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  • Why can't country music deal with race?

    Country Music: News & Videos about Country Music - CNN.com
    8 Nov 2011 | 2:31 pm
    On November 8, 1965, 48 American soldiers lost their lives during "Operation Hump" after the 400 men of the 173 Airborne Brigade were ambushed by roughly 1,200 Viet Cong fighters.

  • Obsessions: Crazy about country music

    Country Music: News & Videos about Country Music - CNN.com
    4 Nov 2011 | 1:52 pm
    There's a standing joke that if you play a country song backward, the singer gets re-hired, wins back his girl, finds whatever he's lost, quits crying and leaves the bar.

  • Kellie Pickler Brings Country Charm to 90210

    Country Music: News & Videos about Country Music - CNN.com
    4 Oct 2011 | 4:55 pm
    "I enjoyed stepping out of my comfort zone and I'd love to do it again," the singer says of her acting debut

  • 'Idol' winner Scotty McCreery juggles school and stardom

    Country Music: News & Videos about Country Music - CNN.com
    4 Oct 2011 | 2:19 pm
    This week, "American Idol" Season 10 winner Scotty McCreery releases his debut album, "Clear as Day."

  • New Music From Miley Cyrus?

    Country Music News Blog
    MissMolly
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:19 pm
    Miley Cyrus Releases Video for Cover of Bob Dylan Song. Well, it looks like Miley Cyrus might be making an effort to get back to those country roots of hers…even if it is by covering someone else’s music. The Hannah Montana star has released a video for her cover of Bob Dylan’s “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go“, and it is currently featured on CMT (but you can watch it below!). This particular cover is featured on the second of a 4-disc tribute album titled Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan (Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International) from…
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  • 2012 Academy of Country Music Awards Nominations

    jarrod@zrock.com
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:58 am
    20112 Academy of Country Music Awards nominations were announced online via the first-ever ACM digital press conference   Kenny Chesney leads with 9 nominations; Jason Aldean received 6 nominations, Lady Antebellum received 5 nominations, Brad Paisley received 4 nominations, Toby Keith, Taylor Swift, Eli Young Band, and Grace Potter each received 3 nominations; Dierks Bentley, Kelly Clarkson, Vince Gill, Miranda Lambert, Aaron Lewis, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood and Chris Young each received 2 nominations.  Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Blaek Shelton, and Taylor…

  • Houston Rodeo Concerts

    jarrod@zrock.com
    13 Jan 2012 | 12:15 pm
    The 2012 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo concert lineup features some of music’s biggest stars.  Reba McEntire, Brad Paisley, Lady Antebellum, Alabama, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean, Zac Brown Band, Luke Bryan, The Band Perry, Chris Young, Eli Young Band and Alan Jackson anchor a star-filled lineup which includes ZZ Top, Kid Rock, John Legend, Big Time Rush, Enrique Iglesias, Duelo, La Origanal Banda El Limon, and Train. Tickets for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo are on sale now. view details and ticket info...

  • Robert Earl Keen : Merry Christmas From the Family Video

    jarrod@zrock.com
    25 Dec 2011 | 7:12 pm
    Merry Christmas From The Family is the companion book for Robert Earl Keen"s popular Christmas tune of the same name. Using authentic Keen family photos, recipes, and craft instructions, it illustrates all the verses of the song, which you can sing along with on the accompanying CD. Whether you"re one of Robert Earl"s legion of fans, or you"ve just had enough of Perry, Bing, and the other crooners, Merry Christmas from the Family is what you need to keep the holidays in hilariously skewed perspective. watch video...

  • Faith Hill : Little Drummer Boy Video

    jarrod@zrock.com
    25 Dec 2011 | 10:10 am
    Faith Hill’s Little Drummer Boy video is one of the featured songs from Faith Hill’s Christmas Album, Joy To The World.  Little Drummer Boy was written by Katherine K. Davis in 1941. watch video...

  • Sugarland : O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Video

    jarrod@zrock.com
    25 Dec 2011 | 10:08 am
    Sugarland’s O Come O Come Emmanuel video was filmed live for the CMA Country Christmas television special.  Written by John Mason Neale, O come, O come, Emmanuel is a translation of the Latin text “Veni, veni, Emmanuel.” watch video...
 
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  • Chris Young - You

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:36 am
    Country crooner Chris Young has a streak of four consecutive #1 hits ("Gettin You Home," "The Man I Want To Be," "Voices," and "Tomorrow") and he looks to ...

  • Jake Owen Postpones Tour Dates to Undergo Surgery

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:36 am
    RCA recording artist Jake Owen definitely experienced some bad luck on Friday, January 13. Jake was snowboarding in Crested Butte, CO during the BMI Songwriter's Festival when he hit a 17 inch ...

