Music City Roundup 1/29 – 2/4

Grand Ole Opry - Nashville (3)

Eye on the Opry- This week on the historic country music show, Keith Urban makes his return to the stage! After having vocal cord surgery about 2 months ago, Urban spent several weeks in complete silence, but is coming back with a bang, sharing the stage with Charley Pride, Edens Edge, Jim Ed … [Read more...]

Near Sweep for Lady A

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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...]

Grammy Performers & Presenters

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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...]

Grammy Preview

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The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards will broadcast live on Sunday, at 7 p.m. cst on the CBS Network. Lady Antebellum fronts country music at annual Grammy Awards with three nominations in the overall category while Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert join Lady A as leaders within the genre. The big … [Read more...]

Sarah Buxton – Sarah Buxton

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Sarah Buxton By: Sarah Buxton Release Date: February 23, 2010 Sarah Buxton’s full-album was in the works for several years as she was carefully crafting her career as an artist and songwriter. In the past, Buxton’s music has worked its way on to the song charts, this marks her first time … [Read more...]

Lady Antebellum leads ACM Nominations

Chicago’s country music station receives nomination; local country music hotspot slighted. [singlepic id=192 w=150 h=120 float=left]The Academy of Country Music released, on Tuesday, the slate of nominations for the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards. Country music stars Reba McEntire … [Read more...]

Nashville shines at GRAMMY Awards

This article was originally featured on Grammy.com/blogs. When country music meets the Grammy Awards, it’s always interesting to see the “family” commingled with artists of other popular genres. Even when you drop Taylor Swift into the mix, it seems to bring the best “country girl” … [Read more...]

Word on the Street – Nov. 4

Say it ain't so! Once again, Joe’s Bar is raking in the heavy hitters with a little help from their friends. Just announced on the venue’s blog, country music super-star Keith Urban will return to the north side venue for a special acoustic performance on Sat., Nov. 14. Unfortunately, you … [Read more...]

iTunes Original Keith Urban

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Country music mega star Keith Urban has released an exclusive 23 track set of original music, exclusive interviews and deep cuts of some of his biggest hits over the past several years. Singles like “Days Go By” and “Kiss A Girl” are available exclusively through the iTunes Music Store for … [Read more...]

Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift big winners at CMT Music Awards

Nashville - Brad Paisley and teen sensation Taylor Swift were among the big winners at tonight’s 2009 CMT Music Awards held at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tenn. Hosted by actor and comedian Bill Engvall the awards show featured live performances from a host of country music stars including … [Read more...]