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News from CMT - Week of Nov 24 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Raoul   
Tuesday, 25 November 2008 07:22

All the news from country music's most reliable source.   Week of Nov. 24, 2008 

  • NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Time for a Country Gratitude Day, Vol. III
    Things that I'm expressing thanks for this Thanksgiving weekend, while waiting for the new Trader Joe's to find a way around local Boss Tweed liquor laws in order to start selling Nashville some Two Buck Chuck wine:

  • CMT Insider Interview: Taylor Swift (Part 1 of 2)
    CMT Insider goes inside the world of country music's most popular teenager, Taylor Swift. Host Katie Cook takes a tour of Swift's tour bus, chats with the star about her sophomore album, Fearless, and learns about her transition into adultho

  • Kenny Chesney, George Strait, Taylor Swift to Play Cheyenne Frontier Days
    Kenny Chesney, George Strait and Taylor Swift have been announced as performers at Cheyenne Frontier Days to be held July 17-26 in Cheyenne, Wyo.

  • Miranda Lambert Named Field and Stream's Hero of the Year
    Miranda Lambert earned the Hero of the Year title from Field and Stream in the magazine's latest issue.

  • George Strait, LeAnn Rimes Encourage Texans to Restore Governor's Mansion
    George Strait and LeAnn Rimes are encouraging Texans to donate money for a restoration of the Governor's Mansion in a series of TV public service announcements that will run statewide.
  • Kenny Chesney Celebrates His Former Publicist's First Hit
    Kenny Chesney made a special trip from his tropical island retreat to congratulate his former publicist, Holly Gleason, for her part in writing his recent hit, "Better as a Memory."

  • Trace Adkins Releases His 10th Album, X (Ten)
    Trace Adkins released his 10th album, X (Ten), on Tuesday (Nov. 25).

  • Toby Keith Offers "War on Christmas" Digitally
    Toby Keith's holiday parody song, "War on Christmas," is available now on iTunes.

  • Nickel Creek's Sara Watkins Plans Solo Album in 2009
    Nickel Creek's Sara Watkins will release her first solo album on April 7 on Nonesuch Records.

  • Trace Adkins' 10th Album Caps His Busiest Year Ever
    Simply put, Trace Adkins is a hardworking man. He began the year by vying against other celebrities in Donald Trump's 12-week reality TV series, The Celebrity Apprentice, where his second place finish raised thousands of dollars for the Food Allerg

  • Rhonda Vincent Changes Rage Lineup
    Rhonda Vincent has announced changes in her band, the Rage.

  • The Raconteurs Enlist Ricky Skaggs, Ashley Monroe for Bluegrass Track
    The Raconteurs, a Nashville-based rock band featuring Jack White of the White Stripes, has rerecorded its new single, "Old Enough," as a bluegrass song featuring Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe.

  • Emerson Drive's David Pichette Becomes a Father
    Emerson Drive fiddler David Pichette's wife Jill delivered their first child Friday (Nov. 21), the band's publicist announced Monday (Nov. 24).

  • Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift Among American Music Award Winners
    Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood were announced as winners at the American Music Awards on Sunday night (Nov. 23) in Los Angeles.

  • HOT DISH: The Zac Brown Band Gets Hot With "Chicken Fried"
    Taylor Swift remains at No. 1 with "Love Story," but the hottest single in country music right now is "Chicken Fried" by the Zac Brown Band.

  • Taylor Swift Tops the Charts: Need We Say More?
    Now we know why Taylor Swift called her new album Fearless. It has absolutely thumped the competition, selling 592,304 copies its first week out, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and thus landing at the top of both Billboard's country and all-genre Billboard 200 charts.
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    News from CMT - Week of Nov 17 PDF Print E-mail
    Written by Raoul   
    Wednesday, 19 November 2008 07:16

    All the news from country music's most reliable source.   Week of Nov. 17, 2008 

  • Kevin Costner Takes a Musical Route
    If you question actor-director Kevin Costner's understanding of the power of country music, keep in mind that he's the guy who came up with the idea to have Whitney Houston sing Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You." But more about that later.

  • Tim McGraw Says Saturday Night Live Preparation Is Fun ... So Far
    Tim McGraw says he expects to be nervous as the host of the Saturday Night Live episode airing Saturday (Nov. 22) on NBC.

  • Julianne Hough Not Returning to Dancing With the Stars Next Season
    Julianne Hough will not return to Dancing With the Stars when the next season begins in May, she said Thursday (Nov. 20) in an interview with Ryan Seacrest on his syndicated radio show.

  • Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Among Richest Famous Couples, Says Forbes
    Tim McGraw and Faith Hill ranked fourth in a list of Hollywood's wealthiest couples between June 1, 2007 and June 1, 2008, according to Forbes magazine.


  • NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Taylor Swift's Great Leap Forward
    Taylor Swift's enormous success throws a giant shadow over all of popular music, but especially so over country music. A self-made teenage artist suddenly dwarfing all acts? She has done it.

  • Tim McGraw, Dierks Bentley Headlining Country Stampede
    Tim McGraw and Dierks Bentley have been announced as two of the headliners at next year's Country Stampede, to be held June 25-28 in Manhattan, Kan.

  • Trace Adkins, George Strait, Taylor Swift Join Canadian Festival
    Trace Adkins, George Strait and Taylor Swift are among the artists who will perform at the Craven Country Jamboree near Regina, Saskatchewan, on July 9-12.

  • Pat Green's New Album Due Jan. 27
    Pat Green will release a new album, What I'm For, on Jan. 27, 2009, on BNA Records.

  • Battered but Buoyant, John Michael Montgomery Debuts New Album
    "I had a rock tied to my leg in a thousand feet of water." That's how John Michael Montgomery says he felt during the period between 2000 and 2005 when he was beset by career-derailing afflictions from which he is still recovering.

  • Bob Wills' Boxed Set of 1940s Radio Shows Due in January
    A series of syndicated radio programs recorded by Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys will be released in a 10-CD boxed set on Jan. 27 by Collectors' Choice Music.

  • Taylor Swift's New Album Debuts at No. 1 on Pop and Country Charts
    Country music again tops the pop albums chart, thanks to Taylor Swift, who sold 592,000 copies of her second album, Fearless, during its first week of release to debut at No. 1 on Billboard's country albums list and the all-genre Billboard 200 

  • Blake Shelton's Startin' Fires Sparks New Phase of His Career
    Getting a straight answer from Blake Shelton isn't always easy -- and neither is keeping a straight face during a conversation with him. His easy-going demeanor and amusing antics are often met by bursts of laughter from those around him. In fact, during

  • Country Stars Assist Children's Hospital Through Project Paper Doll
    A kick-off party for Project Paper Doll, an effort to help raise money for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, was held Monday evening (Nov. 17) in the hospital's theater.

  • Bon Jovi's Next Album Won't Be Country, Sambora Says
    Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora says the band's new project will sound different than their 2007 album, Lost Highway, which was recorded in Nashville.

  • Patty Loveless, Richie McDonald to Sign Autographs at Hall of Fame
    Charlie Daniels, Patty Loveless and former Lonestar vocalist Richie McDonald will be signing autographs this week at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville.

  • Earl Scruggs' Ryman Concert Released on CD
    Earl Scruggs' first solo headlining concert at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium has been released on CD by Rounder Records.


  • Reba McEntire, Kelly Clarkson Deliver the Goods in Birmingham, Ala.
    BIMINGHAM, Ala. -- Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson brought out an impressive number of people to the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex on Friday night (Nov. 14), despite the struggling economy and the fact that both artists are in between albums ri

  • Clint Black Suing Manager in Label Dispute
    Clint Black is suing his manager and accountant, Charlie Sussman, over a dispute involving the independent record label, Equity Records, according to The City Paper, a Nashville newspaper.

  • Jewel Plans $1 Sale of Her Album to Benefit Hall of Fame
    Jewel will be selling copies of her first country album, Perfectly Clear, for a minimum $1 donation to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville.

  • Luke Bryan Signs Miller Lite Sponsorship
    Luke Bryan has signed a sponsorship deal with Miller Lite that includes on-pack product placement, touring, contesting and downloads to cross promote him and the beer brand in Wal-Mart stores nationwide.

  • Bellamy Brothers' "Let Your Love Flow" Returns to UK Singles Chart
    The Bellamy Brothers' "Let Your Love Flow" appears at No. 25 on the Music Week singles chart in the United Kingdom following its use in a credit card advertisement by England's Barclays Bank.

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    Country Music News from CMT PDF Print E-mail
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    Friday, 14 November 2008 07:11

    Today's news from country music's most reliable source. 

  • HOT DISH: Dierks Bentley Keeps Family in Mind During His Hot Career
    Have you heard Dierks Bentley's latest, fastest rising single, "Feel That Fire"? If you don't feel the heat when you hear that song or view that video, baby, you are dead and ready to be gone forever. Dierks is hot!

  • Taylor Swift Still Has No. 1 Album; Montgomery Gentry Scores Top Song
    Taylor Swift sold another 193,000-plus copies of Fearless this past week to keep her new CD on the summit of Billboard's country albums chart for the fourth week in a row. To date, according to Nielsen SoundScan, Fearless has moved 1,


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    News from CMT - Week of Nov 10 PDF Print E-mail
    Written by Raoul   
    Wednesday, 12 November 2008 09:11

    All the news from country music's most reliable source.   Week of Nov. 10, 2008

  • Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood Reflect on Wins at CMA Awards
    Brad Paisley has spent most of 2008 in front of country fans, but after Wednesday's (Nov. 12) CMA Awards, Carrie Underwood has certainly seen more of him than most people ever will.

