Contest Giveaway: Pete Seeger’s new CD
The great Satchel Paige famously said, “Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” This definitely holds true for the indomitable Pete Seeger. He’s seen it all and done so much for so many people. Always a champion of the working class, of civil rights, of the environment, […]
Contest Giveaway: Signed copy of Rosanne Cash memoir, Composed
We were fortunate enough to meet up with Rosanne Cash backstage at a recent performance/reading at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, and she was gracious enough to sign a couple of copies of her book for us despite our incoherent and fawning blather. One book will go into our archives and the other will […]
Buddy Jewell dishes on Nashville Star and working in Music City
Fans fell in love with Buddy Jewell on Nashville Star crowning him their favorite in 2002. Success was a long time cominʼ for the entertainer who battled rejection for many years on Music Row. That rejection immediately turned into overnight success, and winning the show secured Buddy a record deal. The entertainerʼs first album was […]
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 Jennings’ “I’ve Been a Long Time Leaving (But […]
Taylor Swift makes more chart history with new single
Taylor Swift will become the second female artist in the history of Billboard’s Hot 100 to debut multiple tracks in the Top 5 during a calendar year when her latest single, “Mine,” enters the chart at No. 3 this week. The official designation will occur Thursday (Aug. 12) when the trade publication finalizes its weekly […]
Lionel Richie to perform at the Country Music Hall of Fame’s All for the Hall in L.A.
Superstar Lionel Richie will perform at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s All for the Hall Los Angeles fundraiser on Thursday, September 23, at Club Nokia, Museum officials announced today. The event, which will follow a “guitar pull” format, will feature performances by Country Music Hall of Fame members Emmylou Harris and Kris […]
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 matter […]
Get a sneak peek of Randy Houser’s sophomore album
Singer-songwriter Randy Houser — most known for his rabble-rousing “Boots On” single (and more importantly the head-banging baby video that went along with it) — is offering fans the opportunity to listen to his sophomore album, “They Call Me Cadillac,” weeks before it’s released. Starting Aug. 10, fans can head over to RandyHouser.com and get […]
Australia’s McClymonts make their American debut Aug. 17
Australian trio the McClymonts are making their American debut on Aug. 17 when they release their certified gold Australian album, “Chaos and Bright Lights,” in the United States. Recorded in Nashville, sisters Brooke, Mollie and Sam worked with record producer Adam Anders, who has also worked with artists like the Backstreet Boys, Shania Twain and […]
Get ‘Stuck Like Glue’ with Sugarland’s new video
As Sugarland prepares to release its fourth studio album — The Incredible Machine, on Oct. 19 — the band unleashed its latest video, Stuck Like Glue. The video features Sugarland frontwoman Jennifer Nettles, along with sidekick Kristian Bush and Ryan McPartlin, aka Chuck‘s “Captain Awesome.” Talkback: Is this Stuck Like Glue video better than Everyday America?
