Dierks Bentley News

US country artists try to build their base abroad

Jun 8, 2009 3:00 am PDT

Dierks Bentley and his band recently jetted to Australia to open six shows for Brooks & Dunn, playing to more than 10,000 people a night in the country's largest cities. And yet Bentley, a headlining act in the U.S. with a half dozen No. ...

Bentley, Brooks & Dunn honored for overseas work

May 11, 2009 3:00 am PDT

Country artists Brooks & Dunn and Dierks Bentley have been honored by the Country Music Association for promoting the genre overseas. Brooks & Dunn (Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn) and Bentley won the CMA International Artist Achievement Awar...

Dierks Bentley revs it up for 'Feel That Fire'

Feb 17, 2009 12:00 pm PST

When Dierks Bentley turned over his finished album to his label after two years of hard work, he didn't quite get the response he was looking for. Capitol Records Nashville President Mike Dungan listened and listened, and then listened so...

Preview of January/February 2009 album releases

Jan 16, 2009 6:00 pm PST

Following is a preview of noteworthy releases for the first two months of the year. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "WORKING ON A DREAM" (COLUMBIA, JAN. 27) Reinvigorated by the rich pop that fueled 2006's "Magic" and the tour that followed, Bruc...

Dierks Bentley fired up for new album

Jan 9, 2009 1:00 am PST

After disappointing sales for his last album, country singer Dierks Bentley is hoping to recapture some heat with his February 3 release "Feel That Fire." The Capitol Records Nashville album offers "fun, uptempo party kind of songs and re...