  • Actor David Keith Sues on Behalf of Planned Keith Whitley Movie
    Actor David Keith, best known for his role in An Officer and a Gentleman, has sued an Alabama businessman for failing to provide the financing for a movie on the life of Keith Whitley, the country star who died of alcohol poisoning in 1989 at age 3

  • Boxmasters to Tour With Willie Nelson
    The Boxmasters, the country-rock band led by Academy Award winner Billy Bob Thornton, will be winding down the year during a tour with Willie Nelson.

  • Heavy Metal Bassist Sues "Country Western" Singer-Songwriter John Rich
    It took less than a month for Jerry Montano, former bassist in the heavy metal band Danzig, to file a lawsuit against John Rich in connection with a fight at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif.

  • Three Girls and Their Buddy Announce February Shows
    Emmylou Harris, Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin and Buddy Miller will return to the road together in February, billed as Three Girls and Their Buddy.
  • Kenny Chesney's Advice to Fellow CMA Nominees: "Come Get Me"
    Kenny Chesney has just a few words for next year's CMA nominees for entertainer of the year: "Come get me."
  • NASHVILLE SKYLINE: CMA Awards Show a Mixed Blessing
    Hard to pin it down, but there's been something nagging at me about this year's CMA Awards show. It was a nice show, mind you, reminiscent of last year's which I thought was very solid. Nice song after nice song, earnest artist platitude after earnest art
  • Brad Paisley Says Concerts With Keith Urban Are in the Works
    Brad Paisley told reporters at the CMA Awards that he's hoping to tour with Keith Urban in the future.
  • Jason Aldean Provides Free Downloads, Streaming of New Single
    After debuting his new single, "She's Country," on Wednesday night's (Nov. 12) CMA Awards in Nashville, Jason Aldean is providing his fan club members with a free download of the song on his official Web site.
  • Shania Twain Returns to Nashville as CMA Awards Presenter
    Shania Twain presented the CMA Award for entertainer of the year on Wednesday night (Nov. 12) in Nashville, marking her first U.S. television appearance since she separated from her husband, songwriter-record producer Robert "Mutt" Lange, in May.

  • Kenny Chesney Named CMA's Entertainer of the Year -- Again
    The Country Music Association rewarded Kenny Chesney with his fourth entertainer of the year trophy at Wednesday night's (Nov. 12) awards show in Nashville. Along the way, George Strait, Brad Paisley and Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles received two awards ea

  • Hank Williams Jr. Celebrated as BMI's Newest Icon
    Hank Williams Jr. moved one step closer to his father's exalted status Tuesday (Nov. 11) when BMI, the performance rights organization, presented him its Icon award for extraordinary musical achievement. The presentation, which capped BMI's 56th annual co

  • ASCAP Honors Darius Rucker, Clay Mills for "Don't Think I Don't Think About It"
    Well-wishers in Nashville packed ASCAP's lobby wall-to-wall Tuesday (Nov. 11) to see Darius Rucker and Clay Mills honored for their recent No. 1 song, "Don't Think I Don't Think About It."

  • Kenny Chesney Plays Surprise Show at Nashville Honky-Tonk
    Reigning CMA entertainer of the year Kenny Chesney lived up to his title Monday night (Nov. 10) as he played to a jam-packed crowd at Tootsie's Orchid Lounge in Nashville. Only two days prior to Wednesday's (Nov. 12) CMA Awards, this year's seven-time CMA
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    Texasee is a Hit that's "Bigger than Texas" PDF Print E-mail
    Written by Raoul   
    Wednesday, 12 November 2008 09:08

    Nashville, TN (PRWEB) November 5, 2008 -- Texasee has always been more than a musical album to Luke Powers. It has been a mission. The college professor wanted a concept--to create a fictional space that occasionally crossed the border into reality.

    He wanted to share this place with the world. He enlisted his musical partner Tommy Spurlock, a Texan who was a little skeptical about the whole idea.

    "What's wrong with Texas? Or what's wrong with Tennessee?" Spurlock demanded. "I don't see any good putting the two of them together?!"

    But Dr. Powers persisted. How could he explain to Spurlock that he wanted to make an album as good an one of William Faulkner's books? An album like "The Sound and the Fury." And if Spurlock couldn't get it, could anyone else?

    Dr. Powers wanted to create, like Faulkner, his own Yoknapatawpha County. His Texasee is a no-man's modeled on the moody mindscape of T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land." A place full of crazy violence, meaningless gestures, elliptical narratives bordering, fragmentary insights that will not cohere--but not without the possibility of some rare moment of transcendence, some higher truth that redeems the badlands.

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