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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

For real? What else could happen?

Poor Mindy McCready. This is not the type of press her management was looking for to announce a new album. It's a must read. You really won't believe what's happened now.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Shania still the one

Shania Twain's "Greatest Hits" has been certified 4x platinum by the RIAA this week. She has now sold 48 million records, which means she is still the best selling country female artist of all time, and is #5 all-time behind Barbara Streisand, Mariah Carey, Madonna and Celine Dion.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

I love Mondays

.. and you should, too. Live Nation is set to announce its summer lineup. Who's going to be included, well, I have no clue. But we'll post what we know on Monday. But expect dates for Martina, Tim, Toby, and the Flatts boys. Monday - Monday!

Friday, April 18, 2008

Pour some sugar on me

Sugarland fans rejoice. We've learned that September 9 is your big day. That's tentatively when the duo's third studio album will land in stores. No title, yet, but we posted some information about the album yesterday here. Expect Jen and Kristian to debut the lead single at the ACMs on May 4.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

What happened before Carrie smashed his truck?

Well, you're about to find out. Carrie is in Las Vegas filming the prequel to "Before He Cheats" as the video for "Last Name." There's a picture of one of the several sets here. Roman White is behind the boards as director again, meaning that all of Carrie's videos (Jesus, Don't, Cheats, Wasted, Small, Name) have been directed by White.

VAULT stages.. stages?

The CMA has decided to stay with the one stage format for their nightly concerts at LP Field during the CMA Fest. So don't be confused when they say "stages." It's just stage.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Listen up, Beyonce

Superstar songwriter Ne-Yo had Ms. Shania and Mrs. McGraw in mind when he wrote "Irreplaceable," Beyonce's biggest hit to date. He tells VH1.com, "Nobody expected it to be the phenomenon it was, it surprised everyone. For one, it crosses every boundary... and it's a song people from all walks of life can enjoy." Ne-Yo, who felt the song could be a massive country hit, favored Twain or Hill, but his co-writer suggested Knowles because he'd recently been penning tunes for her. The rest, as they say, is history.

Lady A on Ellen This Friday!

Look for Lady Antebellum to appear on The Ellen Degeneres Show this Friday, April 18th. Visit http://www.ellentv.com for showtimes in your area.

Saturday, April 12, 2008

No visionary?

CMT won't have a Johnny Cash winner this year. Remember, CMT likes to give one artist a special award to commend them on their achievements on the small screen through music videos and the like? Well, they've obviously ran out of commendable people to commend. Past winners include, well, Cash, the Dixie Chicks, Reba McEntire, and last year's winner Kris Kristofferson. I wonder why Shania hasn't gotten an award. Or how about Dolly. Well, CMT says no Visionary this year. And they haven't decided if the award will be back next year.

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Of love and music..

Well, as Carrie ends her relationship, Sara gets hers going. There must be something in the water in Nashville.. (look out Miley!).

Carrie said that she and former b/f Chase Daniels broke up via text message. Teen boppers know that a text break-up is the worst, and perhaps, most demoralizing way to be told "get out." But it's Carrie, so I'll let it slide.

Sara wants you to know, in case you didn't, that her fiance, Jay Barker, is "hot and has a great bod." The two started dating in November, and Sara says she fell madly in love with him, in the "oh my gosh" manner.

I love love.

The UK Dolly

Dolly Parton is coming to Broadway this fall with "9 To 5" but the legend says she wants to also take the show across the Pond to her fans in London.

"I think that a lot of times the U.K. audiences are better for me, because people kind of take you for granted in your hometown or your home country," Parton said. "Through the years, my U.K. fans have kept telling me how much they appreciate me and what I do. "

As they say, Dolly is the only person that can leave Tennessee and take the mountains with her. Perhaps this time, she'll take the mountain's music and put it center stage in Europe.

Friday, April 4, 2008

Tim and Faith - we need you!

Lucky us - we get our (most likely) last performance of Tim & Faith together this year. I take that back, we have CMA Fest. Faith is performing for the first time in years -- I wonder if Tim will come, too. Anyway, country's couple of the year will perform "I Need You" on the CMT Music Awards. Should be a goodie! I hope they perform it like the video -- stripped, just Tim, Faith, and an acoustic guitar. The audience will eat that up. Faith just has to sound as lovely as always and the song will bring chills to the house.

Bye bye Wal-Mart

CNBC reports this morning that iTunes has surpassed Wal-Mart as the #1 retailer of music in the United States. This is significant -- Wal-Mart, remember, sells physical albums primarily. This could be the omen of where the music industry is headed, whether the big heads are ready to adjust or not. The report can be found here.