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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.

It’s Turkey Time!

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Happy Thanksgiving To All! Here are just a few key points I would like to mention before the big day… Whether you are with family or friends, have a wonderful extended weekend! Eat plenty and laugh even more! Sleep in, stay up late or watch some football, but most importantly…RELAX, you deserve it! For those brave souls who are going to venture out into the Black Friday sales, well all I can say is good luck and be safe! I will be sleeping in, in preparation to see the Razorbacks win over LSU! Last I would like everyone to know that I am very Thankful for my job and all of our readers! Thanks for letting me have the opportunity to do what I love! GOBBLE GOBBLE!

How To Be In Dierks Bentley’s Home Video

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Here Is Your Chance To Be In A Dierks Bentley Video! Ever wanted to be a star in a country music video? Well, here is your chance! Dierks Bentley has created an opportunity to feature your personal photos of you, your family, basically your “home”, in his new video “Home.” All you have to do is go over to www.dierksbentleyhome.com. Once you are there follow the easy steps of picking your location and uploading anywhere from 3-8 of your favorite photos and enjoy! If you are lucky you might be one of the few chosen to be seen by millions on Dierks’ facebook page!

Lee Brice A Woman Like You Video

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Lee Brice Gets Sentimental In “A Woman Like You.” Lee Brice has a new single, “A Woman Like You.” Luckily for all you love birds out there, this one is a soft, sweet tune that’ll pull on your heart strings a bit. To understand what I mean…click play and watch for yourselves! =) Tags: A Woman Like You, Lee Brice, Lee Brice Videos

Justin Moore Welcomes Daughter

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Justin Moore Has A Loving And Growing Family To Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving! Congratulations to Justin Moore and wife Kate! They welcomed their second daughter, Kennedy Faye on November 21! Kennedy weighed 7 lbs and measured 18.5 inches long! Moore plans to spend the holidays with family in Arkansas. Ella, his first daugher, will make a perfect big sister! Congratulations again!

Eric Church And Brantley Gilbert Tour

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Eric Church And Brantley Gilbert Plan To Hit The Road Together! It has been confirmed that Eric Church will be headlining his very own arena tour for the first time! Blood, Sweat & Beers will kick off in Fort Smith, Ar on January 19! The tour will include special guest Brantley Gilbert and hit nearly 50 states across the U.S. “We have been building our entire career for this tour. It is truly the culmination a lot of blood, sweat and beer that has brought us to this point in our career. I have always trusted our fans to deliver with their dedication and passion. They have always exceeded my expectations. I have never been more excited to begin a tour than this one. The band and I are committed to emptying the tank every night and delivering the best show we can.” -Church Ticket prices range from $34.75 for reserved seats to $199 for “Put A Drink In YOUR Hand” VIP Package. The package will be limited to no more than 200 fans per show and will include premiere seating, a pre-show with food and drinks, a two song acoustic set by Church and autographed memorabilia, including a limited-edition show poster, tour T-shirt and tour laminate. The VIP experience will be available through all ticket outlets. New artists the Cadillac Black, Blackberry Smoke, Sonia Leigh, Jon Pardi and Drake White will also perform on various dates. Tour Stops Jan. 19 Fort Smith, Ar. Jan. 20 Cape Girardeau, Mo. Jan. 21 Southaven, Miss Jan. 26 Maddison, Wis Jan. 27 Saginaw, Mich. Jan. 28 Terre Haute, Ind. Feb. 2 Savannah, Ga. Feb. 3 Knoxville, Tenn. Feb. 4 Norfolk, Va Feb. 16 Greenville, S.C. Feb. 17 Salisbury, Md. Feb. 18 Greensboro, N.C. Feb. 23 Battle Creek, Mich. Feb. 24 Cleveland Feb. 25 Fort Wayne, Ind. March 1 Portland, Maine March 2 Lowell, Mass. March 3 Indiana, Pa. March 8 Oklahoma City, Ok March 10 Oragne Beach, Ala More tour dates and locations will be announced at a later time!

