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Taylor Swift Is In The News Again
2007-12-12 01:43:00 We just can’t seem to stop writing about Taylor Swift ! I was just reading over at the CMT Blog that she has jst hit number one on the country music charts with her song “Our Song”. Things just keep going up for this girl. Check out the news on this post here. More About: News , In the News , The News
Garth Brooks Biography
2007-12-07 11:29:00 Troyal Garth Brooks is the undisputed king of the country music genre in the United States; he is not only a singer but also a songwriter of country music. The unique thing about the music of Garth Brooks is that he did a very creative mixing of rock elements in his ... More About: Biography
Keith Urban Podcast
2007-12-07 01:41:00 In 2001, the Country Music Association honored Keith Urban with its Horizon Award, designating him a talented artist with a bright future. That same year, the Academy of Country Music named him Top New Male Vocalist. Six years and more than 10 million albums later, Urban remains the only Horizon Award winner in history ... More About: Podcast
Grammy Nominations
2007-12-06 23:16:00 Looks like a fair number of country artists got some Grammy nominations today! Grammy Nominations in Country Categories Best Female Country Vocal Performance (For a solo vocal performance. Singles or tracks only.) “Simple Love” Alison Krauss Track from: A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection “Famous in a Small Town” Miranda Lambert Track from: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend “Nothin’ Better to Do” LeAnn Rimes “Before He Cheats” Carrie Underwood Track from: ...
New Faces of Country Music
2007-12-06 00:54:00 Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. is pleased to announce the performers for the 2008 Country Radio Seminar ® (CRS-39) New Faces of Country Music Show ? on March 7th, 2008. The participating artists are Luke Bryan, Jason Michael Carroll, Bucky Covington, Jake Owen, and Taylor Swift. The New Faces of Country Music Show ? (co-sponsored by Radio ... More About: Country
Taylor Swift Making Some Appearances
2007-11-28 01:54:00 Taylor Swift is going to have a busy week coming up. She is going to be making some appearances on television. NBC in New York city will be featuring her in the following shows: The Today Show which airs in the morning from seven until ten am. NBC Christmas Special - Christmas at Rockefeller ... More About: Appearances , Taylor , Some
Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson Concert Together!
2007-11-25 20:06:00 After collaborating on the hit single “Because Of You” from the #1 Platinum album, REBA DUETS, music superstars Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson have announced they are joining forces to share one band and one stage for limited engagement tour in early 2008. Concert attendees can expect to hear each act’s biggest hits and ...
Country Star Trace Adkins On ?The Apprentice?
2007-11-20 01:58:00 NBC announced today that multi-platinum country star Trace Adkins will be among an all-star celebrity lineup of candidates when NBC and Donald Trump return to New York City with “The Celebrity Apprentice .” Now in its seventh season, this installment of “The Apprentice ” changes the game. “The Celebrity Apprentice” with host Donald Trump begins its latest edition on Thursday, January ... More About: Country , Star
Country Music Cd
2007-11-18 11:58:00 I decided that wth Christmas coming up soon, it might be a good idea to list out some country music albums that are coming out for Christmas or are brand new. I can’t wait to get my hands on these: Carrie Underwood - Carnival Ride Leann Rimes - Family Reba McEntire - Reba Duets Martina McBride - White Christmas Toby ... More About: Music , Country , Country Music
Luke Bryan - Debut Album I?ll Stay Me Out Now
2007-11-16 11:41:00 Fans drawn in by Luke Bryan ’s boyish, down-home charm soon discover what’s behind it: an intelligent wit, an off-the-wall sense of humor and a unique take on life. They also soon discern that he is a talented triple threat vocalist, songwriter and musician. Bryan had his first guitar by age 14, by age 16, he was regularly writing songs ... More About: Album , Stay , Debut
Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
2007-11-13 23:59:00 Three years ago, Eric Clapton assembled a who’s who of guitar masters for the first Crossroads Guitar Festival , raising funds for the Crossroads Centre, Antigua, a chemical dependency treatment and education facility Clapton founded. The sold-out show yielded a double-DVD that has been certified platinum eight times on the way to becoming one of the worlds’ top-selling music DVDs. In ...
An excellent collection of country music sites.
2007-11-12 15:47:00 Want to find an amazing collection of country music sites? Check out the Top Country Sites here. You’ll find everything having to do with country music and everything related to that as well. More About: Music , Country Music , Lent
Network follows the lives of four of Nashville?s most successful songwriter
2007-11-11 17:34:00 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (September 2007) Imagine writing No.1 hits for some of country music¹s biggest artists, having the stories of your life performed by the voices of Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts and many more country artists. Fans all over the world are singing your songs and artists look forward to being on the receiving end ... More About: Network , Songwriter , Lives , Nashville , Ville
More CMA Awards links.
2007-11-10 15:12:00 Wow! There are a ton of county music award posts out there and I think I sould share them all with you. There’s some excellent opinions and commentary out there. Check these out: The 9513 Kellie Picklier Cries At CMA Awards Carrie Underwood Wins Two Country Music Awards Rehashing the CMA Awards More About: Links
Take Country Back!
