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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.

Ricky Skaggs Makes National Appearances

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Ricky Skaggs Will Be Making Numerous National Appearances In The Coming Days In Support Of His New Album, Music To My Ears. Ricky Skaggs released his new Country and Bluegrass album, Music To My Ears, yesterday, his first new album in more than three years! In support of the album, Skaggs is set to make several TV and radio appearances in the coming days. Yesterday, September 25, he was on GAC’s “On The Streets,” CMT Radio and The Michael Berry Show. Today he was on The Steve Gill Show and will be on The Rusty Humphries Show (interview airs at various times depending on market – syndicated through Talk Radio Network). Tomorrow Skaggs will be on The Mike Huckabee Show (interview airs at various times depending on market – syndicated through Cumulus Media). Saturday, September 29, he will be on Crook & Chase (airs on syndicated affiliates at various times depending on market / re-airs Sunday, September 30 at 7:00 PM Eastern on RFD-TV). Next Saturday, October 6, Skaggs will appear on Fox News Channel LIVE at 12:00 PM Eastern, CMT “Insider” (airs at 12:00 PM Eastern / re-airs Sunday, October 7 at 12:00 PM) and American Country Countdown w/ Kix Brooks (Cumulus Media) air date to be announced Be sure and go and get your copy of Music To My Ears!

Sarah Darling On Fox and Friends

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Sarah Darling Made Her Fox & Friends Debut This Past Weekend. Sarah Darling made her Fox & Friends debut this past Saturday, September 22. While there she gave a live performance of her new single, “Home To Me.” Following the broadcast, Darling performed “Old t-Shirt” on the after show. Click HERE to see “Old t-Shirt” and look below to see “Home To Me” and a picture of Darling, Alisyn Camerota and Dave Briggs. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com

Loretta Lynn’s 50th Grand Ole Opry Celebration

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Loretta Lynn Celebrates Her 50th Opry Anniversary! As the Grand Ole Opry prepares to celebrate the 50th Opry Anniversary of country icon Loretta Lynn with a star-packed Opry show featuring Lynn, Miranda Lambert, Pistol Annies, Crystal Gayle, Lee Ann Womack, and more tomorrow night, fans can celebrate Lynn’s golden achievement in the hours leading up to the show online and on the radio. Among the activities planned in honor of the Coal Miner’s Daughter: Twitter: Fans and fellow artists are invited to share their favorite memories of Lynn via Twitter using #Love4Loretta. Favorite tweets will be compiled into special blogs on opry.com and shared at tomorrow night’s show. Loretta on the Radio: Opry flagship station 650 AM-WSM (wsmonline.com) is scheduled to play a Lynn song every hour tomorrow, Tues., Sept. 25, and has invited other country artists to call in throughout the day with their congratulations for the iconic artist. Lynn’s sisters Crystal Gayle and Peggy Sue will visit the 650 AM-WSM studio for a live show in Lynn’s honor 2 – 3 p.m. tomorrow. Tomorrow night’s Opry show can be heard live on 650 AM-WSM, opry.com, wsmonline.com, and free apps available from both the Opry and 650 AM WSM. Press Conference Stream: opry.com will stream a press conference featuring Lynn and other artists on tomorrow night’s show live from backstage at the Opry House at 6:30 p.m. Enter To Win the Fine Print: Tomorrow only, fans can visit opry.com to enter to win a Loretta Lynn 50th Opry Anniversary Hatch Show Print to be signed tomorrow evening by the guest of honor. Be sure to watch and/or listen!

Brent Cobb Love On Me-New Single

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Brent Cobb’s “Love On Me” Is Now Available On iTunes. Do yourself a favor and pick up Brent Cobb’s latest single, “Love On Me.” The song is great and I promise you’ll take a liking to it! Some of you might be asking yourself if you know who this Cobb character is…you do! Not only is he a singer, he is a successful songwriter. He has been known to write tunes for the Eli Young Band, Luke Bryan, Little Big Town, Kellie Pickler and more! To learn more on Cobb read this article HERE!

Easton Corbin All Over The Road Acoustic Video

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Easton Corbin Gives Fans A Special Treat With An Acoustic Video Of “All Over The Road.” Easton Corbin is thanking fans for a successful release day of his sophomore album, All Over the Road, with a brand new acoustic version of the title track. Corbin was on last nights episode of GAC’s Headline Country and will be on CMT’s Insider this Saturday, September 22. For more of the latest news, visit Easton’s official site at eastoncorbin.com. All Over the Road is available now on iTunes. Watch the video of “All Over The Road” below!