  • Jon Wolfe - I Don't Dance

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:36 am
    Since 1993, Roughstock has been bringing you the latest in country music news, album reviews, lyrics, audio, country music videos and much more. Roughstock offers an active community where people ...

  • Lady Antebellum "Just A Kiss" Certified Double Platinum

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:36 am
    The hits keep coming for America's most popular muisic group Lady Antebellum. Their single "Just A Kiss" recently scored a double platinum certification from the RIAA, joining ...

  • Jon Wolfe - It All Happened In A Honky Tonk

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:36 am
    Carving out an identity as a new artist is perhaps the hardest thing they can do. It’s even harder when your voice sounds largely similar to successful or legendary stars. It’s a double ...
 
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  • Carrie Underwood: tour map of concerts

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:38 am
    very useful: map of Carrie Underwood upcoming shows , get alerts of concerts nearest you Mentioned 8 times http://country-music.alltop.com, has 545921 myspace fans

  • Kellie Pickler: tour map of concerts

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:35 am
    very useful: map of Kellie Pickler upcoming shows , get alerts of concerts nearest you Mentioned 8 times http://country-music.alltop.com, has 154647 myspace fans

  • Live: tour map of concerts

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:32 am
    very useful: map of Live upcoming shows , get alerts of concerts nearest you Mentioned 6 times http://country-music.alltop.com, has 54321 myspace fans

  • James: tour map of concerts

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:28 am
    check out this map of James upcoming shows , get alerts of concerts nearest you Mentioned 5 times http://country-music.alltop.com, has 54321 myspace fans

  • Keith Anderson: tour map of concerts

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:25 am
    check out this map of Keith Anderson upcoming shows , get alerts of concerts nearest you Mentioned 5 times http://country-music.alltop.com, has 54321 myspace fans
 
 
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    GAC News & Notes

  • This Week’s Top 20 Chart

    Sarah Wyland
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:31 pm
    Suzanne Alexander & Kellie Pickler on the set of Top 20 Country Countdown. Photo by Julee Cobb. Kellie Pickler is the special guest on this week’s Top 20 Country Countdown. She stopped by to chat with Suzanne Alexander about her new album, 100 Proof, which hit stores January 24, while Nan Kelley counts down the week’s Top 20 videos. If you missed the Friday night premiere, check the schedule for re-airs throughout the weekend. On the chart this week, the Top 4 remain unchanged, with Scotty McCreery keeping his stronghold on the top spot. Luke Bryan trades places with Chris Young to…

  • Top 10 Country Tweets of the Week

    Sarah Wyland
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:21 pm
    Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, Hank Williams Jr. shares one of his favorite photos, Blake Shelton reveals a bittersweet lesson he learned, Chris Young celebrates his ACM nominations, Martina McBride resists a household chore and Sarah Darling takes cover. Here are our picks for the Top 10 Country Tweets Of The Week. Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/hankjr. Hank Williams Jr. – HankJr: Just came across this pic, such an honor to be on stage with these ol’ boys Blake Shelton – BlakeShelton: There’s one thing I’ve learned this week… The only thing…

  • Lady Antebellum Sells More Than Half a Million Tickets for Headlining Tour

    Sarah Wyland
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:13 pm
    Lady Antebellum photo courtesy of The Green Room PR. Lady Antebellum kicks off their Own The Night 2012 World Tour tonight, January 27, in Tulsa Oklahoma and have already sold more than half a million tickets for the tour, including sell-outs of some of the nation’s biggest arenas — the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Allstate Arena in Chicago, and American Airlines Center in Dallas. “We have been really involved in the planning of our tour every step of the way,” Hillary Scott said. “I remember drawing out an idea for our set design on a paper plate, so to now see it come to…

  • Kenny Chesney, Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean & More React to ACM Nominations

    Sarah Wyland
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:07 pm
    As the ACM Nominations came in yesterday, the honored stars were quick to respond. Kenny Chesney leads the way with nine total nods, including Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, and Album of the Year. Kenny received the news just as he learned his Brothers of the Sun Tour with Tim McGraw has already sold over half a million tickets. “It’s an honor to receive so much love from the Academy of Country Music after all they’ve done to support my music over the years,” Kenny said. “I can’t wait to get back on the road with my good friend Tim and…

