Planning is well underway for this fall’s International Bluegrass Music Awards. A date to announce nominations has been set, and bluegrass star Sam Bush has been tapped to host the show. The 22nd annual International Bluegrass Music Awards will be presented Thurs., Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium. Bush is a […]
Copyright holders have teamed with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to fight copyright infringement via illegal downloading. A first-of-its-kind plan for notifying those accused of stealing copyrighted material was announced today (7/7). The RIAA, Motion Picture Association of America and others have paired with the country’s biggest ISPs including Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable, Verizon and […]
Terri Clark has a new album set for release later this month. Roots and Wings will be available digitally starting July 26, followed by a physical release on Sept. 13. This is the star’s first new music since her 2009 album The Long Way Home. The Canadian born singer produced the new collection, and co-wrote almost […]
Star appearances on the CMA Music Festival television concert special keep stacking up. Performances added to the lineup include Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Alabama with reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Brad Paisley; The Band Perry at LP Field; a late-night jam with Luke Bryan, Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow; Josh Turner singing […]
The Museum has upcoming events highlighting Elvis Presley’s sidemen, Stealing Angels, musician James Burton, and Tom T. Hall’s Songs of Fox Hollow.
Taylor Swift is rescheduling a string of concert dates due to illness. Over the weekend she postponed her concert in Louisville, and now she has added dates in Charlotte and Atlanta to the list. Swift has bronchitis, and is under doctor’s orders not to perform. “It breaks my heart to miss out on this weekend’s […]
Lady Antebellum leads the fall release schedule as Own The Night is the first major album poised for holiday sales. Hitting shelves Sept. 13, there are high expectations at the cash register for the follow-up to the band’s 5x worldwide platinum Need You Now.
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Ruth Collins has signed with Curb Records and Curb Music Publishing. The rising singer-songwriter is represented by managers Jeff Lysyczyn and Al McManus of Big Show Music Co. Fans of CMT’s Can You Duet may recognize Collins from her time on the show, where she performed alongside Victoria Gibson as part of the duo Wild […]
Dwight Yoakam has reunited with former label home Warner Music Group. The two-time Grammy winner is set to release his first studio album in seven years on Warner Bros. Records.