Rascal Flatts is coming to a movie theater near you – for one night only. The group has partnered with AEG Live in conjunction with NCM Fathom to present Rascal Flatts – CHANGED: One Night Exclusive Theater Event. The show will start in select theaters nationwide on April 5 at 8:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. CT/6:00 [...]

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Sugarland‘s legal team and management have responded to claims of negligence filed against them in a civil lawsuit related to the Indiana State Fair stage collapse last summer, reports USA Today. Victims filed the lawsuit on November 22 in Marion Superior Court, claiming negligence on the part of Sugarland and other companies contributed to the [...]

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Luke Bryan is keeping with one of his fan-favorite traditions by releasing the fourth installment of his Spring Break-themed EPs. Spring Break 4… Suntan City will hit digital retailers March 6. The EP will feature four original songs, all co-written by Luke and created especially for the release. “Any chance I have to continue to [...]

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The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s latest exhibit will tell the stories of the stars, sidemen and songwriters who created a whole new sound in country music in mid-20th century America. The Bakersfield Sound: Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and California Country, will open March 23 and run through December 31, 2013. Narrated by [...]

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Carrie Underwood‘s new single, “Good Girl,” won’t hit radio until this Thursday, March 23. But today she posted a video she filmed in the recording studio, in which she opens the door to the control room to reveal a few seconds of the song. Watch the video below and let us know what you think! [...]

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Justin Moore’s latest single, “Till My Last Day,” is a first for him. It marks the first time he’s ever released a love song. It is also his wife Kate’s favorite song on the album, so much so that she had the lyrics engraved in a special gift for her husband. “My wedding ring was [...]

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Curb Records will release a collection of Hank Williams Jr.’s signature hits on March 27th. Best of Hank Williams Jr. (All My Rowdy Friends) will include 22 of Hank’s best known songs, including “Family Tradition,” “A Country Boy Can Survive,” “All My Rowdy Friends Are Comin’ Over Tonight,” and “Whiskey Bent And Hell Bound.” Hank’s [...]

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The men of Rascal Flatts are all fathers of daughters. While Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney’s girls are quite young, Gary LeVox’s two daughters, Brittany and Brooklyn, are 12 and 7 and he’s learning they grow up fast. “It just it goes so fast,” he said. “You miss that smell of a one year [...]

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Ed. note: You may have seen North Dakota native Gwen Sebastian during the blind auditions for The Voice, the talent show starring country superstar Blake Shelton. Gwen impressed the four coaches with her rendition of Sugarland‘s “Stay” — and she chose to be on Team Blake for the competition. We asked Gwen to keep us [...]

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It’s like having Saturday morning breakfast at your favorite diner down on Main Street. Between reading the news and sipping coffee, conversations with friends inevitably turn to fond memories carrying a hint of nostalgia. On his sixth studio album, This Ole Boy due in stores February 28, Craig Morgan speaks to blue collar America with [...]

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Tim McGraw, Zac Brown Band and Kid Rock will headline BamaJam 2012, a three-day entertainment music festival to be held in Enterprise, Ala., June 14-16. Fans of all music genres will experience non-stop entertainment by today’s most popular acts from dual headline stages set at BamaJam Farms, a 1600-acre farm which includes such amenities as ATV [...]

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There’s a new show on NBC called Smash about folks trying to make it big on Broadway. One of its stars, fifth-season American Idol alum Katherine McPhee, plays Karen Cartwright, a young girl from Iowa in pursuit of her dreams. In tonight’s episode (airing at 10/9c), Karen returns home to Iowa for a friend’s baby [...]

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Trace Adkins will be the spokesperson for Pilot Flying J travel centers for the spring launch of their loyalty program, reports the Bradenton Herald. With the amount of time Trace spends on the road, the partnership with Pilot is a perfect fit. “As much as I travel, my band, crew and I certainly rely on [...]

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Dierks Bentley’s new album, Home, hit store shelves February 7 and debuted  at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Charts this week. The album is made up of 12 songs, six written or co-written by Dierks and six by talented songwriters from around Nashville. He spent a year writing songs and searching through publishing catalogs [...]

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Your votes choose the videos you see on GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown and host Nan Kelley counts them down every week! If you missed the Friday night premiere, check the schedule for re-airs throughout the weekend to see if your favorite videos made the countdown! On the charts this week, Scotty McCreery holds on [...]

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Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, country stars took to the GRAMMYs, where Taylor Swift tweets her winning stationery, Miranda Lambert shares her new friend and Randy Montana is shaken up over Nicki Minaj’s performance. Elsewhere, The Farm makes their Grand Ole Opry debut and Edens Edge questions the validity of Twilight. Here [...]

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Kix Brooks will release his first Arista Nashville solo single, “New To This Town” (featuring Joe Walsh of The Eagles), to radio on March 19. After spending twenty years as one half of Brooks & Dunn, the most successful duo in country music history, Kix is heading in his own direction. “It’s a freedom of [...]

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Jason Aldean had a year to remember in 2011. His My Kinda Party album went double platinum, he chalked up several No. 1 hits, headlined one of the top country tours, and by year’s end, had a heap of award nominations and wins to his credit. By the time he was done accepting awards, he [...]

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Following the success of The Definitive Earnhardt, GAC has once again partnered with NASCAR Media Group to give a rare inside look at the lives of some of NASCAR’s most recognizable drivers. The Definitive, hosted by Trace Adkins and airing Mondays at 9/8 PM CT, will look at defining moments of each driver’s career with [...]

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Marty Stuart will release his latest album, Nashville, Volume 1: Tear The Woodpile Down, on April 24. The second release from Marty on Sugar Hill Records, the project will include 10 songs (almost entirely written by Marty) and feature his touring band, The Fabulous Superlatives. Hank Williams III and Lorrie Carter Bennett of The Carter [...]

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You may not get to choose songs you hear on the radio, but GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown is chosen entirely by your votes! Scotty McCreery has had a strong hold on No. 1 for several weeks now. Can he hold on to it for another week or will Kellie Pickler , Taylor Swift, or [...]

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Last month, Rascal Flatts announced that their eighth studio album, Changed, will be released on April 3. Today, the ACM “Vocal Group of the Year” nominees revealed the new album’s track listing and said Changed will also be available in a deluxe version that features four additional bonus tracks.  The deluxe version of the album, Changed [...]

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Dierks Bentley’s new album, Home, debuted in the No. 1 position on Billboard’s Country Albums chart this week. This marks Dierks’ fourth career debut in the top spot. Dierks believes this album reflects who he is as a country artist. “What’s cool about this record, and one thing I try to capture on it, is [...]

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Family and friends of Johnny Cash announced on Tuesday that a museum dedicated to the life and music of the Man In Black will open in downtown Nashville this summer, reports The Tennessean. The museum will be located in a former upholstery store and will open sometime this summer, although no date has been set, [...]

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Kevin Costner and his band, Modern West, are hitting the road again. The band will launch their tour on March 28 in Lakeland, Florida. The U.S. leg will wrap with a show in Nashville on April 14 with two Canadian dates planned for June. Kevin started Modern West in 2005 after his wife Christine encouraged [...]

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Wynonna Judd is planning her wedding to musician Cactus Moser, but fans shouldn’t expect a Kardashian-caliber event, reports People.com. Wynonna and Cactus got engaged on Christmas Eve and are planning a ‘barefoot and just fun’ ceremony. “I’ve been to so many events and done so many push-up bras and sparkles and hairspray,” Wynonna said. “I [...]

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Billy Dean is planning to celebrate his 50th birthday by launching his at-home ‘Live From Our Living Room’ concert series. The first concert will take place on March 31 at his farm, Dean Acres, located just outside of Nashville in Liberty, Tennessee. Just before Christmas, Billy received the news while touring with Kenny Rogers that [...]

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Ed. note: You may have seen North Dakota native Gwen Sebastian during the blind auditions for The Voice, the talent show starring country superstar Blake Shelton. Gwen impressed the four coaches with her rendition of Sugarland‘s “Stay” — and she chose to be on Team Blake for the competition. We asked Gwen to keep a [...]

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Justin Moore might be able to remember the words to his songs, but  he’s not all that great at remembering special dates, including that February 14 is Valentine’s Day. “I’m kinda notorious for being terrible at Valentine’s Day,” he said. “My wife, Kate, is all into that stuff and does a great job. And she [...]

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February 13 marked the tenth anniversary of Waylon Jennings’ death. In honor of his legacy, his family is releasing the songs Waylon recorded shortly before his death, reports the AP via the Seattle PI. At least eight of the 12 songs on the album, tentatively titled Goin’ Down Rockin’: The Final Recordings, were written by [...]

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Being the spouse of a musician comes with sacrifices, including being apart on days like Valentine’s Day. Luckily, the guys of Eli Young Band have some pretty understanding wives. James Young is the most recent band member to get married, tying the knot of February 4 — and Chris Thompson has only been married for [...]

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Ronnie Milsap and GRAMMY-nominated guitarist and singer Phil Keaggy will help Gilda’s Club Nashville launch a new music benefit concert series, Rock The Red Door, at Hard Rock Café in Nashville. The first concert, headlined by Ronnie and Phil, will take place on February 29 at 7:30 p.m. They will be backed by the Rob [...]

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Mel Tillis has received the National Medal of Arts, presented to him Feb. 13 by President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. Also honored were actor Al Pacino, artist Will Barnett, author Rita Dove, curator, collector and arts patron Emily Rauth Pulitzer, sculptor Martin Puryear, pianist André Watts, and the United Service Organization. “I’ve [...]

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There’s no doubt that the music business is tough. Maintaining a career as a singer and entertainer for 50 years is a feat that only a handful of artists accomplish. To celebrate a career that started with a regional Texas single in 1962, Gene Watson re-recorded 25 of his best-known songs for the new project, [...]

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Eric Church‘s latest album, Chief, was among the albums up for Best Country Album at this year’s GRAMMY Awards. Eric told the LA Times leading up to the awards that he considered himself a long shot to win the award. “If you’re not into country music, I’m definitely the one where people would go, ‘Who [...]

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Ed. note: You may have seen North Dakota native Gwen Sebastian during the blind auditions for The Voice, the talent show starring country superstar Blake Shelton. Gwen impressed the four coaches with her rendition of Sugarland‘s “Stay” — and she chose to be on Team Blake for the competition. We asked Gwen to keep a [...]

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The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards began on a somber note. After a rousing performance from Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band to kick things off, host LL Cool J took center stage and opened with a heartfelt prayer in memory of Whitney Houston, who passed away Saturday. The rest of the night was a [...]

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Whitney Houston wasn’t a country artist, but she inspired and touched the lives of many country stars all the same. As news of her death on Saturday in Beverly Hills spread, artists took to Twitter and Facebook to express their sympathy and offer their condolences. Dolly Parton had the privilege of having Whitney record her [...]

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Gary Allan will headline the third annual Country Throwdown Tour, joined by Josh Thompson, Eric Paslay, and Sunny Sweeney. The tour will run through 20 cities, kicking off in Gulfport, Mississippi on May 18. Rodney Atkins will join the tour June 1-30 and Justin Moore will play dates May 18-17. “I’ve always been a fan [...]

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Jamie O’Neal has opened her own record label. Jamie and a team of some of Nashville’s top music industry professionals have joined together to form Momentum Label Group. Jamie will serve as CEO and oversee every aspect of the indie label. She will also work as the producer for some of the label’s roster. “I’m [...]

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Top 20 Country Countdown welcomed Alison Krauss & Union Station this week. They sat down with host Nan Kelley to talk about recording their first project together in seven years, Paper Airplane, and to promote their new single, “My Love Follows You Where You Go.” If you missed the Friday night premiere, check the schedule [...]

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Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, Miranda Lambert is big time at the big game, Blake Shelton issues his fellow coach on The Voice, Adam Levine a warning, Brad Paisley questions a certain Beatle’s album title, Dierks Bentley meets Ben Franklin in Boston and Hunter Hayes gives fans a peek at his new [...]

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Several country stars are in Los Angeles this weekend for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Besides being nominated, several artists will take part in the all-genre show as performers and presenters. The GRAMMYs will air live from the Staples Center on Sunday, February 12 at 8/7 CT on CBS. LL Cool J will serve as [...]

