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Songwriters Hall to Induct Matraca Berg, Tom Shapiro & John Hiatt
The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame plans to induct Matraca Berg, Tom Shapiro and John Hiatt during ceremonies on Oct. 26. Hiatt is being inducted in the songwriter-artist category while Berg and Shapiro will go in under the songwriter moniker.
Sugar Hill Records announced that they’ve slashed most of the prices in their catalog to the [...]Continue reading "Songwriters Hall to Induct Matraca Berg, Tom Shapiro & John Hiatt"
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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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Sugarland Co-founder Kristin Hall Sues Former Bandmates Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush
Sugarland co-founder Kristen Hall is suing former bandmates Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush for $1.5 million. Hall claims that she had an agreement with Nettles and Bush to share profits after she left the band but has not received her portion of Sugarland’s earnings. (more coverage on Law.com)
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Shooter Jennings Backs Waylon On Posthumous Project
Andy Tenille dishes on a posthumous Waylon Jennings project that hits the streets this summer. Titled Waylon Forever, the outlaw is backed by son Shooter Jennings and his band, the .357s, on nine tracks of originals and unlikely covers.
“This album really got its start back in 1995,” the country-rocker recalls, “when Dad asked me to [...]Continue reading "Shooter Jennings Backs Waylon On Posthumous Project"
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Austin City Limits Producer Named Lifetime Achievment Recipient
The Americana Music Association announced that Terry Lickona, longtime Austin City Limits producer, will be the recipient of their Lifetime Achievement Award.
This week’s Nashville Skyline is an 800 and some odd word rant about recent Viagra commercials using Nashville studio musicians to pitch their product. Funny stuff.
I am frankly surprised that Viagra or Cialis hasn’t [...]Continue reading "Austin City Limits Producer Named Lifetime Achievment Recipient"
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Toby Keith - “She Never Cried In Front Of Me”
Songwriters: Toby Keith and Bobby Pinson
After the clunker that was “She’s A Hottie,” Toby Keith and Bobby Pinson hook up again to bring us the first single, “She Never Cried In Front Of Me,” from Keith’s next album. While it’s not nearly as melodramatic as “It’s Not Supposed To Go Like That,” a song [...]Continue reading "Toby Keith - “She Never Cried In Front Of Me”"
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House Recognizes Toby Keith For Commitment to Military
Oklahoma congressman Tom Cole introduced a resolution to the House of Representatives to recognize Toby Keith’s commitment to the U.S. military. Keith has made six USO trips to visit troops on the front lines.
As we enter into the second half of 2008 Craig Shelburne takes a look back at 10 albums from the first half [...]Continue reading "House Recognizes Toby Keith For Commitment to Military"
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The CMA Tweaks Awards Process
The CMA is making some changes to the way its awards voting takes place. According to the 6/17 issue of Country Aircheck:
On the first ballot, only the top 20 qualified vote recipients will advance to the second ballot. In the past, any candidate receiving 10 votes moved on. Also, on the second ballot, members may [...] -
Forbes Lists Toby Keith As Country Music’s Top Money Maker
Alan Jackson falls in at No. 10 on Forbes’ list of the top-earning country music stars, but Toby Keith takes the top spot with a cool $48 million in earnings over the last year.
Bob from the Lefsetz Letter has written an interesting piece on Tuesday night’s American Idol Top-2, in which he talks, specifically, about [...]Continue reading "Forbes Lists Toby Keith As Country Music’s Top Money Maker"
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Mindy McCready Linked to Roger Clemens In Decade Long Affair
The New York Daily News reported today that Roger Clemens carried on a 10-year affair with country singer Mindy McCready. The two met when McCready, 15 at the time, was performing in a bar in Florida. Clemens confirmed his long-term relationship with McCready, but denies that it was sexual in nature. However, a source with [...]
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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
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- running kind: Hi, just to let you know, my 6 collegues in office vote for you each day, although they don't know ...
- Hollerin' Ben: I didn't actually contribute to this list, but I don't think it's disappointing at all. I think it's a ...
- Brady Vercher: I disagree with the assessment that the list is disappointing. Only 30 or so of my top 75 made the ...
- Matt C.: I do have to say that this is a disappointing list. The exclusion of songs that made last year's list ...
- Drew: I'm not familiar with much of his stuff, but if his lyrics are consistently as strong as the ones you ...
- Adriana: I Love this song! Me and my friends went to a road trip to Alabama and the song was so ...
- Brady Vercher: At least we know we've got the lion and the tin man ready to go if anyone ever decided to ...
- Wilburscott: I got to see George 3-4 years ago at a show here in northern Michigan. I think around the time ...
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