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January 31, 2012

'Something In Red' exhibit opens Feb. 3

'Something In Red' exhibit opens Feb 3 in Nashville
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Labels: American Hearth Month 2012, Go Red for Women 2012, National Wear Red Day 2012, Something In Red exhibit

Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton will open Feb. 5 Super Bowl with patriotic duet

Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton will open Feb. 5 Super Bowl with patriotic duet

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Labels: 2012 Super Bowl events, 2012 Super Bowl performers, America the Beautiful and Super Bowl, Blake Shelton and Super Bowl, Miranda Lambert and Super Bowl

47th Annual ACM Awards reveal finalists, Kenny Chesney tops list with nine nods

47th Annual ACM Awards reveal finalists, Kenny Chesney tops list with nine nods


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Labels: 2012 ACM Awards, 2012 ACM nominees, 2012 country music awards, 47th ACM Award nominees, 47th ACM Awards, Kenny Chesney and ACM Awards

January 30, 2012

Suzy Bogguss, Glengarry Elementary Singers rehearse for free Jan. 31 concert


Suzy Bogguss, Glengarry Elementary Singers rehearse for free Jan. 31 concert

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Labels: Glengarry Elementary School, Glengarry Elementary Singers, Keep the Music Playing All Stars Concert, Suzy Bogguss news

Lady Antebellum sells 500,000-plus tickets prior to 2012 tour's start


Lady Antebellum sells 500,000-plus tickets prior to 2012 tour's start

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Labels: Lady Antebellum news 2012, We Own the Night 2012 World Tour

Museum offers free admission Feb. 4; Oak Ridge Boys, Hunter Hayes will take part

Museum offers free admission Feb. 4; Oak Ridge Boys, Hunter Hayes will take part

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Labels: Community Day, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, free Nashville events and feb. 4, Hunter Hayes news, Nashville museums, Oak Ridge Boys news

January 23, 2012

Jason Aldean sets new attendance records, releases 'Fly Over States' single

Jason Aldean sets new attendance records over the weekend, releases new single this week
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Labels: Fly Over States, Jason Aldean 2012. My Kinda Party Tour 2012, luke bryan

Coy Taylor signs with Average Joes Ent., slates Jan. 24 showcase

Coy Taylor signs with Average Joes Ent., slates Jan. 24 showcase
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Labels: Coy Taylor 2012, Coy Taylor and Average Joes Entertainment, Coy Taylor concerts, Coy Taylor showcase

Randy Travis begins 2012 with renewed focus, new affiliations

Randy Travis kicks off the New Year with new affiliations, new career focus
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Labels: Randy Travis 2012, Randy Travis and On the Other Hand, Randy Travis news

January 22, 2012

Coy Taylor signs with Average Joes Ent., plays Jan. 24 showcase in Nashvlle


Coy Taylor signs with Average Joes Ent., plays Jan. 24 showcase in Nashville 

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Labels: 12th andPorter, Average Joes Entertainment and Coy Taylor, Coy Taylor, downtown nashville, free country concerts

Lee Brice escapes bus fire outside Toby Keith's Mesa eatery

Lee Brice escapes bus fire outside Toby Keith's Mesa eatery
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Labels: Lee Brice, Lee Brice and fire, Lee Brice bus fire, Toby Keith and Lee Brice, Toby Keith's I Love This Bar news

January 21, 2012

Luke Bryan, Eric Church headline free Fremont Street Experience concerts in Vegas

Luke Bryan, Eric Church headline free Fremont Street Experience concerts in Vegas
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Labels: 2012 ACM Awards, 47th annual academy of country music awards, Eric Church and ACM, free concerts in Las Vegas, free country concerts, Fremont Street Experience concerts 2012, Luke Bryan and ACM

January 19, 2012

Blake Shelton mourns father's death, reschedules tour dates

Blake Shelton mourns death of his father, reschedules tour dates
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Labels: Blake Shelton father, Blake Shelton's dad, death of Blake Sheltons father, dick shelton, richard lee shelton

