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About HaleighT

HaleighT grew up in rural Sallisaw, Oklahoma, completely immersed in the country music lifestyle. She works with CMNB as our field assignment journalist, gathering concert reviews and exclusive interviews from every artist she can. When she's not out on the road, she's in our web studio filming "Takin' a Break With HaleighT" a short weekly opinion and news segment that launched in 2011.

The Departed New Album-Adventus

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The Departed Releases Second Album, Adventus. They may have dropped Cody Canada from the band name, but they didn’t drop him as a part of the band itself. The Departed has released their second album, Adventus, following This Is Indian Land (labeled under the longer name). This album features 14 tracks all written or co-written by the boys in the band. I really enjoyed “Cold Hard Fact,” “Sweet Lord,” “250,000 Things” and “Better Get Right.” Check it out and tell us what you think! And FYI the guys really love to eat breakfast for dinner! =) Adventus Track Listing: 1. Worth The Fight 2. Burden 3. Prayer For The Lonely 4. Blackhorse Mary 5. Hard To Find 6. Hobo 7. Flagpole 8. Cold Hard Fact 9. Demons 10. Set It Free 11. Better Get It Right 12. 250,000 Things 13. Mark It Wrong 14. Sweet Lord

Blake Shelton Samsung Commercial

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Blake Shelton Shows Us What The Next Big Thing Is. If you are a fan of Blake Shelton, Jermaine Paul, The Voice or Samsung phones, then you will love this commercial. In the minute long clip, we get to hear Jermaine’s amazing vocals, Blake’s coaching skills and see some cool features that the new Samsung phone has. Make sure to catch the all new episode of The Voice next Monday, Nov. 19 where the remaining members of Team Blake will take the stage! Check out the commercial below!

Charlie Daniels New Christmas Album

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Charlie Daniels Releases 4th Holiday Album, Hallelujah It’s Christmas Time Again. Charlie Daniels is making the rounds with national press to promote his Christmas project, Hallelujah It’s Christmas Time Again. A life-long supporter of our military service men and women, Daniels has partnered with BUFFETS, INC. for the exclusive release of this project, with all profits to be donated to the Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA) for Operation Outdoors, a camp program that assists the children of military personnel during deployment. The album, which features a wide range of classic and original holiday music including “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” “Hallelujah,” as well as a special bonus track reading of Daniels’ “Carolina Christmas Carol,” will ONLY be available at the approximately 340 restaurant locations operated by BUFFETS, INC. including , Old Country Buffet, HomeTown Buffet, Ryan’s and Fire Mountain restaurants. Daniels has already made several appearance in support of the album including interviews with Billboard Magazine, The Boot and Country Weekly. Tomorrow, Nov. 15, he will be on FOX & FRIENDS and GAC’s Headline Country. December 2 he will make an appearance on CMT’s Southern Fried Flicks! Watch the video below from Billboard Magazine to listen to Daniels talk about his connection with WWII, a Christmas story he wrote and why he will always say “Merry Christmas” instead of “Happy Holidays!”

Ronnie Dunn Performs At Third Annual Holiday Bash

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Ronnie Dunn Does His Part To Help The Children. On November 8, Ronnie Dunn performed to a sold out Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center in Bowling Green benefiting the charities of the third annual Holiday Bash. The Holiday Bash charity began in 2010 as a joint venture of Commonwealth Broadcasting, WBKO-TV and United Country Auctions to raise much needed money for children’s charities in the weeks immediately before Christmas. In a tremendous outpouring of support, the Southern Kentucky community has embraced Holiday Bash with open arms to the benefit of local charities including Boys and Girls Clubs, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, United Way, and many more. Many of the children who are directly impacted by the generosity of the local community through these charities were on hand to meet Dunn and thank him in person prior to his performance. “This is an extraordinary collaboration of efforts to the great benefit of all charities involved and in turn, to all the children and families who rely on the work done by these charities,” shares Dunn. “I’m happy to do my part and hope for the continued success of Holiday Bash.” In addition to the Dunn concert, Holiday Bash will host a dinner at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green on November 30 with both a live and a silent auction. Select auction items, including University of Kentucky tickets, trips to New York City, Las Vegas, Hawaii, and Florida, autographed memorabilia from Charlie Daniels, Tim McGraw, and Rascal Flatts are open for bidding now on proxibid.com . Additional auction items will be posted and open during live bidding for those unable to attend. For tickets, questions or more information on Holiday Bash, please visit wbko.com or contact event coordinator, Paula Kirby (pmoorenky@aol.com). If y’all are in the Kentucky area or just love to help a good cause look into this dinner!

