Country Music

Photo:  Steve Pacholl David Letterman ordered his assistant to book Honky Tonk Hero Dale Watson after hearing songs from El Rancho Azul on his car radio.  Watson & The Lonestars are scheduled to perform June 24th on The Late Show.   May ...
Photo:  Steve Pacholl David Letterman ordered his assistant to book Honky Tonk Hero Dale Watson after hearing songs from El Rancho Azul on his car radio.  Watson & The Lonestars are scheduled to perform June 24th on The Late Show.   May in Texas may be shorts and t-shirt weather, but in Minnesota its still snowboots and longjohns – here’s Dale after a May 2013 Minneapolis performance accepting the very first El Rancho Azul 8-Track tape from Red House Records’ Jon Rodine and Luke Welsh.  It fades down during “Quick, Quick, Slow, Slow” to change to track 3, which Dale hilariously simulated live during the evening’s performance. El Rancho Azul (released January 29, 2013), was recorded at Willie Nelson’s Pedernales Studio and debuted on Billboard’s Top Current Country Albums chart – a first in Watson’s career and a first for the 30-year old Red House label. Thanks to: Luke Welsh, Director of Marketing Red House Records, Inc.  |  501 W. Lynnhurst Ave, St. Paul, MN 55104 Phone:  (651) 644-4161 |  Fax: (651) 644-4248 |  marketing@redhouserecords.com
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Thompson Square photo by Joseph Anthony Baker, courtesy of Dashboard Media. There’s a new No. 1 on GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown this week! Thompson Square takes the top spot with their latest video, “If I Didn’t Have You.” Katie Armige...
Thompson Square photo by Joseph Anthony Baker, courtesy of Dashboard Media. There’s a new No. 1 on GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown this week! Thompson Square takes the top spot with their latest video, “If I Didn’t Have You.” Katie Armiger, Miranda Lambert and two Blake Shelton videos round out the Top 5 while Tim McGraw‘s “Highway Don’t Care” (with Taylor Swift and featuring Keith Urban) debuts at No. 6 on the chart. Top 20 Photo Gallery » Plus, host Nan Kelley hit the road this week to hang out with the one and only Dolly Parton at her celebrated theme park for a day full of fun! It’s always unpredictable when Dolly is around! Check times for re-airs » And don’t forget, it’s your last chance to enter to win $20,000 in our Top 20 for $20,000 Sweepstakes! Enter daily and watch Top 20 for the answer to this week’s trivia question to be entered to win our weekly $5,000 drawing! Want to re-watch some of your favorite interviews? Head over to our Top 20 section for videos, photos and more! You can also catch Top 20 Extras, cast your votes and take a look at the current chart to see where your favorite videos land. Visit our Top 20 section » This Week’s Chart: Thompson Square – “If I Didn’t Have You” Katie Armiger – “Playing With Fire” Blake Shelton – “Boys ‘Round Here” Miranda Lambert – “Mama’s Broken Heart” Blake Shelton – “Sure Be Cool If You Did” Tim McGraw w/Taylor Swift ft. Keith Urban – “Highway Don’t Care” Tate Stevens – “Power Of A Love Song” Lady Antebellum – “Downtown” The Band Perry – “DONE” Taylor Swift – “22” Darius Rucker – “Wagon Wheel” Jason Aldean – “1994” Rascal Flatts – “Changed” Brad Paisley – “Beat This Summer” Terri Clark – “I’m Movin’ On” Kip Moore – “Hey Pretty Girl” Luke Bryan – “Buzzkill” Hunter Hayes – “I Want Crazy” Easton Corbin – “All Over The Road” Kenny Chesney – “Pirate Flag” ShareThis var shared_object = SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title:'Thompson Square Takes Over at No. 1 on Top 20', url:'http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2013/05/17/thompson-square-takes-over-at-no-1-on-top-20/' }); shared_object.attachButton(document.getElementById("ck_sharethis_41975")); shared_object.attachChicklet("email", document.getElementById("ck_email_41975")); shared_object.attachChicklet("facebook", document.getElementById("ck_facebook_41975")); shared_object.attachChicklet("twitter", document.getElementById("ck_twitter_41975"));
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ACM Presents: Tim McGraw’s Superstar Summer Night will air on Sunday at 9pm on CBS! Tune into to see performances by Tim (of course) and nearly everybody else who’s anybody in Country Music including Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, Faith ...
ACM Presents: Tim McGraw’s Superstar Summer Night will air on Sunday at 9pm on CBS! Tune into to see performances by Tim (of course) and nearly everybody else who’s anybody in Country Music including Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, Faith Hill, Taylor Swift, Dierks Bentley, Lady Antebellum and MORE!!!! What are you most looking forward to [...]
