Miranda Lambert Leads 44th CMA Awards Nominations
With nine nominations, Miranda Lambert leads the 44th CMA Awards nominee list and it’s a new record for female artists. Alan Jackson received 10 nominations in 2002. Merle haggard scored nine nominations in 1970. Lady Antebellum was next on the list with five nominations while the Zac Brown Band was third with four of their own nominations, a place that found the popular band tied with Blake Shelton, who scored his first Male Vocalist nomination along with single, musical event and music video nominations. Trace Adkins scored three nominations himself for his part of the “Hillbilly Bone” nominations. Click here to check out the other nominees, including an Entertainer of the Year list that includes three fresh nominees.
Brooks and Dunn Final Concert Packs Nashville
For their 'last ever' concert, the most popular duo in country music history (with 14 Duo of the Year CMA Awards - likely 15 soon) finished out their Last Rodeo tour last night in Nashville.
Steel Magnolia Re-Schedule Album Release Date
Originally expected to be released later this month, Steel Magnolia’s debut album will instead be issued in January 2011. The move is most likely to have the CMA Awards-nominated duo avoid getting lost in the massive pile of major new releases scheduled for the fall/winter time period.
Joey+Rory Scheduled To Tour with Don Williams
Fresh off the heels of touring with the Zac Brown Band, Joey+Rory are set to join country legend Don Williams on a tour that will last for a month, beginning September 30. The duo’s sophomore album Album Number Two comes out on September 14, 2010.
Marty Stuart Discusses New Album With Yahoo!
Country historian and star Marty Stuart discusses many things with Yahoo Music, including his new album Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions. Click here to read our review.
Capitol Records Nashville To Release Trace Adkins “Greatest Hits” Double Album
Despite already having “Greatest Hits, Vol 1” and “Greatest Hits, Vol. 2” already in stores, Capitol Records Nashville will release “The Definitive Greatest Hits: ‘Til The Last Shot’s Fired” on October 12.
Little Big Town Gains First #1 of their Career
The same week they garnered an ACM Award nomination and hit the Top 10 for the first time in four years, Little Big Town scored the best-selling country album of the week with The Reason Why selling over 40,000 copies this week.
Billy Currington Set To Release Enjoy Yourself on Sept 21
Check out this EPK about Billy’s new album:
Albums Released This Week
Click the album titles to read the reviews.
Sammy Kershaw – Better Than I Used To Be
Ryan Bingham – Junky Star
Rob Baird – Blue Eyed Angels
Amber Hayes – C’Mon
New Singles Reviewed This Week
Here’s a rundown of singles reviewed this week (in case you missed them):
Sara Evans – “A Little Bit Stronger”
Dierks Bentley – “Draw Me A Map”
Ashley Gearing – “What You Think About About Us”
Joanna Smith – “Just Married”
Gretchen Wilson – “I Got Your Country Right Here”
Jaron and the Long Road to Love – “That’s Beautiful To Me”
Walker Hayes – “Pants”
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