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GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown welcomes Alison Krauss &  Union Station to the set this week! They join host Nan Kelley to talk about recording their first project together in seven years, Paper Airplane, and to promote their current single, “My Love Follows You Where You Go.” They also revealed their excitement about being nominated [...]

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President Barack Obama revealed his 2012 playlist, reports the Huffington Post, and it turns out he’s got pretty diverse musical tastes. Bruce Springsteen, Al Green, Arcade Fire, No Doubt and Wilco all made his list, but he’s got a good amount of country on his iPod as well. Sugarland, Dierks Bentley, Darius Rucker, Zac Brown [...]

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The Academy of Country Music and Great American Country (GAC) announced today that Brantley Gilbert, Hunter Hayes and Scotty McCreery have been named nominees for this year’s ACM New Artist of the Year Award, which will be given out during the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden [...]

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Dwight Yoakam, Aaron Lewis, Easton Corbin, Casey James, Sara Jean Kelley, THE FARM, The MyClymonts, The Roys, and Thomas Rhett have been added to the Country Thunder lineup. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Country Thunder will take place July 19-22 in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. Big & Rich, Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton and Toby Keith have been [...]

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Miranda Lambert made her acting debut on last night’s episode of Law & Order: SVU. Miranda played Lacy, an actress believed to have been sexually assaulted by a reality show producer, played by Michael McKean. Miranda developed the character of Lacy in her mind before going in front of the cameras. “I play a girl [...]

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Reba brought along a film crew to a recent show at the Cajun Dome in Lafayette, Louisiana to capture the hits, the energy, and the production of her live show. The footage was turned into All the Women I Am, a 90-minute concert special that will premiere on GAC March 17 at 10/9 CT. “I’m [...]

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Garth Brooks turned 50 on Tuesday, but it wasn’t his milestone birthday he and a small group of famous friends and family celebrated on Music Row. Garth helped surprise his longtime producer Allen Reynolds by renaming a recording studio in his honor, reports The Tennessean. Formerly known as Jack’s Tracks, the studio in which Reynolds [...]

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Toby Keith and his newly-launched Wild Shot Mezcal will help toast the opening of the 27th Annual Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show held March 12-14 in Las Vegas. America’s biggest and most important bar, nightclub and beverage event of the year, the NCB Show brings over 31,000 industry professionals together to meet with [...]

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Martina McBride’s life as a country music star might have its glamorous perks, but when it comes to being a mother to her two teenage daughters and her six-year-old daughter, she faces the same challenges as any other parent. “There’s always drama,” she said. “I mean in a good way. But it’s the same kind [...]

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Carrie Underwood and Lady Antebellum have been added to the list of country stars who will be a part of the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Carrie will join Tony Bennett for a performance while Lady A will serve as presenters. A tribute to the late Etta James by Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt has also [...]

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Rascal Flatts is putting the final touches on their latest album, Changed, due out April 3. The group once again worked with their longtime producer, Dann Huff, but this time they decided to produce a few of the tracks on their own. “It was just so much fun in the past to do individual tracks [...]

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Jake Owen is back on the road after undergoing surgery on his broken collarbone on January 17. He performed for a near sell-out crowd at Cowboy’s in Dallas on Friday night and a sold-out crowd at Riverwind Casino in Norman, Oklahoma on Saturday night. “I’m not very good at sitting around the house taking it [...]

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In celebration of 50 years in country music, Gene Watson has re-recorded 25 of his classic hits to sound like the originals. Best of the Best: 25 Greatest Hits will be released February 14 on Gene’s own record label, Fourteen Carat Music, and features legendary steel guitarist Sonny Garish along with a band of players [...]

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Trace Adkins will headline the second annual NRA Country Jam, present by Bushnell and Folds of Honor. The concert will take place on April 13 at the Ferrara Theatre in St. Louis during the NRA Annual meetings. Over 70,000 NRA members are expected to be in attendance. Trace, with the NRA Country and Bushnell, have designated [...]

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Lady Antebellum is gearing up to own Europe this summer when they take their Own The Night 2012 World Tour across the pond. They will play several shows in six different countries, kicking things off in Dublin, Ireland on July 10. Fans can get more information and start purchasing tickets on February 10 through LadyAntebellum.com. [...]

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Brantley Gilbert is pretty fearless when it comes to performing in front of thousands of fans night after night, but he does have one big fear. While a lot of artists might worry about falling onstage or missing a cue, Brantley worries his sometimes wandering mind will get him in trouble. “Forgetting the words is [...]

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When The Band Perry learned they were hitting the road with Brad Paisley on his Virtual Reality Tour, they knew they had a lot to look forward to. One of the things the sibling trio was most excited about however was catering. Brad is known for going all out, serving up things like prime rib [...]

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Congratulations to George Strait, who became a grandfather last week! George’s son Bubba and his wife Tamara welcomed their first child on Thursday, February 2. No word yet on if it was a boy or girl, but in this interview with GAC’s Storme Warren, George did tell Storme what the family thought it would be: [...]

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According to NBCDFW.com, Randy Travis was arrested Monday morning in Sanger on a charge of suspicion of public intoxication. Randy was spotted in front of the First Baptist Church in Sanger with an open bottle of wine, police said. “A report of a suspicious vehicle was called in to Sanger police. Police go to investigate and find him [...]

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On his last record, 2010’s Up On The Ridge, Dierks Bentley went Appalachian while pursuing his love for bluegrass, amidst earthy tones and Americana-influenced songs. Though the album was critically acclaimed and garnered Country Album of the Year nominations from both the Grammys and CMA, the singles didn’t achieve quite the same success at radio [...]

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Billy Ray Cyrus is planning to release his memoir, reports Music Row. Hillbilly Heart will be available in hardback and ebook editions in the spring of 2013 through Amazon Publishing. Billy Ray will open up about his career, his family, and being a parent to superstar daughter Miley Cyrus. “This is my chance to set [...]

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Rodney Atkins will headline the post-race concert following the 13th Annual St. Jude Country Music Marathon and ½ Marathon in Nashville on April 28. The music-themed road race attracts more than 30,000 runners and walkers and 6,000 junior races through ING KiDS ROCK Nashville and puts them on a course that is lined by many [...]

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Top 20 Country Countdown welcomed Dierks Bentley to the set this week to talk about his new album, Home, out February 7th with host Nan Kelley. Dierks also shared the stories behind writing and recording some of his favorite tracks from his new album. If you missed the Friday night premiere, check the schedulefor re-airs [...]

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Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, Reba pokes fun at a hoax claiming she’d died in Austria, Sarah Buxton comes up with a clever invention, Jake Owen  deals with a tired pup, Little Big Town teases their whereabouts, and proud dad Rhett Akins hears his son, Thomas Rhett, on the radio for the [...]

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Fans were devastated when Reba’s sitcom, Reba, was canceled after six seasons in 2007, but it looks like the Country Music Hall of Famer is making her way back to network television. According to The Hollywood Reporter (via the Huffington Post), ABC has ordered Malibu Country, a sitcom pilot written by and starring Reba. If [...]

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Ram Truck wants to bring you up close and personal with some of your favorite country stars. The ‘Road to the Ram Jam’ series will feature five of today’s best country artists leading up to an invitation-only 2012 Ram Jam concert on December 29 in Nashville where all the artists will perform. Kellie Pickler is [...]

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Craig Morgan is the NRA Country Artist of the Month for February. Having served 10 years in the U.S. Army before launching his music career, Craig is one of several country stars joining the This Is NRA Country movement in support of our U.S. military, appreciation for the outdoors, and love of family. “As someone [...]

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Hank Williams Jr., Jessi Colter, Shooter Jennings, Jamey Johnson, and Josh Thompson will all be a part of radio special set to air on SiriusXM’s Outlaw Country (Channel 60). Filmed in front of a live audience at the SiriusXM Music City Theatre in Nashville, the special features music from WAYLON: The Music Inside, a three-volume collection dedicated to Waylon Jenning’s music. Read [...]

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Exile will perform at the 4th annual The Stars Go Blue benefit concert on March 6 at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Trace Adkins will also make a special appearance during the show. All proceeds from the event benefit the Blue Note Fund, a Colon Cancer Alliance (CCA) program designed to provide [...]

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David Nail recently celebrated his first No. 1 with “Let It Rain” and his brand of slow burn soul country has been getting attention from places as different as the Sundance Film Festival and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. His music also caught the ear of pop singer/songwriter Gavin DeGraw who liked what he [...]

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You aren’t the only one who wants to watch GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown tonight! Dierks Bentley is in the studio this week to talk with host Nan Kelley about his new album, Home, in stores February 7. Dierks also shared some of the stories behind the writing and recording of his favorite tracks from [...]

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Last week Carrie Underwood announced she’ll release her new single, “Good Girl,” later this month. With today comes the news that her new CD will be released on Tuesday, May 1.  Produced by Mark Bright, the forthcoming album was featured in Entertainment Weekly’s recent “10 albums we can’t wait for.” This will be the fourth studio album on 19 [...]

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Rascal Flatts will launch a brand new tour this summer and they’re taking several fellow country bands out on the road with them. The American Band Tour will feature Little Big Town, Eli Young Band and Edens Edgeas special guests. The new tour will kick off June 15 in Hartford, Connecticut. “We are always looking [...]

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Taylor Swift is known for spreading her good fortune around and this time, the Nashville Public Library system is the lucky recipient of her generosity. She has donated 14,000 Scholastic books, the largest donation ever received by NPL, to the library system. The books will be available for checkout at each of the 21 branches. [...]

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Keith Urban is ready to sing again. He will make his first performance since undergoing successful throat surgery tomorrow, February 3, on the Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Not only is it a special night for Keith, it is also the final performance on the current Ryman stage before it undergoes [...]

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Tim McGraw’s Emotional Traffic album debuted at No. 1 this week on the Billboard Country Chart. This mark’s Tim’s 13th career No. 1 debut. His first new music since 2009’s Southern Voice, Tim is thrilled with how his fans have reacted. “The most beautiful thing about this No. 1 debut, over the others, is that [...]

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Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert and Gwyneth Paltrow have been announced as presenters at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards. They are just the latest country stars to be added to the awards. Lifetime Achievement Recipient Glen Campbell will perform with special guests Blake Shelton and The Band Perry. Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson, and Taylor Swift [...]

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When the Encyclopedia of Country Music was first published in 1998, it became an instant reference and definitive source on country music. Now, the second edition of the book has been released by Oxford University Press and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The new edition, compiled by museum staff, features new entries [...]

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Relativity Music Group will release the Act of Valor soundtrack on February 21, featuring original songs written and inspired by the Navy SEAL action-thriller. It will include “For You,” a song written by Keith Urban that is featured in the film’s end credits, as well as music from Lady Antebellum, Sugarland, Trace Adkins, Wynonna Judd, [...]

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Randy Travis is celebrating his 25th anniversary in country music with a new tour. The 25th Anniversary Celebration Tour kicks off February 10 in Grand Ronde, Oregon at Spirit Mountain Casino. He will stop in more than 20 cities, including Boise, Denver, and Fort Worth plus Calgary. More shows will be announced at a later [...]

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Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert will be on hand at Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday to open the event with a duet version of “America the Beautiful.” This will be their first TV performance together since their headline-topping wedding in May of 2011. Their version of the song is available for download at iTunes now. [...]

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Jimmy Wayne is teaming up with Memphis Representative Mark White to help guide a bill through Tennessee’s legislation that will eliminate the sunset for the Transitioning Youth Act, a program that provides assistance to foster children between the ages of 18-21 after they age out of the foster care system. The bill is part of [...]

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Tom T. Hall, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear, Country Music Highway committee members, and TourSEKY announced two new initiatives surrounding famed highway U.S. Route 23. Known as the ‘Country Music Highway,’ the stretch of road winding along the eastern corridor of Kentucky, has given rise to several country stars including The Judds, Billy Ray Cyrus, Ricky [...]

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Trisha Yearwood has signed a deal to star in a six-episode daytime cooking show for the Food Network. In the as-yet-untitled series, set to air in April, Trisha will share recipes and family traditions from her kitchen, as she cooks her favorite meals and tells stories. “I’m so grateful to [...]

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Dierks Bentley will continue his Country & Cold Cans Tour this spring with stops in 20 cities across the country. Eli Young Band and a combination of Will Hoge and The Cadillac Black will join him as special guests. The tour kicks off in Los Angeles on April 13. Tickets for the date go on [...]