January 17, 2012

Lady A trio launches 2012 tour as latest singles earn gold, double-platinum sales



Lady Antebellum kick off 2012 tour as latest singles earn gold, double-platinum sales
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Labels: Just A Kiss, Lady Antebellum news 2012, lady antebellum tour, Own the Night World Tour 2012

East Texan Mark Cooke makes live-country debut in Nashville on Jan. 18 at The Rutledge


East Texan Mark Cooke makes local live-country debut Jan. 18 at The Rutledge
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Labels: Mark Cooke concerts 2012, Marke Cooke and The Rutledge

Curb Records, NPR series team to promo Tim McGraw's new 'Emotional Traffic' CD

Curb Records, NPR series team to promo Tim McGraw's new 'Emotional Traffic' CD; label releases 4th single for download Jan. 17

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Labels: Emotional Traffic album, First Listen Series and Tim McGraw, Tim McGraw albums, Tim McGraw and NPR

January 16, 2012

Nashville's Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival set for March 27-31

Nashville's Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival set for March 27-31
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Labels: 20th Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival, Nashville music festivals 2012, NSAI, songwriter events 2012, Walt Aldridge news

Casey Donahew Band tows its 'Double Wide Dream' CD, video to national attention

Casey Donahew Band tows its 'Double Wide Dream' CD, video to national attention
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Labels: Casey Donahew Band review, Double Wide Dream album, Double Wide Dream video, new Texas country music

January 14, 2012

Doug Stone and Sammy Sadler Team for 2012 Real Country Music Tour | Suite101.com


Doug Stone and Sammy Sadler Team for 2012 Real Country Music Tour | Suite101.com
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Labels: country music tours 2012, Doug Stone concert dates, Doug Stone tour 2012, Real Country Music Tour 2012, Sammy Sadler concerts 2012

January 12, 2012

2012 CMA Music Fest confirms more heavy-hitters including Faith, Brad & Lady A

2012 CMA Music Fest confirms more heavy-hitters including Faith, Brad, Lady A and more
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Labels: 2012 CMA Music Fest performers, 2012 CMA Music Festival, 2012 country music festivals, Nightly Concerts at LP Field 2012

Gloriana trio gives fans a peek of new video featuring guest stars Jan. 13 on ABC Family

Gloriana gives fans a peek of new video featuring guest stars Jan. 13 on ABC Family
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Labels: Gloriana 2012, Gloriana and ABC Family, Gloriana new music, Gloriana news

January 11, 2012

Chris Young, Suzy Bogguss take part in free Keep the Music Playing event Jan. 31

Chris Young, Suzy Bogguss take part in free Jan. 31 Keep the Music Playing event Jan. 31 in Music City
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Labels: Chris Young concerts 2012, Keep the Music Playing and Chris Young, music education, Suzy Bogguss news

January 10, 2012

Tickets for 47th Academy of Country Music Awards in Vegas go on sale Jan. 25

Tickets for 47th Academy of Country Music Awards in Vegas go on sale Jan. 25
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Labels: 2012 country music awards, 2012 music awards, 47th annual academy of country music awards, blake shelton and awards, reba mcentire and awards

Country star Janie Fricke discusses her new 'Country Side of Bluegrass' CD

Country star Janie Fricke discusses her new 'Country Side of Bluegrass' CD
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Labels: Country Side of Bluegrass, Janie Fricke interview, Janie Fricke news

January 9, 2012

Hit-country newcomer Hunter Hayes makes 'Good Morning America' debut Jan. 24

Hit-country newcomer Hunter Hayes makes 'Good Morning America' debut Jan. 24
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Labels: Hunter Hayes and Good Morning America, Hunter Hayes music, Storm Warning video

Nashville's Will Hoge makes late-night TV debut Jan. 10 on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Nashville's Will Hoge makes late-night TV debut Jan. 10 on Jimmy Kimmel Live! 
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Labels: will Hoge, Will Hoge 2012, Will Hoge and Jimmy Kimmel Live

