Monday News Briefs: Judds Tour; Sammy Kershaw; "Just Won The Superbowl" by Williams Riley

It's the beginning of a new week and we've got your news briefs covered today as we learned over the weekend that the Judds will be touring again in 2010 while Sammy Kershaw got inducted into Louisiana's Hall of Fame as Williams Riley celebrates the Sain

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Josh Turner Discusses "Haywire": The Roughstock Interview

From his first album released in 2003 to his current single "Why Don't We Just Dance," Just Turner has capured a loyal group of fans who have been with him in every step of his country music journey. In this interview, he discusses the jorney to his new album Haywire

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Carrie Underwood To Star in New Film

Like Reba and Dolly before her, Carrie Underwood will carry on the country music tradition of sending its starts to the big screen as she's agreed to join the cast of an upcoming film. She joins co-stars Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt for the film directed by Sean McNamara.

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Sugarland's To Headline New Tour "The Incredible Machine"

With today’s announcement, Sugarland is setting to embark on a headlining tour that will take them to 55 cities over the course of this year. The tour, dubbed The Incredible Machine will begin on April 23, 2010 and run through at least August 20, 2010

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Brandi Carlile - "Dying Day"

Country music has often had powerful female vocalists but there seems to be an influx as of late, as there was in the late 1980s, of talented females with strong story songs and melodies paving their way to stardom.  Can this single do that for Brandi Carlile?

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Lady Antebellum Storms The Charts with 'Need You Now'

Lady Antebellum defied all sales projections this week to topple all the competition -including a strong-selling digital album from Hope For Haiti to score the second-best selling country music debut since Taylor Swift's Fearless in 2008. 

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Josh Turner - Haywire

Josh Turner has delivered steady albums throughout his career but hasn't always gotten his singles consistently inside the Top 10.  Does Haywire rectify the radio issue while also retaining the consistency of previous albums?

Dailey & Vincent - Dailey & Vincent Sing The Statler Brothers

Dailey & Vincent have stormed the bluegrass charts with a reverence for both Bluegrass' traditions and by making evolutionary records.  For their third album the duo has worked with Cracker Barrel to salute the Statler Bro

Lady Antebellum - Need You Now

With this record, Lady Antebellum has set their sights on superstardom.  Does the album, which already has a smash hit in the title track, have enough to propel the group to international superstardom or will it ultimately fail them?

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January - March 2010

February 2, 2010
Clay Walker - She Won't Be Lonely Long (EP) (Curb)
Lee Brice - Love Like Crazy EP (Curb)

February 9, 2010
Chris Cagle - Best of Chris Cagle (Capitol Nashville)
Josh Turner - Haywire (MCA Nashville)

February 16, 2010
Josh Abbott Band - She's Like Texas (Smith)

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