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US99, Lisa Dent, Ramblin’ Ray and Marci Braun pick up some new hardware at annual industry awards program. Annually, the Country Radio Broadcasters Association convenes, in Nashville, to discuss the state of the industry, meet with the artists and to honor some of country radio’s top stations … [Read more...]
Grammy Awards Recap: Taking home five wins out of six nominations; country music’s Lady Antebellum nearly swept the annual awards program. Up against some of the biggest names in the music business, country music’s Lady Antebellum will bring home two of the most prestigious Grammy awards. … [Read more...]
Country Music Chicago covers the 53rd annual Grammy Awards. The Grammy awards provides country music with a chance to showcase "our kind of music" to the world. Follow our live blog for for commentary on which country stars are representing, who's hot and what's not. Log-on to … [Read more...]
Country music fans are a bit spoiled with a plethora of televised awards shows but at the annual Grammy awards are truly Music’s biggest night. Catch the 53th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday at 7 p.m. cst on the CBS Network. Here’s the scoop on what country stars are performing and who’s … [Read more...]
Concert Alert: David Nail at Joe’s Bar; Jake Owen at the Sears Centre. Bound for Chicagoland to warm up your February nights, these hunky country music stars are capable of revving anyone’s motor. So on Friday, it's down to what you're into! The longhaired, dark-eyed Jake Owen is set to … [Read more...]
Jason Aldean, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley and Rascal Flatts will return to the First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in 2011. As in years past, the behemoth concert promoter, Live Nation, has partnered with US99 to bundle five of Chicago’s biggest summer country concerts for their annual … [Read more...]
The 17th Annual Great Northern Bluegrass Festival set for March 18 – 20, 2011. The Great Northern Bluegrass Festival will return to the Chicago area the weekend of March 18 – 20. Citing new digs for 2011, organizers of the suburban bluegrass festival announced the festival is set for an … [Read more...]
Just off the release of their fourth studio album, “The Incredible Machine”, the country-pop music duo, Sugarland, has released the dates for their a 60-city summer tour. Not one, but two Chicago area dates seem to have made the cut. According to the duo's website, Jennifer Nettles and … [Read more...]
Concert Alert: Easton Corbin at Joe’s Bar – January 7 // 8:30PM While other country “startups” today might not be modeling the “country twang” this genre is probably best known for, there’s one Floridian that’s sticking’ to the standards. Easton Corbin broke into the … [Read more...]
For country music, finding information on its history can be pretty cut and dry. By searching a few keywords on the web, you’ll most likely end up in Nashville, Tennessee, exploring the websites of major institutions’ such as the Grand Ole Opry, The Ryman Auditorium and the Country Music Hall … [Read more...]