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Jo Dee Messina will host “Night of Nostalgia,” a big band swing and casino night, to raise money for the non-profit Holy Trinity Montessori School on March 3 at the Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville. The night will include an open bar, light fare, and dancing as well as a performance from Jo Dee. “This [...]

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Eli Young Band is slowly revealing their 2012 plans. They’ll hit the road with Dierks Bentley on the 2012 leg of his Country & Cold Cans Tour which kicks off in Los Angeles on April 13 and also head Down Under with one of country’s super couples. “Some of them we can’t announce,” said Mike [...]

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Kellie Pickler has been crisscrossing the country promoting her new album, 100 Proof, which hit stores last week.  She made several TV appearances in both New York City and Los Angeles, including Good Morning America and The Ellen DeGeneres show, before heading south to Kennesaw, GA and Monroe, NC over the weekend to meet fans [...]

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If you’ve heard any rumblings this morning about Reba McEntire‘s death, don’t worry — it isn’t true! A website called “Global Associated News,” which seemingly makes a habit of publishing fake stories (according to the site’s disclaimer), reported that Reba died this morning in Austria while filming a movie. As the story began being re-Tweeted [...]

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Sunny Sweeney has several tattoos, but she doesn’t get new ink just for fun. Instead of random hearts or flowers, each of her tattoos has meaning. “They all have significance,” she said. “I have one that says, ‘Mama Tried’. One that’s a Chinese symbol for entertainer. One that says, ‘Believe’ in a leaf that’s turning [...]

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MusicRow.com reports the Ryman Auditorium will be replacing its stage for the first time since 1951. Plans for the new stage include an 18-inch section cut from the existing stage running across the front to honor the historical significance of past performances, similar to the famous circle of the same Ryman stage wood that resides [...]

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Congratulations to Danny Gokey, who married model Leyicet Peralta yesterday. People magazine reports the couple said their vows among family and friends. “We are so thankful to have found each other and now be able to spend the rest of our lives together,” the newlyweds told People in a statement. “We pray our gratitude grows [...]

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The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s latest spotlight exhibit will be in support of the American Heart Association and Go Red For Women. The Exhibit, Something in Red, will feature red ensembles from several country stars including Sara Evans, Naomi Judd, and Lorrie Morgan. The exhibit opens on February 3, National Wear Red [...]

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Chris Young recently donated some of his touring audio equipment and accessories to the Department of Production Services at Middle Tennessee State University. A former MTSU student and native of Murfreesboro, Tennessee where the school is located, Chris has performed several times at the college’s Murphy Center. “MTSU has been a great supporter over the [...]

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When Dierks Bentley is away, the band will play. Dierks had to leave rehearsals for his 2012 Country & Cold Cans Tour to do some promotion for his new album, but he gave his band strict instructions to continue fine tuning their set. The band had other ideas, however, and took over DBTV, Dierks’ weekly [...]

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Kellie Pickler is the special guest on this week’s Top 20 Country Countdown. She stopped by to chat with Suzanne Alexander about her new album, 100 Proof, which hit stores January 24, while Nan Kelley counts down the week’s Top 20 videos. If you missed the Friday night premiere, check the schedule for re-airs throughout [...]

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Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, Hank Williams Jr. shares one of his favorite photos, Blake Shelton reveals a bittersweet lesson he learned, Chris Young celebrates his ACM nominations, Martina McBride resists a household chore and Sarah Darling takes cover. Here are our picks for the Top 10 Country Tweets Of The Week. [...]

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Lady Antebellum kicks off their Own The Night 2012 World Tour tonight, January 27, in Tulsa Oklahoma and have already sold more than half a million tickets for the tour, including sell-outs of some of the nation’s biggest arenas — the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Allstate Arena in Chicago, and American Airlines Center in [...]

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As the ACM Nominations came in yesterday, the honored stars were quick to respond. Kenny Chesney leads the way with nine total nods, including Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, and Album of the Year. Kenny received the news just as he learned his Brothers of the Sun Tour with Tim McGraw [...]

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Keith Urban celebrated “Long Hot Summer,” his 13 No. 1 single, with a summer-themed party in Nashville on Wednesday. Attendees were asked to wear their best summer clothes and were treated to a special performance by Keith and his co-writer on the song, Richard Marx. Keith also invited two YouTube fans, Patrick Woolam and Leslie [...]

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Glen Campbell, who is set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy, will perform on the GRAMMY Awards with Blake Shelton and The Band Perry. Glen has won five GRAMMYs over his career and is currently on the road for his Goodbye Tour after announcing last year that he has Alzheimer’s. Blake [...]

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The Bellamy Brothers were the victims of vandalism and grand larceny after their rental cars and production truck were broken into on a recent video shoot in the Florida Everglades. Thieves pried open the door locks and stole an iPad, digital camera, and thousands of dollars worth of production equipment being used on the shoot. [...]

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This week on GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown, Kellie Pickler drops by to talk with Suzanne Alexander about her brand new album, 100 Proof, which hit stores January 24, and her current single, “Tough.” Nan Kelley will also count down this week’s Top 20 videos, voted on by you! Tune in tonight at 9/8 CT [...]

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Nominations were announced today for the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards­, a star-studded event produced for television by dick clark productions broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 8 p.m. live ET/delayed PT on CBS. Nominees were announced online via the first-ever ACM [...]

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Trace Adkins has announced the Songs & Stories Tour, a series of intimate theater shows across the United States. Every night, Trace will share the stories, both humorous and meaningful, behind his hit songs. The tour kicks off March 8 in Des Moines, Iowa. “I’ve had many narrow escapes and blessings in my life,” Trace [...]

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Merle Haggard is on the mend from a bout of double pneumonia, reports Reuters. He was admitted to the hospital on January 17 when illness forced him to cancel a show in Macon, Georgia just moments before he was scheduled to take the stage. His spokesperson says he’s recovering from several health issues that have [...]

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Carrie Underwood fans, rejoice! Carrie will release her new single, “Good Girl,” to country radio on February 23.  The five-time Grammy winner’s new CD will arrive later this spring. Carrie wrote the track with Chris DeStefano and Ashley Gorley, who co-wrote two of her No. 1 hits — “Don’t Forget to Remember Me,” and “All-American [...]

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In honor of Cat Appreciation Month in February, animal lover Kellie Pickler has teamed up with Fresh Step litter and fashion designer Geren Ford to design a limited-edition cat sweater that will benefit the ASPCA. Available for purchase online at www.aspcaonlinestore.com, 100 percent of proceeds will go to the ASPCA. “It’s time for cat lovers [...]

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Lionel Richie will release Tuskegee, a collection of 13 of his hit songs recorded as duets with some of the biggest names in country music, on March 27. Duet partners include Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Darius Rucker, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney, Shania Twain, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson and more. In addition to the [...]

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Between 1982 and 1986, Janie Fricke reeled off seven No. 1 singles as country music fans got to know her as more than a backing vocalist and in-demand duet partner (she also scored No. 1 hits with Charlie Rich and Merle Haggard in 1978 and 1985, respectively). Her run in the US alone through the [...]

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Hannah Blaylock of Edens Edge is engaged to longtime boyfriend Justin and she recently got some practice at being the bride when she modeled wedding dresses for Her Nashville magazine. The gorgeous photos, taken by Bombs Over Betty Photography, will be featured in the February issue of the local publication. Hannah shared the photos with [...]

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Billy Currington will kick off his first headling tour on March 24 in Biloxi, Mississippi reports Music Row. Billy has announced 11 dates in major cities and will be joined by labelmates David Nail and Kip Moore. “I have learned a lot over the years touring with some of the biggest names in country music,” [...]

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TulsaWorld.com reports a jury awarded Garth Brooks$1 million Tuesday night in a civil dispute involving Garth and a naming-rights promise he said was made by the largest health-care system in the state. A Rogers County jury deliberated for three hours in awarding him $500,000 on breach of contract and fraud claims against Integris Rural Health [...]

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Congratulations to Rascal Flatts bassist and vocalist Jay DeMarcus and his wife Allison, who are anticipating the birth of their second child this summer.  The baby will become a younger brother or sister to their daughter Madeline Leigh, born December 17, 2010. “This was definitely a huge surprise, but we’re so thankful and excited that [...]

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The second in a series of three tributes to the outlaw country legend, The Music Inside: A Collaboration Dedicated to Waylon Jennings, Volume II brings together a diverse, all-star cast to honor one of music’s great icons. Spearheaded by Waylon’s widow Jessi Colter, son Shooter Jennings and guitarist Reggie Young, The Music Inside is a [...]

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Casey James will release his self-titled debut album on March 20. He co-wrote nine of the album’s 11 tracks. “I’m excited to be releasing my debut album,” Casey said. “I’m thankful that I had the freedom to make the record that represents me as a musician and singer-songwriter.” Besides co-writing most of the tracks, he [...]

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Keith Urban’s latest video, “You Gonna Fly,” is for the fans. Directed by Brad Belanger, the video highlights memorable moments from Keith’s Get Closer World Tour, including shots from his live stage show and backstage moments like Keith zipping around the arena on a scooter and hanging out in his tour bus. “We had cameras [...]

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Luke Bryan recorded his fourth No. 1 single this week when “I Don’t Want This Night To End” hit the top of the charts. Luke co-wrote the track with fellow Georgia natives Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip. The song is Luke’s fastest rising single to date and has sold over 1 million downloads, [...]

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Rascal Flatts will receive the CRS 2012 Artist Humanitarian Award during Country Radio Seminar on Wednesday, February 22 in Nashville following the event’s keynote address. The band was chosen to receive the honor based on their charitable contributions and humanitarian endeavors throughout their career. Some of the band’s charitable work includes a donation of $3 [...]

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After generating excitement surrounding their remake of “Kiss You All Over” with Trace Adkins, Exile is set to release their first new studio album in 15 years. People Get Ready, a five track EP, will hit stores January 31. People Get Ready features four new songs written by the band and an a cappella version [...]

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Have you ever watched the stars announce the nominees at an awards show press conference? Sure you have! But now, YOU could be one of the folks doing the announcing! Beginning today, you can visit the ACM YouTube Channel to learn how to post a video announcing the name of the artist or artists YOU [...]

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Luke Bryan and Eric Church will headline the Fremont Street Experience during ACM Awards Weekend March 30-31. Luke will headline Friday, March 30, and Eric on March 31. The concerts will be part of ‘The Week Vegas Goes Country’  leading up to the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. For the sixth year in [...]

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Clay Walker will perform on tonight’s episode of The Bachelor. Clay’s surprise performance takes place during an intimate one-on-one date between bachelor Ben Flajnik and the lucky lady of his choice in Park City, Utah. The Bachelor airs on ABC tonight, Janury 23, at 8/7 CT. Clay’s latest single, “Like We Never Said Goodbye,” is [...]

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Kellie Pickler’s latest video, “Tough,” draws on her real life relationship with her father. In the video, a young Kellie is playing with her doll house when police burst in and arrest her father. In between shots of Kellie performing the song in a ‘tough’ outfit of ripped jeans and a white tank top, a [...]

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Aaron Tippin has been taking care of himself with nutrition and exercise for the last 20 years and now he’s passing his secrets on to his fans. He and wife Thea have launched Aaron Tippin Nutrition, a line of products aimed towards a healthier lifestyle. “At every show my fans keep come up to me [...]

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Lee Brice and his band and crew escaped harm when their tour bus caught on fire outside Toby Keith’s Bar and Grill in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa on Saturday, reports KNXV-TV. Lee and a few others aboard the bus were asleep when the flames broke out. Mesa firefighter Shaun Denman said crews worked quickly [...]

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 Top 20 Country Countdown is back in the swing of things! Taylor Swift and her latest video, “Ours,” kicked off 2012 in the No. 1 spot. Does she hang on to it this week? If you missed the Friday night premiere, check the schedule for re-airs throughout the weekend. And don’t forget, Top 20 now [...]

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Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, Miranda Lambert thanks fans for their support after Blake Shelton’s father passed away, Jake Owen  keeps fans updated on his broken collarbone from the waiting room, Josh Kelley shares a photo of wife Katherine Heigl that may land him in the doghouse and Taylor Swift puts her [...]

