October 20, 2011, 9:41 am Keith Burns of Burns & Poe and a few of his friends are coming together for a charity golf tournament benefiting his daughter, Savannah. Savannah, 18, was diagnosed with a rare form of Leukemia in April of this year. Shortly after entering the hospital to begin treatments, she slipped into a coma for several days. [...] Read More
June 16, 2011, 5:50 pm Country stars stepped up to the batter’s box on Saturday, June 11 for the 21st Annual City of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge. Pitting the Grand Ole Opry team against the AfterMidnite With Blair Garner team, the game has become a staple of the CMA Music Festival. This year, more than 5,000 fans were on hand [...] Read More
April 20, 2011, 12:02 pm In an emotional blog post, Julie Roberts revealed to her fans that she has Multiple Sclerosis. The singer, who is working on her third studio album, was diagnosed while working on her Men and Mascara album five years ago. Holding nothing back, she wrote about the signs that led her to realize something was wrong. [...] Read More
February 17, 2011, 5:12 pm Maxim magazine has once again released their list of the hottest women in country music. For some reason they decided to whittle the field down to just 13. Which means they’re leaving a lot of deserving ladies out. For example, how in the world can you not include Faith Hill, Reba, Martina McBride and LeAnn [...] Read More
December 31, 2010, 5:10 am It rained. And rained. And rained some more. Nashville took in over 13 inches of water in a 48-hour period in May, and some areas of the region were swamped with as much as 20 inches. It was more than the rivers and streams could handle, and by May 3, the drainage system was overflowing. The stage and much of the floor seating at the Grand Ole Opry House was covered, water seeped into one room at the Country Music Hall of Fame, LP Field — the site of the CMA Music Festival — became a swamp, and an instrument storage unit was drowned, destroying guitars and equipment owned by Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Toby Keith and Vince Gill, among others. It took a while for people to notice outside of Middle Tennessee. The focus of the major news organizations at the time was on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. So Music City rolled up its sleeves and started digging out on its own. The Nashville flood is No. 1 on the list as GAC concludes its countdown of the top country news stories of 2010. Read More
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