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Country Musicians Anxiously Await The CMA Awards
If you have even a passing interest in country music, you know tonight is the CMA Awards, arguably the biggest night in the business. Hosted by Carrie Underwood and the prank-prone Brad Paisley for the third year in a row, the Awards will feature performances by Taylor Swift, whose third album, Speak Now, has shattered [...]
Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn
Various Artists Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn Columbia Nashville Rating: For half a century Loretta Lynn has been one of the queens of country music, and when she started writing her own material a few years after she was signed, she (and Dolly Parton) broke the doors down for women who wanted [...]
Taylor Swift Tops Nashville Songwriter’s Association International Awards
Taylor Swift and awards: they just go together. The 20-year-old country wunderkind once again picked up Songwriter/Artist Of The Year at NSAI’s annual awards ceremony in Nashville. It was her third time winning in four years. “Ever since I can remember, my favorite thing in the world has been a good story,” said Swift at [...]
Miranda Lambert Leads 2010 CMA Awards Nominations
(Steel Magnolia perform at the Ryman Auditorium During The CMA Award announcements) The first round of 2010 CMA Award nominations have been announced — the second round will come tomorrow, when country stars Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert appear on Good Morning America. Lambert leads the nominees, with two songs (“The House That Built Me” [...]
Zac Brown Band, Chris Young Lead 2010 MusicRow Awards Winners
The 22nd annual MusicRow Awards took place Thursday evening at the BMI offices in Nashville, honoring the year’s hottest session players, as well as Breakthrough Artist and Songwriter, Producer, and Song for 2010. The event was hosted by Clay Bradley, who called Music Row “the greatest creative community in the world.” In addition to handing [...]
Miranda Lambert: Old-Fashioned Evolution
Just before noon on the opening day of her “Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour,” Miranda Lambert takes a few minutes to talk about albums, why they matter and whether they’ll still be around. “I’m interested in these things,” she says, as her dogs, Delilah and Delta, yip. She doesn’t have the answer as to [...]
News Roundup: Billy Joe Shaver, Dierks Bentley, Phil Ramone
Celebrated country singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver is currently on trial in a Waco, Texas court, facing an aggravated assault charge stemming from a 2007 incident at Papa Joe’s Saloon in Lorena, Texas. Shaver is accused of shooting 70-year-old Billy Bryant Coker (who’s deceased cousin was once married to Shaver’s wife) in the face following an [...]
Lady Antebellum Lead 45th ACM Award Nominees
The Academy Of Country Music has announced the nominees for this year’s AMC Awards, which will be held in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 18, and broadcast live on CBS. Leading the pack are Lady Antebellum, with seven nominations; Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood are tied with six nominations each. Taylor Swift, nominated for five [...]
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