more recognition, namely in the Entertainer of the Year category.
“I think there have been several women over the past decade that should have been nominated at some point,” she said. “It’s disappointing that they haven’t been, [...]
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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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- Steve Harvey: Like the production on this a lot.
- Steve M.: Jon in a catwoman suit was an image I could do mentally without, lol.
- Thomas: ...careful with you comments steve m. - there's jon sitting on a high rise in black rubber suit with little ...
- Steve M.: That cracked me up Stormy.
- stormy: Wow, her fans even praise her in cliches.
- Dan E: No ripping from a website will ever tear her apart. Carrie is fine just the way she is, and she ...
- stormy: Carlie: Have faith. I'm sure Carrie can be ripped a lot more.
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