Shelly's Country Music Blog June 2008 Archive

This week's country music birthdays (even those no longer with us) include: June 30 - Dwayne O'Brien (Little Texas) (1963) July 1 - Michelle Wright (1961) July 3 - Johnny Lee (1946) July ... Read More

In support of their July 22nd release, Sugarland will kick off the 25 city nationwide Love on the Inside Tour. The tour will kick off on September 13th in ... Read More

DirecTV will go country in August, as it brings performances from over 20 artists appearing at the Country Concert at Hickory Lakes Festival, from July 10th - 13th. The ... Read More

Sony BMG has added another former American Idol finalist, as Kristy Lee Cook, who appeared on the seventh season of the show, is signed to the 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville ... Read More

Multi-Platinum star Blake Shelton will stop back to Nashville Star, the show where he appeared as a judge last year to perform his hit single, "Home." "Family week" is ... Read More

There is a lot of great music coming out all the time Find out which country music CDs are on the horizon from all your favorite stars.

The third episode of Nashville aired on June 23rd. Read my recap of the show, including what everyone sang, what the judges said, who the bottom two were, and ... Read More

These are songs that have reached at least No. 20 on the charts. They are listed in alphabetical order by song title.

For a well rounded collection of classic country music, we've chosen 10 box sets that we feel are essential to every serious country music fan's collection. This includes country and ... Read More

Here are the new album reviews we have on the site this week. Various Artists Patriotic Country 3 Various Artists Clover Country Mollye Rees self-titled album. The Infamous Stringdusters self-titled album. Cover © Razor ... Read More

AboutCountry Staff writer Scott Sexton interviewed Cody McCarver at the 2008 CMA Music Festival. You may recognize Cody as a member of the legendary country band, Confederate Railroad. He's ... Read More

These are the 10 hottest Country songs of the week as determined by your AboutCountry Guide. This chart is compiled consulting data from various music industry charts and sources. It ... Read More

See which songs are topping the charts, and which song I think will be No. 1 for the following week. All chart rankings are based on the song's or album's ... Read More

Find out what singles will be coming out on country radio this week. Read Jennifer's thoughts about the new music, including music from Jewel, Brad Paisley, Sara Evans, Lee ... Read More

I can hardly believe that 2008 is just about half over already. Coming up on the halfway point in another week, with over 65 albums reviewed, I've come up with ... Read More

This week's country music birthdays (even those no longer with us) include: June 23 - June Carter Cash (1929) "Valerie June Carter" (died 05/15/03) June 25 - Michael Francis (Asleep At ... Read More

Check out my recap of the second episode of Nashville Star 6. Our first finalist is voted off by America's votes, and Trace Adkins appears to sing his hit, ... Read More

Scott Sexton covered the City of Hope Celebrity Softball game this year. Read his writeup of the event, and view the photo gallery from the event. Luke Bryan photo © ... Read More

Marilyn and Ashley covered Lonestar's Bowling Party this year. Read about what went on, and view our photo gallery from the event. Ty Herndon & Buddy Jewell photo © Marilyn ... Read More

GAC's Suzanne Alexander and Country Star Neal McCoy were the hosts of the 2nd Annual Country Weekly Fashion Show. The show was held at the Wildhorse Saloon on June ... Read More

Jennifer reviews Montgomery Gentry's latest album, Back When I Knew It All. Cover © Sony BMG

These are the 10 hottest Country songs of the week as determined by your AboutCountry Guide. This chart is compiled consulting data from various music industry charts and sources. It ... Read More

Find out what singles will be coming out on country radio this week. Read Jennifer's thoughts about the new music, including music from Lee Ann Womack (it's been too long!!! ... Read More

See which songs are topping the charts, and which song I think will be No. 1 for the following week. All chart rankings are based on the song's or album's ... Read More

After a week of posting, I finally have all our 2008 CMA Music Festival Content live on the site. View events that we covered throughout the week, plus we ... Read More

This week's country music birthdays (even those no longer with us) include: June 16 - Billy "Crash" Craddock (1939) "William Wayne Craddock" June 17 - Red Foley (1910) "Clyde Julian Foley" ... Read More

As reported exclusively in People Magazine, Sara Evans and Jay Barker married on Saturday, June 14, 2008 at a Franklin, Tennessee farm near her home. Her son Avery walked ... Read More

Nashville Star is back for a sixth season with three new judges and a brand new host in Billy Ray Cyrus. Judges Jeffrey Steele, John Rich and Jewel will each ... Read More

This is a list of the songs that have reached the Top 20. They're listed in alphabetical order, and include which album they can be found on, plus a review ... Read More

Here are the new reviews we have on the site this week. Jewel's Perfectly Clear The Browns' The Complete Hits Cover © Valory

Watch the video for David Nail's single "I'm About to Come Alive." The video is viewable in Windows Media, Quicktime and Flash formats. Photo © MCA Nashville

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These are the 10 hottest Country songs of the week as determined by your AboutCountry Guide. This chart is compiled consulting data from various music industry charts and sources. It ... Read More

Find out what singles will be coming out on country radio this week. Read Jennifer's thoughts about the new music, including songs from Lady Antebellum, Jessica Simpson, John Michael Montgomery, ... Read More

See which songs are topping the charts, and which song I think will be No. 1 for the following week. All chart rankings are based on the song's or album's ... Read More

Think you know all the most popular songs that have been released in 2008? Here is a quiz made up of lyrics from songs that have reached the Top 20 ... Read More

This week's country music birthdays (even those no longer with us) include: June 11 - Smilin' Jay McDowell (Former BR5-49) (1969) "Jay Michael McDowell" June 12 - Junior Brown (1952) June 12 ... Read More

Billy Ray Cyrus is the host of the sixth season of Nashville Star, which premieres tonight on NBC at 9:00 pm ET. Hot teen star Taylor Swift will ... Read More

For the first time in ten years, Alan Jackson will greet fans in his booth at the CMA Music Awards. Alan and his wife Denise, who will be signing ... Read More

The Hard Rock Café Nashville and StubHub are offering free concerts all day during the CMA Music Festival, Thursday through Sunday, June 5-8. Maybe you didn't get a ticket to ... Read More

This week, we have two new reviews for you. Jeremy McComb's My Side of Town DeAnne Moore's Never Too Late Cover © Parallel Records

I've designed calendar wallpaper featuring a different country music artist for each month of the year. For the month of June I'm featuring country supergroup Rascal Flatts. Download your ... Read More

If you've been watching the CMT series Can You Duet over the past month, you'll recognize Wild Honey as one of the Top 8 finalists on the show. They ... Read More

AboutCountry's Jolene Downs talks with rising Texas country star DeAnne Moore her new CD, her life, her family and a whole lot more. Photo © deannemoore.com

These are the 10 hottest Country songs of the week as determined by your AboutCountry Guide. This chart is compiled consulting data from various music industry charts and sources. It ... Read More

This week, we see new singles from Keith Urban, George Strait, James LeBlanc, Steve Azar, and One Flew South. See what Jennifer has to say about the songs, listen ... Read More

See which songs are topping the charts, and which song I think will be No. 1 for the following week. All chart rankings are based on the song's or album's ... Read More

There's nothing like a hot summer afternoon, hanging out by the pool, beach, lake, wherever with the beverage of your choice, some good friends, and the radio blasting some great ... Read More

This week's country music birthdays (even those no longer with us) include: June 3 - Too Slim (Riders in the Sky) (1948) June 3 - Jamie O'Neal (1968) June 4 - ... Read More