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Sunday night's stop on the Two Lanes of Freedom Tour was moving forward as usual when Tim McGraw spotted a fan in the first few rows who was struggling. Paula Whitten says she sat down after feeling faint, but collapsed when she stood ba...
Sunday night's stop on the Two Lanes of Freedom Tour was moving forward as usual when Tim McGraw spotted a fan in the first few rows who was struggling. Paula Whitten says she sat down after feeling faint, but collapsed when she stood back up. That's when McGraw snapped into action. According to Whitten, he hopped off stage and handed her water. "He actually gave me a hot water at first," she told KICKS 101.5 in Atlanta. The singer then found some cold water and stayed with her. "He was talking to me and talking to the medics to try to get me up," she says.
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Randy Travis is seeking $100,000 and a judgement that all information pertaining to his arrest on August 7, 2012 not be released to the public from Public Information Act requests. That information includes the arrest transcript and the ...
Randy Travis is seeking $100,000 and a judgement that all information pertaining to his arrest on August 7, 2012 not be released to the public from Public Information Act requests. That information includes the arrest transcript and the police video shot while the naked singer was taken into custody. In January, Travis pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and received two years probation, a $2,000 fine and a 180-day suspended jail sentence. The judge agreed that the dash camera arrest video and transcript should not be released to the public.
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Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland has announced that she's recording a new solo album, and hopes to have it out this fall. The singer shares she's working with famed producer Rick Rubin on the project -- her first since giving birth to her s...
Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland has announced that she's recording a new solo album, and hopes to have it out this fall. The singer shares she's working with famed producer Rick Rubin on the project -- her first since giving birth to her son Magnus last December. Nettles took to Twitter to make the announcement, linking to a profile of the album in Rolling Stone. She says the project will be more intimate and emotional than anything she's done with partner Kristian Bush in Sugarland. Some of the songs she wrote on her own, while others she worked on with songwriters like Sara Bareilles and Butch Walker.
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Tim McGraw and a dozen or so other artists from country, rock and hip-hop came together in Las Vegas one night after the 2013 ACM Awards to film the 'ACM Presents: Tim McGraw's Summer Night' television special. The footage will finally a...
Tim McGraw and a dozen or so other artists from country, rock and hip-hop came together in Las Vegas one night after the 2013 ACM Awards to film the 'ACM Presents: Tim McGraw's Summer Night' television special. The footage will finally air this Sunday (May 19) on CBS, with performances from Taylor Swift, Ne-Yo and John Fogerty said to be the highlights. Swift and Keith Urban join McGraw to deliver his current single, 'Highway Don't Care,' which features the pop-country starlet on supporting vocals and Urban on guitar. Ne-Yo is one of many artists to perform his own music with McGraw -- the two sing a ballad called 'She Is.' Rapper Pitbull joins the country superstar to sing 'Felt Good on My Lips.'
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Kree Harrison took finishing second to Candice Glover on 'American Idol' as graciously as possible on Thursday night (May 16). The country singer from Texas was the first to smile and hug 23-year-old Glover as she broke into tears. "This...
Kree Harrison took finishing second to Candice Glover on 'American Idol' as graciously as possible on Thursday night (May 16). The country singer from Texas was the first to smile and hug 23-year-old Glover as she broke into tears. "This is not he end of the road," Harrison said afterward, speaking about her career. "I'm so proud of her and I am proud of myself for getting this far and I couldn't believe I was standing there with her at the finale," Harrison told Hollywood Life. Glover struggled with her words during her emotional celebration with friends, fellow Season 12 contestants and family. "Three years," she said, sobbing and referring to her three separate tryouts for the reality television show.
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Last night on the finale of “American Idol” top 10 finalist Janelle Arther joined The Band Perry on stage to perform their hit single, “Done.” The single is off their album, Pioneer. How did Janelle do?
Last night on the finale of “American Idol” top 10 finalist Janelle Arther joined The Band Perry on stage to perform their hit single, “Done.” The single is off their album, Pioneer. How did Janelle do?
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  As they have for 23 years, Country stars will step up to help City of Hope Strike Out Cancer. While last year’s game between longtime rivals, Grand Ole Opry and After MidNite with Blair Garner ended in a tie – both teams have some...
  As they have for 23 years, Country stars will step up to help City of Hope Strike Out Cancer. While last year’s game between longtime rivals, Grand Ole Opry and After MidNite with Blair Garner ended in a tie – both teams have something to prove and are eager to start raising funds.   [...]
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