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Nashville Session Drummer Buddy Harman Dies
Longtime Nashville session musician Buddy Harman died on Thursday (Aug. 21) at age 79, following a battle with congestive heart failure. Born Murrey Mizell Harman Jr., Buddy was recognized as ...Read More
Randy Owen Album, Memoir To Hit Stores Simultaneously
Though it was initially scheduled to hit stores later that month, Randy Owen's debut solo album, One on One, will now be released on Nov. 4 in order to coincide with the publication of his memoir ...Read More
Keith Urban Soldiers On Despite Injury
Keith Urban didn't let a back injury stop him from playing at California's Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa on Saturday (Aug. 23). Though he didn't talk much during his performance, Urban told fans ...Read More
New Idol Judge Kara DioGuardi Pens Country Tunes
Kara DioGuardi, the pop songwriter who has been named as the fourth judge on the upcoming season of American Idol, has already made a connection with country music. DioGuardi is responsible for writing ...Read More
Sheryl Crow Encourages New Voters with Downloads
Sheryl Crow is doing her part to make sure that citizens get out and vote this election season. As an incentive, she's working with Rock the Vote to offer free downloads of her new album Detours to the ...Read More
Carrie Underwood, Sheryl Crow, Others Join for TV Cancer Event
Carrie Underwood, Leann Rimes, Sheryl Crow and Miley Cyrus are joining up with 11 other female singers to take part in a TV special called Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C). The show will air simultaneously on ABC ...Read More
John Rich Political Remark Irks Cash Daughter
A quote from John Rich invoking Johnny Cash to help garner support for John McCain has caused a stir with the late country legend's daughter, Roseanne Cash. At an Aug. 1 political rally ...Read More
Toby Keith Praises Obama
Barack Obama got some kind words from a new friend in Nashville. Toby Keith, the patriotic country star, who is probably best known to non-country audiences for his post-Sept. 11 song ...Read More
Willie Nelson Prepares to Release Novel
Willie Nelson is ramping up for a new release, only it's not something you'll be able to listen to. Though Nelson has written several books before, A Tale Out of Luck, is his first venture into storytelling ...Read More
John Rich McCain Song to be Used at Convention
"Raisin' McCain," the song John Rich wrote supporting Republican presidential nominee John McCain, will be featured during the party's national convention ...Read More
Chesney's Stage Crew OK After Bus Accident
Kenny Chesney's stage crew emerged unscathed last week when their tour bus was involved in an accident in Ridgeland, Miss., about 10 miles north of Jackson. Chesney was not on the bus at the time ...Read More
John Rich, Tim McGraw To Join Dierks Bentley Motorcycle Ride
Dierks Bentley will get some help when he hosts his third annual Miles & Music for Kids celebrity motorcycle ride and concert to benefit Vanderbilt Children's Hospital on Oct. 5. ...Read More
Famed Record Producer Jerry Wexler Dies
Jerry Wexler, the famed music exec and record producer who signed Willie Nelson to a contract in the 1970s, died in his home on Friday (Aug. 15), of congenital heart failure at the age of 91. ...Read More
Trace Adkins, 38 Special Meeting at Crossroads
Trace Adkins will partner up with 38 Special for an episode of CMT Crossroads, set to premiere on Sept. 24. The taping will be by invitation only and take place Aug. 19 near Nashville ...Read More
Chesney Trading Music for Football?
