JJ Cale is best-known for writing classic songs including “After Midnight†and “Call Me The Breeze,†covered by Eric Clapton and Lynyrd Skynyrd, respectively. But the influence of the GRAMMY-winning musician and songwriter, who died at age 74 on July 26 at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, California, crossed over into country as well. The …
Shania Twain will soon be back at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Her award-winning show Shania: Still The One returns to the stage this October. In celebration, she has released an exclusive behind-the-scenes video giving fans an inside look of her journey from backstage to the spotlight. After a four-month hiatus, Shania …
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Lady Antebellum have announced the first leg of a headlining tour in support of their current smash album, ‘Golden.’ The trio revealed the cities and dates for 17 shows of a 40-date-plus tour that kicks off Nov. 8 in Southaven, Miss. Special guests Kip Moore and Kacey Musgraves will join Lady Antebellum for the Take …
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Little Big Town has reason to celebrate today. The award-winning foursome’s latest album ‘Tornado’ has achieved certified Platinum status after selling more than one million units. Back in September 2012, when LBT released ‘Tornado,’ the album debuted at No. 1 on the country charts and spent five weeks in the top slot. In addition to …
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Dierks Bentley’s Country Cares Concert, benefiting The Granite Mountain Hot Shots, is officially sold out. Set for July 22 in Prescott Valley, Arizona, the event will raise funds for the families of the 19 firefighters who recently lost their lives battling wildfires. The Band Perry, Randy Houser and David Nail have joined the lineup following …
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He’s gone bluegrass. That’s the news from traditional country singer Alan Jackson, who once eschewed those who tried to cash in on country music. “The Bluegrass Album” will be released Sept. 24 on Jackson’s ACR label, distributed by EMI Records Nashville. Eight of the tracks are Jackson originals, along with covers of The Dillards’ There …
Toby Keith‘s Oklahoma Twister Relief concert was a huge success, with emotionally-charged performancesbuoyed by a collective effort to help out victims of the deadly May tornadoes in the Sooner state. Country fans did their part in showing up to the event, breaking attendance records at Oklahoma University’s Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Saturday (July …
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Yes, she’s had a couple of songs on country radio, and yes, she’s opening for Kenny Chesney these days. But now we know Kacey Musgraves has arrived: Her voice is on a national commercial for Oreo cookies. Kacey does a version of the Oreo “Wonderfilled†songin which she wonders what would’ve happened had she offered …
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Country Music Hall of Fame member Jim Foglesong, a record label executive who helped launch the careers of Garth Brooks, George Strait and Reba McEntire, died Tuesday (July 9) at age 90. A classically trained musician, Foglesong also became a key player in the careers of such country music superstars as Roy Clark, Barbara Mandrell, …
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A devoted Dolly Parton fan who owns an enormous collection of memorabilia has gotten the singer’s permission to open a museum exhibit devoted to her career in Nashville. Patric Parkey had already been collecting Parton items for 15 years when he bought one of the singer’s dresses at an auction in 1998. It was his …
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