  • Keith Urban Celebrates 13th No. 1 Single with Special Fans

    Sarah Wyland
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:26 pm
    Keith Urban photo courtesy of Capitol Nashville. Keith Urban celebrated “Long Hot Summer,” his 13 No. 1 single, with a summer-themed party in Nashville on Wednesday. Attendees were asked to wear their best summer clothes and were treated to a special performance by Keith and his co-writer on the song, Richard Marx. Keith also invited two YouTube fans, Patrick Woolam and Leslie Strong, after he saw their performances of “Long Hot Summer” on YouTube. “I started playing guitar when I was about 14 years old,” Leslie said. “Music is everything for me – my release, my comfort,…
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    Keith Anderson News

  • KEITH ANDERSON PERFORMS FOR QUAIL UNLIMITED EVENT

    16 Jan 2012 | 10:19 am
    Celebrities were out and about in Albany Saturday night! It's all part of the Quail Unlimited event going on. We caught up with country singer Keith Anderson before the big event at the civic center Saturday. He said he was excited about performing. Read more!

  • FIND OUT WHO KEITH IS SPENDING HIS BIRTHDAY WITH!

    12 Jan 2012 | 3:57 pm
    "This is who I'll be spending my birthday with today! The BEST birthday present EVER!!" - Keith

  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEITH!

    12 Jan 2012 | 9:25 am
    Post your Happy Birthday messages on the board, facebook, or twitter and we will make sure he see's them!

  • ANNUAL BELLEVUE FAMILY YMCA BENEFIT AT CHAFFIN'S BARN DINNER THEATRE TICKETS ON SALE!

    11 Jan 2012 | 3:53 pm
    It is official! Tickets are now available for the 5th Annual Kickoff Concert to Benefit the YMCA Annual Giving Campaign. Keith Anderson & Friends will be held on Monday, January 30th, at Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre. Restless Heart will be joinging Keith at this year's performance. There are Reserved ($30.00), Premier ($50.00), and VIP tickets ($100.00 - includes 6PM Meet & Greet) available at the Bellevue, TN YMCA ,by calling 615-646-9622. VIP tickets include a chance to meet Keith Anderson before the show! Some of Keith's friends that have previously performed are Carrie Underwood,…

  • GET YOUR VOTES IN FOR KEITH ANDERSON ON GAC'S TOP 50 VIDEOS OF THE 2000'S

    5 Jan 2012 | 2:11 pm
    VOTE NOW The first decade of this century has seen the popularity of country music soar to all-new heights. It’s also produced songs and videos that are now truly country classics! So take a look back at the videos that defined the start of a new millennium and help us pick the Top 50 videos of the 2000s! Keith has been nominated for: "I Still Miss You," " Everytime I Hear Your Name," and "Pickin' Wildflowers." Tune in February 20th at 8:00 PM ET to see who made the Top 50 Videos of the 2000′s! more!
 
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    Country California

  • Country Haiku #404

    Country Haiku
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:38 pm
    I asked if she minds That my big hit is long past Sadly, she said “Yes!”

  • Awesome Stuff Department: Hear New Albums from Darrell Scott and Gretchen Peters

    C.M. Wilcox
    25 Jan 2012 | 3:23 pm
    Boy, are you ever in luck. Two of the best-written albums you’ll hear all year – which both happen to hit the market next Tuesday, January 31 – are available for streaming right now. Gretchen Peters has Hello Cruel World up at Performing Songwriter. If you grabbed that free sampler we steered you toward last month, you know that you need to give this a listen, stat. I have “The Matador” playing right now and it’s a killer. There’s a nice duet with Rodney Crowell, too. Don’t miss it. Here’s the Gretchen Peters listening link. Meanwhile,…

  • Next Taylor Swift Album More Confessional Than Ever

    C.M. Wilcox
    24 Jan 2012 | 3:54 pm
    According to one industry source, the next album by country crossover queen Taylor Swift will take her penchant for raw, confessional songwriting to a disturbing new level, confessing to things that no entertainer of her stature has ever revealed on record. It’s a direction hinted at by several of the songs Swift debuted on her Australian tour dates late last year. Among them, a new number titled “Summer 2003″ full of head-turning passages such as: Like that night at the bum fight When you kissed me out behind the cars We ran laughing, jabbing strangers With needles full of…

  • New Country Album Releases for January 24

    C.M. Wilcox
    24 Jan 2012 | 2:22 am
    Click any album cover to view (and sample) the release on Amazon. Tim McGraw - Emotional Traffic ($3.99 download) Kellie Pickler - 100 Proof Glen Campbell - Live in Japan Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Country Ballads Jody Miller - Complete Epic Hits Janie Fricke - Country Side of Bluegrass George Hamilton IV - A Tribute to Luke the Drifter (The Other Side of Hank Williams)

