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Church Tour Goes “Wild”

• August 27, 2009 • Comments (1)
Church Tour Goes “Wild”

Eric Church is set to embark on The Young & Wild(er) Tour, a series of East Coast and Midwest dates, beginning September 3 in Wilmington, DE. The tour features performances at the House of Blues in Cleveland, two nights at Joe’s in Chicago and the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee, among others. He is scheduled for [...]

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New Video, Free Download, Opry Radio Special

• August 26, 2009 • Comments (0)

From the unlikely pairings dept: Randy Houser is wearing his Boots to the Oprah & Friends Radio Network where he will visit Dr. Maya Angelou’s program airing this week on XM 156 and Sirius 195. During the interview Houser discusses his new album, Anything Goes, family, faith, and why he loves country music. Houser is [...]

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Reba’s Record Setting Album Enters At No. 1

• August 26, 2009 • Comments (0)
This week Reba taped her first-ever appearance on AOL Sessions in New York City.  Reba is pictured above with AOL Chairman/CEO Tim Armstrong (himself a big country music fan) prior to the taping.  Reba’s appearance on AOL Sessions is set to premiere September 4th.

Reba McEntire’s first new solo studio album in six years—and her first for The Valory Music Co.—debuted at No. 1 today on the Billboard Top Country and Top 200 Albums charts. She sold almost 96,000 units the first week of release. Keep On Loving You is her first solo studio album to reach the pinnacle [...]

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Sony Courts Kindle Readers

• August 26, 2009 • Comments (0)
Sony Courts Kindle Readers

They say “those who do not study history are bound to repeat the same mistakes…” Well someone at Sony Electronics must be paying attention. Especially regarding how Apple came in and pushed Sony’s Walkman music players to the curb. Now Sony is trying to do the same thing to Amazon’s Kindle book reader. Sony has [...]

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Chesney Pens ESPN Song, Heads For “Austin City Limits”

• August 26, 2009 • Comments (2)
Chesney Pens ESPN Song, Heads For “Austin City Limits”

It’s widely known that Kenny Chesney is a huge football fan, and now he has put pen to paper and written a song about the game that will be used exclusively by ESPN this fall. “It was one of those moments of spontaneous inspiration,” he recalls. “We were talking about how much goes into getting [...]

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Ingram Sets World Record For Radio Interviews

• August 26, 2009 • Comments (0)
Jack Ingram is a awarded a Guiness World Record by Adjudicator Laura Plunkett.

Country music marathon man Jack Ingram dove headfirst into the release day of his new album Big Dreams & High Hopes by setting the Guinness World Record this morning for “Most Consecutive Radio Interviews In A 24 Hour Period.” Ingram notched 215 interviews across most of the 50 states and parts of Canada, Ireland and [...]

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Rosanne Cash To Keynote At Americana Conf.

• August 26, 2009 • Comments (0)
Rosanne Cash To Keynote At Americana Conf.

Rosanne Cash will be the subject of the Americana Music Association’s Festival and Conference 2009 Keynote Interview. The interview, conducted by author/journalist Michael Streissguth who recently wrote a book about the artist, will take place Thursday, September 17 from 10:45 until noon at the Nashville Convention Center. Cash has built an acclaimed career over 30 [...]

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RIAA Reveals Summer Certifications

• August 26, 2009 • Comments (2)
Lady Antebellum earned its first RIAA gold digital single award this summer.

Capitol Nashville had a great summer where certifications are concerned. Trace Adkins scored a Platinum single (1,000,000 songs sold) for “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk.” Keith Urban received three Gold single awards this June and July. Fans purchased more than 500,000 downloads of “Tonight I Wanna Cry,” “Stupid Boy” and “Sweet Thing” to up Keith’s career Gold [...]

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CMA Names Awards Co-Hosts, Plans Tweet N Greet

• August 25, 2009 • Comments (2)
CMA Names Awards Co-Hosts, Plans Tweet N Greet

Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will return as co-hosts of the CMA Awards when the show airs live from the Sommet Center Wed., Nov. 11 on ABC. They are the respective reigning Male and Female Vocalist of the Year. See the full story at People.com. Since Paisley won the Horizon Award in 2000, he has [...]

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Justin Moore Debuts With 34,000+

• August 25, 2009 • Comments (0)
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Justin Moore’s self-titled debut album for The Valory Music Co. entered the Billboard Country Album Chart this week at No. 3, making it the second highest country debut of a new artist this year. Selling over 34,000 units, it was also the No. 10 release across all genres on the Billboard Top 200 Chart. On [...]

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Faith Is “Waiting All Day For Sunday Night”

• August 25, 2009 • Comments (0)
Faith Is “Waiting All Day For Sunday Night”

NBC Sports will again feature Faith Hill performing the opening theme for NBC’s Sunday Night Football. Hill’s “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” debuts this season on Sunday, Sept. 13, the first Sunday Night Football broadcast of 2009 featuring the oldest rivalry in the NFL as the Green Bay Packers host the Chicago Bears in [...]

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Willie, Kellie, O’Shea And More

• August 25, 2009 • Comments (0)
Willie, Kellie, O’Shea And More

Willie Nelson is working with MySpace Music to promote his latest album, a collection of jazz standards called American Classics being released today (8/25) by Blue Note. He is playing his hometown bar in Maui, Hawaii tonight as part of MySpace’s popular “Secret Show” franchise. The event at Charley’s Restaurant & Saloon will also feature [...]

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Opry Brings Back Country Classics Series

• August 25, 2009 • Comments (1)
Opry Brings Back Country Classics Series

Opry Country Classics, a special version of the famed Grand Ole Opry, will be presented by Cracker Barrel Old Country Store this fall for an eight-week run beginning Thurs., Sept. 10. Among the award-winning artists already scheduled to perform are Moe Bandy, Terri Clark, Jimmy Dickens, Larry Gatlin, Vince Gill, Jamey Johnson, George Jones, Ray [...]

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House Of Blues Sponsors Gary Allan’s Fall Run

• August 25, 2009 • Comments (0)
House Of Blues Sponsors Gary Allan’s Fall Run

Gary Allan will open his Get Off On The Pain Tour Oct. 14 at the Chicago House Of Blues. The 25 city run is sponsored by House Of Blues, and will include special guests Jack Ingram and Eli Young Band on select dates as well as openers Stoney LaRue and Justin Moore on select Texas [...]

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TV Time: Mandrell, Gloriana, Reba, Oaks

• August 24, 2009 • Comments (0)
TV Time: Mandrell, Gloriana, Reba, Oaks

Barbara Mandrell appeared on Crook & Chase as part of the show’s six-week stint of live tapings at the Country Music Hall of Fame. In the interview, she discussed her passion for gardening and the upcoming public dedication of the Nashville Music Garden on Sept. 29. Located at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Demonbreun (in [...]

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Hot Tickets: Lambert and Chesney Sell-Out

• August 24, 2009 • Comments (0)
Recently People Magazine Country, Cotton Incorporated and Miranda hosted a VIP party in Nashville to coincide with the launch of Miranda’s print campaign representing “The Fabric Of Our Lives”.  Lambert is featured on the back cover of the current People Magazine Country Special Issue and can also be seen on the August 17 cover of Country Weekly.

Tickets for Miranda Lambert’s Revolution At The Ryman went on sale Friday and were gone by the end of the weekend. At the Sept. 24 event she will perform her entire new album, Revolution, before it is released on Sept. 29. The new single, “White Liar,” written by Lambert and Natalie Hemby has quickly become [...]

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