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Heat Map – Area Country Dance Clubs

Frank Seres — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 20:22:20 +0000

Why do people go to country dance clubs? For some, it’s simply a way to unwind after a long day (or week) at work. Others have a specific purpose – to scoot a boot. Whether it’s line dancing or two-stepping with your honey, boot scootin’ has become an art. As soon as you walk in [...]

Trisha Yearwood + Garth Brooks May Record Album and Tour

Brittany Joy Cooper — Sat, 05 May 2012 13:55:08 +0000

While both Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks are highly celebrated names in country music, they’re also parents, which does more to dictate their schedule at the moment than audience demand. However, with their youngest daughter set to graduate high school in 2014, the couple are starting to let themselves dream about life as empty-nesters.

Lady Antebellum Want to Perform at Your Prom

Brittany Joy Cooper — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:45:38 +0000

If you’re having a particularly difficult time choosing your prom theme for this year — the Vegas theme is a little tired and you’re tired of standing by a cardboard miniature of the Eiffel Tower — Lady Antebellum are offering up a pretty compelling alternative. The country trio would like to suggest a different option, and they’re even willing to come help you pull it off. How about an ‘Own the Night’-themed prom?

Roger Creager's 'Turn it Up' Becomes Sixth Straight No. 1 Single on Texas Charts

Billy Dukes — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:25:32 +0000

The lead single from Roger Creager’s ‘Surrender’ album is the sixth straight Texas chart-topper for the Corpus Christi native. ‘Turn it Up’ reached No. 1 this week on both the Texas Music Chart and the Texas Regional Radio Report chart. Creager knew he had a hit when he wrote it, but still tried to give [...]

Miranda Lambert Spills About Playing Advisor to Blake Shelton's 'The Voice' Team

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:00:19 +0000

Miranda Lambert has a more active role on this season of ‘The Voice.’ While she supported her husband, coach Blake Shelton, last season and performed with his finalist Dia Frampton on air, this season, she’s more deeply involved as an advisor to Shelton’s team.

Behind the Scenes of 'Over You'

Brittany Joy Cooper — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:30:12 +0000

Miranda Lambert is debuting her new music video for her current emotional single ‘Over You‘ this Thursday (March 1), but the Boot released a sneak peek early, giving a glimpse of the behind-the-scenes footage of filming the video. Lambert wrote the song with husband Blake Shelton about the death of Shelton’s older brother Richie, who lost his life in a car accident in 1991 when Shelton was only 14-years-old.

Wade Hayes Battles Colon Cancer

Alanna Conaway — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:35:56 +0000

Wade Hayes will be taking the stage for the first time next week since being diagnosed and treated for stage IV colon cancer. Hayes, along with Trace Adkins, Exile, GAC’s Nan Kelly and her husband Charlie, will join together for the 4th Annual Stars Go Blue for Colon Cancer benefit event and concert, taking place Tuesday, March 6 at Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame.

Dwight Yoakam Pulls Out of 'Lone Ranger'

Brittany Joy Cooper — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:14:59 +0000

Dwight Yoakam was slated to play the part of the villain in the upcoming film ‘The Lone Ranger,’ but he has just walked away from the role due to conflicts in his schedule. The film — which has a celebrity cast of Johnny Depp as the American Indian Tonto, Armie Hammer as the Lone Ranger and Tom Wilkinson as the evil railroad tycoon Latham Cole — will still go on without him.

Love and Theft First Video

Alanna Conaway — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:07:02 +0000

Love and Theft‘s new single, ‘Angel Eyes,’ is giving the band a handful of firsts, including the fact that it’s a their first release as a duo. The video for the tune was just released, showing a more mature side of Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles as they flirt with temptation of dating the preacher’s daughters.

Craig Campbell at Daytona 500

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:26:39 +0000

Craig Campbell is revving his engines. The ‘Family Man’ singer will make his way down to the Daytona International Speedway this coming weekend, where he will headline the Coca-Cola stage in the Midway Fan Zone prior to the start of the Daytona 500. Campbell will hit the stage at 10:45 AM ET on Sunday, Feb. 26. He is slated to play a free, 90-minute set. Yes, you read right. The show is free.

