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Michael Martin Murphey Inks Multi-Album Deal; Josh Turner’s Groovin’ Video; Corb Lund Acoustic
Michael Martin Murphey signed a multi-album contract with Rural Rhythm Records during last week’s IBMA convention and will release his second set of bluegrass tunes, Buckaroo Blue Grass 2, next February. The first single is a remake of “Wildfire” as a duet with Carrie Hassler.
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Trace Adkins To Honor United 93 Passengers; Exclusive Miranda Lambert EP; Tribute to Silverstein
Trace Adkins is scheduled to perform the national anthem at this year’s ceremony honoring the passengers who died on United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001.
Best Buy has an exclusive EP from Miranda Lambert today that includes “Dead Flowers” and three bonus tracks from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend that were offered by different retailers. [...] -
Just Call Him Señor George Strait; Miranda Lambert Shares Studio Footage
You know that new George Strait record due out in August? Ken Tucker says it will blow your mind.
Recorded at Jimmy Buffett’s Shrimp Boat Studios in Key West, Fla., the album includes a song that Strait sings entirely in Spanish, “El Rey,” which is a Mexican standard and was a giant mariachi hit for Vincente [...]Continue reading "Just Call Him Señor George Strait; Miranda Lambert Shares Studio Footage"
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Miranda Lambert’s New Album Is Slated For September
Miranda Lambert told Billboard’s Gary Graff that she’s worked on about four songs for her new album, which is scheduled for a September release. She’s mixing some of her own songs and including submissions from other writers.
“What’s fun is the more success you have, the better the songs are that you’re pitched,” she notes. “The [...]Continue reading "Miranda Lambert’s New Album Is Slated For September"
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Faith Hill Lip-Synched Her Way Through Super Bowl Performance
Faith Hill lip-synched her performance of “America the Beautiful” at the Super Bowl on Sunday, but if you want to blame somebody, blame Garth Brooks.
According to “The Making of the Super Bowl: The Inside Story of the World’s Greatest Sporting Event” by former league executive director Don Weiss, the NFL has required performers to have [...]Continue reading "Faith Hill Lip-Synched Her Way Through Super Bowl Performance"
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MySpace Music Premiers Dierks Bentley’s ‘Feel That Fire’
MySpace Music is premiering the new Dierks Bentley album Feel That Fire today — five days before its official release date. (via NashvilleGab)
Hillary Scott insists that the new awards darlings, Lady Antebellum, were not behind the breakup of The Wreckers, despite Dave Haywood’s notions to the contrary.
Keith Urban scored a sponsorship from KC Masterpiece Barbecue [...]Continue reading "MySpace Music Premiers Dierks Bentley’s ‘Feel That Fire’"
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Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash Announce New Album
The Bastards Sons of Johnny Cash plan to have a new album out sometime this year (fall or spring, depending on which part of the article you believe). Titled Bend In the Road, it will consist of 10 new originals along with covers of Billy Joe Shaver and Steve Earle.
New releases for the week of [...]
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‘Live at The Bluebird Cafe’ Concert Series Will Celebrate Americana Artists
Jim Lauderdale, Sam Bush, Nanci Griffith and Foster & Lloyd have been confirmed to perform as part of the Americana Music Association’s ‘Live at The Bluebird Cafe’ series starting in February.
Little Big Town announced that bands and musicians can register to compete for an opening slot on the upcoming A Place To Land Tour. Fans [...]Continue reading "‘Live at The Bluebird Cafe’ Concert Series Will Celebrate Americana Artists"
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The SteelDrivers – “Blue Side of the Mountain”
Songwriters: Chris Stapleton and James Michael Henderson.
They may have just burst onto the bluegrass scene in 2008, but the SteelDrivers have decades of music experience between them–separately, they’ve recorded with everyone from Al Green to Patty Loveless. Together, however, the SteelDrivers are far more than the sum of their individual talents, as they prove on [...]Continue reading "The SteelDrivers – “Blue Side of the Mountain”"
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Naughty Or Nice, May You Find Coal In Your Stockings This Christmas
USA Today’s Ken Barnes and Brian Mansfield singled out Kathy Mattea’s Coal as one of their picks of 2008. Mansfield also gave a nod to Jamey Johnson’s That Lonesome Song.
After counting down the best country music of 2008 at PopMatters yesterday, Juli Thanki returns with the best bluegrass. Two different Vincents make the list along [...]Continue reading "Naughty Or Nice, May You Find Coal In Your Stockings This Christmas"
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