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Little Big Town's The Reason Why Debuts at No. 1
A round of cheers, please, for Little Big Town, whose The Reason Why debuts as America's best-selling album of the week on Billboard's country songs chart. And another round is in order for the Randy Rogers Band on the No. 2 arrival of BuBrooks & Dunn Are Done After Two-Hour Nashville Concert
For 20 years, Brooks & Dunn spent most every night beneath the light of a neon moon. But after their two-hour concert in downtown Nashville in Thursday night (Sept. 2), they flipped off the switch and called it a career.NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Brooks & Dunn Are Going Away Now
I think in many ways that a lot of people took Brooks & Dunn for granted. Now that they're gone, a big chunk of country music history goes with them. And I hate to see them go.CMA Nominations Catch Country Artists by Surprise
Even if she doesn't win a trophy in November, Miranda Lambert has already made history as the female with the most nominations in a single year at the CMA Awards.CMA Nominations: Miranda Lambert Prevails as Top Nominee
Miranda Lambert grabbed a total of nine nominations to prevail as the top contender at the 44th annual CMA Awards.Miranda Lambert, Lady Antebellum Lead Initial Nominations for CMA Awards
Miranda Lambert and Lady Antebellum emerged as the early leaders when the nominations for the 44th annual CMA Awards were announced Tuesday morning (Aug. 31) in Nashville.Brooks & Dunn: 10 Prime Hits
With an astonishing two decades of hits, Brooks & Dunn's music clearly speaks for itself. Thus, instead of writing a long goodbye prior to the duo's final concert on Thursday night (Sept. 2) at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, the CMT.com editoriWillie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Fred Foster Honored by Leadership Music
Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and record producer Fred Foster graciously accepted awards honoring their unique leadership in country music during an invitation-only event on Sunday night (Aug. 29) in Nashville.HOT DISH: Trace Adkins, Blake Shelton Sharing Top Chart Space With Lady Antebellum
For the third time this year, Lady Antebellum's Need You Now isn't at the top of Billboard's country albums chart. But before you start feeling sorry for them, keep in mind that they've already sold 2.5 million copies of the title, so they'rTrace Adkins Has Top Album, Blake Shelton Keeps No. 1 Song
Trace Adkins' Cowboy's Back in Town meteors into first place this week on the Billboard country albums chart with first-week sales of just under 50,000 copies. This is Adkins' maiden CD for Show Dog-Universal.Taylor Swift Unveils New Video During CMT Special
"I think we've got the whole town out here!" Taylor Swift proclaimed Friday evening (Aug. 27) in Kennebunkport, Maine, during a CMT special premiering her new video, "Mine."Faith Hill in New Orleans: CMT Insider Interview
Faith Hill has taken a little piece of her heart and given it to New Orleans. The singer visited the Crescent City earlier this week to perform at the Mahalia Jackson Theater on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.CMT Plans Fall Music Specials, Richard Petty Documentary, New Episodes of Hit Series
CMT will add new specials, films and additional episodes of its hit shows to its programming schedule this fall.Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood Will Host CMA Awards
Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will host this year's CMA Awards show taking place Nov. 10, it was announced Thursday morning (Aug. 26) in Nashville. The two became friends when Underwood went on tour as Paisley's opening act, and this marks their thirNASHVILLE SKYLINE: Nashville's "Motown Suite" Is a Storied Part of History
I see that Omni Hotels will build an 800-room hotel in downtown Nashville, next to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and adjacent to the new convention center. That's good news for Nashville, and it reminded me of a recent visit I made to a relati