AP - Jul 29, 2009
Gretchen Wilson plans to start her own record label, and she d like to call it, naturally, Redneck Records. Wilson, who became a country sensation with her 2004 down-home anthem Redneck Woman, said...
More »E! Online - May 16, 2008
The Redneck Woman is now an educated one, to boot. Country star Gretchen Wilson received her General Equivalency Diploma in a ceremony in Lebanon, Tenn., Thursday night at the age of 34. "This is...
More »AP - May 5, 2008
Country music singer Gretchen Wilson has a mantel full of awards in her Lebanon home. Her first radio single, Redneck Woman, spent five weeks at No. 1 on Billboard s Hot Country Songs chart and it earned...
More »AP - Dec 6, 2007
Nominees announced Thursday in top categories for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards: Record of the Year: Irreplaceable, Beyonce; The Pretender, Foo Fighters; Umbrella, Rihanna featuring Jay-Z; What Goes...
More »AP - Jun 12, 2007
The Country Music Association s 2007 festival drew a record attendance of 191,154 people over four days. The music festival, which began Thursday and ended Sunday, featured dozens of artists including...
More »AP - Jun 6, 2007
The first of Dierks Bentley s two big outdoor shows this month is a gimme. He ll play for thousands of adoring country fans this week at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville. The second gig is tricker...
More »AP - May 17, 2007
She was an amazing talent, a young singer with a wonderful voice who wrote beautiful songs. But she was no beauty, plus flat-chested and overweight to boot. Remembering the aspiring star, music executive...
More »AP - May 16, 2007
When Gretchen Wilson finally got her record deal, she told the execs at her label three things they should never ask her to do: Lose weight, cut her hair or wear a dress. A proud beer-drinking, tobacco...
More »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...
More »AP - Mar 5, 2007
Following is the list of nominees for the 42nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards announced Monday in Nashville. The awards will be presented May 15 in Las Vegas. Entertainer of the Year: Brooks...
More »AP - Dec 10, 2006
President Bush enjoyed a lively set of Christmas music Sunday night, swaying and bobbing his head as music stars like Taylor Hicks and Gretchen Wilson belted out classic carols. TV host Dr. Phil McGraw...
More »E! Online - Dec 7, 2006
Here s the complete list of nominees for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. The awards will be presented Feb. 11 in Los Angeles: Album Of The Year Taking the Long Way, Dixie ChicksSt. Elsewhere, Gnarls...
More »Reuters - Nov 21, 2006
Pop diva Mariah Carey, whose commercial success has not translated into awards show acclaim, was snubbed at the American Music Awards on Tuesday, despite scoring three nominations. The big winners this...
More »E! Online - Nov 7, 2006
It s hard to believe how many times Brooks & Dunn have won Duo of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards. The Hillbilly Deluxe artists, who also hosted the ceremony Monday night at the...
More »Reuters - Nov 7, 2006
Recording star Faith Hill insisted on Tuesday she was just clowning around backstage at the Country Music Association Awards when cameras caught her apparently reacting with angry disbelief as rival Carrie...
More »AP - Oct 29, 2006
The redneck woman has a tender side. Country singer Gretchen Wilson, known for songs that flaunt her hardscrabble roots and wild ways like chewing tobacco and drag racing on back roads, has written a...
More »Reuters - Oct 13, 2006
Usually when an artist releases a multiple-CD collection, it s a boxed set of greatest hits, perhaps with a few previously unreleased tunes thrown in. In a possibly unprecedented move, Vince Gill s new...
More »AP - Sep 19, 2006
For more than a dozen artists, nominations for the American Music Awards came in twos and threes. Mariah Carey, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Eyed Peas and Nickelback each captured three nominations...
More »AP - Aug 31, 2006
Brooks & Dunn and Brad Paisley were both nominated for six Country Music Association Awards, but Ronnie Dunn emerged as the leader with seven nominations, including one for the group s inspirational song...
More »AP - Aug 30, 2006
Nominees for the 40th annual Country Music Association Awards, to be held Nov. 6 in Nashville, Tenn: Entertainer of the year: Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban....
More »E! Online - Aug 30, 2006
Stick a fork in the CMA Award nominations--they re Dunn. Brooks & Dunn and solo crooner Brad Paisley racked up six nominations apiece for the Country Music Association Awards, with Ronnie Dunn besting...
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