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Missing the Bus: High Gas Prices Cause Many Acts to Fly or Stay Home While the high price of fuel isn't even close yet to bringing the live concert scene to a standstill, it is inhibiting the mobility of small and mid-level acts, causing attendance drops at some festivals and reducing the amount of disposable money fans ha
Tim McGraw Concludes Live Your Voice Tour Tim McGraw concluded his Live Your Voice tour on Sunday night (July 6) in Pittsburgh, playing to almost 500,000 fans during the entire tour.
Toby Keith's Next Album Scheduled for Fall Toby Keith is expected to release a new album this fall, and his newest single, "She Never Cried in Front of Me," was made available for sale as a digital download on Tuesday (July 8).
Patty Loveless Sings Country Classics on Next Album Patty Loveless will release Sleepless Nights, an album of 14 country classics, on Sept. 9 on Saguaro Records.
Kenny Chesney and Friends Rock Nashville With Eight-Hour Homecoming Show Just how much Kenny Chesney and Keith Urban contributed to global warming with the eight-hour concert they headlined Saturday (July 5) at Nashville's LP Field is open to dispute. But there's no doubt that the ice was melting faster than usual in the overp
Elvis Presley Special Coming to CMT, Wal-Mart A new, two-hour TV special, Elvis: Viva Las Vegas, will air Aug. 11 on CMT.
Avett Brothers Sign to American/Columbia Label The Avett Brothers have begun working on a new album with producer Rick Rubin for American/Columbia Records.
Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman Welcome New Daughter Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman welcomed the arrival of a baby daughter on Monday morning (July 7) in Nashville.
HOT DISH: Brad Paisley Talks About New Video With Andy Griffith "I'm having a ball," Brad Paisley exclaimed right off the bat via phone. I knew without asking what brought on his excitement. He'd just finished the video for his current chart-climbing single, "Waiting for a Woman," with his hero guest-starring in it
Montgomery Gentry Scores Top Song as Taylor Swift's CD Continues Reign While Taylor Swift continues to sit atop the Billboard country albums chart this week, presumably texting friends and looking over her shoulder for some really serious competition, Montgomery Gentry leapfrogs Blake Shelton to seize the summit of th
Songwriter Bob McDill Talks About His Many Hits Looking like the tenured English professor he might have become, Bob McDill is a Nashville legend whose vivid, observational and relentlessly literate songs were the backbone of country music throughout the 1970s, '80s and early '90s. Among them are Alan
NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Sugarland's Next CD Worth the Wait Sugarland's upcoming CD is a leading candidate for country album of the year. Love on the Inside, which releases on July 22 and July 29 in its two versions, comes in two models: regular and deluxe edition. The latter, for a few dollars more, includ
Kenny Chesney Gets His Own XM Channel Kenny Chesney will have his own channel on XM Satellite Radio July 26 through Oct. 25.
Trisha Yearwood to Sing at Ryman for Cumberland Heights Trisha Yearwood will perform at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Sept. 10 to benefit Cumberland Heights, a local alcohol and drug treatment center.
Barbershoppers Welcome the Oak Ridge Boys
Dan Tyminski Steps Into Solo Spotlight on Wheels Dan Tyminski is a reluctant lead singer, which is surprising for a few reasons. First of all, he consistently holds his own as a vocalist and guitarist in Alison Krauss & Union Station, which is one of the most formidable bands in any genre of music.
Old Crow Medicine Show's New Album Due Sept. 23 Old Crow Medicine Show will release a new album, Tennessee Pusher, on Sept. 23 on Nettwerk Records.
Ricky Skaggs, Doc Watson Among Sugar Hill's Master Series Ricky Skaggs and Doc Watson will be the subject of the Sugar Hill Records' Americana Master Series with new compilation albums due on July 8.
Sugarland Hides Platinum Tickets in Deluxe CDs Sugarland has included platinum tickets in five copies of the deluxe fan edition of their new album, Love on the Inside, which will be released on July 22.
Kathy Mattea Mines Home and Heritage for New Album Kathy Mattea's Coal has the stark clarity and elegance of a black-and-white photograph. It is a concept album to be sure, but it involves more than just the exploration of a single theme. There is an overarching mood here as well -- a grim, ploddin
Def Leppard, Taylor Swift Will Film CMT Crossroads Def Leppard and Taylor Swift will film an episode of CMT Crossroads in October in Nashville for an invitation-only audience.
Musicians Hall of Fame Reveals Inductees The Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum announced its second class of inductees on Tuesday morning (July 1) in Nashville.
Tim McGraw Says He Was Just Keeping the Peace Tim McGraw downplayed the incident in which he helped eject an unruly fan from his concert. Out walking with wife Faith Hill and their daughters in Los Angeles, McGraw told photographers who approached him and asked about the melee that it was no big deal
Keith Urban Adds New "Shirt" to Greatest Hits Keith Urban will add a newly recorded version of "You Look Good in My Shirt" to his Greatest Hits album, which will now be subtitled 19 Kids, rather than 18 Kids.
With Music and Laughter, Tom T. Hall and the Statlers Stride Into the Hall of Fame Tom T. Hall and the Statler Brothers stepped back momentarily from their self-imposed retirement Sunday night (June 29) to demonstrate that they still have the musical magic that made them stars -- and, now, the newest members of the Country Music Hall of
American Idol's Kristy Lee Cook Signs With Arista Nashville Kristy Lee Cook, a finalist on American Idol's seventh season, has signed a record deal with 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville, a label under the Sony BMG Nashville umbrella.
Sugarland Plan Tour With Kellie Pickler, Ashton Shepherd Sugarland have announced plans for their Love on the Inside tour, which will begin Sept. 13 in Asheville, N.C.
Cross Canadian Ragweed, Kathy Mattea Join Americana Festival Cross Canadian Ragweed, Kathy Mattea and Tim O'Brien have been announced as performers at the Americana Music Festival and Conference on Sept. 17-20 in Nashville.
Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley Cyrus Sing at Skate Festival Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus performed at a Nashville-area skate festival on Sunday (June 29) to honor Alex LaVasseur, the late son of songwriter Jeffrey Steele.
HOT DISH: Willie's Wonderful World A former radio wizard in the Lancaster, Pa., area, the ever wonderful and jolly Dandalion (aka Gwyneth Seese) keeps Willie's World hopping. Willie's World is the official fan club of the great Willie Nelson, and I love the quarterly newsletter created by