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Kenny Chesney Leads Tribute to Nashville's Bradley Family
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:04:00 EDT
Kenny Chesney led a troupe of country stars appearing Tuesday night (Aug. 26) at a sold-out dinner honoring Nashville's Bradley family at Loews Vanderbilt Hotel. Brenda Lee, as host, set the tone for the tribute by opening the proceedings by expressing he
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Jessica Simpson Pays Her Dues at California Concert
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:00:00 EDT
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Jessica Simpson received a warm welcome on Monday night (Aug. 25) at the California State Fair in Sacramento, playing her first headlining set in three years and focusing almost entirely on her upcoming country album.
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Blake Shelton Celebrates "Home" at No. 1
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:28:00 EDT
For a country music artist whose fan-favorite hits include "Ol' Red," a song about a dog's love leading to his master's eventual escape from jail, to songs about professing one's love over an answering machine in "Austin," Blake Shelton may seem like the
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Keith Urban Overcomes Long Flight to Thrill California Fans
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:30:00 EDT
KELSEYVILLE, Calif. -- Keith Urban didn't talk much during his show on Saturday night (Aug. 23) here at the Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa, but he did take a few minutes to explain that he had just flown into San Francisco from Sydney, Australia.
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HOT DISH: Kimberly Williams-Paisley Is in the Kitchen
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EDT
I am so richly blessed! As I write this, I've just spent the day with the beautiful and talented actress-writer Kimberly Williams-Paisley in my kitchen shooting CMT's Southern Fried Flicks With Hazel Smith.
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Sugarland and Swift Still Own No. 1 Country Album, Song
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:00:00 EDT
Rack up another week at the top of the Billboard charts for Sugarland's album, Love on the Inside, and Taylor Swift's single, "Should've Said No." Additionally, Swift's song "Change," lately featured in the Olympics broadcasts and slated to
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Kid Rock Offers Views on Music Industry, Politics ... and Oprah
Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:05:00 EDT
At a time when record companies are continuing to bemoan the decline of CD sales, Kid Rock observes, "If people had good albums, they'd be buying albums. But people are buying singles because they only have good songs."
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NASHVILLE SKYLINE: What Kid Rock and Kitty Wells Can Teach Today's Country
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:01:00 EDT
In a year when Kid Rock seems to be becoming a welcome alternative to many young aspiring country singers, I start rethinking some things. And they all have a way of going back to realness. Not just reality. But real-ness. As in grit. True grit.
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Crystal Shawanda Embraces the Dawn of a New Day
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:13:00 EDT
More than 1,000 miles separate the Wikwemikong Native American reservation in Ontario, Canada, from the country music capital of Nashville, but Crystal Shawanda has been making the trip faithfully for years. Those travels paid off Tuesday (Aug. 19) with t
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Dolly Parton's Fans Flock to Dollywood for Charity Concerts
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:35:00 EDT
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. -- Dolly Parton hosted three sold-out benefit concerts at her Dollywood theme park over the weekend, raising money for the Imagination Library with two shows on Saturday (Aug. 16) and one on Sunday (Aug. 17). She's been actively tourin
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Taylor Swift Electrifies Her Fans in Savannah, Ga.
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:03:00 EDT
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- It was the night the lights went out in Georgia, but that didn't stop Taylor Swift from playing a rare headlining show at Savannah Civic Center on Friday night (Aug. 15). An underground explosion a few hours before the sold-out show kille
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HOT DISH: Brad Paisley Becomes Country Music's Play Boy
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EDT
One of my faves, Brad Paisley has a new album titled Play that's almost mime -- that's to say it's almost without words. It's a mostly-instrumental project, but there are vocals on four songs. Brad always thinks of clever things to sing about ("Tic
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Sugarland Holds Top Album Slot, Taylor Swift Cops No. 1 Song
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:00:00 EDT
Sugarland holds onto the country album crown this week with Love on the Inside, and Taylor Swift reaches the summit of Billboard's country singles chart with "Should've Said No."
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Jessica Simpson Is Ready for the Country
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:26:00 EDT
"Everybody has a preconceived notion of who Jessica Simpson is. They just do."
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Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts Sing Out From Greeting Cards
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:14:00 EDT
Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts and a dozen or so other country artists are reaching new fans through "sound cards" designed, licensed and distributed by the Hallmark greeting card company.
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