Artist News: Due West, Lady A, Jake Owen, More

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Matt Lopez of Due West was presented a Gold Record by Lady Antebellum. Matt Lopez of the new country trio Due West was recently presented with a Gold record by Lady Antebellum while on tour. Due West opened for Lady Antebellum in St. George, Utah and Lopez got a change to perform the song he […]

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Road Photos: Toby & Trace, Chris Young, Darius

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“Billboard Country Update” Returns

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What starts with three, drops to two after one disappears and then returns to three on August 10? Answer: Country Music’s weekly pdf chart digests from MusicRow, Aircheck and the about-to-arrive Billboard Country Update. Industry observers were saddened and perhaps shocked when R&R’s HotFax shuttered its doors a few months ago. Unlike MusicRow’s CountryBreakout chart, […]

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Misc: Bob Willis Lifenotes, Propeller Goes Green, Beer At The Ballet

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Lifenotes: Songwriter Bob Willis, best known for penning the ’70s hit “Guilty Of Love (In The First Degree),” passed away July 10, 2009 at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Louisville, KY. He was 75 years old. Willis recorded 15 albums throughout his career, and wrote over 1000 Country-Gospel songs, 15 of which were cut by […]

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Gloriana Debuts New Album Online

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Before Gloriana releases its self-titled debut album Aug. 4 on Emblem Music Group/Warner Bros. Records, fans will get to hear it in its entirety exclusively on Rhapsody.com’s “The Leak”, and CMT.com starting today (7/29). The 13-track album includes hit single “Wild At Heart,” which is the best selling single by a new country act in […]

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