Reuters - Jul 16, 2009
Country mainstay Martina McBride is preparing for her first concerts in the United Kingdom and Ireland for some 15 years. The dates will pave the way for a yet-to-be-announced American tour in November...
More »AP - Apr 2, 2009
Martina McBride s latest release has returned her to a familiar place the top of the charts. Shine debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard s country album chart this week, and it also debuted at No....
More »AP - Mar 24, 2009
Martina McBride, Shine (RCA/Sony) The CD cover of Martina McBride s Shine shows the country star posing against a modern art canvas, merging with the paint so that it s hard to distinguish between her...
More »AP - Dec 19, 2008
So you fancy yourself a singer, eh ... alone, in your car, with the windows up, when no one s looking. Well, now you can test your pipes against Martina McBride and Elvis Presley in private, and if...
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 31, 2007
As flip-flops hit the pavement and barbecue grills ignite, some of the biggest artists are packing their bags to get the summer concert season started. This year, everyone from Justin Timberlake, Kelly...
More »E! Online - May 15, 2007
The Academy of Country Music was just giving it away to Carrie Underwood and George Strait tonight. A newcomer no longer, Carrie Underwood took home a leading three honors, including Top Female...
More »E! Online - May 10, 2007
Martina McBride is a little bit country, a little bit in need of a restraining order. The Waking Up Laughing singer was granted an order of protection Wednesday against a 42-year-old obsessed fan charged...
More »AP - May 9, 2007
Martina McBride has received an order of protection against a man charged with stalking her. Ricky D. Fissel, 42, is charged with stalking the 40-year-old country singer after he came to her home twice...
More »E! Online - May 2, 2007
For Avril Lavigne, the best just got better. Avril Lavigne's The Best Damn Thing spent a second week atop the album charts, easily outselling new releases from R&B singer Joe and Brit buzz band...
More »E! Online - Apr 11, 2007
Nasvhille's big Macs couldn't serve up enough customers to keep the latest installment of Now That's What I Call Music! from the top of the food chain. For the week ended Sunday, Now! 24...
More »Reuters - Mar 15, 2007
Martina McBride is both Everywoman and the Everywoman's superstar. A 40-year-old mother of three from Sharon, Kan., who has been married since 1988, she is her audience. That may be one of the reasons...
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 »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 »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 »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 - 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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