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Taylor Swift Set For “SNL” Debut

Taylor Swift, the bestselling artist of 2008 in all genres, will be the musical guest on this weekend’s installment of Saturday Night Live (1/10). She will make her debut on NBC’s long-running sketch show alongside the evening’s host Neil Patrick Harris, star of How I Met Your Mother. Coming soon from Swift is the karaoke […]

AFM Pres. Pomeroy Suffers House Fire

Musician and newly elected AFM Pres. Dave Pomeroy suffered an extensive fire in his home over the weekend. Though some of his irreplaceable instruments survived, Pomeroy lost his beloved dog Duke in the blaze. He says, “the outpouring of love and sympathy I have received from all my friends and family has sustained me through […]

CRB Accepting Nominees For Radio Awards

Country Radio Broadcasters is accepting applications for the 2009 Radio Humanitarian and Promotion Awards to be given at CRS-40, taking place March 4-6, 2009. Both awards will be presented to stations in large, medium and small market categories. Details and applications, due Jan. 9, 2009, are available at www.crb.org. Radio Promotion Award winners will receive […]

Trace Adkins (12/2008)

Label: Capitol Records Nashville Current Album: Trace Adkins “X” (TEN) Current Single: “Muddy Water” Current Producer: Frank Rogers Hometown: Sarepta, Louisiana Management: Vector Booking: CAA Recent Hits: “You’re Gonna Miss This,” “Ladies Love Country Boys” Interesting Fact: Trace was inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame November 2008. Outside Interests: Landscaping, gardening, camping, hunting, politics, […]

RIAA Changes Strategy In Fight Against Illegal Downloading

The RIAA has stopped filing lawsuits for illegal downloading and is now fighting the problem through Internet service providers (ISP). The Wall Street Journal reports that the music industry—which has sued 35,000 alleged downloaders for copyright infringement since 2003—hasn’t filed a suit since this fall. The lawsuits had created numerous public/consumer relations for the industry […]

Project Paper Doll Closes Successful Second Year

The Project Paper Doll auction closed this week, raising $22,273 for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Fifty-nine wooden paper dolls, representing the Children’s Hospital logo, were turned into one-of-a-kind pieces of art by celebrities and auctioned on eBay. Wooden paper dolls decorated by Reba McEntire and George Strait were among the highest […]

MG Gear Up For Sound And Speed

Montgomery Gentry will headline the kick-off concert for Sprint Sound & Speed Presented by SunTrust on Friday, Jan. 9 at the Sommet Center. The fourth consecutive event, running Jan. 9-10, 2009 in Nashville, combines Country music and NASCAR with the concert on Friday, and a day of fan-celebrity interaction on Saturday. On Sat., Jan. 10 […]

Rich Weds

John Rich wed longtime girlfriend Joan Bush in Nashville on Saturday night. He has been dating the former model who runs a modeling agency in Houston for more than five years, according to People magazine. The outlet goes on to report that the small ceremony was held at the Fontanel Mansion and attended by about […]

Bobby Karl Works The CMA Awards Chapter 301

During a musical cornucopia of a show with 20 performances, Kenny Chesney was again crowned country music’s monarch at the 42nd annual CMA Awards. With his fourth Entertainer of the Year win, Kenny now ties Garth Brooks. His performance of “Everybody Want to Go to Heaven” with The Wailers was one of the CMA telecast’s […]

Country By Numbers (11/26/08)

As the industry heads home for a dose of Thanksgiving family and fowl to replenish its fortitude reservoir, it leaves Black Friday week sales in the hands of retailers nationwide. During last year’s comparable holiday week the Country Top 75 hit a healthy 1.53 million units. This year expectations are more reserved with some insiders […]

Parker McCollum, has announced additional dates for his explosive Burn It Down Tour for this Fall. The 41-date run will add 13 more stops reaching the West Coast and taking on some of the biggest venues in the country. Joining Parker on the road this year are bona fide Country stars Corey Kent and Chayce Beckham, as well as […]

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