Taylor Swift Dominates 43rd CMA Awards with Four Wins

Taylor Swift seemingly shocked the country music world when she took home the award for Female Vocalist of the Year at last night's 43rd CMA Awards.  The 19 year-old superstar broke records once again by taking that award and three more awards. 

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Wynonna Judd Thinks CMA Voters Errored in Voting for Taylor?

Let the backlash begin.  As Taylor Swift enjoys the fruits of her hard work, some people in the country music community aren't so thrilled to see the 19-year-old take home the award.  Some, like Wynonna Judd weren't afraid to speak their mind about it. &

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Jody Booth - "Gold Digger"

Well here's a surprise. A genuine country song from a new artist that recalls the best of Strait, Jackson and Paisley.  The song also has a don't-take-myself-too-serious feel that helps make it a very nice song to listen to.  But will it get a shot at national success?

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CMA Award Predictions #5: Entertainer and Album of the Year

Well folks, here you have it.  The final two categories to predict before tonight’s CMA Awards telecast (ABC TV 8pm E/W). We’ve saved what are usually the two most ‘important’ categories, Album of the Year and Entertainer of the Year.

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Recent Album Releases - October 2009

Check out the latest releases from country music stars like Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, Taylor Swift, Joe Nichols and  along with albums from newcomers Luke Bryan, Derek Sholl and Bomshel.  These reviews now include listening parties for each of the albums!

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Carrie Underwood Plays On Top of the SoundScan Hot 200 Chart This Week

Carrie Underwood is this week's chart queen as her third album Play On debuts on the top spot of the charts. Meanwhile, the rest of the chart told a story of remarkable sales growth for other country artists.

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Hank Williams - Revealed: The Unreleased Recordings

For everything that he was or wasn't Hank Williams sure left a lot of unreleased recordings.  For the first time ever these recordings are available on a 3 disc box set from Time Life.  Is it worth purchasing?

Derek Sholl - Derek Sholl

While Derek Sholl is new to a national audience, he has worked hard to master his craft by touring around the southwest, particularly in Texas where he's scored a few local chart hits.  This is his first nationally distributed album.

Steve Wariner - My Tribute To Chet Atkins

Country music has long had a fondness and awareness of history and for his latest Album, Steve Wariner pays tribute to a country music pioneer, his mentor and Gretsch 6120-playing Chet Atkins.

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October 2009

October 27, 2009
Joe Nichols – Old Things New (Universal Records South)
Dolly Parton – Dolly (3 Disc Set) (Sony/Legacy)
Taylor Swift - Fearless (Platinum Edition)
Lorrie Morgan - A Moment In Time (Country Crossing Records)

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