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Randy Owen Treats Fans to a Free Concert in Las Vegas Randy Owen treated fans to more than an hour of Alabama's hits during a free concert Friday night (May 16) at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas. The show coincided with the ACM Awards show taking place Sunday night (May 18) at the MGM Gr
Country Music Artists Flocking to Vegas for ACM Awards LAS VEGAS -- Country music artists, their managers, record label executives and ... well ... just about the entire industry are flocking to Las Vegas in advance of the 43rd annual Academy of Country Music Awards taking place Sunday (May 18) at the MGM Gra
Sugarland's New Album Due July 22 Sugarland will release their third album, Love on the Inside, on July 22 on Mercury Nashville.
Trace Adkins Honored by San Diego Families With Food Allergies Trace Adkins accepted an award from the San Diego Food Allergy Support Group on Wednesday (May 14) prior to a show in the area.
Gretchen Wilson Receives GED From Charlie Daniels Gretchen Wilson received her GED certificate, the equivalent to a high school diploma, from Charlie Daniels on Thursday night (May 15) at First Baptist Church in Lebanon, Tenn.
NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes? "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" is a great George Jones song from a few years ago, but I never really gave the subject a lot of serious thought. In fact, I have to confess that on more than one occasion at a late-night party I sang it as "Who's Gonna Shine
Shania Twain, Mutt Lange Separating After 14 Years Shania Twain and Robert John "Mutt" Lange are separating, according to a spokesman from her record label. Twain and Lange were married on Dec. 28, 1993, and worked together extensively throughout her career.
Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood Will Meet Fans at Fan Fair Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood will make personal appearances at the CMA Music Festival's Fan Fair event, where visitors can take photos and receive autographs with country stars.
Jo Dee Messina, Phil Vassar Open CMA Music Festival Jo Dee Messina and Phil Vassar will open the CMA Music Festival on the daytime stage on June 5 at 10 a.m.
Anne Murray Honored by Songwriter's Hall of Fame Anne Murray will receive the Howie Richmond Hitmaker Award from the Songwriter's Hall of Fame on June 19 in New York City.
Eddy Arnold Service Honors a Man Who Changed Country Music Eddy Arnold went to his eternal reward Wednesday (May 14) with a simple but elegant funeral service before a respectful audience of fans, friends and music business colleagues at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. A private family burial followed at Woodlawn M
Dolly Parton Upset Over Howard Stern Audio Dolly Parton says she's "completed devastated" after her speaking voice was heavily edited and electronically manipulated in a comedy bit featured on Howard Stern's radio show.
Taylor Swift, Julianne Hough Make Maxim's Hot 100 List Julianne Hough, Jessica Simpson and Taylor Swift are among the women featured on Maxim's Hot 100 list for 2008.
Trace Adkins Will Sign Autographs at Country Music Hall of Fame Trace Adkins, Kathy Mattea, Phil Vassar and Trisha Yearwood will sign autographs at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's gift shop during the CMA Music Festival, held June 5-8 in Nashville.
Kitty Wells, Roy Orbison Recordings Honored by Library of Congress Kitty Wells' "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" and Roy Orbison's ''Oh, Pretty Woman" have been added to the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress to recognize recordings that are "culturally, historically or aesthetically signifi
Taylor Swift Has Her "Prom" With Aplomb "Since I didn't get to go to my prom this year, I'm going to create one," Taylor Swift told reporters Monday (May 12), just before the launch of a party to celebrate her recording successes and impending high school graduation. It may have been the first
Taylor Swift Featured in L.e.i. Clothing Ads Taylor Swift will be featured in a back-to-school advertising campaign for the L.e.i. clothing line.
American Songwriter Magazine Salutes Country American Songwriter magazine features Alan Jackson on its current May/June cover and includes a compilation CD with the issue.
Carter's Chord Will Release Digital Album on June 17 New country band Carter's Chord will release their album digitally on June 17, with the CD version expected to follow later in the year.
Dierks Bentley Plays Backyards and Bars in Chicago CHICAGO -- Why is it that the bigger Dierks Bentley's career becomes, the smaller his venues get? Is it some kind of twisted irony? Or a deliberate move to bring the music closer to the fans?
Tim O'Brien Stands Alone on New Album, Chameleon Tim O'Brien wants you to get into something -- anything really, just "dirty those hands and get stuck in," he tells me as he sips his first pint of the day. We're at the Yazoo brewery in Nashville, a ploughman's lunch between us, talking about his new alb
Dierks Bentley Makes Men's Fitness Top 25 Dierks Bentley has been named to Men's Fitness magazine's list of "The 25 Fittest Guys in America" with presidential candidate Barack Obama, actors Will Smith and Daniel Craig, athletes Tiger Woods and Brady Quinn, rapper Flo Rida and others.
Marty Stuart's Jam Adds Gretchen Wilson, Old Crow Medicine Show Gretchen Wilson and Old Crow Medicine Show have been added to the list of performers at Marty Stuart's seventh annual Late Night Jam scheduled for June 4 to coincide with the CMA Music Festival in Nashville.
Gospel Legend Dottie Rambo Killed in Tour Bus Accident The Missouri Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate a Sunday morning (May 11) tour bus accident that claimed the life of gospel music legend Joyce "Dottie" Rambo, 74, of Nashville.
Garth Brooks Hosts Carrie Underwood's Opry Induction Carrie Underwood was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry during the long-running show's Saturday (May 10) broadcast on WSM-AM/Nashville.
HOT DISH: Media Should Leave Miley Cyrus Alone If I see another word about those photographs taken by Annie Leibovitz of Miley Cyrus, I think I will crawl up on the nude statues on the Music Row roundabout in Nashville and throw up. I have never in my almost four decades on Music Row heard of anything
At Last, James Otto Scores No. 1 Song Raise your glasses -- whether convivial or corrective -- to James Otto as he scores his first No. 1 Billboard single with "Just Got Started Lovin' You." It's been a long haul for the tall singer. He first visited the country chart in 2002 with "The
John Michael Montgomery Enters Substance Abuse Rehab John Michael Montgomery has voluntarily checked himself into a rehabilitation treatment center for substance abuse, due to severe anxiety attacks and sleep disorder, his management company said Friday (May 9).
Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles Gives Credit to Eddie's Attic DECATUR, Ga. -- As one of the breakout country bands of the last few years, Sugarland can easily draw thousands of people to their high-energy concerts. But back in the day, Jennifer Nettles would finesse her singer-songwriter skills at a very laidback ba
Jennifer Hanson's New Album Will Be Released Digitally Jennifer Hanson will release her new album, Thankful, as a digital exclusive on June 3 on Universal South Records.

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