  • Country Haiku #403

    Country Haiku
    23 Jan 2012 | 1:59 pm
    Just off the highway Three wooden crosses prove that God loves hookers most
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    Crushable

  • Fellow Famous Mommy Madonna Telephones Hospitalized Demi Moore

    Mommyish
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    If you work in the warped universe that is Hollywood, I suppose you know that you're loved when fellow celebrity mother Madonna drops her busy schedule to give you a "Get Well" phone call. The icon apparently phoned Demi Moore while she was being hospitalized following a collapse and the two moms exchanged heartfelt words. More »Post from: Crushable

  • Kim Kardashian Thought Cher Was Dead

    Molly Horan
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:49 pm
    I guess Kim Kardashian’s mother never taught her not to spread rumors, especially when over twelve million people are listening in. Last night Kim shared her concern over the possible demise of Cher on Twitter, tweeting, “Did I just hear Cher has passed away? Is this real? OMG.” For future reference, if a celebrity as big as Cher has really died the news will be on a gossip site within an hour of anyone outside their family finding out, so if the news had reached Kim through a source other than one of Cher’s kids, she probably should have waited for the news to break…

  • “Demi Moore Makes Out With a Fifteen-Year-Old” Is A Slightly Misleading Headline

    Molly Horan
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:56 pm
    Demi Moore’s been having a really hard time lately, and this clip isn’t going to make it any better. While headlines might lead you to believe Demi has taken her love of younger men to an illegal level, this video was taken when she was nineteen (but could have passed for twenty-nine).In it Demi locked lips with a fellow General Hospital star on his fifteenth birthday (a star who looks like a twelve-year-old Kiernan Culkin). I guess if celebrities get bigger houses and cars it only makes sense that they would get bigger embarrassments, and this little video should make any bad…

  • Video: Denise Richards’ ‘La Piscine’ Is A Hilarious Jab At Countess LuAnn De Lesseps

    Natalie Zutter
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:47 pm
    In addition to the fake trailer for Martin Luther King Day, last night’s episode of 30 Rock featured another snarky jab at the current sad state of our pop culture. This was Denise Richards‘ second time on the show playing a self-described idiot showing solidarity with Tracy Jordan, but last night “Denise” was promoting her new single, “La Piscine.” Sadly, the cutaway gag was only nine seconds long, but it’s an obvious parody of Real Housewives of New York star LuAnn de Lesseps‘ spoken-word single “Chic, C’est La Vie.”…

  • One For The Money May Keep Katherine Heigl In Business

    Natalie Zutter
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:05 pm
    Katherine Heigl has a habit of turning people against her. But after alienating audiences and aggravating producers with backhanded answers in interviews, Heigl may have found a role that proves her capabilities as a leading lady. For instance, after holding her own in the male dominated pregnancy comedy Knocked Up, she told Vanity Fair that she thought the movie was “a little sexist” because it portrayed its female characters as shrews. She later clarified the comments to People and added that “it was the best filming experience of [her] career,” but by then the…
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    NashvilleGab - Country music news and Nashville gossip

  • Okay, one more day off

    Shannon
    23 Jan 2012 | 9:06 am
    What a sad and crazy week.  My father-in-law's funeral is today and so today should be the last crazy day around here.  We're all sad and odd things will bring out fits of tears, but we're all doing much better than I thought we'd be, especially my husband. I figured he'd be a jellified wreck of a man, but he's turned out to be a lot stronger than I gave him credit for. In fact, it's me that has turned out to be the jellified wreck of a person. My kids tend to look at me like I have suddenly burst into flames anytime I start crying at strange things like commercials, packages of hamburger,…

  • James Otto Celebrates Release of Zac Brown Band's New Single "No Hurry" (press release)

    Shannon
    19 Jan 2012 | 1:58 pm
    “When I got the call, my wife and I stopped what we were doing and started dancing around the kitchen of our house, we were so excited,” said singer/songwriter James Otto about the news his co-penned song “No Hurry” would be the new single release off of GRAMMY/CMA/ACM award-winning group the Zac Brown Band’s latest album, You Get What You Give. The heartening, ‘slow-down-and-smell-the-roses’ ballad is the fifth single from You Get What You Give and hits radio airwaves this week, joining the race to become the band's tenth consecutive No. 1 single on country radio. “No Hurry"…

  • Listen to Tim McGraw's Emotional Traffic in its entirety

    Shannon
    19 Jan 2012 | 1:17 pm
    Tim McGraw fans listen up, NPR.org is giving fans the chance to hear Tim's controversial (?) new album Emotional Traffic in its entirety until January 24th when it officially hits store shelves and online retailers.   Check out the entire album here or pre-order your copy here.  Related articles Tim McGraw's New Album Emotional Traffic Streaming Online (antimusic.com) Fourth Digital Song Released from Tim McGraw's New Emotional Traffic Album (urbancountrynews.com) Tim McGraw Delivers The One That Got Away (antimusic.com)

