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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.

Miranda Lambert And Kelly Clarkson On The Voice

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Miranda Lambert And Kelly Clarkson Lend A Helping Hand To Team Blake! Last night was the first night of the “Battle Rounds” on NBC‘s hit show, The Voice! During this time the coaches of each team pair up two members to “battle” each other for one spot closer to the finale. Blake Shelton, CMNB’s favorite coach, got the help of two very talented female artists to mentor his team. Miranda Lambert, country super-star and wife of Shelton, and Kelly Clarkson, vocal powerhouse and friend of Shelton were the perfect artists to share some advice! This week Lambert helped hopefuls RaeLynn and Jordis, while Clarkson worked with Adley and Brian. Both of these successful, Texas women had encouraging and helpful word to share, but when it came to RaeLynn and “Free Fallin’” Lambert said, “It’s not about competing with someone, it’s about competing with yourself!” The wise words must have worked because the 17-year-old RaeLynn won the battle over Adley. The second battle for Team Blake didn’t go so smooth. During rehearsals, Jordis asked the question of what she could do to win, Shelton answered, “Whichever one of ya’ just flat-out-sings the other person will win.” Well….Christina Aguilera said that the performance was pitchy and Shelton agreed! He actually said “it sucked,” and I have to say he gave a pretty accurate description. The song was “Ironic” by Alanis Morissette (a mentor for Team Adam) and both Jordis and Brian seemed to have a little trouble with it. In the end Jordis won the fight and made it one round closer to the prize. The other mentors for the night were Alanis Morissette and Robin Thicke for Adam Levine’s team, Babyface and Ne-Yo for Cee Lo Green’s team and Lionel Richie and Jewel (another of my favorites) for Team Christina! Each coach had to eliminate one member from their team during the battle rounds, which means the competetion is slowly getting tougher! Keep watching The Voice on Mondays at 8/7c on NBC!

Reba McEntire On Who Do You Think You Are

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Reba Was Featured On Last Week’s Episode Of “Who Do You Think You Are?” Reba McEntire was featured on the March 2 episode of NBC’s series “Who Do You Think You Are?” This show takes famous people (athletes, actors, musicians, etc.) and shows them a whole other side of themselves that they didn’t know existed. A slew of well-known figures in society have taken part in this ancestral adventure including Tim McGraw, Lisa Kudrow, Emmitt Smith, Ashley Judd, Kim Cattrall, Spike Lee, Steve Buscemi and now Reba! During her experience, Reba travels all over searching for answers to her family history. “I want to know where we came from. I want to know what makes me tick. Why am I like I am? I would love to go back, as far back as possible. I am very interested in knowing who the first of my ancestors were to step on the United States of America.” -Reba These are questions that everyone would love answered and Reba was lucky enough to get the chance to try! Here is the entire episode. If you missed it, then here you go. If you already saw it, no hurt in watching it again!

Kacey Musgraves On Tour With John Mayer

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Kacey Musgraves Has Been Announced As The Sole Opener On John Mayer’s 2012 U.S. Tour! Kacey Musgraves has just been announced as the sole opener for John Mayer’s 2012 U.S. Tour! “I can’t wait to get out on the road with John Mayer. To be given this opportunity to tour with a musician and songwriter that I have such high respect for is a dream come true.” -Musgraves The Mercury/Lost Highway recording artist just had her debut performance at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville during the annual Country Radio Seminar. The singer/songwriter performed her stirring track “Merry Go Round” and received a standing ovation! For those of you who “think” you aren’t familiar with Musgraves, guess again. She co-wrote “Mama’s Broken Heart” on Miranda Lambert’s album Four The Record and “When You Love A Sinner” on Martina McBride’s album Eleven. She also is the female vocalist featured on Josh Abbot Band’s hit single “Oh, Tonight!” Musgraves is currently in the studio working on her debut album that will be released later this year. The album will be co-produced by Musgraves, Shane McAnally and Luke Laird. Watch the video for “Merry Go Round!”

Miranda Lambert Over You Music Video

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Here Is The Official Music Video For Miranda Lambert’s Latest Single, “Over You!” The Lambert/Shelton families have dealt with a lot of loss over the last few months and it comes as a coincidence that “Over You” was released when it was. Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton co-wrote the emotional song, which is about the passing of Shelton’s older brother Richie. Shelton has said many times that he could have never recorded it himself because of the pain it would cause him to sing it on stage every night. The song is very powerful and every time I hear it, it strikes an emotional chord with me (that’s the thing about country lyrics, so many people can relate in their own way). The first time I saw the video I had full on goosebumps! From the back-story of the song to the cemetery setting…this is definitely a video you have to see! So here it is, grab some tissues and watch! “Over You” can be found on Lambert’s album Four The Record.

