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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
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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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Pam and Mel Tillis Announce Dates For “A Tillis Family Christmas” Tour
Pam, Mel and the Tillis family announced “A Tillis Family Christmas,” their holiday tour that begins later this month.
Blake Shelton on “Bare Skin Rug,” a collaboration with girlfriend Miranda Lambert on his new album, Startin’ Fires:
“What’s funny about it, man, you’ll never believe — I had to kick and fight and cuss and was pretty [...]Continue reading "Pam and Mel Tillis Announce Dates For “A Tillis Family Christmas” Tour"
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“Long Black Veil” Songwriter Danny Dill Passed Away at 83
Danny Dill, one of the songwriters behind Lefty Frizzell’s “Long Black Veil” and Bobby Bare’s “Detroit City,” passed away on Thursday at the age of 83. If you’re not familiar with “Long Black Veil,” read the story behind the song in Stop Cutting Hits: The Story of Lefty Frizzell’s “The Long Black Veil.”
PopMatters‘ Joseph Carver [...]Continue reading "“Long Black Veil” Songwriter Danny Dill Passed Away at 83"
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Tim McGraw Releases New Children’s Book Today
The new children’s book co-written by Tim McGraw and Tom Douglas, My Little Girl, was released today. Faith Hill, who wrote the forward, loves it, but his daughters were indifferent. “If it doesn’t have Chris Brown or the Jonas Brothers involved, they don’t care,” he joked.
Keith Urban will release a live DVD titled Keith Urban [...]Continue reading "Tim McGraw Releases New Children’s Book Today"
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Brad Paisley and Kimberley Williams-Paisley Expecting Second Baby
Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley are expecting their second child.
If the American Music Awards remind us of anything, it’s that the CMAs and ACMs could always be worse. Here’s the 2008 AMA nominees in the country category:Favorite Male Artist
Garth Brooks
Kenny Chesney
Brad PaisleyFavorite Female Artist
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie UnderwoodFavorite Band, Duo or Group
Brooks & Dunn
Rascal Flatts
SugarlandFavorite Album
Garth [...]
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Stonewall Jackson and Opry Settle Lawsuit
The federal age discrimination lawsuit Stonewall Jackson filed last year against the Grand Ole Opry and its management has been settled, or as Jackson’s attorney, Kirk Clements, words it, “dismissed with prejudice.” Whatever that means.
A spokesman for the 75-year-old singer said Jackson was “very happy to have this lawsuit settled and to be back singing [...]Continue reading "Stonewall Jackson and Opry Settle Lawsuit"
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Sunday Morning Comment Corral & Forum Roundup, Issue #3
It’s been a while since our last edition of the roundup, but not to worry–it’s back this week, and it’s back to stay. Just consider this your Sunday morning newspaper–The 9513 style!
Big things are happening here at The 9513–we think you’re going to love what we’ve got in store for you over the next few [...]Continue reading "Sunday Morning Comment Corral & Forum Roundup, Issue #3"
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Kenny Chesney Plans to Expand Personal Brand With A Line of Rum
Chicago-based Constellation Spirits is expected to announce today that they’re developing a premium rum in partnership with Kenny Chesney, which will be out in the first quarter of 2010. The name is yet to be determined, but a spokesman for Constellation said it will not bear Chesney’s name. However, stage banners at his concerts would [...]
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Wake Up To Little Big Town and Phil Vassar at Red Roof Inn
In a campaign designed to capitalize on the popularity of country music among their customers, Red Roof Inn enlisted the help of Little Big Town and Phil Vassar to record wake-up calls and hold messages for guests. The goal for the hotel is to become the hotel of fans and of bands, while the campaign [...]
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In an attempt to discover and highlight the best music every month, We'll be publishing a list of the best songs released throughout that period. Here's Brady Vercher's picks for October.
For the second episode of The 9513 Country Music Podcast, your host Kelly Dearmore caught up with two seemingly different artists in Sarah Borges and Trent Willmon. Take a listen.
Free Music Downloads: If you’ve only recently come to country music, or have never delved past the genre’s surface and it’s most famous names, you may not have heard of Tom Russell. That’s a shame, and The 9513’s Free Music series is here to help set you down the right path.
Martina McBride - “Ride” Catchy, but a little low on cogency–not to mention originality. And it essentially resolves into the same kind of positive “message song” that has defined so much of McBride’s recent work.
Richie McDonald - “How Do I Just Stop” So gloriously simple and unequivocally lackluster that people of every political persuasion should rejoice in the opportunity to come together and have a hearty laugh at its expense.
Donnie Vondra - “If I Didn’t Love You” Combinining a golden trifecta of country music—steel guitar, fiddle and a strong, twangy vocal—"If I Didn't Love You" pulls together a sweet, toe-tapping ditty reminiscent of Marty Raybon-era Shenandoah.
Lance Miller - “Bacon Frying” A charming country song that is beautiful for its simplicity, a musical remnant from a time when songwriters understood that often the best thing to do is just get out of the song’s way.
John Rich - “Another You” For a guy who is supposed to be a genius songwriter, John Rich sure does seem to be running out of ideas. 
George Ducas - “Walk Through This World” Ducas banks on the success of recent artists’ pleasantly bland lyrics and agreeable instrumentation for his first release with WhiteStar Nashville.
In this exclusive interview for The 9513, Little Big Town’s Jimi Westbrook talks about life with the band, as well as A Place to Land, the group’s current album, which has charted in the top 10 of Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart on two separate occasions
Forgotten Artists: Cal Smith - When the Florida Sunshine Opry (Eustis, FL) booked its first “name” (non-local) act back in 1999, the act they chose was Cal Smith. No wonder, since Cal is an excellent singer, musician, storyteller and showman. | View more artists featured in Paul W. Dennis' recurring "Forgotten Artists" feature »
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