  • Blake Shelton's dad's obituary

    Shannon
    19 Jan 2012 | 1:00 pm
    I've had quite a few people coming here searching for Blake Shelton's father's obituary the last two days so I went searching and found it.  It's not really news, but I know a lot of fans are interested and since I consider an obituary a tribute to someone who was tremendously loved, it seems fitting to post it.   Ada —   Memorial services for Richard Lee “Dick” Shelton, 71, of Ada, are 11 a.m. Saturday at Crosspointe Church, the Rev. Earl Hood officiating. The U.S. Army Honor Guard  is conducting military honors. Mr.  Shelton died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, at a Shawnee hospital. He…

  • Rascal Flatts announce details of new studio album - "Changed" (press release)

    Shannon
    19 Jan 2012 | 10:23 am
    I have a major love/hate relationship with press releases - on one hand, they're easy peasy to post and a great way to get quick info to you guys.  On the other hand, they're generally rather boring and I've always sort of stayed away from them because most of the other sites will post the info.  Mind you, that's not a bad thing, I've just always preferred to use my time posting the oddball and out-in-left-field stories so that I have something different than everyone else since I figure most visitors to my site are like me and visit multiple country sites to get their news and will find…
 
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  • Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, ‘I Still Miss Someone’

    LindaLee
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:43 pm

  • Willie Nelson & Family Show Tickets

    LindaLee
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:58 pm
    Willie Nelson fan club members will have an opportunity to access pre-sale tickets prior to the public on sale for many upcoming show dates (while supplies last). Check the tour schedule and Facebook often for more updates and Pre-sale announcements coming soon! “Like” Willie on Facebook or download the mobile app for the fastest updates and announcements. NEW WILLIE DATES & PRE-SALES FOR 2012! 3/3/12 The Plaza Theatre – El Paso, TX Pre-Sale going on NOW, Ends @ 5pm- Click Here 3/4/12 City Bank Auditorium – Lubbock, TX Pre-Sale going on NOW, Ends @ 5pm- Click Here…

  • T.G.I.S.F.

    LindaLee
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:32 am

  • Willie Nelson, Bee Spears, Billy English, Grand Prairie, TX (8/7/09)

    LindaLee
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:30 am
    Janis from Texas took this picture.

  • Willie Nelson Art

    LindaLee
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:28 am
    2006 Graphite on paper by Michelle Flanagan www.drawingself.com 2006 Graphite on paper by Michelle Flanagan www.drawingself.com
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  • ACM Nominees Announced!

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:39 am
    Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, and Brad Paisley lead the pack of nominees for the 45th Academy of Country Music Awards. For all the info, check out my full list of 2012 ACM nominees....Read Full Post

  • Country Song of the Week: "Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine"

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:53 am
    They're the secrets to a happy existence according to Tom T. Hall. Enjoy: Listen to Tom T. Hall sing "Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine" Image courtesy of Country Music Foundation

  • Tim McGraw and Kellie Pickler Branch Out

    25 Jan 2012 | 10:07 am
    Kellie Pickler's 100 Proof and Tim McGraw's long-in-limbo Emotional Traffic have something in common. Both were released this week, and both find the country singers exploring new stylistic territory. While Kellie Pickler has long gone the pop route, 100 Proof sports a neo-traditional country sound that may disarm some listeners....Read Full Post

  • Country Song of the Week: Dirt Road Anthem

    20 Jan 2012 | 6:41 am
    If you listen to country radio or watch CMT, you're familiar enough with "Dirt Road Anthem." Perhaps overly familiar. It was the big single off of Jason Aldean's mega-seller My Kinda Party. It's been nominated for Best Country Solo Performance at the 2012 Grammy Awards....Read Full Post

  • Eric Church is Number One

    19 Jan 2012 | 7:49 am
    It's been a long-haul for Eric Church's powerhouse single "Drink in My Hand." After 23 weeks on the charts, the tune from Chief finally crashes the party at #1. For the full story, check out this week's country music charts....Read Full Post
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  • Photos Put Life in Opposition to Mexican Killings

    Erika Aguilar
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:31 pm
    A new art exhibit at the Mexic-Arte Museum in downtown Austin opens tonight with the idea that the power of numbers and a belief in peace can overcome the traumatic violence in Mexico. Photographer Diego Huerta says he was tired of seeing shocking photos of slain bodies in Mexican streets in the news media. It’s numbing, he says, to hear updates on the latest murders and assaults on women. So Huerta decided to introduce to the world to the peaceful faces of Mexico. “For us it was very important for us to show the people that want peace because in every single state and every country,…