LiveWire Miracle Of The Human Spirit

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LiveWire Honors Joplin With Miracle Of The Human Spirit. The members of the emerging country group LiveWire were born and raised in Joplin, and have released a music video that pays homage to the strength of their town in the aftermath. The music video for “Miracle of the Human Spirit” not only shows Joplin’s resolve, but also serves to continue building awareness for the ongoing work the town faces to rebuild. “Miracle of the Human Spirit” will be available on iTunes and other digital retailers on November 22. All proceeds will go to Joplin Tornado First Response Fund c/o Community Foundation of Southwest Missouri. www.cfswmo.org “Miracle of the Human Spirit” was written by LiveWire rhythm guitarist, Danny Bell, who wrote the song as an outpouring of emotion in reaction to the devastating and deadly tornado. Next week marks the 6-month anniversary of the tornadoes touching down in Joplin. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9pJKzZLXRU]

Corey Smith Maybe Next Year Video

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Corey Smith Releases Music Video For Maybe Next Year. Corey Smith’s newest single, “Maybe Next Year“, from his album The Broken Road, now has a video! It was filmed in Nashville and was directed and produced by David Poag through Team Genius. “Although I wrote “Maybe Next Year” in my late 20’s, I think it serves as a friendly reminder of the fact that we can all use a little self-improvement, no matter how old we are. I’m happy that fans will be getting to see the song come to life in such a vivid way. I hope they are as pleased with the video as I am.” -Smith In addition to the release of his new video, CMT.com will launch the “Maybe Next Year Sweepstakes” later this month. The contest will allow fans to send photos of themselves finishing the phrase, “Maybe Next Year…” for the chance to be the grand prize winner. The Grand Prize includes a private opera box to see Corey Smith live at the House Of Blues in Myrtle Beach, SC on December 31, 2011. The trip includes round-trip airfare for two, a one night hotel stay, transportation to and from the airport, a food and beverage allowance, goody bags from both the House of Blues and Corey Smith and a meet and greet with Smith backstage. Watch “Maybe Next Year” here! Tags: Maybe Next Year, Corey Smith, Corey Smith Videos

Miranda Lambert On Chelsea Lately

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Miranda Lambert Joins The Female Comedian On The E Network. Miranda Lambert was the special guest on last night’s episode of Chelsea Lately on E! The two talked about everything from her music to her dogs. Both blondes have more in common than you would think, they are both very successful, tough women and have a special place in their hearts for Blake Shelton. As we all know Miranda and Blake got married last spring. For those of you who don’t know, Blake has been a guest on Handler’s show on a couple occasions where they shared some comical banter back and forth. Chelsea was really interested to know what Lambert’s obsession is with fire and the country singer answered with “I feel powerful when it’s around.” If you missed it make sure to look for reruns or go online to watch the full episode!

Trace Adkins Country’s Sexiest Man

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Trace Adkins Has Been Voted Country’s Sexiest Man By Readers Of Country Weekly. According to the readers of Country Weekly, Trace Adkins is the Sexiest Man Alive! This mountain of a man has what country fans like to see! Tall…check, handsome…check, confident…check, nice hair…check (if you dig a ponytail), great voice…CHECK! Not only does he have all of the physical aspects, but he also never lets anyone down. He will be very busy in the upcoming weeks as he co-hosts the American Country Awards with Kristin Chenoweth live on FOX! The show will be December 5th at 8:00PM ET live and PT tape-delayed. Along with co-hosting, he will be one of the main performers of the night! December 7th he will be a guest on The Late Show with Craig Ferguson. There he will have a little sit down, as well as perform. As a thank you to fans a live version of “Million Dollar View“, his follow up single to “Just Fishin’“, is available for fans to download at either TraceAdkins.com or CountryWeekly.com! Be sure to get your copy of Country Weekly, where Adkins will be the cover, tomorrow!

Lauren Alaina At Graceland

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Lauren Alaina Lights Up Graceland! Lauren Alaina will help Elvis Presley’s Graceland in Memphis kick off the holiday season by “flipping the switch” for the annual lighting celebration on Friday November, 18. The kickoff to Graceland’s holiday celebration will be broadcast live on Elvis.com at 6PM, CST. The extensive display will include hundreds of blue lights along the driveway, a life-size Nativity scene, Santa and his sleigh and much more originally displayed at Graceland by Elvis and the Presley family. Alaina has seen tons of success this past year. She was the runner-up on American Idol, she released her debut album Wildflower and is the best-selling country female debut since 1996! Her current single “Georgia Peaches” is also climbing the charts at this very moment. It makes you wonder what you get the girl who has everything for Christmas?!