Kenny Chesney hit the field with the New Orleans Saints during a practice at their training camp in Jackson, Miss. on Monday (Aug. 11). This is the second year that he's visited the club during their preseason ...Read More
Carrie Underwood Dishes on Stardom, Tony Romo
Carrie Underwood recently revealed numerous tidbits in a magazine interview about former beau Tony Romo and her persistent fears of stardom. On her relationship with the Dallas Cowboys quarterback, she says ...Read More
Sugarland Attorney Not Worried Over Lawsuit
Sugarland's legal counsel has issued a statement calling a lawsuit by former bandmate Kristen Hall "totally baseless and without merit." Hall, who helped found Sugarland, departed in 2005 ...Read More
Country Stars to Announce CMA Nominees Sept. 10
The honor of announcing the final nominees for the 2008 CMA Awards will go to Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum and James Otto, who will reveal the nominees Sept. 10 in New York and Nashville ...Read More
Hank Williams Guitarist Don Helms Dies
Don Helms, player of the steel guitar in Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys band, died Monday morning (Aug. 11) at the age of 81 in Nashville. Helms was a dedicated and instrumental ...Read More
Keith Urban Sings On Upcoming Olivia Newton-John Album
Keith Urban teamed up with pop star Olivia Newton-John for her latest effort, Olivia Newton-John & Friends: A Celebration in Song on Capitol-EMI Records. Urban lent his vocals to the song ...Read More
Former Sugarland Member Files Suit
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush of Sugarland are being sued by former bandmate Kristen Hall for over $1.5 million. The suit was filed in federal court ...Read More
Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman Moving to Los Angeles
New parents Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman are going to be raising their daughter in a new home. The Los Angeles Times has reported that the couple purchased a new home in Beverly Hills for ...Read More
Second Son for Bo Bice
Bo Bice (age 32) and wife Caroline (age 27) welcomed a second son, Caleb James Bice, into the world on Tuesday, August 5th in Nashville. Caleb was 7 lbs, 15 oz. and very healthy ...Read More
Jewel Marries Longtime Partner in Bahamas
Jewel tied the knot yesterday (Aug. 7), eloping to the Bahamas and exchanging vows with longtime partner Ty Murray. The newcomer to country music and Murray, who is a retired rodeo champion ...Read More
James Taylor Covers Country on Upcoming Album
James Taylor's new album may have some treats for some country fans. The dulcet-toned crooner recorded new versions of songs made popular by George Jones, John Anderson, Glen Campbell and ...Read More
Melissa Lawson Latest 'Nashville Star'
Melissa Lawson was named winner of Nashville Star on Monday night's (Aug. 4) season six finale on NBC. The 32-year-old working mother of five hails from Arlington, Texas. ...Read More
Brooks and Dunn Get Hollywood Star
Brooks & Dunn are now part of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with a star near the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn were in Hollywood on Monday ...Read More
Alison Krauss Joins Ralph Stanley in Ryman Show
Ralph Stanley enjoyed a special guest during his performance at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium on Thursday night (July 31). Alison Krauss entered the stage early in Stanley's set ...Read More
Dixie Chick Divorce Finalized
Emily Robison of the Dixie Chicks and her husband Charlie Robison have divorced, citing a "conflict of personalities". The divorce was made final on Wednesday ...Read More
Americana Music Festival Lineup Announced
More than 50 acts have been announced for the 2008 Americana Music Festival happening Sept. 17-20 in Nashville. Cross Canadian Ragweed, James McMurtry and ...Read More
John Rich Supports McCain's White House Run with New Song
John Rich is getting vocal about politics this summer, as the songwriter on Friday (Aug. 1) appeared at the Country First concert in Panama City, Fla. to meet with McCain and perform his new song "Raisin' McCain." ...Read More
Keith Urban to Perform in NFL Kickoff Concert
Keith Urban is set to perform in the NFL's kickoff party, taking place in New York City's Columbus Circle. Other artists are expected to perform in the Sept. 4 concert that takes place on the same day that the NFL ...Read More
Nominees Announced for Canadian Country Music Awards
The nominees have been announced for the 2008 Canadian Country Music Awards, as announced last Wednesday (July 30) by the CCMA's board of directors. Among the nominees, ...Read More
Police Investigate Mark Chesnutt Bus Crash
Texas police are conducting an ongoing investigation to determine the cause of last week's traffic accident involving Mark Chesnutt's tour bus. Chesnutt was not on board the vehicle at the time ...Read More
Black Crowes Accuse Gretchen Wilson of Copyright Infringement
Attorneys representing the Black Crowes are claiming that a new song from Gretchen Wilson sounds unusually similar to their client's 1991 hit "Jealous Again." ...Read More
Toby Keith Hits Road to Promote New Film
Toby Keith is in the Big Apple this week to promote his second major feature film, Beer for My Horses. In anticipation of the film's Aug. 8 premiere, Keith is making various visits with media outlets ...Read More
Kenny Chesney to Play Farm Aid
Event organizers announced Monday (July 28) that Kenny Chesney has been added to the lineup at this year's Farm Aid concert, set to take place Sept. 20 in Mansfield, Mass., ...Read More
More Football Fever for Faith Hill