  • Get Your Grunge, Folk or Dance On This Weekend

    Matt Largey
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:44 pm
    We’re bringing back that old-time grunge this week. Michael Graupmann of CultureMap Austin runs down the weekend for the out-and-about, starting off with a 20-year reunion for KNNC (K-nack) radio, Austin’s first indie-rock station, with bands and DJs from back in the day. Also on the docket are the Oh Snap! Festival to raise money for exchange-student scholarships, and a dance movie marathon. Click on the player to hear KUT’s Matt Largey interview Graupmann about the goings-on.

  • DPS Releases Gov. Perry’s Security Bill

    Ben Philpott
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:32 pm
    The Texas Department of Public Safety has released some details on the cost of providing security for Governor Rick Perry during his presidential campaign. The bill comes to almost $800,000 for the governor’s security detail between September and  part of November. Most of that was for trips out of state during his election campaign. Security costs for the rest of Perry’s presidential campaign, which ended last week, will be released later. Some Democrats have called on Perry to reimburse the state for the security costs. Perry’s office has said he will not do that, because he’s…

  • Volunteer at KUT!

    Kim Cates
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:52 am
    Love KUT? Have a few hours to spare? Volunteering is a great way to get a behind-the-scenes look at the station, meet new people, and support the programs you rely on. Plus, it’s fun! KUT’s Spring Membership Drive is coming up in February, and we are looking for volunteers: Click here for more information and to sign up! Interested in volunteering for other great Central Texas organizations? Check out KUT’s Get Involved! project.

  • Bill Carter in Studio 1a 1/27/12 @ 11am

    Reid O'Conor
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:26 am
    Austin based singer and songwriter Bill Carter can’t be mentioned without mentioning his wife and songwriting partner Ruth Ellsworth. Together, they’ve been writing music for more than 30 years. With songs of theirs recorded by artists ranging from Stevie Ray Vaughan to Counting Crows to the Fabulous Thunderbirds, their songwriting prowess is a force to be reckoned with. Recently, Carter recorded an album with fellow Austin musicians Stephen Doster and Will Sexton, calling it CarterDosterSexton, of course. You can learn more about Bill Carter when he drops by Studio 1a at 11am to…
 
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    Jaye Albright's Breakfast Blog

  • Why Radio Stations Get Away With Lying

    26 Jan 2012 | 5:21 am
    The New York Times' "Debaters" feature last week was a thoughtful analysis on why politicians feel the need to lie and why, as a result, their most passionate supporters start lying to themselves.Meanwhile, the inspiring author Andy Andrews is on a book tour promoting his new very easy and quick read How Do You Kill 11 Million People?.I'm not going to wade into those controversial waters today, but all of that focus on the public's lack of trust of institutions that seems to pop up for me each time I pick up something to read right now is also a good reminder that radio stations so routinely…

  • Still Passing Out Plastic To The 9Th Caller?

    25 Jan 2012 | 4:36 am
    Asking your listeners to drive across town to pick up a prize?Jim Pattison Broadcast Group's JRfm/Vancouver is doing it differently.And, as usual with digital, there are lots of helpful metrics that come along with this approach, like:230 people came to the JRfm music store on just one December day during the promotion, which drove impressive page views for many weeks. The strong # 1 showing of Chad Brownlee's single, for example, is evidence that Vancouver country listeners appreciate and want to own Canadian country music.---------------------------------------------- Website:…

  • Three? Two? One? Zero?

    24 Jan 2012 | 3:36 am
    As it has become increasingly obvious that Clear Channel and Cumulus have both been rolling out standardized, duplicate playlists across an increasing number of their very largest market stations, I've been speculating where that leaves the trade charts today, hoping that it will open opportunity for all of those highly successful stations to somehow still be represented - as networks, perhaps - while also opening up the chance for additional stations to be monitored and report as well.In response to that, yesterday, Scott Fuller added this comment... I'm sure you may disagree Jaye, but I…

  • The Toughest Jobs In Music City

    23 Jan 2012 | 4:08 am
    This time, as noted in my previous missive, of potentially smaller reporting panels for BDS and Mediabase charts as two major groups move to standardize many more monitored stations' music should be a major opportunity for a reliable and, hopefully, larger sample of more stations that could be looked on by the industry as THE chart. I certainly don't question any chart editor's right to add and drop reporters, but at a time of great opportunity for the country format, it would be a shame if the convergence of a smaller number of major group programmers controlling an increasing number of…

  • Charting The Country Format's 2012 Musical Relevance

    21 Jan 2012 | 11:00 am
    Almost everyone in the radio and records industries decries the need for trade charts as a means of determining the difference between "hit" and "STIFF."If you have local research, you've no doubt become accustomed to finding that there are a surprising number of tunes which "lost their bullet and stiffed" that continue to TEST very well in research.The listeners who love these songs simply don't know about trade charts. However, since it's difficult to test things that people are unfamiliar with, at some point we need to make educated guesses as to which of the many songs that come in each…
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  • Congratulations, Carrie, on your ACM Nominations!

