May 10th - May 16th
(News will be updated throughout the week.)
Nashville Label Grows 'JamGrass' Audience
The success of progressive bluegrass and jam-band acts and the Appalachian folk-based "Cold Mountain" soundtrack has inspired Nashville indie Compendia Records.
"JamGrass -- A Phish Tribute" came out in March. A similar tribute to Dave Matthews Band is tentatively scheduled for July. More...
Messina Mends in Rehab
Jo Dee Messina talks to CMT Insider about her stay in rehab for alcohol abuse. More...
Trick Pony Signs With Curb Records
After recording their first two albums with Warner Brothers, the band has signed with Curb Records with an album to be released this fall and a single to come out in a few weeks. More...
Nashville Star Finalists Hitting The Road
Brad Cotter, the winner of the Nashville Star contest will headline the first 'Nashville Star' tour which will also feature George Canyon, Matt Lindahl and Lance Miller. The tour kicks off in Kettering, OH and will include about 30 dates. More...
Hank Jr. Teams Up With Rowdy Friends For 2004 Concert Dates
Hank Williams Jr., country music's 5-time 'Entertainer of the Year', will team-up with various rowdy friends in 2004 to play together and share their common love of music on tour.
Hank Williams Jr. has received 16 songwriting honors and has released 20 gold and six platinum or multiple platinum albums. He was named country's Entertainer of the Year for five consecutive years and has won four Emmys for his "ABC Monday Night Football" theme song. Hank’s latest, I’m One Of You, was released in November 2003. For list of dates...
Brad Paisley and John Mayer Hit a Crossroads
As multi-award-winning Arista Nashville recording artist Brad Paisley continues to climb the charts with "Whiskey Lullaby," a duet with Alison Krauss, this week marks the debut of another inspired pairing as CMT unveils the latest edition of CMT Crossroads, featuring Paisley and hitmaker John Mayer. The one-hour episode of CMT's popular performance series continues to bring together country's finest stars with artists from other music genres. Paisley and Mayer taped the episode in New York earlier this year. Debuting this Friday, May 14, with additional airings through the month, the program has already attracted attention with the videoclip for "Why Georgia" airing on both VH1 and CMT, while Rolling Stone's April 29 issue spotlighted Mayer and Paisley in mid-jam for its "Random Notes" segment. More...
Lonestar Kicks Off A String Of National TV Performances At The Academy Of Country Music Awards On CBS
Lonestar launches into a series of national TV appearances when they premiere their new single "Let's Be Us Again" during a special live acoustic performance on the Academy of Country Music Awards on CBS on May 26 at 8PM ET/PT. This is just the beginning as they travel back and forth between coasts over the following weeks to promote their first studio album in almost three years, Let's Be Us Again with appearances on Good Morning America, On-Air with Ryan Seacrest and The View. More...
The Latest News from Sony Nashville
Jessi Alexander's debut video "Honeysuckle Sweet" will debut on Wednesday, May 12 on CMT. The song, which Jessi wrote with Sally Barris, is somewhat autobiographical of Jessi's growing up years in West Tennessee. "I started this song with the title 'Honeysuckle Sweet,' the two words I could find to describe my summers as a child on the Tennessee River. I closed my eyes and had a stream of visions: catching catfish, sunburned from head to toe, playing my daddy's records so loud you could probably hear it down the river, and laying under the stars at night wishing I could grow up faster. I wanted people to see where I come from." The clip was shot in downtown Nashville and on a farm outside Nashville and was directed by Roger Pistole. More news on Mary Chapin Carpenter, Brad Cotter and other Sony artists...
Deana Carter Expecting 1st Child
Deana Carter and boyfriend Chris Hicky are expecting a baby in September. Hicky is a filmmaker who will premiere his movie, Blue Horses, in June at the Las Vegas Film Festival.