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Rascal Flatts will release their seventh studio album, Changed, on April 3. Produced by Dann Huff, Changed follows the band’s first Big Machine Records album, Nothing Like This, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Rascal Flatts is one of only four country acts to debut six consecutive studio albums [...]

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 Top 20 Country Countdown is all new tonight as host Nan Kelley counts down the videos you chose from 20 all the way to 1! Last Week, Taylor Swift’s latest video, “Ours,” topped the charts, with videos from Scotty McCreery, Kellie Pickler, Chris Young and Luke Bryan and rounding out the Top 5. Does Taylor [...]

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Gaylord Entertainment and Dolly Parton’s Dollywood Company are entering a 50/50 joint venture to develop a 114-acre family entertainment zone adjacent to the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, reports MusicRow.com. The Dollywood Company will serve as the operating partner of the as-yet-unnamed outfit. Phase one of the project is an approximately $50 million water [...]

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We had such a great time hanging with Kellie Pickler last night! Kellie visited our studio and did a live broadcast of The Collection, hosted by Storme Warren. Kellie and Storme watched some of her videos and Kellie took calls on the air from some lucky fans. Immediately after shooting The Collection, Kellie did a [...]

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Josh Kelley’s latest video will tug on the heartstrings of parents everywhere. “Naleigh Moon,” the track Josh penned about his adopted three-year-old daughter, Naleigh, comes to life under the direction of his wife, actress Katherine Heigl. “I knew you were going to do a great job and you’re an awesome story teller,” Josh told Katherine [...]

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Eric Church will kick off his first headlining tour of arenas tonight in Fort Smith, Arkansas with the No. 1 song in the country. Out of the 10 singles he’s released to country radio, “Drink In My Hand” is Eric’s first chart topper. Always one to forge his own path, the road to headliner wasn’t [...]

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Alan Jackson recently released his latest single, “So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore,” to radio and the video debuted this week. Directed by Steven Goldmann and filmed at Coney Island, the video tells the story of lovers who call it quits on their wedding day. Closed for the winter, the amusement park provides [...]

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Garth Brooks appeared in an Oklahoma court on Tuesday as jurors were selected to hear his claim that an Oklahoma hospital refused to name a building for his late mother, Colleen Brooks, after he donated $500,000, reports the Associated Press. Garth claims he made the donation to Integris Canadian Valley Regional Hospital in Yukon because [...]

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Have you written the next big country music hit? If you think you have, don’t forget to enter the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau’s fifth annual Music City Songwriting Competition. Craig Morgan is serving as the honorary ambassador. The competition will accept entries through January 31, 2012 and is open to amateur songwriters only. All [...]

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The Associated Press (via The Washington Post) reports Merle Haggard is being treated for pneumonia in a Macon, Georgia hospital and has had to cancel the rest of his January concert dates. Merle’s publicist, Tresa Redburn, told the AP she spoke to Merle by phone today in his Macon hospital room. Merle, 74, was taken [...]

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A quick glance at the song titles on 100 Proof and it’s apparent that Kellie Pickler is reaching back to her country roots on her first record since 2008’s self-titled release. 100 Proof, due in stores next week, is the 25-year old American Idol alum’s third studio album and first with producers Frank Liddell (Miranda [...]

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Jake Owen underwent surgery in Nashville yesterday after breaking his collarbone in a snowboarding accident on Friday the 13th while  in Crested Butte, CO for the BMI Songwriter’s Festival. Jake shared the story via Twitter and with GAC’s Storme Warren. “Man, it wasn’t like I was doing anything crazy,” he said. “That’s why this is [...]

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Taylor Swift can add another magazine cover to her resume. The superstar is Vogue’s February cover girl. The cover image was leaked by  The Fashion Spot over the weekend. In her in-depth interview with the magazine, Taylor discusses several topics, including when she stopped caring about being the cool kid. “I think that happened as [...]

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After a court ruled in November that Tim McGraw had fulfilled his contract with Curb Records, his final album for the label, Emotional Traffic, is set for release next week on January 24. The record that Tim calls one of his ‘best ever’ is a tight collection of 12 songs that brings a close to [...]

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Randy Owen presented John Rich with the first-ever Randy Owen Angels Among Us Award during the annual songwriter’s dinner at the Country Cares for St. Jude Kids seminar over the weekend. The award recognizes a member of the country music industry who has demonstrated commitment and dedication to kids battling cancer and other deadly diseases [...]

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GAC extends condolences to Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert and the Shelton family. The Associated Press reports Blake’s father, Dick, died Tuesday surrounded by loved ones in Oklahoma. Mr. Shelton had been hospitalized with pneumonia. Blake’s website posted this announcement today: It is with much sadness that we announce the passing of Blake Shelton’s father, Dick [...]

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Kellie Pickler – with her quick wit and engaging personality – is the perfect star for live television.  In the first-ever LIVE episode of The Collection, Wednesday, January 18 at 8 p.m. Eastern, Kellie sits down with host Storme Warren to talk about the making of several of the music videos in her catalog.  The [...]

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Curb Records and NPR have teamed up to promote the January 24release of Tim McGraw’s Emotional Traffic album as part of NPR’s ‘First Listen Series; which offers NPR.org, NPR member stations and NPR mobile app users a stream of the album from January 16 through January 24. Curb has also released a fourth digital single, [...]

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When Craig Campbell was filming his latest video for the working class anthem “When I Get It,” he found life imitating art. Filmed at a private home in East Nashville, the crew found themselves without power during the shoot. It turned out the property’s owner had neglected to pay his electric bill which happens to [...]

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Keith Urban’s third annual All for the Hall benefit concert has been rescheduled for April 10 after having to be postponed while Keith underwent and recovered from successful vocal cord surgery. The concert, which benefits the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s All for the Hall fund, will feature performances by Keith, Vince Gill, [...]

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Randy Owen, Martina McBride, Kix Brooks, Lauren Alaina and Edens Edge were among more than 25 country artists who made their way to Memphis over the weekend to tour St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and visit with several patients and their families as part of Country Cares for St. Jude Kids Seminar. The seminar kicks [...]

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Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott has been selected by Cosmopolitan as one of six Fun Fearless Females featured in their February issue, on stands now. Joining Hillary on the list are Dakota Fanning, Zoe Saldana, Lucy Hale, Rose Byrne and Freida Pinto. This year marks the 15th Anniversary of Cosmopolitan‘s “Fun Fearless Awards,” which recognize entertainers [...]

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Ronnie Dunn fans, the wait is over. Ronnie released his new single – and the video – this week. “Let The Cowboy Rock” is an up-tempo, guitar-heavy tune about leaving a cowboy alone so he can have a good time after having his heart broken. The track was penned by Ronnie and songwriter Dallas Davidson. [...]

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Eric Church is celebrating his first No. 1 single – probably with a drink in his hand. “Drink In My Hand” topped the country charts, continuing a string of firsts for Eric that includes an Album of the Year GRAMMY nomination for his album Chief; the No. 1 debut on the  Billboard Top 200 chart [...]

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Marty Stuart hopes to develop a museum dedicated to Mississippi’s musical heritage, reports WTOK.com. Marty was born and raised in Philadelphia, Miss. and wants to bring recognition to some of the musicians who have come out of his home state. “Country music in my opinion is a culture,” Marty said. “The same way that jazz [...]

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Eight of country music’s most talented newcomers — each competing for the Academy of Country Music’s New Artist of the Year honor – will be featured on ACM Showcase, Monday, January 16 at 8/7c on GAC, check schedule for more times. The 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will be held Sunday, April 1, [...]

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In Craig Morgan’s latest video, “This Ole Boy,” he only has eyes for actress Angie Harmon, who plays his love interest — but he’s not the only one vying for the brunette’s attention. There’s a dog that just won’t let Craig make his move, even bringing Angie a bouquet of flowers in his mouth to [...]

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Pam Tillis and rising R&B star Kris Thomas have recorded a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Elvis Presley. “Two Kings” blends the sounds of soul, country, pop and gospel and was appropriately released in the week between Elvis’ birthday and Martin Luther King Day. Pam wrote the song with Brenda O’Brien,whose family [...]

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GAC sends get well soon wishes to Jake Owen, who broke his collarbone yesterday while snowboarding in Colorado, reported Taste Of Country. “Just broke my collar bone,” Jake tweeted. “Guess I charged this mountain a little too hard.” It’s not the first time Jake has broken his collar bone. He also posted this childhood photo: [...]

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Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton will perform “America the Beautiful” together prior to the kickoff of the Super Bowl in Indianapolis on February 5, reports the Associated Press (via Yahoo). One of the most-watched events of the year, Kelly Clarkson is slated to perform the National Anthem. The Super Bowl will air live on NBC. [...]

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Chris Young will host the CMA’s Third Annual Keep the Music Playing All Stars Concert on January 31 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville. The event will showcase groups from Metro Nashville Public Schools who have benefited from the CMA’s Keep the Music Playing program. Five Nashville school groups will perform during the show, [...]

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After taking a few weeks off to celebrate the holidays, Top 20 Country Countdown has returned with the first countdown of 2012! 2011 ended with Scotty McCreery enjoying a run in the top spot. Did his streak continue into 2012? If you missed the Friday night premiere, check the schedule for re-airs throughout the weekend. [...]

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Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, Rascal Flatts hangs with the quarterback of the moment, David Nail reflects on his first No. 1 single, John Rich shares the aftermath of his birthday bash, Jo Dee Messina tweets from labor and delivery and Jake Owen posts a hilarious video after his wisdom teeth extraction! [...]

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Lauren Alaina and three of her best friends turn a sleepy diner into a lively dance party in Lauren’s new video, “Georgia Peaches.” The girls pull up to the diner at 2 a.m. in a classic Ford Mustang convertible and head for the jukebox, catching the eye of a group of young men in the [...]

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Keith Urban will return to the stage for the first time since undergoing successful vocal cord surgery late last year with a performance on the Grand Ole Opry February 3. Keith’s performance will take place as the Opry wraps its winter run at the historic Ryman Auditorium. The Opry returns to the Grand Ole Opry [...]

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After taking a few weeks off to celebrate the holidays, Top 20 Country Countdown is back with the first countdown of 2012! Scotty McCreery’s “The Trouble With Girls” was enjoying a run at No. 1 with Kellie Pickler’s “Tough,” Luke Bryan’s “I Don’t Want This Night to End,” and Chris Young’s “You” nipping at his [...]

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Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Faith Hill, Lady Antebellum, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, and Zac Brown Band have been added to the lineup for the Nightly Concerts at LP Field during this year’s CMA Music Festival. Jason Aldean, The Band Perry and Carrie Underwood were previously announced as performers. This year’s CMA Fest will take place [...]

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  Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson and Taylor Swift are among the first artists announced as performers at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards. This will be Jason’s first performance on the show, while Taylor has performed previously. Other artists announced as performers include the Foo Fighters, Bruno Mars, and Nicki Minaj. Jason and Taylor are [...]

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The Academy of Country Music and Great American Country (GAC) announced today that for the fourth consecutive year, the newcomer category for the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards — New Artist of the Year—will be opened up to interactive fan voting through VoteACM.com and GACTV.com/ACM, beginning Monday, January 16, 2012. The Academy of [...]

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When your father is Rhett Akins, a lot of people assume you want to be just like him. But Thomas Rhett, Rhett’s son, was the exact opposite. He had every intention of taking a different career path. “My whole life, I’d always loved music,” Thomas said. “My dad taught me to play basic chords on [...]

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One of the highlights of last night’s People’s Choice Awards was Faith Hill’s performance of her new single, “Come Home,” which she debuted at the CMA Awards last November. Wearing a high-waisted red pants suit and surrounded by floating doors and windows, Faith performed the power ballad with emotion and mouthed a ‘thank you’ to [...]

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Emmylou Harris is teaming up with Rodney Crowell, her famed Hot Band’s original guitarist, for a duet album, reports Billboard.com. They are working with producer Brian Ahern, who first worked with Emmylou on her major label solo debut, Pieces of the Sky, in 1975. “At one point before the Hot Band, the Hot Band was [...]

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Congratulations to Jo Dee Messina and her husband Chris Deffenbaugh, who welcomed their second son to the family on Tuesday, January 11. Weighing in at 6lbs, 13oz, Jonah Christopher was born at 2:43 p.m. Central. He joins big brother Noah, 3. “Noah couldn’t wait to hold his little brother,” Jo Dee said. “He’s so good [...]

