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CMA nominations announced

Today, on “Good Morning America,” country music stars Dierks Bently and Miranda Lambert announced the star-studded lineup of country artists nominated for the coveted Country Music Association Awards. Lambert led the crowd with nine nominations. Lady Antebellum — who recently wowed the...

September 1st, 2010 | Features, Music, News | Read More

Frank Ortega releases new single, ‘My Old Man’

Villa One/Quarterback Records artist Frank Ortega prepares to release his new single, “My Old Man,” followed by heavy radio touring and a new video to be filmed in mid-September. Written and produced by two hit songwriters — Phil O’Donnell and Gary Hannan — “My Old Man” pays homage to...

August 30th, 2010 | Release Dates | Read More

Toby Keith includes country classics on deluxe version of ‘Bullets in the Gun’

The deluxe version of Toby Keith’s upcoming album, Bullets in the Gun, will include his versions of several country classics recorded in June during a performance at a 1,000-seat concert venue in New York City. The bonus tracks are Johnny Paycheck’s “11 Months and 29 Days,” Waylon...

August 17th, 2010 | Artists, Release Dates | Read More

Ty Herndon opens up about drug addiction, new album

Ty Herndon’s Country music career has seen its share of ups and downs, a fact the No. 1 hit singer and songwriter discusses frankly in the Aug. 16 issue of Country Weekly magazine, on stands now. With a new album titled Journey On released in June, Herndon reveals to Country Weekly that the subject...

August 13th, 2010 | Features | Read More

Taylor Swift’s New Album, Speak Now, Set for Oct. 25 Release

Taylor Swift announced that her new album, Speak Now, will be released Oct. 25. She made the announcement during a web chat in Nashville on July 20. The first single and video is called “Mine,” a song that is about “my tendency to run from love,” she said during the chat. She...

July 21st, 2010 | Features | Read More

Reba to release second album off new record label Nov. 9

If at first you succeed, try, try again. Reba McEntire is releasing a second album with her new record label, The Valory Music Co., on Nov. 9. And why not? Reba’s first effort with the independent label, Keep On Loving You, sold more than 500,000 copies and yielded the mega-hit “Consider Me Gone,”...

July 20th, 2010 | Features | Read More

Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith among top-earning musicians, says Forbes

Kenny Chesney and Toby Keith are among the top-earning musicians of the last 12 months, according to the financial publication, Forbes. The list ranked musicians’ earnings from June 2009 to June 2010, factoring in album sales, touring, publishing royalties and endorsement deals, among other revenue...

July 20th, 2010 | Features | Read More

Luke Bryan’s ‘Rain Is a Good Thing’ leapfrogs Brad Paisley’s ‘Water’ to No. 1

Take a deep breath and sit down. There’s a new No. 1 song on the Billboard country chart this week, and it’s Luke Bryan’s “Rain Is a Good Thing.” It dislodged Brad Paisley’s lingering “Water” to seize the summit after a slow 27-week climb. But for those...

July 19th, 2010 | Features | Read More

Nashville Skyline: Lady Antebellum Carry Country Music These Days

One year ago, Taylor Swift was the best-selling recording artist in the world. Now, who is? Maybe Justin Bieber or Lady Gaga? It does not come as any great surprise that it’s Lady Antebellum. Their Need You Now is the best-selling album in all music genres in the world for the first half of this...

July 16th, 2010 | Artists | Read More

Charlie Daniels’ Real America

To the world at large, no musician epitomizes country music more than Charlie Daniels. His name is shorthand for epic fiddle playing. His albums are country music classics. Not only is “Devil Went Down to Georgia” one of the most widely recognized country music songs in the world, it is the...

July 16th, 2010 | Features, Interviews | Read More

CMA Songwriters Series returns to Joe’s Pub starring Jamey Johnson

NASHVILLE – CMA Songwriters Series will returns to New York City’s Joe’s Pub, on Wednesday, Sept. 8 (6:30 and 9:00 PM/ET). Tickets for the popular series will go on sale Wednesday, July 14. Featuring two-time CMA Song of the Year Award winner and Universal Music Nashville recording artist Jamey...

July 16th, 2010 | Features | Read More

Jerrod Niemann Cracks Jokes and Country Charts With ‘Lover, Lover’

Jerrod Niemann was trying to figure out how to convey a storyline in his breakthrough “Lover, Lover” video — not an easy task, considering there isn’t much of a plot to begin with. Plus, it’s a breakup tune with an upbeat, happy melody and repetitive lyrics. He also didn’t...

July 15th, 2010 | Features | Read More

Jerry Lee Lewis Album Features Tim McGraw, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson

Jerry Lee Lewis will be joined by duet partners Tim McGraw, Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson on his upcoming album, Mean Old Man, due for a Sept. 7 release on Verve/Universal Music. In addition to a digital version, the album will be released as a standard edition with 10 tracks and a deluxe edition...

July 15th, 2010 | Features | Read More

Jimmy Buffett & Friends Live From the Gulf airs July 11

CMT Presents Jimmy Buffett & Friends Live From the Gulf Coast, a 90-minute live concert special, will air July 11 at 7 p.m. ET/PT on CMT. The event, originally planned for Thursday (July 1) on the beach in Gulf Shores, Ala., was rescheduled for July 11 because of concerns about surf conditions on...

July 7th, 2010 | Features | Read More

Craig Morgan’s mother dies at age 63

Craig Morgan’s mother, Betty Sue Crockett, died Saturday at her home in Dickson, Tenn., following a battle with cancer. She was 63. Funeral services are scheduled for today. She is survived by her husband, Thomas A. Crockett, and numerous family members and friends. Courtesy of CMT.com.

July 7th, 2010 | Features | Read More

Brad Paisley concert leads to 46 arrests in N.Y.

I don’t know if there’s anything more humiliating than being drunk and disorderly in public — except maybe being in the local paper for being drunk and disorderly in public. After Brad Paisley‘s show in Darien Lake, N.Y. on Friday night (June 18), the local police made 46...

June 22nd, 2010 | Features | Read More

The Higgins – Dreamers Like Us

Talented trio of John, Eileen and Kathleen Higgins offer a pleasing array of new material on Dreamers Like Us, released June 8, 2010 on Open Road Recordings. The Higgins have teamed up with some very skilled writers on this album, including Liz Rose, who wrote “White Horse” by Taylor Swift, and...

June 18th, 2010 | Album Reviews | Read More

Kid Rock prepares to party at CMT Music Awards tonight!

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Kid Rock won’t be too far out of his comfort zone as host of the Country Music Television Awards. It will be kind of like throwing a party. “They’re just kind of loose and fun, and they’re geared that way – to have fun,” he said of Wednesday’s...

June 9th, 2010 | Features | Read More

EXCLUSIVE: Whiskey & Co. “Rust Colors” album stream, plus interview

Here at Country Music Pride, we appreciate the finer things in life. We love whiskey, and we love good company. So naturally, we’d love a band called Whiskey & Company. And it turns out Whiskey & Co. loves us –– so much in fact that Country Music Pride is exclusively streaming their...

June 1st, 2010 | Features, Interviews | Read More

High Sierra Reaches New Heights

Got big 4th of July weekend plans? Instead of getting wasted and shooting off fireworks, how about doing something slightly less damaging to your health. CountryMusicPride.com, with their infinite wisdom of all things awesome, has caught wind of the 20th Annual High Sierra Music Festival in California...

June 1st, 2010 | Features, Tours | Read More