Review: Taylor Swift: “Red”

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In Taylor Swift's own words, this CD is about the red relationships in life. She is talking about “.....the ones that went from 0-100mph and then hit a wall and exploded”. While every listener can relate to this, devoting a whole CD of 16 songs to the same subject is not only a daunting … [Read more...]

Look who’s two timin’ now!

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The 45th Annual Country Music Association Awards was a big night for some of country's hottest stars. Taylor Swift was named Entertainer of the Year joining Barbara Mandrell as only the second female in CMA history to be named Entertainer of the Year twice. Taylor may have received the night's … [Read more...]

CMA Fest: Country-wide Country

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CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL COUNTRY'S NIGHT TO ROCK TO AIR AUGUST 14 ON THE ABC NETWORK! Get ready to experience Nashville's hottest music event of the year! The 2011 “CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock” will air on Sunday, August 14 at 7:00PM CST on ABC Television Network. The three hour … [Read more...]

And the winner is… COUNTRY

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Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert big winners at annual country music awards show in Las Vegas. Aside from all of the guest performances, celebrity presenters and, of course, key sponsors, country music shined at the annual Academy of Country Music Awards. Although, it’s getting harder and … [Read more...]

ACM Preshow Rundown

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The 46th annual Academy of Country Music Awards will broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3, at 7 p.m. central time on the CBS Network. Compared to other televised music industry awards show, the country-only shows provide fans with the ultimate viewing … [Read more...]

Word on the Street – Nov. 24

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Lisa Dent & Ramblin’ Ray bring home the CMA A belated congratulations to US99.5’s very own Lisa Dent and Ramblin’ Ray [Stevens] and the rest of the WUSN morning crew for their 44th Annual Country Music Association win for Broadcast Personalities of the Year in a Major Market. The duo … [Read more...]

Swift on new album, single

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Breaking Music News: NASHVILLE – Country music entertainer Taylor Swift announces new album, single during live web chat. Release date for Swift’s third studio album titled, “Speak Now”, is set for October 25. New single, “Mine”, to debut mid-August. “It’s been a three year … [Read more...]

The Windy 15 for March 21, 2010

This week's greatest gainers include Taylor Swift for her Valentines Day hit "Today Was A Fairytale"  at number one and the girl-power duo, Bomshel, with their radio debut "19 and Crazy" at number three.  Steve Holy's 2006 release, "Come on Rain", is up eight spots to number six.   Bunch of new … [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...]