Little Big Town 5th Studio Album

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Little Big Town And Jay Joyce Are Set To Collaborate On The Band’s 5th Studio Album! Little Big Town announced that they will be working with producer, Jay Joyce, on their fifth studio album. Karen, Kimberly, Jimi and Phillip will be hitting the studio this week to work with Joyce who has previously worked with Eric Church and the Wallflowers. This Wednesday fans can get a look inside the studio and the recording process via Livestream. The band will fill fans in on exciting details about the new album, starting with a live chat at 5:45 pm CST. Once the chat is over the stream will remain live the rest of the night. Here is the link that will allow you access to all the fun! http://new.livestream.com/littlebigtown/studiocam

Keith Urban For You Video

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Here Is The Music Video For Keith Urban’s New Single “For You.” Keith Urban’s latest single “For You” is one with a pretty deep meaning. At first listen, I thought it was a love song, but when I immediately played it again I realized that there was more to it. This just goes to show how each person can take a song a different way. The song also features Urban’s amazing guitar skills that he is known for! For those of you who haven’t heard it, you can get two birds with one stone…Listen and watch the video now!

Chris Young Caricature Unveiling

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Chris Young’s Caricature Is Unveiled At The Nashville Palm. On February 22, Chris Young autographed a caricature of himself on the wall of The Nashville Palm. He will be a permanent fixture on the walls of the restaurant, with fellow country artists and more. “Chris is a great addition to our since he has participated in several fundraising events at The Palm for Make A Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee as well as Stars for Stripes. We’re honored that Chris could stop by in the midst of CRS week and his national tour. We’re proud that he’ll be a permanent fixture here.” -Paige Dixon, sales manager for The Palm The caricature tradition started when Pio Bozzi and John Ganzi opened The Palm in 1926. They had no money to decorate and offered meals in exchange for cartoon work by artists. Today all Palm locations feature a variety of caricatures of celebrities, politicians, athletes, regular customers and people of note as well as classic cartoons. “The Palm is such a mainstay in this city and in the music community. It’s pretty cool to be part of this Nashville institution.” -Chris Young

Wade Bowen Saturday Night Video

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Here Is The Music Video For Wade Bowen’s “Saturday Night!” Wade Bowen’s latest single, “Saturday Night,” was released at the end of 2011. The song has become one of my favorites here lately! The lyrics are about a broken-hearted guy who isn’t really feeling crowds, bars or the 6th day of the week, because they are taking him down memory lane. One of the best lines in the song says, “there’s nothing quite as lonely as a crowd when your all alone.” How true is this statement?! Very! Here is the recently released video for the acoustic version of “Saturday Night!” Take a listen and tell us what you think!

Hank Williams Jr. Taking Back The Country Tour

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Hank Williams Jr. Is Hitting The Road With His “Taking Back The Country Tour!” Hank Williams Jr. will be making a multi-city tour, “Taking Back The Country,” that will kick off March 3! With 16 dates and more to be added, Bocephus himself will be spreading his love of the music to old and new fans alike! Jamey Johnson, Chris Young, Josh Thompson, George Thorogood and 38 Special will join Williams on select dates. The first show will take place in St. Augustine, FL at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre. Williams has a new album for everyone to look forward to that will include material written within weeks of his 2011 controversial remarks. These new songs along with his classics “A Country Boy Can Survive” and “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight,” plus many more will make this a show fans will never forget!

Casey James Album Release Date

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Casey James Is Set To Release His Self-Titled Debut Album In March! Casey James is set to release his self-titled, debut album March 20! James wrote or co-wrote 9 out of the 11 tracks and is very excited for fans to hear what he is all about! The album is sure to offer a mixture of country, blues, rock and folk! Track Listing 1. The Good Life 2. Crying On A Suitcase 3. Let’s Don’t Call It A Night 4. Drive 5. Love The Way You Miss Me 6. Undone 7. So Sweet 8. She’s Money 9. Tough Love 10. Workin’ On It 11. Miss Your Fire Here is the video for his first single, “Let’s Don’t Call It A Night!”