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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.

Montgomery Gentry On FOX & Friends

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Montgomery Gentry Gets Huge Ratings On FOX & Friends! Average Joes Entertainment’s powerful duo, Montgomery Gentry, kicked off the “All-American Summer” concert series for FOX & Friends last Friday, May 25. Performing their latest single, “So Called Life,” the Montgomery Gentry music segment was noted as the highest rated musical performance for the number one cable news morning show. Pictured below, from L to R: Fox & Friends co-host Clayton Morris, Eddie Montgomery, Fox & Friends co-host Alisyn Camerota, Troy Gentry and Fox & Friends co-host Dave Briggs.

Truckstop Darlin’ Don’t Walk Away Video

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Truckstop Darlin’ Has Released Their New Music Video For “Don’t Walk Away”. Truckstop Darlin’ has put together the music video for “Don’t Walk Away” and they took a different approach than most. “We didn’t want to make a ‘music video,’ instead we wanted to capture the energy of the live show as well as the give and take between us and the crowd.” – vocalist/guitarist John Phelan. On June 5th Truckstop Darlin’ releases their newest album, Hope and the Heart It Breaks, that will include ten tracks. Truckstop Darlin’ comes from Portland, Oregon and has been creating a name for themselves since they formed in 2010. John Phelan (vocals/guitar), Nick Foltz (vocals, bass), Michael Winter (pedal steel) and Ben Blankenship (drums) make up the band. The bands official website is www.truckstopdarlin.com

Trace Adkins Talks About Memorial Day

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Trace Adkins Talks About The Importance Of Memorial Day And Other Things In CBS Interview. Trace Adkins talks about the Memorial Day holiday and its importance in the interview he does with CBS News special correspondent Jeff Glor. The video also features Adkins talking about his hit “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” and his new found love for smaller venues! Watch the video here as Adkins makes country music proud!

Hank Williams Jr That Ain’t Good

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Here Is The Official Lyric Video For Hank’s “That Ain’t Good”. Hank Williams Jr. will have a new album, Old School, New Rules, out July 10th! It will be a 12 track record that will include Merle Haggard and Brad Paisley on a few songs. Track 9 on the album is “That Ain’t Good.” Below is the official lyric video for your listening pleasure. Let’s cross our fingers and hope that an official music video will be released soon! Enjoy!

David Nail Someone Like You Video

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David Nail Puts His Touch On Adele’s Hit “Someone Like You.” If you don’t know who Adele is you might have been living under a rock for the past year or so. Don’t worry, we don’t blame you for not knowing who the Grammy winning singer/songwriter is because she isn’t country. But, luckily for all of you, some of country music’s biggest stars are introducing her music to you! Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley and David Nail have all covered her music recently and done it quite well! In the video below Nail does a beautiful rendition of the already beautiful and emotional song “Someone Like You.” He sounds amazing and does country music proud! This has got me wondering if and who will cover another Adele song…I’m thinking Carrie or Kellie on “Rumour Has It?” What do y’all think? Let us know! Enjoy the video now!

Craig Morgan To Host Benefit For Billy’s Place

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Craig Morgan To Host 6th Annual Charity Weekend Benefiting Billy’s Place. Craig Morgan recently announced that he is set to host his 6th annual Charity Weekend August 11 and 12 in his hometown of Dickson, Tenn. Proceeds from the two-day event, which includes a Celebrity Motocross Ride, Concert and Sporting Clay Shoot, will benefit Billy’s Place, an organization benefiting foster children in Dickson County and throughout middle Tennessee. The family-friendly event will kick-off Saturday, August 11 in Dickson, Tenn. The morning will start with a motocross exhibition followed by a group trail ride and lunch. Previous celebrity motocross participants have included Kevin Windham, Cowboy Kenny Bartram, Fred Andrews and Barry Hawk. Later that night, Craig and several of his country music friends will take the stage for an intimate acoustic concert at Dickson Middle School. A live and silent auction will also take place where attendees can bid on everything from autographed memorabilia to the chance to give the singer a high-and-tight haircut on stage during the event. Last year’s new addition, the hugely popular Sporting Clay Shoot, will return again the morning of August 12 from Nashville Gun Club. Teams of shooters will face off and display their finest shooting skills as they attempt to dethrone Morgan, who was celebrity co-captain of this year’s winning team at the NRA Country/ACM Sporting Clay Shoot. All three events are open to the public. Individual event and bundled tickets will go on sale in June. Celebrity participants for all three events will be announced at a later date! Events: Celebrity Dirtbike Ride Date: August 11 Location: 1286 Bell Hollow Rd Vanleer, TN Registration Opens: 8:00am Ride and Exhibition Starts: 10:00am Celebrity Concert Date: August 11 Location: Dickson Middle School 401 East College St Dickson, TN Doors Open: 6:00pm Concert Start Time: 7:00pm Celebrity Sporting Clay Shoot Date: August 12 Location: Nashville Gun Club 1100 County Hospital Rd Nashville, TN Time: TBD

Matt Stillwell Ignition Video

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The Official Music Video For Matt Stillwell’s “Ignition.” Matt Stillwell just had his Fifth Annual Shinefest this past Memorial Day weekend! The event was held at The Fontana Village Resort in the Great Smoky Mountains. The outdoor festival featured Stillwell along with performances by Chase Rice, Dirty Guv’nahs and the Chillbillies and was hosted by Tim Smith of the hit show “Moonshiners.” With all of the excitement from Shinefest going on, we wanted to make sure you got a look at the music video for Stillwell’s latest single “Ignition!” The video for “Ignition” was directed by Potsy Ponciroli and produced by Travis Nicholson from Team Genius Films. It was taped while on the road from Phoenix, AZ to Austin, TX. There were stops along the way, including the Grand Canyon. Dramatic time-lapse effects were used in the video and Stillwell’s five-month-old daughter Carolina makes her debut. Get More: Ignition, Matt Stillwell, Matt Stillwell Videos

Little Big Town Pontoon Video

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The Music Video For Little Big Town’s Summer Single “Pontoon.” Little Big Town’s latest single is sure to be one of the summer’s biggest hits! “Pontoon“ has been making waves and gaining a lot of attention from country music fans and artists alike! Miranda Lambert recently tweeted “I have already listened to ‘Pontoon’ by @LBTmusic 30 times today.” The song definitely has a different sound to it that puts it out there as a summer single like no other currently on the charts. It is very easy to listen to and makes you want to do everything they sing about. Who else is ready to float with a drink that has blue mountains? ME! Watch the official video now and dream of the many lake days to come!

David Nail Sound Of A Million Dreams Video

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The Official Music Video For David Nail’s “Sound Of A Million Dreams. “Sound Of A Million Dreams” is David Nail’s latest single and title track to his album. The video is a simple, but special one. It features old home videos of him and then just him and his band on a stage singing with great emotion to an empty auditorium. The end also has a special message so be sure and watch the whole thing through! “Sound Of A Million Dreams” is the follow up to “Let It Rain.” Enjoy!