Reuters - Apr 8, 2007
After a 30-year career on the fringe of Music Row, singer/songwriter John Anderson is gearing up for an improbable third run at mainstream success. Easy Money (Warner Bros.), his 27th album, counting...
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Given that both artists joined the Country Music Hall of Fame on the same night in 1996, there s a symmetry to a Ray Price appearance at Buck Owens Crystal Palace. But what made Price s Bakersfield date...
More »E! Online - Nov 16, 2005
Lee Ann Womack may not hate herself this morning. The country songbird picked up a trio of trophies at the CMA Awards Tuesday night, including Album of the Year for There s More Where That Came From...
More »Reuters - Nov 15, 2005
More than a little bit of country came to the city Monday night, when the Grand Ole Opry appeared at New York s Carnegie Hall as part of its 80th anniversary celebration. Broadcast live like every other...
More »AP - Nov 15, 2005
Although the CMA Awards first soiree in New York will be peppered with cameos by Elton John, Billy Joel, Donald Trump, James Gandolfini and Bon Jovi, don t expect Nashville s influence to be diluted in...
More »AP - Oct 13, 2005
The rendition of Happy Birthday at the Grand Ole Opry s 80th birthday bash this weekend is bound to be good. The guest list includes Garth Brooks, Alison Krauss, Travis Tritt, Ralph Stanley, Diamond...
More »E! Online - Sep 22, 2005
Plans for a benefit concert intended to help victims of Hurricane Katrina have been blown off, courtesy of the rapidly approaching Hurricane Rita. With the Category 5 hurricane expected to connect...
More »E! Online - Sep 7, 2005
A tip of the ten-gallon hat to Brad Paisley and Lee Ann Womack. The country crooners wrangled themselves six nominations apiece to lead this year s contenders for the 39th Annual Country Music Association...
More »AP - Aug 17, 2005
Country singer Brad Paisley has to be feeling a little like a bartender these days. His hit single, Alcohol, a series of funny observations about imbibing that he wrote from the viewpoint of the booze...
More »AP - Dec 15, 2004
Like that smiling skydiver on the deodorant ads? Can t get enough of his sunny joshing on MTV s Pimp My Ride ? Prepare to meet the cunning, sometimes caustic musician Xzibit was before becoming an actor...
More »AP - Mar 10, 2004
List of key nominations announced Wednesday for the 39th annual Academy of Country Music Awards: 1. Entertainer of the Year: Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney , Alan Jackson , Toby Keith , Tim McGraw ....
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