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About MissMolly

Miss Molly comes to us by way of Memphis, TN, but was born deep in the heart of Texas. Always the organized and efficient one, she's a taskmaster and film extraordinaire who still finds time to write on the side.

Darius Rucker’s “Darius and Friends” Line-Up

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Darius Rucker Announces Line-Up For “Darius and Friends” Benefit! Darius Rucker is hosting his benefit “Darius and Friends” for the third year in a row, and a line-up has been announced! The benefit includes a celebrity concert, and the performers for this year include Rodney Atkins, Clint Black, Sunny Sweeney and Chuck Wicks. Rucker has also let slip that there will be “special surprise guests” as well! The benefit supports the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and it will take place on Monday, June 4th at Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon, right as CMA Fest Week is kicking off! “It’s extremely important to me to grow our annual benefit for St. Jude, as I pledged to help each year with their fund-raising efforts. CMA Music Fest is a great time to host the event because we reach so many of our core fans and St. Jude supporters.” -Darius Rucker Tickets are currently available. The doors open at 6:00pm with the show beginning at 7:30pm. There will also be additional merchandise for sale include event posters and t-shirts whose funds will also be contributed to St. Jude.

Scotty McCreery Performs At 2012 CMT Music Awards

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Scotty McCreery, Casey James, Lauren Alaina and More Added to CMT Music Awards Performances! Scotty McCreery has been added to the performance line-up for the 2012 CMT Music Awards that are coming up in just a few days! He is joined by fellow American Idol alumns Lauren Alaina and Casey James in addition to Kip Moore and Jana Kramer. They will be performing on the Nationwide Insurance stage, which will be featured throughout the show. Additionally, Nationwide is presenting a special award, the On Your Side® Award, to country music’s best new live act as determined by the fans. Fans can watch their videos and vote through June 4th at CMT.com for nominees Eli Young Band, Brantley Gilbert, Jake Owen and Thompson Square. The CMT Awards will air LIVE on Wednesday, June 6 at 8:00 p.m., ET/PT on CMT and CMT.com. This year’s show will be hosted by Toby Keith and Kristen Bell. Find more on the performance line-up!

Lady Antebellum On Yahoo Ram Country

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Lady Antebellum Shares Details Summer Tour On Yahoo Ram Country! Lady Antebellum has had a lot going on over the past few months, and they have even more coming up for the summer! They stopped by Yahoo Ram Country to chat about their headlining tour, their upcoming performance with Bruce Springsteen which will take place in London in July as well as their experience helping out the town of Henryville, Indiana. Hear all about it below! Check out the segment with Lady A Below!

Kelly Clarkson In US Weekly

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Kelly Clarkson Dishes On Weight Loss In US Weekly. Sure, Kelly Clarkson isn’t technically a country artist, but she spends so much time with some of our favorites (Reba McEntire…Jason Aldean…) that it can feel like she is at least sort of country. So, its interesting to us over here at CMNB that Kelly has found her way onto the cover of US Weekly. The 30-year old American Idol alum is dishing out the details on her recent weight loss and new fit shape. And why the weight loss you may (or may not) be wondering to yourself? Kelly credits her new found desire to shed the extra pounds to her developing relationship with Nashville-based beau, Brandon Blackstock, also known as Reba’s stepson and further known as the guy that manages Blake Shelton. Okay, its great she lost some weight, way to go Kelly! What we really want to hear about is what new music she’ll be making now that she is so securely embedded in the Nashville elite. I guess only time will tell…do you want Clarkson to release country music? Let us know below!

Dierks Bentley Covers Adele

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Dierks Bentley Gives Adele’s Hit A Country Make-Over On CMT Unplugged. Dierks Bentley has a very specific bluegrass, country sound, but that doesn’t keep him from getting outside of the box every now and then. In a recent recording for CMT‘s Unplugged series, the talented country star gave a bit of a country music make-over to pop sensation Adele‘s hit single “Set Fire To The Rain“. He gives a very down to earth performance with a low key, but powerful emotional quality. I personally love it when country stars cover songs from other genres, but don’t take my word for it…watch it below. You can catch the remainder of the episode on Palladia (Saturday, June 2 at 9 p.m. ET), CMT (Monday, June 25 at 10 a.m. ET/PT) and CMT PURE (Monday, June 25 at 9 p.m. ET/PT). Other songs performed include “Home“, “Up On The Ridge” and “Am I The Only One“. Watch Dierks Bentley’s Countrified “Set Fire To The Rain“!

Taylor Swift On Maxims Hot 100 for 2012

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Taylor Swift and More Make It On Maxim’s Hot 100 List for 2012. Well, Maxim magazine has once again gone through the difficult task of discerning which of the near perfect celebrities belong in their infamous Hot 100 List. For 2012, we’re seeing a couple country stars including Taylor Swift (#26), Miley Cyrus (#68) and Kellie Pickler (#72). I for one am a little disappointed that Miranda Lambert didn’t make the cut, but I’m sure she could care less! What do you think? Who else belongs on the list?

Vince Gill and Jake Owen In Second Harvest Line-Up

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Vince Gill, Jake Owen and More Join Line-Up for Stars For Second Harvest Benefit! Vince Gill, Jake Owen and Florida Georgia Line have joined the line-up of the the 8th Annual Stars For Second Harvest benefit concert that supports the Second Harvest Food Bank in Nashville, TN. The concert will be held on June 5th at the Ryman Auditorium (right in the middle of CMA Fest week!), and the line-up also includes songwriters Dallas Davidson, Rodney Clawson and Craig Wiseman! In the past few years the annual concert has managed to raise $446,032 for the Food Bank and through that support those in need in middle Tennessee.

2012 CMA Awards Date Set

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Country Music Association Announces Date for 2012 CMA Awards! . The Country Music Association has set the date for country music’s biggest night! The 2012 CMA Awards will be airing live on ABC on November 1st from 8pm-11pm ET from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN. Voting begins for CMA members on June 25th, and the eligibility period for the 2012 awards runs from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012. The second round of voting will kick off on August 9th with the final list of industry selected nominees being officially released in September.

Johnny Cash Music Festival Line-Up

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Second Annual Johnny Cash Music Festival announces Line-Up! The second annual Johnny Cash Music Festival has announced its official line-up, and it will include Willie Nelson, Dierks Bentley, The Civil Wars and Rosanne Cash! The music fest takes place on October 5th in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and proceeds go to fund the restoration of Cash’s boyhood home in Dyess, Arkansas. Tickets will be available starting Friday, May 25th and run from $37.50 up to $150. Those willing to spring for the higher ticket price will get access to a meet and greet with the artists before the concert.

Luke Bryan Added to CMT Music Awards Performances

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Luke Bryan, Willie Nelson, The Band Perry and More Added to CMT Music Awards Performances! The CMT Music Awards are not messing around this year adding even more country music stars to their list performers! Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood and Zac Brown Band have already been announced and now Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Toby Keith, Willie Nelson, Pistol Annies, Rascal Flatts, The Band Perry and Hank Williams, Jr. have been confirmed as well! The awards show will be hosted by Toby Keith and Kristen Bell and will air live on CMT and cmt.com on Wednesday, June 6th at 8pm CT!