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Scotty McCreery’s debut album, Clear As Day, has been certified platinum for sales of more than one million just three months after its release. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 and Top Country Albums charts and held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart for six [...]

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Keith Urban has co-written and recorded a song for the upcoming Navy SEAL action-thriller Act of Valor. “For You,” co-written by Keith and Monty Powell, is the first time Keith has written and recorded a song specifically for a motion picture. The track will be featured during the film’s ending credits. “I loved the challenge [...]

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Ronnie Dunn’s fans aren’t afraid of a little smoke. During his performance of the Brooks & Dunnclassic “Ain’t Nothin’ ‘Bout You” at the Franklin Theatre benefit concert in Franklin, Tennessee last Saturday night, the fire alarms began to sound. The crowd remained seated, however, with every intention of seeing a full Ronnie Dunn show. After [...]

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Billboard magazine and marketing agency ‘stache media have partnered to launch the first-ever Billboard mini-magazine dedicated to country music. The fan-focused publication is available exclusively at Target stores nationwide and includes two collectible covers featuring Zac Brown Band and Jason Aldean. “Partnering with Billboard on this special country edition has allowed us to offer a [...]

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To celebrate his 50th anniversary in country music, Gene Watson will release Best of the Best: 25 Greatest Hits on his own Fourteen Carat Music label on February 14. He has re-recorded 25 of his classic hits to sound like the originals. Sonny Garish, legendary steel-guitar player, returns for the recordings and is joined by [...]

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Jerrod Niemann is celebrating the start of 2012 with his first platinum single for his hit “Lover, Lover,” after the song sold more than one million copies. The No. 1 song is from his chart-topping album Judge Jerrod & The Hung Jury, which also features the Top 5 and gold-certified hit, “What Do You Want.” [...]

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Curb Records has released Tim McGraw’s “The One That Got Away” as the fourth of five songs being released ahead of Tim’s Emotional Traffic album, which hits shelves January 24. The single is available on iTunes. Emotional Traffic will include 12 new songs and is the first new music from Tim since 2009’s Southern Voice. [...]

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Brantley Gilbert describes his brand of country music as New Southern Rock, but his influences are wide and varied. As he enjoys success of his own, he finds it a little mind boggling that he gets to spend time with some of the artists he’s looked up to for years. “I love nineties country,” he [...]

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Randy Travis, Rodney Atkins, Ronnie Milsap, Ashton Shepherd and The Roys are among the country artists joining award-winning musician and musical director Randy Scruggs and an all-star string band to  bring Charles ‘Pa’ Ingalls’ old time fiddle music to life as part of a PBS special filmed at Middle Tennessee State University, reports The Daily [...]

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Country Music’s Party of the Year®, the 47th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, honoring country music’s best and introducing the industry’s hottest emerging talent, will be broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 8 p.m. live Eastern/delayed Pacific on CBS. The show is produced by [...]

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Carrie Underwood is a known animal lover – her dog Ace was a part of her wedding party! While traveling back to Tennessee after spending Christmas in Oklahoma with her family, she saw two dogs injured on the side of the interstate. Carrie didn’t hesitate to pull over, with her own two dogs, Ace and [...]

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Justin Moore is the father of two little girls, Ella Kole and Kennedy Faye, but he didn’t get to really enjoy the process of becoming a father when Ella was born. Part of that was because his job keeps him on the road so much. “Nobody can really prepare you for how to handle it,” [...]

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Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton topped the list of dance club hits in 2011, according to the Marco Club Connection’s 8thannual ranking of Country dance favorites. Every December, the Nashville-based company surveys a panel of nearly 250 club owners, DJs and dance instructors from across the country to compile its rankings. Overall votes by the [...]

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Vince Gill has been added to the MerleFest 25 lineup. Vince will perform on Thursday, April 26, delivering the closing performance of the evening. MerleFest 25, presented by Lowe’s, is slated for April 26 – 29, 2012, and will once again take place on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. MerleFest is [...]

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  Rascal Flatts is planning to release their latest album in April. They’ve chosen “Banjo” as the lead single from the new project. The song officially hits radio January 17. Jay DeMarcus describes the song as a track about getting away. “[It’s] a sentiment about getting away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, [...]

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Miranda Lambert will make her acting debut on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit reports TVGuide.com, (via MSN.com). Miranda will play an actress who claims to have been sexually assaulted by the producer of a reality show, played by Michael McKean. The air date for Miranda’s schedule has not been scheduled. Miranda shared both the [...]

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Reba McEntire will be featured on an episode of the new season of Oprah’s Master Class, which will profile actors  including Jane Fonda,  Goldie Hawn, Sidney Poitier and Morgan Freeman, media mogul Ted Turner, musician Jon Bon Jovi, and professional athletes Grant Hill and Laird Hamilton. In Reba’s episode, she recalls the tragic 1991 plane [...]

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Congratulations to Lady Antebellum‘s Hillary Scott and Chris Tyrell, who announced to their fans they are officially married through a video posted on the band’s website on Sunday, January 8. “I’d like to introduce you to Ms. Hillary Scott Tyrell,” said Chris, as Hillary showed off her new wedding ring. “We got married, and we [...]

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NBC’s “The Voice” coaches have enlisted multi-platinum singer-songwriters Kelly Clarkson, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds,” Jewel, Miranda Lambert, Alanis Morissette, Ne-Yo, Lionel Richie and Robin Thicke to lend their knowledge and skills as advisers to six separate artists on Teams Adam (Levine), Blake (Shelton), Cee Lo (Green) and Christina (Aguilera), respectively, during the “battle rounds” phase of [...]

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Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, Kellie Pickler and Brett Eldredge show off photos from their tropical vacations, Scotty McCreery shares a picture from his trip to the Dominican Republic as part of Operation Christmas Child, Brad Paisley hopes the Mayans aren’t right, and Lee Brice celebrates his engagement to Sara Reeveley! Here [...]

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Faith Hill and Carrie Underwood are set to team up with Tony Bennett once again for his upcoming PBS special about his chart-topping Duets II album, reports RTT News. Faith will perform “The Way You Look Tonight” with Tony, while Carrie will sing “It Had To Be You,” which also appeared in an episode of [...]

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Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott is working with a Franklin, Tennessee family to start an orphanage in Haiti, reports The Tennessean. Missy and Mike Wilson adopted one child from Haiti and are in the process of adopting another. The two girls, Tia and Naika, are two of six Wilson children. The Wilsons have previously been involved [...]

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Glen Campbell is one of David Nail’s musical heroes. So when Glen played live at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Tuesday, David jumped at the chance to see his idol live – even though it was his wife Catherine’s birthday. Catherine gave her husband a free pass and stayed at home while David took [...]

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Congratulations to Lee Brice and his new fiancee, Sara Reeveley! Lee celebrated the New Year by popping the big question to longtime girlfriend, Sara, the mother of the couple’s 3 year-old son, Takoda. The couple was on vacation in Key West Florida when Lee proposed on January 2, 2012. A date has not yet been [...]

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During the month of December Brad Paisley and his band had several days of tour rehearsals. During the stage set-up and rehearsals, Brad realized the tour begged to have a new name –  “Virtual Reality World Tour 2012” presented by Chevy. Goodbye, Camobunga! “When you see plans and sketches on paper it’s one thing but [...]

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Carrie Underwoodmade wishes come true this holiday season for the schools in her hometown of Checotah, Oklahoma with donations amounting to $350,000 through her C.A.T.S. Foundation – Checotah Animal, Town, and School Foundation. Each of the four schools – Marshall Elementary, Checotah Intermediate School, Checotah Middle School, and Checotah High School – learned just in time [...]

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Miranda Lambert is starting of the New Year with some new bling. Her latest album, Four The Record, has been certified Gold. The album reached Gold status faster than any of her previous three albums, all of which were eventually certified Platinum. Four The Record, released November 1, 2011, has received rave reviews from critics [...]

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Trace Adkins is definitely the man of the house. In the latest issue of Good Housekeeping, Trace tells the magazine a little bit about what it’s like to be the only man among five daughters, plus his wife, Rhonda. “I could not make boys,” Trace told the magazine. “After the last one I said ‘Okay, [...]

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The year 2012 is turning into a silver screen kind of year for Taylor Swift. Just days after releasing “Safe & Sound,” her collaboration with The Civil Wars that will be featured on The Hunger Games soundtrack, BroadwayWorld.com is reporting that Taylor has been offered the part of Eponine in the upcoming film adaption of [...]

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Each year GAC asks fans to help us choose the best of the best country music videos released during the prior 12 months for our year end Top 50 Videos of the Year countdown. Here are the voting results for 2011 based on videos released and added to the GAC playlist from Nov. 1, 2010 [...]

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Dierks Bentley has shared new details about his upcoming new album, Home, which hits stores February 7. This will be Dierks’ first mainstream country album since 2009’s Feel That Fire. He released the experimental bluegrass and GRAMMY nominated Up On The Ridgein 2010. “I definitely stepped away and explored some things that were more on [...]

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Trace Adkins is NRA Country Artist of the Month for January. The month-long promotion gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at a recent photo shoot at Trace’s farm near Nashville. The exclusive video can be found at www.NRACountry.com. “I grew up in the Sportsman’s Paradise – Louisiana, so I guess it isn’t a surprise that the [...]

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Tim McGraw’s long-awaited Emotional Traffic album will hit stores on January 24. Produced by Byron Gallimore, the album includes the No. 1 hit “Felt Good On My Lips” as well as Tim’s current single, “Better Than I Used To Be.” One of the album’s tracks, “Only Human,” features a guest appearance by R&B star Ne-Yo [...]

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To mark the 15th anniversary of Townes Van Zandt’s New Year’s Day death in 1997, the John and Robin Dickson Series will release I’ll Be Here in the Morning: The Songwriting Legacy of Townes Van Zandt. The book, written by Brian T. Atkinson, chronicles the impact that Townes’ lyrics had on fellow and future artists. [...]

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Norah Jones is a GRAMMY-winning jazz/pop artist, but country music has always been one of her biggest influences. Following the success of her debut album, Come Away With Me, she and four friends formed the group The Little Willies. Named after Norah’s childhood hero, Willie Nelson[Norah grew up in Texas], the group started performing unannounced [...]

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The Band Perry is kicking off 2012 as part of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve celebration with Ryan Seacreast. The sibling trio will be a part of the Los Angeles party. They are excited, to say the least. “We are ecstatic to be part of Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve,” Kimberly Perry said. [...]

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Have you made your New Year’s Eve plans yet? Check out where you can catch some of your favorite country stars ringing in 2012, both live and on TV: Edens Edge will perform at the third annual “Bash On Broadway” in Nashville along with The Farm, Jeffrey Steele and headliner Lynyrd Skynyrd.The free show will [...]

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Moments before Sugarland was scheduled to take the stage at the Indiana State Fair on August 13, a deadly storm with wind gusts of 60-70 mph rolled in, causing the main stage to collapse.  Seven people were killed and dozens more were injured. This raw video clip posted by a concert-goer on YouTube shows the [...]

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Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, Christmas was a popular topic as Danny Gokey negotiates with Santa, Lady Antebellum’s Dave Haywood fails to go incognito, Chris Young finds himself locked out on Christmas Eve, and Kellie Pickler questions the intentions behind her grandfather’s gift. Here are our picks for the Top 10 Country [...]

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Meet The Willis Clan, a family of 14 – mom, dad and 12 multi-talented kids – in our special, The Willis Clan, premiering TONIGHT, December 29, at 9/8 c. We’ll follow the Willis family and their unique and somewhat unconventional lifestyle as they prepare for a dance competition while keeping up with chores, their music, [...]

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Jett Williams, daughter of Hank Williams, will host the Ernest Tubb Midnight Jamboree radio show, the second longest running radio show in history, on January 1, 2012, the anniversary of her father’s 1953 death. Jett was born just five days after her father’s death and left as an orphan and a ward of the state [...]

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Congratulations to Wynonna Judd and musician boyfriend Cactus Moser, of award-winning country group Highway 101! The pair got engaged on December 24, reports People magazine. The pair have been dating since late 2009. Wynonna and Cactus are currently touring together as Wynonna and The Big Noise. Wynonna is a five-time GRAMMY Award winning artist and [...]

