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Garth Adds Vegas Dates

Garth Brooks’ ongoing concert series at the Wynn Las Vegas has drawn sold-out crowds and rave reviews. Now he has revealed the next set of dates, with shows scheduled through November. Tickets for the upcoming series will go on sale Saturday, June 19 at 10 a.m. PT. Tickets are available exclusively at Ticketmaster.com or by […]

Nashville Artists Well Represented at Teens Choice

The Teen Choice Awards will be presented on Aug. 9 on Fox. One of the main draws of the show is its numerous awards where fans pick the winners. The categories cover TV, Movies, Music, Comedy and Sports. Today (6/14), the voting begins for fans age 13-19. Nashville artists are represented in numerous categories including […]

Festival Attendance Booms, Up 16 Percent

CMA Music Festival attendance hit an all-time high this year. Each night at LP Field was a complete sell-out, with average nightly attendance topping 49,000, for an increase of 16.7 percent over last year. This tally includes four-day ticket packages, promotional and single night tickets. 
In all, 37 artists participated in the 40 hours of […]

Bobby Karl Works The Room: Fan Fair Finale

Chapter 340 Inspirational, is what it was. Yes, the 2010 CMA Music Festival was a bounty of sounds. And, yes, it was intolerably hot. But the experience of being with those people, those fans, did my heart good. What spirit. What stamina. What love. I saw these things everywhere, from autograph lines, to concerts, from […]

Forbes Ranks Top Earning Country Stars

Forbes has released its annual listing of Country Music’s Top Earning Stars. The article notes that country fans are often loyal to their favorite artists for a long time, “Fame in Nashville seems to come with an irrevocable ticket into the hearts and wallets of country fans who, like the heroes of a sad song, […]

People’s Hot Country Guys

  People magazine highlights “Country’s Hottest Guys” for its new July issue. Tim McGraw, who was named the hottest of the hunks, graces the cover. The issue also features a behind-the-scenes look at the recent Brooks & Dunn tribute, a Q&A with Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert about their upcoming wedding, and exclusive pictures from […]

CMA Music Fest Photos

Blake Shelton’s fan club party, Judds reunion tour, Martina McBride at the Premiere Radio remote, Blair Garner’s After Midnite party, Riverstages and more…

Jimmy Dean Passes [Updated: Arrangements]

Country star and sausage king Jimmy Dean died last night, June 13, at age 81. As a member of the newest class of inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame, Dean left his mark on the genre, most notably with his trademark song “Big Bad John.” He passed away at his home in Virginia. […]

CMT Awards Yield Record-breaking Viewership

More than 10.8 million total viewers tuned in for the 2010 CMT Music Awards and related programming on Wed., June 9 on CMT. According to Nielsen Media Research, the 8:00 p.m. premiere of the two-and-a-half hour show was up 19 percent over last year, making it CMT’s most-watched awards premiere in channel history. The show’s performance from […]

Congratulations Mr. Chairman, Job Well Done!

Joe Galante, Sony Music Nashville Chairman, left his 18th Ave. S. offices today officially turning over the reins of the organization to new Sony CEO Gary Overton. His departure marked the end of a 40-year career with the same company. The transition was first announced in April when Galante noted, “As a 21-year-old kid from […]

Reading, Writing and Rhythm Concert Raises Funds

The recent 10th Annual Reading, Writing and Rhythm benefit concert donated over one ton of food to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee and raised thousands of dollars for Kingston Springs Elementary, a local school affected badly by the floods. The event included performances by Trisha Yearwood, Rodney Crowell, SHeDAISY, Jamey Johnson, Bucky Covington, […]

Toby Keith On Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular

Toby Keith will perform on the the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular in a live broadcast from the Charles River Esplanade in Boston that will be aired on CBS July 4. The show will be hosted for the fourth consecutive year by The Late Late Show‘s Craig Ferguson. Keith will perform some of his biggest hits with […]

McGraw To Host Music Fest TV Special

Tim McGraw has been tapped to host the CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock television special that will air Wed., Sept. 1 on ABC at 7:00 pm CT. Filming June 10-13, during the annual CMA Music Festival, the special features the stars and the four-day party/music celebration in Nashville. This will be McGraw’s first […]

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