Brad Paisley and Darius Rucker Set To Headline the 7th Annual New England Country Music Festival
This early, announcements have been made regarding the selection of Brad Paisley and Darius Rucker as the headlining artists for the 7th Annual New England Country Music Festival to be held on August 21. Other artists that have signed up for this year’s festival line-up also include Jason Aldea, Sara Evans and Easton Corbin, who [...]
Country Music’s Biggest Stars to Gather for the 45th ACM Awards
It’s a done deal! One country music blog after another have all are once again filled with excited chatter about the latest announcements regarding the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, which will be held on Sunday, April 18th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, its fifth time in eight years [...]
Meet the Sexy And Talented Ladies in Country Music Today
The likes of Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, and Dolly Parton evoke images of traditionally-clad country singers decked in western-style frocks and ensembles. These are all great artists in their own and rights and have held supremacy in more ways than one. However, at present, new artists have continued to reshape and slowly change our perceptions [...]
Spotlight On: Sugarland
Despite their recent loss to Lady Antebellum for the Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals Award at the 52nd Grammy Awards, Sugarland’s dynamic duo of Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles have already solidified their position as part of the country music scene’s newest crop of talents representing the modern country sound [...]
The Future Looks Bright for Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum-consisting of Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott, and Dave Haywood- is slowly but surely carving its own place in the history of country music and in the hearts of their fans because of their country songs featuring superb vocal harmonies. Judging from the number of articles mentioning the band’s name and recent awards in the [...]
Steve Holy Sings of Spiritual Redemption Through His Music
Certainly, his name may help fans recall his brand of country music. Steve Holy has already achieved modest success and has made a name for himself in the country music universe with the help of his boyish good looks, soulful voice, and albums entitled “Blue Moon” (2000) and “Brand New Girlfriend” (2006).
Music wasn’t initially in [...]
The Ageless Willie Nelson Is Back on the Road Again with “Willie & the Wheel”
With a career that has spanned for almost half a century, 76-year old icon Willie Nelson has shown no signs of slowing down. In fact, he closes off 2009 with a series of shows with the members of Asleep at The Wheel, the finest Western swing band in the US today, in support of their [...]
Miranda Lambert: True-Blue Honky Tonk Woman
Since her sophomore album “Kerosene” was released in 2005, Miranda Lambert has successfully created a new face—and sound—for female country music artists: that of an assertive, confident, and sometimes aggressive honky tonk woman. Lambert—a native of Lindale, Texas—is a “self-proclaimed redneck who enjoys talkin’ and singin’ about boys, booze and bullets.” Her stage persona, much [...]
The New Lilith Fair Promises to Go the Country Route
The Lilith Fair, a music festival which is regarded as a celebration of women in music, is returning after over a decade-long hiatus. Consisting primarily of female solo artists and female-led groups, Lilith Fair has been regarded as an effective platform for introducing female artists from varied genres to a wider audience. Female country musicians [...]
Garth Brooks In Legal Row over Donation Misunderstanding
Country music artists, such as Reba McEntire and Carrie Underwood, to name a few, have all consistently made donations to various institutions whether under their foundations or simple personal gifts. This has been the practice among the more established artists in the scene; Garth Brooks is no exception. However, a recent legal row has shed [...]