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Billboard.com has compiled their list of the Top 200 Albums of 2011. Adele’s 21 was named the No. 1 album of the year, but Taylor Swift’s Speak Now album came in at No. 2. Jason Aldean’s My Kinda Party was also in the Top 5, coming in at No. 4. Rascal Flatts‘ Nothing Like This [...]

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When tornadoes ravaged the southeast in the spring, country stars picked up their guitars and went to work, raising money through a series of concerts and benefits to aid recovery and relief efforts. Tornadoes struck seven states in the South, killing 329 people and destroying entire communities. Alabama spearheaded ‘BAMA RISING: A Benefit Concert for [...]

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There was more than one Royal Wedding in 2011. The world’s eyes may have been on Prince William and Kate Middleton, but the May 14th wedding of Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert were the nuptials that had country fans buzzing. The couple tied the knot at the Don Strange Ranch in Texas in front of [...]

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Reba is heading across the pond in 2012. She will headline the four-day International Festival of Country Music, which kicks off Feburary 26 at Wembley Arena in London. She will then travel with the festival to Belfast, Zurich, and Germany. Reba is looking forward to playing for her European fans. “It’s been a decade since [...]

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Years from now when Rascal Flatts looks back on 2011, they’ll see it as a year of changes and big accomplishments. From recording songs with pop stars to becoming members of the Grand Ole Opry, the trio will have fond memories of the year. “We started off the year with our own network special, which [...]

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Congratulations to Danny Gokey, who announced his engagement to girlfriend, Leyicet Peralta, on the website of his charity, Sophia’s Heart Foundation. The American Idol alum tragically lost his wife, Sophia, three year ago and started the charity in her honor. Danny announced his engagement recently to family and friends.  The website reports the couple is [...]

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  Dolly Parton is looking to return to Broadway in the near future, reports Broadwayworld.com. She’s working on creating a musical autobiography made for the big stage. But don’t look for her to star in it. “I’m writing my life story as a musical for Broadway,” Dolly said. “I probably won’t be in it but [...]

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A new song by Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars, “Safe & Sound,” was released to iTunes last week as the lead single from the soundtrack of the upcoming film The Hunger Games. Taylor wrote the track with The Civil Wars’ Joy Williams and John Paul White, and T Bone Burnett. Taylor teased her fans [...]

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In June, Glen Campbell revealed in an exclusive interview with People magazine that he has Alzheimer’s disease. The “Rhinestone Cowboy” singer and his wife, Kim, decided to go public with Glen’s diagnosis because they wanted his fans to know what was wrong. “Glen is still an awesome guitar player and singer,” Kim said. “But if [...]

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Billboard.com has released its list of the Top Artists of 2011. Adele tops the multi-genre chart with Rihanna, Katy Parry, Lady Gaga and Lil Wayne rounding out the Top 5. Taylor Swift is the only country artist to make the Top 10, ranking No. 8. Jason Aldean and Lady Antebellum found themselves ranked inside the [...]

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Trace Adkins lost his Brentwood, Tennessee home to a fire on June 4. Trace was on a flight to Alaska and his wife, Rhonda, was traveling home from Atlanta when the fire broke out. The couple’s three daughters were home, but they had a fire plan in place and the three children and their nanny [...]

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Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, the Grand Ole Opry celebrates Little Jimmy Dickens’ 91st birthday, Martina McBride ponders her youngest daughter’s Christmas list, Chris Young and Frankie Ballard face last minute Christmas shopping and funny man Ray Stevens puts a certain 91-year-old on his list to Santa. Here are our picks for [...]

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Slow and steady wins the race and Jason Aldean is proof of the old adage. Ever since Jason’s self-titled debut in 2005, he has slowly been working his way up the ladder, scoring hit songs and platinum albums along the way. 2011 turned out to be his year, as his My Kinda Party album, released [...]

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All but one of the 65 claimants have accepted settlement offers over the Indiana State Fair stage collapse totaling $5 million says Indiana’s state attorney general’s office as reported by the Associated Press. The settlement is the maximum under Indiana state law. The 64 claimants accepting the settlement includes the estates of all seven people [...]

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The Allman Brothers Band, Glen Campbell and George Jones are among the artists announced as recipients of The Recording Academy’s Special Merit Awards. All three, along with Antonio Carlos Jobim, the Memphis Horns, Diana Ross and Gil Scott-Heron, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. Dave Bartholomew, Steve Jobs and Rudy Van Gelder were announced as [...]

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Sara Evans will perform at Taste of the NFL on February 4, reports Indystar.com. The food-focused fundraiser held on the eve of the Super Bowl features a chef from each NFL city paired with a current or former NFL player and benefits food pantries across the country. This year’s event will be held at Gleaner’s [...]

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Billboard.com has released their list of the Top 25 Tours of 2011. U2 takes the top spot, but country music is well-represented, notching four spots on the multi-genre chart. Taylor Swift and Kenny Chesney both made it into the Top 10, with Taylor being ranked at No. 5 and Kenny coming in right behind her [...]

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The guys of Rascal Flatts are all dads, so for them, Christmas is all about their kids. Joe Don Rooney is especially looking forward to Christmas with his wife Tiffany and their two kids. “For me this year, having a little baby, Rocky, she’s 15 months old, and having Jagger who’s three and a half, [...]

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Taylor Swift has been a force in the music industry since her self-titled debut in 2006. In 2011 alone, Taylor toured the world, tripped the 20 million mark on number of albums sold and won numerous awards, including two Entertainer of the Year trophies. Taylor spent 2011 touring the world on her Speak Now World [...]

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Meet The Willis Clan, a family of 14 – mom, dad and 12 multi-talented kids – in our latest special, The Willis Clan, premiering Thursday, December 29 at 9/8 c. The special will chronicle the Willis family’s unique and somewhat unconventional way of raising their family, while remaining dedicated to living country. “I think my [...]

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  Reba and her family love every part of the Christmas season, but the family has one special tradition they do every year before diving into presents. They sing “Happy Birthday” to Jesus and continue the celebration with dessert. “Narvel’s mom, Gloria Blackstock, makes a cake for Jesus for his birthday,” Reba said. While Reba [...]

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Billboard.com has released their list of the Top 50 Bluegrass Albums of 2011. Albums were ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. Congratulations to Alison Krauss & Union Station for having the Top Bluegrass Album of the year with Paper Airplane! What do you think of this ranking? Who’d top YOUR Top 50 [...]

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This year saw the return of four of country music’s biggest female stars: Martina McBride, Sara Evans, Shania Twain and Faith Hill. Martina changed records labels and released her first new album, Eleven, since 2009. The album spawned the hits “Teenage Daughters” and “I’m Gonna Love You Through It.” Martina celebrated the release by embarking [...]

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Lady Antebellum‘s Dave Haywood sure knows a thing or two about romance! People magazine confirms Dave popped the question to girlfriend Kelli Cashiola on Monday night. Dave staged a memorable proposal. After picking Kelli up from work (Kelli is the VP of Marketing/Brand Management for Warner Music Nashville), he asked her to put on a [...]

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Josh Turner will release his latest single, “Time Is Love,” to radio on January 9. Written by Tom Shapiro, Tony Martin and Mark Nesler, the song is the lead single from Josh’s yet-to-be-titled fifth studio album for MCA Nashville. “Time Is Love” is now available for download on iTunes. “This song grabbed me from the [...]

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Eric Church and wife Katherine welcomed their first child, Boone McCoy, on October 3. Now, the proud parents are showing off the adorable 10-week-old! Boone, who was born weighing 7lbs, 11oz., makes his grand debut in the most appropriate place – from his daddy’s guitar case! Boone is definitely the best gift Eric and Katherine [...]

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  Martina McBride grew up in Kansas and Christmas mornings for her and her siblings were always extra special. Not only did Santa Claus come, he made them wait in suspense just a little bit longer. “When we were growing up, Santa Claus would cover the presents with a blanket,” Martina said. “A white blanket. [...]

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Country stars were well-represented in reality TV in 2011. From The Voice and American Idol  to Celebrity Apprentice and The Biggest Loser, stars were giving up their guitars and putting on their game faces or else signing for their chance to be music’s next big thing. Perhaps the biggest reality star from the country music [...]

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With Christmas fast approaching, the JaneDear girls and Gloriana are sharing some of their favorite Christmas memories. When she was a child, Danelle LeVerett of the JaneDear girls received one of her first instruments. “My parents gave me a ukulele when I was four years old and I loved to carry it with me everywhere [...]

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Billboard.com has released their list of the Top Country Artists of 2011. Artists are ranked based on album sales, song downloads and airplay, touring revenue, Social 50 chart action, ringtone sales and streaming data provided by Nielsen BDS. Congratulations to Taylor Swift for being named the Top Country Artist of 2011! What do you think [...]

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Alan Jackson isn’t known for being talkative. In fact, the shy superstar rarely does interviews. That’s why you don’t want to miss our exclusive new special, Backstory: Alan Jackson, premiering this Thursday, Dec. 22 at 10/9c! Alan and his wife Denise sat down for a rare open and candid chat about his remarkable career, as [...]

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Frankie Ballard and his dad have a ‘must do’ when it comes to Christmas traditions. There is a movie the father and son have to watch together to make sure it feels like the holidays. “My dad and I always watch Christmas Vacation with Chevy Chase,” Frankie said. “It wouldn’t feel like Christmas if we [...]

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For Big & Rich’s Big Kenny, the best Christmas gift he’s ever received is a simple piece of paper with very potent words written on it. His father gave him a letter full of memories and advice a few years back that Big Kenny cherishes. “He spoke of all of his memories of my life [...]

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Several country stars tied the knot in 2011. Two of them even kicked off the year with New Year’s Day nuptials in tropical places! Shania Twain married husband Frédéric Thiébaud in Puerto Rico on New Year’s Day in front of 40 close friends and family. Shania announced their engagement on her website on December 21, [...]

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Earlier this year, Reba was honored with the Career Achievement award from the Academy of Country Music for all of her accomplishments in music, movies, TV and on Broadway. But if the award signifies that Reba’s career is coming to an end or she is supposed to stop, Reba says she’d rather just give it [...]

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All three members of Rascal Flatts are fathers and all of them have at least one little girl at home. Jay DeMarcus, who became a first-time father to daughter Madeline 15 months ago, says being a dad to his little girl has completely transformed him. Watch Rascal Flatts perform “I’ll Be Home For Christmas!” >> [...]

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Billboard.com has released their year-end Top Country Songs chart for 2011. Here are the 50 most popular country songs of the year based on radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen BDS. Congratulations to Eli Young Band for having the No. 1 song of the year with “Crazy Girl!” Of note, the song was co-written [...]

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Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean go hunting, Reba remembers Pearl Harbor, The Band Perry has a bit of sibling rivalry, Scotty McCreery suits up for his high school choir concert and David Nail pitches a new show idea. Here are our picks for the Top 10 Country [...]

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We’re wrapping up the last Top 20 Country Countdown by showing you the best of the best from this year’s shows! Taylor Swift, Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Martina McBride (with her daughters!), Brad Paisley, Kellie Pickler, and Miranda Lambert are just a few of the stars who left us with memorable moments in 2011. Check [...]

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It’s the last Top 20 Country Countdown of 2011 and so we’re going to bring you the best of the best from throughout the year! Tune in tonight to catch some of our favorite guests and interviews from artists like Taylor Swift, Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Martina McBride (with her daughters!), Brad Paisley, Kellie Pickler, [...]

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GAC’s exclusive live coverage of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas on December 1-10 brought in historic ratings for the network. The WNFR delivered a network record of 9.8 million viewers across all telecasts, 4.1 million in adults ages 25-54. GAC was able to connect the interest country music fans have for rodeo [...]

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Brett Eldredge was able to cross one more item off his bucket list when he played Joe’s Bar in Chicago on December 8. A native of Paris, Illinois, a town about three hours south of Chicago, Brett has spent a lot of time both at Joe’s Bar and in the city around Christmas time. “I [...]

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Woody Paul, lead singer/musician of Riders In The Sky, has been selected as one of the 2012 inductees into the National Fiddler Hall of Fame. The Induction gala will take place on Saturday, April 14 at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Riders In The Sky will perform as headliners during the celebration. Known as “King [...]

