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Willie Nelson Honored with First CMA Lifetime Achievement Award

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During the 46th Annual CMA Awards, the very first CMA Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Willie Nelson. Brad Paisley handed the award, now to be renamed the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award, to the Country Music Hall of Fame member and legendary music icon whose world-wide fame far transcends the country music community. The Read More

Go Behind the Scenes of Craig Campbell’s ‘Outta My Head’ Video Shoot with GAC

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Craig Campbell‘s current single, ‘Outta My Head,’ got a video to match and, thanks to GAC, you have access to the set via an exclusive TV special. The press release has the details: Go behind the scenes with GAC and country star Craig Campbell as he films the music video for his latest hit song Read More

Catch Brian Nutter Live from London on Stageit.com

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On Monday, November 5, you can catch Brian Nutter live from London via the wonderful medium that is stageit.com! November 5 is Guy Fawkes Night in England, celebrated with bonfires and fireworks, and Brian will contribute some musical fireworks as he and his guests play new tunes from Brian’s upcoming album. Make sure you don’t Read More

Confirmations and Surprises Among 46th Annual CMA Awards Winners

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Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert confirmed their star status last night, Nov 1, by retaining their respective Vocalist of the Year crowns at the 46th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville, TN. Shelton was the night’s big winner; he picked up his first Entertainer of the Year award after a year which saw him catapulted to Read More

Country Music Artists Feature Heavily in Billboard Touring Awards Finalists

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Country music tours are big business. The three finalists in the Billboard Touring Awards ‘Top Package’ category all represent the genre. Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw‘s Brothers of the Sun Tour, Jason Aldean‘s My Kinda Party Tour, and Taylor Swift‘s Speak Now Tour all made the final based on numbers reported to Boxscore from October Read More

Tim McGraw’s ‘One of Those Nights’ Party – in pictures

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Last night, October 31, Tim McGraw threw a party to celebrate the release of his new single, ‘One of Those Nights.’ He performed songs from his upcoming album, Two Lanes of Freedom (due out February 5) and brought out surprise guest Ne-Yo who joined him for two songs, including their duet, ‘Only Human,’ from McGraw’s Read More

Concert Review: CMA Songwriters Series – Marathon Music Works, Nashville, TN – Oct 31, 2012

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It has become a tradition. The night before the CMA Awards, Nashville turns the spotlight on some of its most successful songwriters. Last night, host Bob DiPiero brought with him Brett James, Kristian Bush and Brantley Gilbert for an entertaining evening at Marathon Music Works. Writers rounds are a combination of songs in their natural Read More

Tim McGraw Announces New Album for Feb 2013, New Single ‘One of Those Nights’ Out Now

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Go ahead and program a reminder in your calendar for February 5, 2013. Tim McGraw has announced the release of his new album, Two Lanes of Freedom, for that day. It will be his debut record for Big Machine, and its second single, the stunning ‘One of Those Nights,’ was released to country radio today. Read More

Taylor Swift’s ‘Red’ Achieves Highest Selling Debut Week in a Decade

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The past week belonged to Taylor Swift. Her new album, Red, enjoyed the highest first-week sales in a decade when it was purchased an astounding 1.208 million times last week in the U.S. Needless to add that the record tops the Billboard 200 all-genre album chart this week. According to the number-crunchers at Nielsen SoundScan Read More