    26 Jan 2012 | 10:09 am
    Congratulations to Carrie on her nominations at the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards! Carrie was nominated for "Female Vocalist of the Year,” and “Vocal Event of the Year” for her duet with Brad Paisley, “Remind Me.” The ACMs will be broadcast from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 1, at 8/7c. Tune-in!

  • Carrie Underwood To Release First Single, “Good Girl,” From Forthcoming Album

    25 Jan 2012 | 9:15 am
    From one of this year’s most anticipated albums, superstar Carrie Underwood will release her new single, “Good Girl,” to country radio on February 23. The five-time Grammy winner’s new CD will arrive later this spring. Underwood wrote the track with Chris DeStefano and Ashley Gorley, who co-wrote two of Underwood’s No. 1 hits “Don’t Forget to Remember Me,” and “All-American Girl.” Once again Carrie teamed up with Mark Bright, who produced her two previous albums as well as seven tracks from her debut album Some Hearts.Read more »

  • STEVEN TYLER & CARRIE UNDERWOOD TO TEAM AT SUPER BOWL XLVI SATURDAY NIGHT “CMT CROSSROADS” SPECIAL FROM PEPSI SUPER BOWL FAN JAM

    20 Jan 2012 | 9:37 am
    CMT COUNTRY & ROCK SPECIAL TO AIR SATURDAY, FEB. 4 FROM PEPSI COLISEUM CROSSROADS returns as part of the PEPSI SUPER BOWL FAN JAM in Indianapolis as rock legend STEVEN TYLER and country music superstar, CARRIE UNDERWOOD combine their talents for a spectacular night of music. The show will originate from the Pepsi Coliseum at the Indiana State Fair Grounds. The concert is a private event. CMT CROSSROADS: STEVEN TYLER & CARRIE UNDERWOOD FROM THE PEPSI SUPER BOWL FAN JAM premieres on CMT on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 11 pm, ET/10 pm, CT.Read more »

  • Country Superstar Carrie Underwood to Perform at Nordstrom Symphony Fashion Show on February 28, 2012

    9 Jan 2012 | 10:40 am
    Nordstrom, in partnership with the Nashville Symphony, will present the Nordstrom Symphony Fashion Show, featuring a performance by five-time GRAMMY® winner Carrie Underwood and an exclusive presentation of Oscar de la Renta's Pre-Fall 2012 collection on Tuesday, February 28. The event, emceed by radio and television personality Storme Warren, will take place from 6-10 pm at Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, with a cocktail reception before the show and dinner to follow.Read more »

  • Carrie Grants Wishes for Her Hometown with Donation through Her C.A.T.S. Foundation

    5 Jan 2012 | 2:42 pm
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  • Tim McGraw Emotional Traffic Review

    HaleighT
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:24 pm
    The Amount Of EMOTION In This Album Is Bountiful! Tim McGraw’s latest album, Emotional Traffic was released earlier this week. It has been awhile since we have heard a new full album from this guy, but it was worth the wait. There are few songs that could probably cross over to maybe a soft rock genre, but for the most part it still has a country vibe. The first track on the album “Halo” is one of my favorites! It is so raw, outspoken and real. There is no holding back in this song and it seems like more and more artists are getting to this point. People complain that…

  • Eric Church Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour

    HaleighT
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:05 pm
    In Case Anyone Wanted To Know How The VERY FIRST Show Of The Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour Went… I was very fortunate to attend the first show of Eric Church’s Blood, Sweat and Beers Tour. It took place in Fort Smith, Arkansas at the Fort Smith Convention Center. I (again so very grateful) had VIP tickets which included lots of goodies! There was a dinner before (with great food), a bag full of merchandise (including a very classy set of shot glasses), an acoustic set and great seats! The acoustic set consisted of two songs between dinner and the actual show. He sang “Like…

  • Rascal Flatts’ Jay DeMarcus Expecting

    HaleighT
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:24 pm
    Rascal Flatts Member Jay DeMarcus and Wife Allison Are Expecting Another Child! Rascal Flatts bassist and vocalist Jay DeMarcus and his wife Allison, a former Miss Tennessee and current CMT personality, are expecting the birth of their second child this summer. The baby will become a younger brother or sister to their daughter Madeline Leigh, born December 17, 2010. “This was definitely a huge surprise, but we’re so thankful and excited that Maddie is going to have a brother or sister. We’re really gonna have our hands full!” -Jay DeMarcus “Jay and I are thrilled…

  • New Music From Miley Cyrus?