Are you ready for some football? Faith Hill will again sing the opening theme for NBC's Sunday Night Football. Her performance of "Waiting All Day for Sunday Night" will debut on Sept. 7 ...Read More
Dixie Chick Welcomes New Daughter
Dixie Chick Martie Maguire and husband Gareth have welcomed another daughter into their family. Harper Rosie Maguire was born Friday morning in Austin, Texas, weighing 7 pounds and 10 ounces ...Read More
Kid Rock Pleads No Contest to Battery Charge
Kid Rock was fined $1,000 and sentenced to a year of probation after pleading no contest to a single charge of simple battery after a fight in a Decatur, Ga. Waffle House restaurant. ...Read More
Dixie Chicks, Toby Keith Partnership Cooling on Warming Ad
The San Jose Mercury News has reported that the Dixie Chicks and Toby Keith have canceled plans to appear together in a television ad speaking out against global warming. ...Read More
Dr. Phil Reaches Out to Mindy McCready
TMZ reported that Mindy McCready had a dramatic episode late last week after getting dumped by her boyfriend. She apparently then downed a bottle of vodka and pills and collapsed while ...Read More
Taylor Swift Acknowledges Rascal Flatts for Jumpstart
Taylor Swift's star has been rising higher and higher this year as she continues to dominate the charts. However, she hasn't forgotten who helped give her a headstart in the music biz. The young starlet ...Read More
Big & Rich Take Break from Touring
Though Big & Rich have made their presence felt on the concert circuit this year, the duo will not be playing any more shows for the rest of 2008. The group announced earlier this year ...Read More
Alan Jackson Sells 50 Millionth Album
Alan Jackson has achieved a major milestone in his career, as it was announced yesterday that he had surpassed the 50-million mark for album sales. His debut album, Here in the Real World, was ...Read More
Keith Urban to Play Fashion Rocks Show
Keith Urban will appear at the all-star Fashion Rocks concert at New York's Radio City Music Hall on Sept. 5. The show will air on CBS on Sept. 9. Other stars scheduled to perform include ...Read More
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Nominated for UK Mercury Prize
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' critically acclaimed Raising Sand is one of 12 albums that has been nominated for the Mercury Prize. The annual award is determined ...Read More
Sugarland Keeping Busy
Sugarland had a super tuesday all their own, as they performed on Good Morning America and The View earlier today (July 22). A deluxe version of their third album ...Read More
Folk Musician Artie Traum Dead at 65
Folksinger/guitarist Artie Traum succumbed to cancer at age 65 on Sunday afternoon (July 20) at his home in Woodstock, NY. Along with his brother Happy, Traum recorded ...Read More
ABC to Air CMA Awards Nov. 12
This year's CMA Awards will take place at the Sommet Center in downtown Nashville on Nov. 12 and will be broadcast live on ABC. Last year's program was the third-highest rated awards show ...Read More
Hank Cochran Undergoes Cancer Surgery
Hank Cochran, the legendary singer and songwriter whose credits include Eddy Arnold's "Make the World Go Away" and Ronnie Milsap's "Don't You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me," is recovering at a Nashville hospital ...Read More
Julianne Hough Up For an Emmy
Julianne Hough has been nominated for an Emmy for outstanding choreography after her successful turn on Dancing With the Stars. The nominees for the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced ...Read More
CMA Music Festival Special Coming to ABC
ABC will air a two-hour special titled CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock on Sept. 8. The special will be filmed in Nashville and hosted by Taylor Swift, Kellie Pickler and Julianne Hough ...Read More
Jack Ingram to Have Say on Next Country Star
You might instead call him Jack-of-all-trades. Jack Ingram, who is already well known for being an outstanding singer, songwriter, and winner of the 2008 Academy of Country Music Top New Male Vocalist award ...Read More
Levon Helm, Joan Baez to Appear at Americana Festival
Levon Helm and Joan Baez are scheduled to appear at the Americana Festival and Conference in Nashville this September. Helm will perform a full concert at the Ryman Auditorium ...Read More
Kenny Chesney Makes White House Visit
Kenny Chesney visited with President George W. Bush and Baseball Hall of Fame member Frank Robinson on Wednesday afternoon (July 16), during the first-ever White House Tee Ball All-Star Game ...Read More
Jeff Bridges to Star in New CMT Film
CMT Films will co-produce a new film starring Jeff Bridges as a downtrodden, alcoholic country singer. Crazy Heart, which is written and directed by Scott Cooper, will also feature ...Read More
Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman Reject Baby Pic Offers
Parents Nicole Kidman and husband Keith Urban have reportedly turned down several multi-million dollar offers from publications for pictures of newborn daughter Sunday Rose. ...Read More
Jessica Simpson Gets Country Assist from Dolly Parton
Jessica Simpson's first country album, entitled Do You Know?, will be released on September 9th on Columbia Nashville. The album was recorded with producers ...Read More
Shania Twain Finds Comfort in Son, Music
Since her split from hubby Mutt Lang two months ago, Shania Twain has found strength in the two things that mean the most to her: her 6-year-old son, Eja D'Angelo, and her music. ...Read More
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