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Darius Rucker Talks About True Believers
5/22/2013 4:30:00 AM
Darius Rucker's platinum-selling version of "Wagon Wheel" just hit No. 1 on the Billboard country airplay chart, which is good timing for Tuesday's (May 21) release of his third country album, True Believers.
Additional CMT Music Awards Performers Revealed
5/21/2013 4:04:33 AM
Carrie Underwood, Darius Rucker, Florida Georgia Line, George Strait, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum have been added to the list of performers at the 2013 CMT Music Awards taking place June 5 at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena.
Hangout Music Festival: A Summer Soundtrack
5/20/2013 3:04:29 AM
When the bookers for the Hangout Music Festival were securing talent for this year's lineup, they must've been asking, "How would this sound at the beach?"
HOT DISH: Kenny Chesney Rocks the Rafters in Dallas
5/20/2013 12:04:31 AM
More than 45,000 fans at Cowboys Stadium near Dallas reached for the rafters as Kenny Chesney gave the fans two solid hours on a tour that started two months ago in Tampa, Fla.
Lady Antebellum's Golden Cops Top Album Niche
5/18/2013 12:04:35 AM
Sound the trumpets and clap your hands -- Lady Antebellum has struck gold.
Miranda Lambert Grabs O Music Awards Nomination
5/16/2013 2:39:00 AM
Miranda Lambert grabbed a nomination Thursday (May 16) when MTV, VH1 and CMT announced the categories and nominees for the fourth cycle of its O Music Awards.
NASHVILLE SKYLINE: LeAnn Rimes Takes a Turn
5/16/2013 12:04:29 AM
I first encountered LeAnn Rimes one day in the mid-1990s as one of my first visitors in my new job as Billboard's Nashville bureau chief.
Lady Antebellum Get Back to Basics on Golden
5/15/2013 12:04:29 AM
Relationships tend to become strained over time in the entertainment business, but Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood seem to move together in lock step as they grow.
Lee Brice's No. 1 Party Honors a Soldier's Story
5/14/2013 7:57:00 AM
The story behind the song seized the spotlight Monday (May 13) at a party celebrating Lee Brice's latest No. 1 single, "I Drive Your Truck."
Americana Music Nominations Announced
5/14/2013 7:24:00 AM
Dynamic new artists like the Lumineers, JD McPherson and Shovels & Rope are sharing space with icons such as Emmylou Harris and Buddy Miller on this year's ballot for the Americana Music Honors.