Country Music

Aaron Lewis will make his debut on the Grand Ole Opry Tuesday May 28 along Bill Anderson, Ricky Skaggs, Josh Turner, Dustin Lynch, Craig Campbell and Sam Palladio from the ABC hit show "Nashville." "Getting to play the Grand Ole Opry is such an incredible honor," said Lewis. "It's a dream come true to think that I'll get to stand in that same iconic circle where music royalty has stood."...

George Strait topped the Country Albums chart for the week ending June 1 with "Love Is Everything." Florida Georgia Line yet again led the Hot Country Songs chart with Cruise. Strait displaced Lady Antebellum's "Golden," which fell to second. "Annie Up" from Pistol Annies was third. Blake Shelton was fourth with "Based on a True Story..." and Kenny Chesney fifth with "Life on a Rock."...

As Carrie Underwood prepares to wrap her 2012-2013 "Blown Away Tour" tonight in Abbottsford, Canada, a $1 million dollar donation is being made to the Red Cross for disaster relief. The charitable contribution to the Red Cross derives from the tour's concert proceeds and was established when it launched in spring 2012....

Filed under: Country News The story of June Carter Cash comes to life in the Lifetime TV movie 'Ring of Fire,' starring Jewel. The folk singer plays Johnny Cash's wife in a made-for-television movie that's centered around her life and career before and during her marriage to the Man in Black. Jewel filmed the movie in Atlanta last year, tweeting more than one picture of herself dressed as Carter Cash. The resemblance is uncanny. In March, a four-minute scene from the movie was revealed at Rolling Stone. Despite a lack of acting credits, Jewel had no trouble capturing the flirty, feisty and funny charm of the late songstress.

Filed under: Country News George Strait's new album is full of No. 1s for the country legend. One week after the lead single 'Give It All You Got Tonight' became Strait's 60th No. 1 single, 'Love Is Everything' debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard country album sales charts. Strait's latest project moved just under 120,000 copies in its street week, good for No. 2 across all genres behind rockers Vampire Weekend. Lady Antebellum is the closest country competitor. The trio is at No. 5 on the all-genre chart with 56,000 copies of 'Golden' sold in its second week available.

Filed under: Country News Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert are stepping up to help victims of Monday's EF5 tornado that decimated areas of Moore, Okla. The 'Mama's Broken Heart' singer's MuttNation Foundation is one of three animal charities on the scene to help displaced animals and families with nowhere to put their pets while they recover. According to KOTV-TV, Oklahoma's Secretary of Agriculture Jim Reese invited MuttNation to assist. Along with Red Star Rescue and North Shore Animal League, Lambert's pet charity have deployed two mobile rescue vehicles. "I'm so proud that MuttNation Foundation can help even a little," Lambert posted on her Facebook page Thursday afternoon.

Filed under: Country News Nominees for the 2013 Teen Choice Awards are trickling in, and Taylor Swift is among the stars with the most nods. Her three nominations are the most for acts in country music. No other country singer is nominated for an award outside of the country categories. While more nominees are expected to be announced, Swift's current honors include nods in the Choice Female Artist, Choice Female Country Artist and Choice Smile categories. She's up against two ex-boyfriends in the latter category: Harry Styles and Taylor Lautner. Best friend Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato round out the smilers.

Reigning CMA Vocal Group of the Year Little Big Town will host the summer’s hottest television music event when ABC  airs “CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock” on Monday, Aug. 12th (8:00-11:00 PM/ET). “It’s an incredible honor to be hosting this year’s CMA Fest,” said Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town. “We could not [...]

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Willie Nelson and Family, headed by one of music’s most spectacular singers, songwriters and all-out showmen, will play a one-night-only cabaret-style show to benefit the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (IFHF) and the military men and women of our nation on June 5, 2013 at the Four Seasons Restaurant in New York City, it was announced [...]