2009 August

• CMA Music Festival Quiz

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  1 Aug 09 / Category: Music / New Releases

   

• Easton Corbin releases first single

  Easton Corbin released his first single, A Little More Country Than That, Friday. The mid-tempo song by the Florida native was penned by Don Polythress, Rory Lee Feek & Wynn Varble. Feek is one-half of Joey + Rory. . “Even…

  1 Aug 09 / Category: Artists / Everything Country / Music

   

• Holly Williams get engaged

  Holly Williams got engaged to Nashville drummer Chris Coleman, it was announced Friday. Coleman proposed to Williams last week in Leipers Fork, Tenn. with an antique three banded diamond engagement ring circa 1923. Coleman treated Williams to a picnic and…

  1 Aug 09 / Category: Artists / Everything Country / Music

   

• Peters streams concert to mark greatest hits release

  Gretchen Peters will perform a free concert streamed live to the rest of the world Aug. 8 to mark the release of “Circus Girl: The Best of Gretchen Peters.” Fans can catch the show at www.therutledgelmv.com and click “Live Stream”…

  1 Aug 09 / Category: Artists / Everything Country / Music

   

• Sugarland Bring Their Tour to You With Live on the Inside

  Sugarland has been out on the road for their Love on the Inside tour for months now, but if you haven’t been able to catch one of their high-intensity shows, don’t sweat it. They’ll be bringing the experience into your…

  1 Aug 09 / Category: Shows

   

• Bobby Bare Brings 1960s Country Music to Life

  I feel like I got a gigantic dose of country music injected right into my bloodstream at a small Bobby Bare concert last night in Nashville, sponsored by

  1 Aug 09 / Category: Shows

   

• Kenny Chesney/Jessica Simpson Chat Offers Another Lesson in the Price of Fame

  Kenny Chesney is a huge Joe Walsh fan, so I suspect he has a unique appreciation of the celebrity stereotypes Walsh parodies in his classic song, “Life’s Been Good.” While it’s hard to…

  1 Aug 09 / Category: Shows

   

• Hugh Jackman, Richard Marx Surprise KingBilly Fans

  You may have never heard of this bluegrassy country rock band KingBilly, but that no longer matters. Because once you’ve had the legendary pop hero Richard Marx and…

  1 Aug 09 / Category: Shows

   

• Scotty Kormos Is the Back Beat of The Singing Bee

  If you’ve watched The Singing Bee on CMT, you know that funny girl Melissa Peterman takes the show to a whole other level. Every word that comes…

  1 Aug 09 / Category: Shows

   

• Bloggers Destroy Rock Band’s Country Track Pack

  It’s been a while since I’ve played Rock Band, but yesterday (July 30) the CMT.com bloggers strapped on our guitars, picked up our drumsticks and started singing along to the latest release in the series, the Shows