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The Americana Music Association has announced the lineup for the 5th Annual Americana Spring Celebration to be held April 23-26, 2015, with performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, at Blackberry Farm, a world-class luxury resort breathtakingly situated in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. This year’s musical experience will feature nine-time GRAMMY winning recording …

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Six-time chart-topping country star Rodney Atkins is set to ring in the New Year with the February 3 release of his first-ever Greatest Hits compilation via longtime label home Curb Records. Rodney Atkins – Greatest Hits features 11 of the artist’s best-loved songs as well as his latest single, Eat Sleep Love You Repeat, which …

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Nominations for the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards have been announced by The Recording Academy and reflected an eclectic mix of the best and brightest in music over the past year, as determined by The Academy’s voting members. “This year’s nominees are a reflection of the music community’s diversity and range of talent, and a testament …

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Acclaimed Nashville-based, Memphis-born singer-songwriter Drew Holcomb announces January-February 2015 UK & Ireland Tour, which opens at Celtic Connections on January 29, in support of the new Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors album MEDICINE (out January 26). For Nashville based, Memphis born Drew Holcomb, “music is medicine” and it seems only fitting that along with his …

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On Tuesday evening, Merle Haggard politely accepted the first-ever CMT Artist of a Lifetime Award in Nashville. His acceptance speech was brief stating “Anything I’d say would be short remarks, so thank you very much and God bless you.” He also commented that music will live forever. Plenty of others praised Haggard at the event …

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The annual Rock The Ocean’s Tortuga Music Festival takes place on April 11 and 12 next year at the Fort Lauderdale Beach Park in Florida. With Kenny Chesney and Zac Brown Band headlining, the other artists announced include Jake Owen, Little Big Town, Trace Adkins, David Nail, The Mavericks, Colt Ford, Chase Rice, Sam Hunt, …

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Following rave reviews from his recent October 2014 UK tour dates, five-time Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum-selling blues rock guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd will return to the UK for a follow-up tour in April 2015, including a major headline concert at the London Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Wednesday 15th April. A 48-hour ticket pre-sale starts on Planet …

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The 48th annual CMA Awards aired live last night November 5 on ABC from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Known as country music’s biggest night, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood returned as hosts of the star-studded event for the seventh consecutive year. Nominees and winners of the CMA Awards were determined by their peers, more than 7,100 …

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Lighthouse is musical couple Mats & Linda Brandemark’s first joint endeavor. They have cultivated an American folk-rock blend and their celebrated self-titled debut album is now available to order on CD or LP, and to stream on Spotify or iTunes. Since its release earlier this year the 11 tracks on the album have been played …

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Little Big Town‘s first-ever public performance together was at the Grand Old Opry in 1999, and fifteen years later, the group were formally inducted into the Opry family on Friday October 17. Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet, were invited to join the Opry by at the beginning of October. On the …

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