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Carrie Underwood Gets Waxed
Carrie Underwood unveiled her wax figure at Madame Tussauds New York yesterday. (View pictures on PopCrunch)
In his review of Call Me Crazy, Michael McCall draws parallels between Lee Ann Womack’s “Last Call” and George Jones‘ “I Always Get Lucky With You,” saying that Womack’s song could be a reply to Jones’. And with Patty Loveless [...] -
In a Former Life, Reba McEntire Was a Man
I an interview with Alan W. Petrucelli, Reba McEntire reveals that she believes in reincarnation and that she used to be a man:
“I believe in reincarnation,” she confesses. ” I believe I’ve gone both ways — that I have been here before as a man. I will get flak from Christians who will say I [...]Continue reading "In a Former Life, Reba McEntire Was a Man"
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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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ASCAP Honors Alan Jackson and Dave Berg with Songwriting Awards
Last night’s 46th annual ASCAP Country Music Awards honored Reba McEntire with the Golden Note Award, which is presented to songwriters, composers and artists who have achieved extraordinary career milestones. Alan Jackson won songwriter/artist of the year honors for his hits “A Woman’s Love” and “Small Town Southern Man.” Dave Berg took the songwriter of [...]
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Caribbean and Music Provided Chesney With Therapy During Divorce
Kenny Chesney talks to Katie Cook about using the Caribbean as an escape and the somber mood looming over his life after his divorce.
The deluxe edition of Kenny Chesney’s new album, Lucky Old Sun, is scheduled to be released tomorrow and by co-producer Buddy Cannon’s account, it’s more of an introverted album. Chesney himself says [...]Continue reading "Caribbean and Music Provided Chesney With Therapy During Divorce"
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Taylor Swift Dolls Due In Time For Christmas
Taylor Swift, already the spokesmodel of l.e.i. jeans, hopes to have a line of sundresses soon and will have her own collection of fashion dolls, dressed in the likeness of her most memorable attire from music videos, due in time for Christmas. Yipee. (via ggcolumn)
Pedal steel player Jim Baker, a member of the Mel Tillis [...]Continue reading "Taylor Swift Dolls Due In Time For Christmas"
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Lee Ann Womack Exudes Multiple Personalities On Call Me Crazy
With its pronounced multiple-personality disorder, The Village Voice’s Werner Trieschmann dubs Call Me Crazy and apt title for Lee Ann Womack’s new album, where he says downy pop blooms next to pedal-steel-driven barroom weepers.
Gretchen Wilson’s new CD has been pushed back from a fall release to early ‘09.
Jack Silverman muses that Jewel’s recent title of [...]Continue reading "Lee Ann Womack Exudes Multiple Personalities On Call Me Crazy"
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Dierks Bentley & Wife Welcome Daughter, Evalyn Day
In their ever-exclusive fashion, People.com learned of the birth of Dierks Bentley and wife Cassidy’s daughter, Evalyn Day Bentley, who was named after her maternal grandmother.
Dierks’ family isn’t the only one growing, Miranda Lambert blogged about her new horse and three new cats.
Charlie Louvin’s motor home was involved in an accident in New Jersey [...]Continue reading "Dierks Bentley & Wife Welcome Daughter, Evalyn Day"
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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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New Blake Shelton Album Bumped to Nov. 18; Features Miranda
The success of Blake Shelton’s latest single prompted his label to announce a Nov. 18 rush-release date for his next album, Startin’ Fires. The album borrows it’s title from the song “Good at Startin’ Fires.” Fans might think the song is for his girlfriend, Miranda Lambert, and Shelton says those thoughts wouldn’t be unfounded. Lambert [...]
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We've labored long and hard to come up with our list of the Top 10 Country Albums of 2008. Click here to see who claimed the honor of the year's top album, as chosen by The 9513's staff and writers.
Don’t confuse disappointing with worst, as that list would most likely be dominated by obscure indie knockoff bands along with a couple of mainstream releases. There has to be a modicum of expectation that’s dashed upon the release of an album for it to qualify for the year’s most disappointing.
Join host Kelly Dearmore as he shines the light on several noteworthy album releases you might have missed and interviews various artists, from Sarah Borges to Trent Willmon and Reckless Kelly to Wade Bowen, in the first two episode of The 9513 podcast.
Jim Malec counts down the top 20 country music news stories of 2008. How many times do you think John Rich will be mentioned?Current Discussion
- Rick: So Carrie Underwood scored big time at the "American Idol Audience FanBot Awards". I'm shocked! (lol) Wow, based upon those pictures ...
- Leeann Ward: While I was surprised to see this song at the top spot, it was a pleasant surprise. I think ...
- Brody Vercher: @Drew - Here's an article cached by Google from The Tennessean.
- northtexas: Jewel commented in her blog: People's Choice Awards Recap Posted in From Jewel on January 7, 2009 Hi! So the awards ...
- Drew: Is there any link to the Eddy Arnold accusation story? I'm interested to read the whole thing.
- Jim C.: Is there such a thing as 'the Americana scene'? Maybe just Russell is projecting his own thoughts on his crappy band.
- Paula_W: The People Choose Underwood and Flatts At People’s Choice Awards What people? Not me!
- Nashville4U: Great to see Carrie Underwood win those awards but Rascal Flatts....I don't know if they deserved that one. Also that ...
- Brady Vercher: Britt's demo is tacked onto the end of the final track, "Bruised," on her Little Wildflower album, but like Rick ...
- Rick: Let us not forget that Catherine Britt was the co-writer with Rory Feek on "Sweet Emmylou". Catherine recorded a rough ...