Dierks Bentley Tip It On Back-Video

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Here Is The Official Music Video For Dierks Bentley’s “Tip It On Back.” Below is the official music video for Dierks Bentley’s current single, “Tip It On Back.” This song has been a favorite of mine since the release of his album, Home. “Tip It On Back” is the fourth single from that album and is nothing like the previous three. It has a very calming vibe to it. It really just makes me want to sing along and sway, but that’s just me! Watch the video and let us know what you think! Current Dierks Bentley Tour Dates and Tickets

Lauren Alaina 18 City Inch By Inch Tour

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Lauren Alaina Counts Down To Her 18th Birthday With The 18-City Incy-By-Inch Tour! Lauren Alaina will make her way, inch by inch, to her 18th birthday when she embarks on an 18-city tour in support of her current single “Eighteen Inches.” Lauren is teaming up with local charities and the Special Olympics to donate a portion of each sale of her limited edition 18-City Inch-By-Inch Tour t-shirt. Lauren is trying to make a difference city-by-city, inch-by-inch. Fans who cannot make it to one of these shows can still do their part and purchase the limited edition t-shirt from Lauren’s website www.laurenalainaofficial.com. “Eighteen Inches,” co-written by Carrie Underwood, Kelley Lovelace and Ashley Gorley, has hit the Top 40 on the country singles chart and is steadily rising. Tour Dates Sept. 21 Bloomsburg, PA Sept. 22 Long Island, NY Sept. 29 Salem, VA Oct. 4 Atlanta, GA Oct. 5 Dalton, GA Oct. 9 Akron, OH Oct. 11 Baton Rouge, LA Oct. 13 Maryville, TN Oct. 15 Visalia, CA Oct. 20 Ashburn, VA Oct. 21 Miami, FL Oct. 23 Orlando, FL Oct. 25 Mobile, AL Oct. 27 Raleigh, NC Nov. 2 Ladson, SC NOV 8 LAUREN ALAINA 18 YEARS OLD Nov. 9 Jacksonville, FL Nov. 11 Baltimore, MD Nov. 12 Pittsburgh, PA

Kip Moore Beer Money-Video

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Here Is The Official Music Video For Kip Moore’s “Beer Money.” The official music video for Kip Moore’s latest single, “Beer Money,” is finally here! The song was released to radio earlier this summer and has been a weekend anthem to many! When talking about this song, Moore relates it to his younger days with buddies, “you are holding out spending money on food so that you’ve got enough money that weekend to go to the beer store and have a good time.” He says, “I think that is the way small-town America still is everywhere.” I’d have to agree with him 100%! Well, at least that is how I remember it! The video is a great discription for the life the lyrics lead. So watch it and then possibly swing by the beer store! It is Friday afterall…

Craig Campbell To Make European Debut

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Craig Campbell Joins Martina McBride For A Music Festival In The Swiss Alps. Craig Campbell’s new single “Outta My Head” just hit country radio and now the neo-traditionalist singer is heading across the pond. He will make the trip for back-to-back shows at The Gstaad Festival in Switzerland. While Campbell has previously toured in Australia, this will mark Campbell’s first-ever performance in Europe, where he’ll join Martina McBride for the popular festival in the Swiss Alps. He will take the stage on September 21 and 22 in Gstaad, Switzerland. “Outta My Head” is a high-octane up-tempo track with an evocative lyric that describes the struggle of lost love. Produced by Keith Stegall (Alan Jackson, Zac Brown Band) and Matt Rovey and written by Brandon Kinney, Michael Carter, and Cole Swindell, the mesmerizing track showcases Campbell’s rich, warm baritone and expansive range.

Hunter Hayes First Number 1 Single

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Hunter Hayes Celebrates His First Ever #1 Single With Wanted. Congratulations to Hunter Hayes on his first-ever #1 single! “Wanted,” which has recently been certified Platinum, is the second single from Hayes self-titled, debut album. Tweet: So, my team has informed me that I have something major to celebrate… #WantedIsNumberOne and I am completely beside myself! UNBELIEVABLE! Hayes is also nominated for a 2012 CMA New Artist of the Year Award! Here is the official music video for “Wanted.” Enjoy!