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The Grand Ole Opry will celebrate Emmylou Harris’ 20th anniversary as an Opry member on January 21, 2012 at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Emmylou was inducted into the Opry on January 25, 1992. Emmylou will perform and will be honored by Vince Gill, Rodney Crowell, Shawn Colvin — who will be making her [...]

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RCA Records Nashville will release Martina McBride – Hits and More on January 27. The greatest hits album will include four No. 1 singles, 10 Top 5 singles, two Top 10 singles and three brand new tracks. Martina, a four-time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year winner, has sold more than 18 million albums to [...]

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GAC extends condolences to the family, friends and fans of country artist Billie Jo Spears. Spears passed away at her home in Vidor, Texas on Wednesday morning. Billie Jo had five songs reach the Top 10 on the country charts between 1969 and 1977. Her biggest hit and only No. 1 was “Blanket on the [...]

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Though it may be hard to believe, 2011 is already drawing to a close. And being that this is the final month of the year, music reviewers are busy formulating their various “Top 10” lists of what they believe were the year’s best projects. It’s been a great year for country music, and the music [...]

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Rose Palermo, attorney for Rodney Atkins, released a statement this morning in response to reports that Rodney was arrested on November 21 for domestic assault. The website TMZ reports Rodney’s wife, Tammy Atkins, called 911 at 7:47  a.m. on November 21 — claiming the two had been arguing throughout the night in their home. Via [...]

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Brad Paisley has recorded a new song, “Hard Life,” which is now available for purchase at all digital music outlets. The song was written by Brad’s friend, 23-year-old Joe Kindregan, who has ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T), a rare, fatal genetic disease that combines symptoms of cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, immune deficiencies and cancer. “I’ve known Joe for [...]

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  Wynonna Judd has added her name to the growing list of celebrities participating in the 1 for All campaign designed to speak out in support of the First Amendment. As part of the campaign, Wynonna will participate in Free To Tweet, a day-long online celebration of First Amendment rights on December 15. During the [...]

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Billboard.com has just released its year-end charts for 2011. Here are the 50 most popular country albums for the year (based on album sales). Congratulations to Taylor Swift for taking the top spot with her Speak Now album! Speak Now – Taylor Swift My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean Nothing Like This – Rascal Flatts Need [...]

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Lady Antebellum has released “Dancin’ Away With My Heart” as the third single from their GRAMMY-nominated Own The Night album. The trio co-wrote the nostalgic track with Josh Kear, with whom they also co-wrote their smash hit “Need You Now.” “This song is definitely about looking back on a really special night that you shared [...]

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The Country Music Association has pledged $10 million to Working on a Building: Country Music Lives Here, the capital campaign designated to finance the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s expansion. The donation is the largest philanthropic gift in the organization’s history. In 1961, the CMA Board of Directors approved the establishment of the [...]

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When Martina McBride decided to make changes in her career this past year, a part of it was her desire to surround herself with people who supported and believed in her. She is quick to point out that wasn’t the problem with her former record label, but she still had a difference of opinion with [...]

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Rodeo is one of the toughest sports there is and several rodeo stars have the broken bones to prove it. World Champion Bull Rider Shane Proctor will undergo surgery to repair his broken left arm. He suffered the injury in the 10th round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo on December 10 when he was [...]

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  Eli Young Band has released “Even If It Breaks your Heart” as the follow up to their No. 1 hit “Crazy Girl.” While the song might be new to fans, it’s a song the band fell in love with through another artist. “We discovered ‘Even If It Breaks Your Heart’ from Will Hoge’s Wreckage [...]

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Keith Urban and People.com have been running a nationwide contest to create a 30-second commercial spot for national network television for Keith’s new men’s cologne, PHOENIX by Keith Urban, since October. After receiving hundreds of fan made video entries, Keith has chosen Eric Noffsinger of Littleton, Colorado as the Grand Prize winner. Eric’s commercial will [...]

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Jake Owen was forced to cancel his annual charity concert at Holman Stadium in his hometown of Vero Beach, Florida due to heavy rains. The sixth annual concert would have been the final event in a weekend full of fundraising activities hosted by Jake and his childhood best friend and tennis star Mardy Fish. The [...]

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Miranda Lambert has released “Over You” as her next single. It’s a song that holds a special place in her heart — and Blake Shelton’s. The track is a tribute to Blake’s older brother, Richie, who died in a car accident in 1990. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the pair were flipping through TV [...]

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Headline Country on GAC – the only entertainment news show on television devoted exclusively to country music – will begin airing new weekly episodes in 2012 with the first episode airing Thursday, January 12, 10 p.m. Eastern.  The show had been bi-weekly. Host Storme Warren has established himself as a true country music insider and [...]

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Country Thunder is gearing up to celebrate its 20th anniversary and has announced the lineup for the festival, which takes place July 19-22 in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. Big & Rich, Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton and Toby Keith have been announced as the four headlining acts. The festival will kick off with Big & Rich headlining [...]

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Country stars revealed the best Christmas presents they’ve ever received on the red carpet of the CMA Awards and it sounds like pets were a popular gift choice! Guitars, toys and even baby sisters were also listed by country stars as memorable gifts from their childhood. “I got a miniature dachshund when I was in [...]

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If ever there was a reason for Luke Branquinho to shake his booty at the Thomas & Mack Center, this was it. Branquinho – who routinely performs the celebration dance in the arena following fast times – won his third world title and first since 2008. He came out on top in the pivotal average [...]

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Jo Dee Messina and her husband Chris Deffenbaugh are expecting their second child in late January or early February and with the pending arrival, Jo Dee has launched a new parenting blog. The Fumbling Mom will officially launch in January and is inspired by Jo Dee’s day-to-day adventures as a mother. Described by Jo Dee [...]

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While it was pretty much a foregone conclusion after he won the first three rounds of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and followed it up with two more victories in the rounds that followed, Kaycee Feild officially joined his ProRodeo Hall of Fame father, Lewis, in the world champions club during Round 9 on Friday. [...]

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GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown  hit the red carpet for the American Country Awards Monday night and caught up with several country stars both on the carpet and backstage. The night’s co-host Trace Adkins, as well as The Band Perry, Chris Young, Josh Turner, Toby Keith, Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean  and more, all stopped to [...]

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GAC extends prayers and get well wishes to Wade Hayes, who was recently diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer, reports Roughstock. Wade’s ’90s hits included “Old Enough To Know Better,” “The Day She Left Tulsa (In A Chevy)” and “On A Good Night.” He released an album in 2009 called A Place To Turn Around and [...]

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Steer wrestler Jason Miller moved into the average lead when he won his third round of the week in front of 17,558 fans Thursday night at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Miller of Lance Creek, Wyo., topped Round 8 with a 3.9-second run that was one-tenth of a second faster than Billy Bugenig and Mickey [...]

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Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, Jason Aldean and  Chris Young thank fans for their American Country Award wins, Blake Shelton sends his appreciation to his fans for their prayers for his father, Kellie Pickler visits a grouch and Trailer Choir’s Big Vinny tweets his Biggest Loser farewell. Here are our picks for [...]

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For the second year, Chris Young is sponsoring a special holiday tree in Gaylord Opryland Resort’s fifth annual Hall of Trees to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Each tree in the hall includes major gifts donated by sponsors and is tied to a charity. The trees will be auctioned off to benefit the sponsor’s [...]

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Tanya Tucker has released her take on the Christmas classic “Merry Christmas Wherever You Are” for digital download.  She recorded the song with those who won’t be with their families for the holidays in mind. “With so many troops deployed overseas and with the economy being such that people are having to relocate to find [...]

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GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown was in Las Vegas on Monday for the American Country Awards and caught up with several country stars both on the red carpet and backstage. Host Nan Kelley had a chance to chat with the show’s co-host, Trace Adkins, as well as The Band Perry, Chris Young, Josh Turner, Toby [...]

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Hank Williams Jr. helped bring the four-year run of the exhibit Family Tradition: The Williams Family Legacy to a close with a powerful solo acoustic performance at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The sold-out December 6th concert raised $75,000 for the Museum. The exhibit will officially close on December 31, but Hank [...]

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In every generation, there are songs that capture people’s hearts, that take artists to entirely new levels of stardom,” says country superstar Trace Adkins in Hit Exchange, premiering Thursday, December 15 at 9 p.m. Eastern on GAC. Hit Exchange allows Trace to live out a longtime dream of getting together with the band Exile to [...]

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‘Tis the season for parties, presents and eating. Lots of eating, especially sweets! We asked some of your favorite stars to share their most cherished holiday memories of family traditions and recipes. Some of them even shared those recipes with us — and now we’re passing them along to you! Check out our 12 Days [...]

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Jake Owen has wrapped up his run on Keith Urban’s Get Closer World Tour, but that doesn’t mean he’s stopped playing shows. Jake has been playing for fans from his kitchen – and raising money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the process -  through Stageit.com. “If I can’t be on the road playing [...]

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New Mexico cowboy Taos Muncy turned in the best regular season of his career, but he had mustered only a split of third and two fourth-place checks in the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo’s first six rounds. The 2007 world champion changed that on Wednesday when he rode Korkow Rodeos’ Blew Apart for 86.5 points to [...]

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  Jason Aldean and The Band Perry have been announced as performers during the Nightly Concerts at LP Field during the 2012 CMA Music Festival. The CMA Music Festival will take place in downtown Nashville June 7-10. Carrie Underwood was announced as a performer during the LP Field shows last week. Jason and The Band [...]

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The Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB)’s fifth annual Music City Songwriting Competition is underway, with Craig Morgan serving as the honorary ambassador. The competition will accept entries through January 31, 2012 and is open to amateur songwriters only. Songs may be submitted on CD to Music City Songwriting Competition, P.O. Box 190633, Nashville, TN [...]

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Three-time GRAMMY® nominated artist Blake Shelton is setting sail with some of his country music friends on the “Blake Shelton & Friends Cruise” from October 14-21, 2012. Adding to the already previously-announced acts, Trace Adkins, Easton Corbin and Neal McCoy are Lee Brice, Randy Houser, Justin Moore and Jerrod Niemann. The “Blake Shelton & Friends [...]

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Taylor Swift was recently named Billboard’s Woman of the Year and received her award during Billboard’s annual Women In Music event on December 2 in New York City. The ceremony took place just a few weeks after the five-year anniversary of when Taylor’s self-titled debut album hit store shelves when she was 16. Just shy [...]

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Bucky Covington has released his first new music in nearly two years. “I Wanna Be That Feeling” is Bucky’s first release on his new label home, Entertainment Music Group, which he signed with earlier this fall. Written by Jimmy Yeary and Ben Hayslip, “I Wanna Be That Feeling” is a song about the excitement of [...]

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Resistol Bull Riding Rookie of the Year Chandler Bownds celebrated twice in front of 17,277 fans on Tuesday night at the Thomas and Mack Center. The Lubbock, Texas, cowboy turned in an 89-point ride on Rookie Night at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo to win Round 6 and move to fifth in the world standings. [...]

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The Band Perry’s debut album has been a huge success for the band, spawning multiple No. 1 songs and several awards, including the CMAs for Single and Song of the Year for “If I Die Young.” Their latest single, “All Your Life,” is climbing the charts and the band is nominated for a GRAMMY for [...]

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Martina McBride recently released her latest album, Eleven. Her first album on her new label home of Republic Nashville, Martina allowed cameras to follow her as she worked on the record, creating an hour long special entitled Martina McBride: The Road To ELEVEN. The special premieres on GAC on December 12 at 11/10 PM/CT. Martina [...]

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Jo Dee Messina will release a new single in early 2012 (the song’s title will be released soon). But before she does, look for her on HGTV’s Celebrity Holiday Homes which airs December 18 at 8/7 CT. Designer Matthew Haly transformed Jo Dee’s Nashville home for the holidays, using natural elements. The episode also features [...]

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Scotty McCreery may be singing about the trouble with girls, but fans have had no trouble snatching up his debut album, Clear As Day. The album has been certified gold after selling more than 500,000 copies and currently sits at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, a spot it has held for [...]

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Joe Nichols has joined the 1 for All campaign, adding his name to the growing list of artists and celebrities speaking out in support of the First Amendment. As part of the campaign, Joe will participate in Free To Tweet, a daylong online celebration of First Amendment rights on December 15. During the tweetathon, Americans [...]