January 8, 2012

Bluegrass duo Dailey & Vincent host open CD-release party Jan. 9 in Cookeville

Bluegrass duo Dailey & Vincent host open CD-release party Jan. 9 in Cookeville, Tenn.
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Labels: Dailey and Vincent 2012, new bluegrass albums 2012, new gospel albums 2012, The Gospel Side of Dailey and Vincent

Dierks Bentley returns to his country 'Home' on new CD set for Feb. 7 release

Dierks Bentley returns 'Home' with new CD set for Feb. 7 release
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Labels: Dierks Bentley albums, Dierks Bentley and Home CD, Dierks Bentley music, Dierks Bentley music videos, new country music 2012m 2012 country albums

January 7, 2012

Bluegrass-meets-Comedy: The Cleverlys Release Self-titled Debut | Suite101.com

Bluegrass-meets-Comedy: The Cleverlys Release Self-titled Debut | Suite101.com
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Labels: bluegrass and comedy albums, country comedy albums 2012, new bluegrass albums 2012, Paul Harris interview, The Cleverlys album, The Cleverlys CD, The Cleverlys interview, The Cleverlys songs

Nashville's Canaan Smith readies for Jan. 9 release of 'We Got Us' country debut

Nashville's Canaan Smith, ex of The Amazing Race, readies to release debut country single
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Labels: canaan smith music, the amazing race and canaan smith, the amazing race season 15, we got us video

January 6, 2012

Volume 2 of Waylon Jennings tribute album set for retail release Feb. 7

Volume 2 of Waylon Jennings tribute album set for retail release Feb. 7; Jessi Colter on CMT this weekend
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Labels: Jessi Colter, Shooter Jennings, The Music Inside Volume 2, Waylon Jennings albums, Waylon Jennings tribute albums

January 5, 2012

Josh Turner's 'Time is Love' single goes to radio Jan. 9, singer preps 5th CD

Josh Turner's new 'Time Is Love' single hits country radio Jan. 9
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Labels: Josh Turner and Time Is Love, Josh Turner music, josh turner news

Hit-country artist Lee Brice announces engagement to longtime girlfriend

Hit-country artist Lee Brice pops the big question to his longtime gal-pal and son's mom
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Labels: celebrity engagements, country music couples, country music engagments, Lee Brice engaged, Lee Brice engagement

Online popularity of country's Lee Brice soars with 'A Woman Like You' video

Online popularity of country's Lee Brice soars with 'A Woman Like You' video release
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Labels: A Woman Like You video, Lee Brice, lee brice singles, lee brice videos

The Palm immortalizes country's Sarah Darling at its Nashville locale

The Palm Nashville immortalizes country singer Sarah Darling
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Labels: nashville celebrity haunts, sarah darling, the palm nashville

January 4, 2012

CD Review: Madonna Nash Scores with 'Dirty Little Secret'

Country Newcomer Madonna Nash Shares Her 'Dirty Little Secret,' New CD
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Labels: Dirty Little Secret, DIrty Little Secret music video, Madonna Nash album, Madonna Nash news

January 2, 2012

RFD-TV honors popular 'Hee Haw' show in January with 'Salute to the Kornfield'

RFD-TV honors popular 'Hee Haw' show in January with 'Salute to the Kornfield' series
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Labels: Hee Haw TV show news, Kornfield Kounty, Lulu Roman, Roy Clark, Salute to the Kornfield

Texas Country: Reckless Kelly Unleashes 'Good Luck & True Love' | Suite101.com

Texas Country: Reckless Kelly Unleashes 'Good Luck and True Love' | Suite101.com
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Labels: Good Luck and True Love, Good Luck and True Love review, Reckless Kelly albums, Reckless Kelly news

January 1, 2012

CD Review: Janie Fricke's 'Country Side of Bluegrass' Album | Suite101.com

CD Review: Janie Fricke's 'Country Side of Bluegrass' Album | Suite101.com
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Labels: Country Side of Bluegrass, Janie Fricke albums, Janie Fricke news, new bluegrass albums 2012
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