Aaron Lewis’ New Album-The Road

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Aaron Lewis Releases His First Full-Length, Solo, Country Album, The Road. Aaron Lewis fans have been patiently waiting for his full-length solo album, The Road, to be released. Co-produced by Lewis and James Stroud, The Road hit stores yesterday, November 13. The album follows Lewis’ debut solo EP, Town Line, which reached #1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart last year. The Grammy Award-nominated, multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and guitarist tells one story after another on The Road. Featuring ten songs, with all but one (“Granddaddy’s Gun”) written by the Lewis, The Road unfolds with a classic grit and an invigorating energy all directly from Lewis’s heart and soul. “Forever,” the current single just released to radio November 12, is a true product of the road itself. The new song captures the longing and loneliness of life on the tour bus, while reflecting the immortality of true love. A live acoustic version of “Forever” is available as part of an iTunes-exclusive deluxe version of the album along with four other live acoustic tracks. Below is a video of an interview Lewis did with The Boot on the behind the scenes parts of The Road. Check it out! You’ll get to hear some great stories from Lewis including one that involves Blake Shelton! Watch the video and pick up your copy of The Road!

Josh Abbott Band Sorority Spirit Contest

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The Josh Abbott Band Does Their Part To Contribute To Charities With A Spirited, Sisterly Competition. The second annual Josh Abbott Band Sorority Spirit Contest is currently in progress. The contest has gotten a huge response and a lot is thanks to Twitter. Since the kick off, Josh has been receiving over 160 tweets an hour from coast to coast from sorority sisters doing their part to raise some money for their philanthropy. Prizes for this contest include a Josh Abbott Band performance, $10,000 in award money to the winning houses philanthropy, as well as prizes from Dior Cosmetics, Kendra Scott Jewelry and Gigi’s Cupcakes. Sorority Chapters from all directions have registered including Tampa Florida, Pennsylvania State University, University of Oregon, Northern Arizona University, Louisiana State University, Texas Tech, University of Wisconsin-Madison and more! There are 3 phases of the contest and phase 2, Finals Week, begins tomorrow! The 10-15 chapters who had the most people “join” their spirit page and have shown the most creativity will advance into Finals Week. Those finalists will have November 13-15 to submit a skit, via video, with a theme of the bands choosing. Grand prize winners will be chosen from that group based on creativity, entertainment value and effort. Phase 3, The Showdown, will have the videos displayed publicly to raise awareness of the finalists philanthropies. The final winners of this year’s JAB Spirit Contest will be announced the week of November 19. For more information on the contest click HERE. Watch the video below of how last year’s, the first ever, JAB spirit contest turned out!

Jo Dee Messina Performs After Running Marathon

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Jo Dee Messina Takes The Stage After Competing In The Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon. Jo Dee Messina had a very busy day yesterday, Sunday, November 11. Not only did she run 13.1 miles, she then performed for 25,000 runners to celebrate the finish of the Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon & ½ Marathon. Messina completed the half-marathon in 2:36:50 and took the stage one hour later to headline the event’s finish line concert outside the Alamodome. To the surprise of thousands of runners in the audience, Messina performed wearing her half-marathon finishers medal, CEP compression socks and bright blue running shoes. At the same event on Veterans Day, a solider, Sgt. Jonathan Gillis, having just returned from serving in Iraq for 10 months surprised his wife, Giselle, at the finish line of the race. She had no idea he would be there and broke into tears as she crossed the finish line.

George Jones Announces Final Nashville Concert

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The Possum Has Announced His Final Nashville Concert Of His Career. George Jones has announced the final Nashville show as part of The Grand Tour to be held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN on Friday, November 22, 2013. Special guest Tanya Tucker will be on hand for the Nashville concert amongst other friends of The Possum, yet to be announced. “The Grand Tour will have surprises throughout the shows – you never know who may show up! The Possum has lots of friends so it is going to be the most exciting thing to see who shows up during the final show. You should come too – and we can be surprised together!” said Jones. George Jones, often referred to as the “the greatest living country singer” will mark the end of an era with 2013’s farewell tour titled “The Grand Tour“. The tour is expected to make approximately 60 stops next year. “I Don’t Need Your Rockin’ Chair“, “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes“, “White Lightning” and “He Stopped Loving Her Today” will surely be part of each night’s set list, along with plenty of guests and surprises. Tickets for the Nashville show go on-sale Friday, November 16th at 10am at all Ticketmaster locations. All you George Jones fans be sure to get on the ball, you don’t want to miss one of his final shows that are listed below!

Toby Keith On The Tonight Show

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Toby Keith Makes Several TV Appearances This Week. Toby Keith will be on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno tonight, November 12. The show will air at 10:35pm CT on NBC. Keith will also be making two TV appearances tomorrow, November 13. The first will be on CBS’ The Talk at 1:00pm CT. The second will be on The Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 11:35pm CT, also on CBS. Watch his appearances and get your copy of his brand new album, Hope On The Rocks!

Faith Hill American Heart Video

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The Official Music Video For Faith Hill’s “American Heart.” Faith Hill has released the official music video for her current single, “American Heart.” She previously released a lyric video for the song and performed it on the CMA’s on November 1. I wasn’t the biggest fan of the song before and her performance didn’t help my opinions. That night on stage at the CMA’s she added a “God Bless America” to the end of the song and I was hoping it was a one time thing. It was kind of awkward and it didn’t really fit. Unfortunately she has added those 3 words, plus some, to the official music video. All that aside the video is pretty sweet! There are some cute kids at the beginning and the little boy with the big hair has got the moves! Watch the video below and tell us what you think!