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If you missed last night’s second annual American Country Awards, don’t worry! GAC will re-air it Saturday, December 17, 10 p.m. Eastern. The two-hour music spectacular aired live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas last night and allowed fans to vote for their favorite artists in many diverse categories. Co-hosted by Trace [...]

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It’s only fitting that on Tough Enough to Wear Pink night at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, cancer-survivor Jhett Johnson took a victory lap. Teamed with header Turtle Powell, the duo turned in a 3.8-second run to win Round 5 in front of 17,242 fans on Monday at the Thomas & Mack Center. Just moments [...]

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The fans have spoken and it was Jason Aldean who walked away the big winner at the American Country Awards. Jason picked up no less than six Fender guitars at country music’s only fan-voted awards, including the top prize for Artist of the Year. Jason also picked up trophies for Male Artist of the Year, [...]

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Two weeks ago Country Weekly named Trace Adkins “Country’s Sexiest Man.” And now they’ve named Country’s Most Beautiful Woman — Carrie Underwood. “Carrie is the picture of girl-next-door beauty with her striking blond hair and petite frame,” writes the magazine, which asked its readers to name the Top 10 prettiest female artists. It’s not Carrie’s [...]

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Trace Adkins is an award show pro by now, but that doesn’t mean the thrill is gone. He’ll be co-hosting tonight’s American Country Awards alongside singer-actor-Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth (who’s recently released a country album). While he still looks forward to seeing his favorite artists stepping onstage to perform, things are a little different now [...]

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Stars are continuing to react to the news that their work has received GRAMMY consideration after nominations were announced last Wednesday. Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter’s “You and Tequila” is nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance and Best Country Song. The nominations come nearly 10 years after Matraca Berg and Deana Carter penned the tune. [...]

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Chris Young has been added to the lineup of performers at the American Country Awards. Chris will perform his No. 1 hit “Voices” during the show. “Voices” is nominated in two categories — Single of the Year and Single of the Year–Male. He is also up for Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist. Co-hosted by [...]

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The sun comes up in the morning, the moon rises at night and Trevor Brazile is the World Champion All-Around Cowboy. Some things are inevitable. Brazile clinched his record ninth world all-around championship and his 16th gold buckle overall – which ties him with Jim Shoulders for second all-time in Pro Rodeo history. Only steer [...]

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Taylor Swift premiered her brand new video, “Ours,” Friday evening on E! and now you can watch it here on GACTV.com! The video for her latest single co-stars Zach Gilford of Friday Night Lights fame and was filmed in Nashville. “Ours” features Taylor venturing to work wearing business attire. Jostled by co-workers as everyone tries [...]

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Kaycee Feild of Payson, Utah, became just the second bareback rider in Wrangler National Finals Rodeohistory to win each of the first three rounds of the Finals when he marked 90.5 points on Mosbrucker Rodeos’ Magic Wars in front of 17,430 fans in Round 3 on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center. That same [...]

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Trace Adkins is gearing up to host the American Country Awards for the second time and this go around, he’ll have Kristin Chenoweth along as co-host. Trace has never worked with Kristin, but he’s is aware that his height and Kristin’s lack thereof will make for an interesting combination while they’re onstage. Check Out Our [...]

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Thanks to the fastest run of his eight consecutive trips to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Trevor Knowles is two-for-two and closing fast on the top spot in the world standings. Of course, he’s just one of three cowboys who are having a dream start to the $6 million Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Tie-down roper [...]

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Martina McBride has been a busy woman since the release of her new album, Eleven, and she stopped by GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown to catch host Nan Kelley up on what she’s been up to, including her cross-country train trip! If you missed Friday’s premiere, check the schedule for re-airs throughout the week! Watch [...]

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Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, Chris Young proves the bromance is still alive, Taylor Swift bakes, Blake Shelton and Thompson Square react to GRAMMY nominations and Sara Evans and Eli Young Band give thanks to their fans. Here are our picks for the Top 10 Country Tweets Of The Week. Chris Young [...]

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Big & Rich and a few of their friends recently took over the old west town of Deadwood, a national historic landmark located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, for a holiday music special. Christmas in the Black Hillspremieres on GAC on Monday, December 12 at 8/7 CT. Thompson Square, Bradley Gaskin, Tracy Lawrence, [...]

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Martina McBride paid host Nan Kelley a visit on the set of GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown to talk about her busy schedule – including the cross-country train ride! – since the release of her new album, Eleven, in October. Tune in tonight at 8/7 CT to catch Martina as well as this week’s Top [...]

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Toby Keith  will perform “Red Solo Cup” for the first time on broadcast TV during the American Country Awards. The song was just officially released as Toby’s second single from his new album, Clancy’s Tavern, but is already a web video sensation. It will also be featured in the December 6 episode of FOX’s Glee. [...]

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GRAMMY nominations are in and the stars are reveling in the good news. Blake Shelton received nominations in three of the four country categories, including Best Country Solo Performance for “Honey Bee,” Best Country Song for “God Gave Me You” and Best Country Album for his album, Red River Blue. “It’s one thing to be [...]

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All season, the words, “world title, world title” echoed through Kaycee Feild’s head as the chute cracked open at rodeos across North America. Since the regular season ended on Sept. 30, he has been thinking constantly about joining his ProRodeo Hall of Fame and five-time World Champion father, Lewis Feild, in the gold buckle club. [...]

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Some of the bravest and toughest athletes in the world have gathered in Las Vegas for the Wrangler National  Finals Rodeo and you can catch all the action live right here on GAC. Starting tonight, December 1, GAC will air exclusive live coverage of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at 10/9 PM CT through December [...]

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The CMA Country Christmas concert special, hosted by Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles, airs tonight, December, 1 at 9/8 CT on ABC. The holiday special includes performances from some of country’s biggest stars as well as intimate fireside chats with artists sharing their favorite holiday memories. For Kellie Pickler who was joined by husband Kyle Jacobs, one [...]

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Sawyer Brown has partnered with world-renowned child advocacy organization, Compassion International, to fight child poverty around the world. The band hopes to inspire fans to sponsor children through Compassion International and will travel with the organization in early 2012 to see the work they are a part of first-hand. “I always want to be a [...]

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When it’s time for fans to cast their votes for ACM New Artist of the Year in early 2012, the category will look a little different. The Academy of Country Music has announced they will combine all newcomer categories including New Male Vocalist, New Female Vocalist, New Vocal Duo, New Vocal Group, New Solo Vocalist [...]

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Country stars not only performed some of their favorite Christmas songs during the CMA Country Christmas concert special that airs tonight at 9/8c on ABC, they also revealed some of their favorite family Christmas traditions during fireside chats that will air throughout the special. Lauren Alaina and her mother Kristy Suddeth shared that one of [...]

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Jake Owen premiered his steamy new video for “Alone With You” on his Facebook page yesterday.  “Alone with You” is the second single from Jake’s third studio album Barefoot Blue Jean Night, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. This week, “Alone with You” broke into the Top 30 on Billboard’s [...]

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Nominations for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards® were announced tonight by The Recording Academy®  on “The GRAMMY® Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night®,” which aired live on CBS.  From the country category, fans got to see The Band Perry perform their new song “Independence,”  Jason Aldean took the stage with Ludacris to [...]

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Music Row reports that Tim McGraw is no longer a Curb Records artist, according to a ruling made this afternoon in a Nashville courtroom. This judgement leaves Tim free to release music via another label or situation. Tim first signed with Curb in 1997. Curb recently sued him for turning in his last album, Emotional [...]

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  Blake Shelton and NASCAR driver Elliott Sadler became fast friends when they met at one of Blake’s shows in 2001. Blake and Elliott hit it off so well during that first meeting that Blake asked Elliot to make a cameo in his upcoming music video right then and there. “I had a video coming [...]

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The Associated Press (via The Tennessean) reports Tim McGrawand his attorney, William Ramsey, are seeking permission from a Nashville court to record his next album with another label, while he’s in an ongoing lawsuit with his current label, Curb Records. Tim’s attorney has argued that Curb Records is trying to put his career on hold [...]

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Pat Green will release his new album, Songs We Wish We’d Written II, on February 28. The project is a follow up to his 2001 collaboration with Cory Morrow, Songs We Wish We’d Written. The album is available for pre-order HERE. To celebrate, Pat is offering fans pre-order bundles that include exclusive t-shirts and koozies, [...]

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Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas have been added to the MerleFest 25 lineup as the festival’s closing performance. MerleFest 25 will take place April 26-29 on the Wilkes Community College campus in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Held in memory of Eddy Merle Watson, son of Doc Watson, MerleFest is the primary fundraiser for [...]

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Lady Antebellum is celebrating their sixth career No. 1 this week. Their latest single, “We Owned the Night,” has taken over the top spot on the Billboard Country Singles chart and has already spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Canada Country chart. “This is our tour opener, and every night when we [...]

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Sarah Darling recently filmed a music video for her version of the Christmas classic “O Holy Night.” Set inside Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center, the video features a septet from the Nashville Philharmonic. Sarah is the first artist to ever film a music video inside the stunning hall. Click HERE to see more photos from the [...]

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Would you like to chat with eight-time All-Around World Champion Cowboy, Trevor Brazile? Here’s how! Trevor is gearing up for this year’s Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and you can watch all the action of the 2011 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo LIVE on GAC from Dec. 1-10 starting at 10/9c! But before that, you can get [...]

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Lorrie Morgan has been invited to perform at this year’s ‘Christmas Concert For The Troops.’ The annual holiday concert, in honor of active duty military, will take place at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall in Washington, DC on December 6. The invitation-only celebration is held in gratitude and recognition [...]

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Toby Keith’s “Red Solo Cup” is officially the second single from his new album, Clancy’s Tavern. The video for the song, which features several of Toby’s famous friends including Eric Church, Joe Nichols and JT Hodges, became a viral sensation even before the album debuted. Radio stations pulled audio straight from the video and began [...]

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Hunter Hayes, David Nail, Sunny Sweeney, Thompson Square and Eli Young Band have been named as the CRS 2012 New Faces of Country Music Show performers. Chosen by members of country radio, the annual new artist showcase closes out Country Radio Seminar and is one of the most anticipated performances each year. Co-sponsored by the [...]

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Vince Gill is a member of both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry, has sold more than 26 million records and has earned numerous industry awards. In Backstory: Vince Gill, GAC takes a look at Vince’s journey from a high school student working as a side man to a GRAMMY [...]

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Congratulations to Jennifer Nettles who got married this past Saturday, Nov. 26 to long-time boyfriend Justin Miller.  In an article posted at People.com, the website is reporting that the couple quietly got married this past weekend during a  “small, sunset ceremony in Tennessee.” The story went on to report that Jennifer wore an Alexander McQueen [...]

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Montana Silversmiths might as well ship the all-around champion buckle pre-printed with Trevor Brazile’s name on it. The Decatur, Texas, cowboy will arrive in Las Vegas with a $140,019 lead on nearest challenger Shane Proctor, and Brazile will compete in two events while those in pursuit have qualified for just one at the Dec. 1-10 [...]

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Vince Gill has donated $12,000 to the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame reports NewsOK. The grant will help complete the construction of a state-of-the-art children’s music exhibit. A member of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame since 1999, Vince has challenged other hall of fame honorees and Oklahoma music lovers to contribute as well. “We can’t [...]

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Martina McBride and Edens Edge both stopped by GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown this week! Martina caught host Nan Kelley up on her busy schedule since the release of her new album, Eleven, while Edens Edge talked about their debut single, “Amen.” If you missed Friday’s premiere, check the schedule for re-airs throughout the week! [...]

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Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, Josh Kelley, Taylor Swift and Reba are tweeting about the American Music Awards, Chuck Wicks hangs with Tom McMillan of Tom’s Wild Life and an Eagle lands in Brad Paisley‘s house. Here are our picks for the Top 10 Country Tweets Of The Week. Josh Kelley – [...]

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It’s a busy week on GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown! Host Nan Kelley welcomes both Martina McBride and Edens Edge  to the show. Martina dropped in to catch up with Nan now that her new music is in stores while Edens Edge talks about their debut single, “Amen.” Tune in tonight at 8/7 CT to [...]

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