Blake Shelton and His Softer Side

Brittany Joy Cooper — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:05:42 +0000

Blake Shelton became a country star on his music alone, but since he first appeared on NBC’s ‘The Voice‘ last season, the 6-foot-5 man’s man with a soft side has truly become a favored celebrity. In a recent interview, Shelton talked about his role on the hit show, his marriage to no-nonsense country artist Miranda Lambert and why he didn’t know how to get to his own home when he was living in L.A.

Pediatricians' Group Says 'SpongeBob SquarePants' Is Bad for Kids

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:48:18 +0000

The American Academy of Pediatrics has called out Nickelodeon’s popular animated kids’ series ‘SpongeBob SquarePants,’ saying its fast pace hampers childrens’ cognitive development. The criticism is based on a study from University of Virginia’s department of psychology, in which one group of four-year olds watched nine-minutes of SpongeBob, another watched nine minutes of a slower-paced PBS kids’ show, and [...]

Miranda Lambert Reveals 'Four the Record' Track Listing

Jeff Giles — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:13:57 +0000

Sony Music Nashville

Miranda Lambert unveiled the cover of her new album, ‘Four the Record,’ last week, but she wasn’t finished teasing details of the hotly-anticipated project.

One good turn deserves another, after all — so Lambert followed her cover reveal by releasing the ‘Four the Record’ track listing.

Man Makes 'Luxury' Home in Dumpster [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:12:17 +0000

In artist Gregory Kloehn’s effort to “break down what a home can be,” he was able to create a high end living space in a common dumpster. His miniature house includes a bed, a toilet, a stainless steel sink and other kitchen appliances, storage space, electricity and an outside shower — not to mention granite counter [...]

'Top Gun' Coming to Theaters in 3D

Chris Illuminati — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:58:52 +0000

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Maverick, Goose and the rest of the ‘fly boys’ will land back in movie theaters in 2012 when ‘Top Gun’ is re-released in 3D. A four-minute preview of the converted film was screened at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam. The bit they showed? The ‘Danger Zone’ aerial flight [...]

5 TV Show Remakes That Didn't Stink

Kirthana Ramisetti — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:47:02 +0000

ABC Hollywood loves to crank out remakes of beloved TV shows, and this season is no exception. Television viewers will be treated to new versions of 'Charlie’s Angels' and 'Prime Suspect.' More often then not, though, these reboots fail, but there are a few success stories. Here are five TV remakes that were actually successful [...]

'Spartacus: Blood and Sand' Star Andy Whitfield Dies of Cancer at 39

Shauna Wright — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:53:38 +0000

Actor Andy Whitfield, who starred on the first season of the Starz series ‘Spartacus: Blood and Sand,’ has died in Sydney, Australia from non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He was 39. Whitfield’s wife, who called her husband “a beautiful young warrior,” said, “He passed peacefully surrounded by love. Thank you to all his fans whose love and support [...]

Jason Aldean Considering Acting Career

Jeff Giles — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:43:56 +0000

Jason Aldean seems to have this “country music” thing in the bag — he is the genre’s best-selling artist of the year, after all. So, what’s next?

It sounds like a jump to Hollywood could be in the cards for the ‘Dirt Road Anthem’ singer, who recently revealed that he’s been getting scripts — and considering a spot in front of the cameras.

Billy Dean Promotes Local Farming with New Album, 'The Seed'

Jeff Giles — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:10:29 +0000

It’s been awhile since Billy Dean released some new music — and even longer since he tasted the kind of chart success he enjoyed with his first few albums in the early ’90s — but he’s making plans to change all that.

Dean has partnered with the Naturipe Farms collective for a series of new recordings, starting with a digital EP that’s currently available on iTunes). He also has plans for a full album in the fall. It might sound like an unusual partnership, but country music and farming is a pretty natural fit — and Dean stands squarely behind the company’s mission to help promote the sale of locally grown produce.

Blake Shelton's 'Red River Blue' Is Number One on Billboard Albums Chart

Andy Scott — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:06:50 +0000

Blake Shelton may be having the best year ever.

According to Taste of Country, the ‘Voice’ coach and newlywed’s new CD, ‘Red River Blue,’ topped this week’s Billboard 200 Albums chart, with over 116,000 copies sold.

That was more than enough to beat out Incubus, whose CD, ‘If Not Now, When?’, pulled in 79,500 copies, and money-maker Adele,