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Zac Brown Band at the 55th GRAMMY Awards

Country Music Winners List From This Year’s GRAMMYs

Taylor Swift was up for Record of the Year at the 55th GRAMMY Awards Sunday night, but she lost out to Gotye and Kimbra for their infectious hit “Somebody That I Used To Know.” And Hunter Hayes had been nominated for Best […]

2013/02/11

Who Are Taylor Swift’s Favorites Among This Year’s GRAMMY Nominees?

Is Taylor Swift excited to play the GRAMMY Awards this weekend? You bet she is. As she explained during an interview with Chuck Edwards and Linda Lee of Detroit’s WYCD yesterday, she’s “nervous,” stoked,” and “excited”–”all of it bundled up in […]

2013/02/07

Civil Wars Cancel Tour Dates Due To ‘Internal Discord’

In a message posted to their fans, the country-folk duo announced they’ve cancelled all current tour dates.

2012/11/07

John Paul White and Joy Williams of The Civil Wars (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for CMT)

Joy Williams Of The Civil Wars Gives Birth To Baby Boy

This Saturday marked the birth of Miles Alexander, the first child for Joy Williams of the Civil Wars and her husband Nate Yetton.

2012/07/02

Gillian Welch (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

Civil Wars, Gillian Welch, Steve Earle Among 2012 Americana Music Awards Nominees

In a ceremony yesterday at the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles, the Americana Music Association announced the 2012 nominees for the Americana Music Awards. Artists leading the list of nominations include singer/songwriter Gillian Welch (O […]

2012/06/01

Carrie Underwood (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Carrie Underwood Leads 2012 CMT Music Award Nominations

Nominations for the 2012 CMT Music Awards were announced this morning (April 23), and Carrie Underwood leads the pack with her name in five categories. Miranda Lambert earned four total (two with her group Pistol […]

2012/04/23

Dierks Bentley (Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)

Dierks Bentley, Zac Brown, Pistol Annies Among Country Artists Celebrating Record Store Day April 21

Record Store Day is an annual celebration of independent record stores across the country and around the world. Taking place Saturday, April 21, the day is marked by hundreds of special releases (on vinyl, CD, […]

2012/04/18

New Taylor Swift Song From Hunger Games Soundtrack – “Eyes Open”

[photogallerylink id=97741 align=left] Taylor Swift has not one but two songs on the upcoming Hunger Games soundtrack. Whereas the previously released song “Safe & Sound” was a collaboration with the group Civil Wars, the second […]

2012/03/13

Nashville Hotline: Taylor Swift Dominates The World Of Cinema

Today, details on how [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Taylor Swift[/lastfm] is slowly but surely taking over the world of cinema from both the acting perspective and the soundtrack perspective, [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Tony Bennett[/lastfm]‘s duets special, [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Blake Shelton[/lastfm] and The Voice […]

2012/01/05

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