2007-11-10 14:47:00 I just read an article that I had to share. Check it out here. I think it’s important to remember that there is more out there for country music than just what is on the charts or the radio. There are 100’s of independent artists who are amazing musicians that you need to check out as ... More About: Country , Back
Another CMS Live Blog
2007-11-10 13:59:00 Yeah, I know it’s a little late but I’ve found a few live blogs from the night of the CMA Awards that I found interesting to read. I blogged about one a couple days ago but here is another to check out. It’s neat to read people’s perspectives of the awards show that night. I ... More About: Blog , Live
CMA Disappointments
2007-11-09 11:27:00 Something I was just reading over at the CMT blog got me thinking. It’s funny, I didn’t even clue in (how much was I paying attention?) how the newest members of Country Music Hall of Fame were not officially acknowledged. What were they thnking? Vince Gill, Ralph Emery and Mel Tillis definitely ... More About: Sapp
CMA Awards Update
2007-11-08 11:23:00 Well, I decided to check out hat The 9515 website had to say about the CMS Awards now that they are over. Wow! I wish I would have noticed this before but they did a live blog post commentary about the entire Country Music Awards show. Some excellent blogging there. Among the winners last ... More About: Update
The CMA Awards Are Coming Soon!
2007-11-07 00:22:00 I was checking out a great country music blog earlier and came across a great prediction post on the CMA awards. I don’t know about you but I like to hear what others think about various country music artists. Check out the blog post here at The 9513. You’ll also see all the nominees for ... More About: Awards
Famecast
2007-11-06 11:13:00 Winner of Online Country Competition to Perform Alongside Tim McGraw, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Other Stars at Inaugural Big State Festival ? Oct. 13-14 in College Station, TexasAustin, TX (September 12, 2007) ? The inaugural Big State Festival ? a two-day country music extravaganza with more than 50 artists on five stages, including Tim McGraw, Willie ...
Looking for Country Music Fans - Get Free CD?s!
2007-11-05 19:59:00 Over the past few months, I’ve received a lot of requests to review albums. Now, I don’t have the time to do this myself so I am looking for people who would like to do this. The only thing I can offer is that you will get to keep the CD’s that you review. As ... More About: Music , Country , Fans , Country Music , Free
Country Music Association Awards
2007-08-31 11:18:00 I just found a great little write up about the announcement of the Country Music Association Awards — check it out at Cybergrass. Looks like among the nominees is Alison Krauss for four awards! Vocal Group of the Year, Female Vocalist, and two for Musical Event of the Year. Way to ... More About: Country Music
?Better Get To Livin?
2007-08-30 11:14:00 Looks like Dolly Parton has been back to work in the studio. A new song called “Better Get To Livin” is available exclusively through iTunes. The song will be officially released on Sept 28 to the country radio stations as well as the new album entitles Backwoods Barbie releasing in the new year. The song will ...
More Nashville On XM
2007-08-29 11:13:00 XM Radio, the US’s largest satellite radio company, has decided to add some new studios in Nashville . XM has over eight million subscribers. Currently, their studios are located at the Country Music Hall of Fame. The new studio will include office space, a full production studio and performance studio. This expansion will ... More About: Ville
Winner Announced For Road To Nashville
2007-08-27 11:09:00 A singer from Texas has won a demo record deal worth $50,000 with Capitol Records in Nashville . The contest: an online singing competition sponsored by the label. Grand Prairie native, Joshua Engel was given the award on August 24th concluding over four months of voting online. Over the course of the contest, there were over five million ... More About: Winner , Road , Ville , Anno
Fourth Annual Music City Jam Host Announced
2007-08-23 11:12:00 And it’s going to be Brad Paisley! This year’s Music City Jam will be hosted by Brad Paisley on March 5th. Last year he was set to play at the show but his first child ended up being born the same day so he had to cancel his appearance. Paisley has had a successful year with his ... More About: Host , Annual , Anno
Taylor Swift On America?s Got Talent
2007-08-22 11:13:00 Did you happen to see Taylor Swift ’s performance with America ’s Got Tale nt finalist, Julienne Irwin? If you didn’t see it, you’ll have to try to find it on Youtube. Give it a day or two and the video is bound to be on there. Unfortunately, the performance for Irwin was not enough to win ...
New Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
2007-08-21 11:03:00 Three more country music artists have been selected to be included in the Country Music Hall of Fame - Ralph Emery, Mel Tillis and Vince Gill. They will be inducted formally in October. In order to get chosen for this honor, over 300 people vote on who should be chosen to be included. More About: Country Music
New Garth Brooks Boxed Set
2007-08-20 11:20:00 Looks like Garth Brooks is planning on releasing a new boxed set called “The Ultimate Hits” on November 6th. Just in time for Christmas! The first single from this CD set will be released on August 27 and it will be called “More Than A Memory.” Definitely can’t wait to hear that ... More About: Garth Brooks , Rook
#1 On iTunes! Tim McGraw
More articles from this author:2007-08-17 10:57:00 Currently, the number on song on iTunes is “If You’re Reading This” by our good friend (and by good friend, I just mean that we blog a lot about him!) Tim McGraw. The song was written to honor the soldiers who were killed in the war in Iraq as well as those soldier’s families.This ... More About: Itunes 1, 2, 3 |
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