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The Latest Releases from Nashville - October 13 - 19, 2008
We have 4 CD reviews and 2 DVD reviews this week. Check 'em out! :)
- Kellie Pickler releases her sophomore self-titled album.
- Billy Currington offers up A Little Bit of Everything
- John Michael Montgomery's latest is called Time Flies
- Texas Country favorite Chris Knight releases A Heart of Stone
Our DVD reviews are performance videos from Country Legends.
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2008 American Music Awards Nominees Announced
The Country Music nominees are as follows:
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST
FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP
FAVORITE ALBUM
- Garth Brooks - The Ultimate Hits
- Rascal Flatts - Still Feels Good
- Carrie Underwood - Carnival Ride
On The Charts - Top Songs and Albums from week of 10/18/08
New Country Single Releases
AboutCountry Top 10 Songs - October 13, 2008
Dierks Bentley's Miles & Music 2008
AboutCountry's Ashley Wigglesworth attended Dierks Bentley's Miles & Music 2008 Ride and Show event on October 5th. Read her report of what went on, and her review of the show after the Ride was over. View all photos in our Miles & Music Photo Gallery.
Photo © Ashley Wigglesworth
Country Music Birthdays - October 13 - 19, 2008
This week's country music birthdays (even those no longer with us) include:
October 13 - Lacy J. Dalton (1946) "Jill Lynne Byrem"
October 13 - Marie Osmond (1959) "Olive Marie Osmond"
October 13 - John Wiggins (1962)
October 13 - Rhett Akins (1969) "Thomas Rhett Akins"
October 14 - Natalie Maines (Dixie Chicks) (1974)
October 15 - Kimberly Roads (Little Big Town) (1969)
October 17 - Earl Thomas Conley (1941)
October 17 - Alan Jackson (1958) "Alan Eugene Jackson"
October 19 - Jeannie C. Riley (1945) "Jeannie Carolyn Stephenson"
Photo © Shelly Fabian
Taylor Swift and Def Leppard perform on CMT Crossroads
Great Britain's premier arena rock band and one of country music's hottest new stars have come together for a magical night of hit songs and electrifying performances in the next episode of CMT Crossroads.
CMT Crossroads: Def Leppard and Taylor Swift will premiere this Friday, November 7 at 9:00 pm ET/PT on CMT.
The show was taped before a standing-room only audience in Nashville. Lead singer Joe Elliott and Swift traded lyrics on such hit songs as "Photograph," "Pour Some Sugar On Me," "Hysteria," "Picture to Burn" and "Love Story."
"Performing with Def Leppard was awesome!" says Swift. "It was the coolest thing in the world to have my band on stage with them, because for the past two years, before we go on stage we listen to Def Leppard and just rock out and jump around. And then, we were playing on the same stage as they were. It was the most amazing feeling in the world, and we were all just trying to act cool the whole time."
"What an absolute pleasure it was to work with Taylor and her band who are a great set of musicians," says Leppard's Elliott. "Myself and Taylor blended really well together, I think, and everybody, both bands and the crowd, had a great time. I'm really glad we had the opportunity to do this."
Related Links:
- Taylor Swift Biography
- Def Leppard Biography
- Taylor Swift (Deluxe Limited Edition) CD Review
- Taylor Swift Guitar Tabs, Chords & Lyrics
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