    MissMolly
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:19 pm
    Miley Cyrus Releases Video for Cover of Bob Dylan Song. Well, it looks like Miley Cyrus might be making an effort to get back to those country roots of hers…even if it is by covering someone else’s music. The Hannah Montana star has released a video for her cover of Bob Dylan’s “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go“, and it is currently featured on CMT (but you can watch it below!). This particular cover is featured on the second of a 4-disc tribute album titled Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan (Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International) from…

  • Lionel Richie Tuskegee Album

    HaleighT
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:12 pm
    Lionel Richie will release Tuskegee, a collection of 13 of his international hits recorded with some of the biggest names in country music, on March 27 on Mercury Nashville. Lionel Richie’s duet partners include Jennifer Nettles, Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Darius Rucker, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney, Billy Currington, Little Big Town, Shania Twain, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson and Jimmy Buffett. Tuskegee is an exciting new chapter in a career that has seen album sales of more than 100 million, 22 Top 10s, fifty Grammys, an Academy Award for Best Original Song, a Golden…
 
 
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  • TNS Video History- Alabama- "Feels So Right"

    That Nashville Sound
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:47 am

  • New Live Music Video From Emily West- "Boys In The Morning"

    That Nashville Sound
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:49 pm

  • Crystal Shawanda Covers The Late Etta James- "I'd Rather Go Blind"

    That Nashville Sound
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:11 am

  • CD Album Review- Kellie Pickler- 100 Proof

    That Nashville Sound
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:17 am
    The review-  American Idol, with rare exception, has a habit of sending artists that can't find a place in other genres to country music. Phil Stacey, Danny Gokey, Ayla Brown and Michael Sarver all come to mind. Kellie Pickler has bled southern Dixie country through and through from the beginning, however. Unapologetically so. (I suspect this has been the cause for her to be more embraced by country radio than most of the artists mentioned previously.) And while her first works have veered more towards the pop-country side of things- and with good success with tracks like "Red High…

  • Hear It Here- Phil Vassar- "Don't Miss Your Life"

    That Nashville Sound
    24 Jan 2012 | 2:28 am
    Phil Vassar has topped the country charts on numerous occasions both as a writer and artist and seems to be on the verge of doing it again with this brand new single. "Don't Miss Your Life," is causing a bit of a buzz at country radio even before it has been officially released. "I wrote this song on a plane recently, when I was really missing my family and especially my two daughters," said Phil. "The response we're receiving from country radio and from fans has been absolutely incredible. I am always amazed when a song touches people like this."  Listen to the new track HERE. 
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  • TNS Video History- Alabama- "Feels So Right"

    That Nashville Sound
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:47 am

  • New Live Music Video From Emily West- "Boys In The Morning"

    That Nashville Sound
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:49 pm

  • Crystal Shawanda Covers The Late Etta James- "I'd Rather Go Blind"

    That Nashville Sound
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:11 am

  • CD Album Review- Kellie Pickler- 100 Proof

    That Nashville Sound
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:17 am
    The review-  American Idol, with rare exception, has a habit of sending artists that can't find a place in other genres to country music. Phil Stacey, Danny Gokey, Ayla Brown and Michael Sarver all come to mind. Kellie Pickler has bled southern Dixie country through and through from the beginning, however. Unapologetically so. (I suspect this has been the cause for her to be more embraced by country radio than most of the artists mentioned previously.) And while her first works have veered more towards the pop-country side of things- and with good success with tracks like "Red High…

  • Hear It Here- Phil Vassar- "Don't Miss Your Life"

    That Nashville Sound
    24 Jan 2012 | 2:28 am
    Phil Vassar has topped the country charts on numerous occasions both as a writer and artist and seems to be on the verge of doing it again with this brand new single. "Don't Miss Your Life," is causing a bit of a buzz at country radio even before it has been officially released. "I wrote this song on a plane recently, when I was really missing my family and especially my two daughters," said Phil. "The response we're receiving from country radio and from fans has been absolutely incredible. I am always amazed when a song touches people like this."  Listen to the new track HERE. 
 
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