The Grand Ole Opry celebrates their grand reopening! The Grand Ole Opry celebrates their 85th birthday with the grand reopening of this legendary institution of country music! Happy Birthday Opry! Country Music Photo Gallery
Martina McBride willl take the stage as the starring talent in the 2010 Home For The Holidays concert in Nashville. Each year the Nashville Symphony hosts a special holiday concert, and this year’s headlining vocalist will be Martina McBride. The Schermerhorn Symphony Center is still being repaired after the Nashville flood, so the concert will be held at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena. Tickets, which range in price form $35-$90, are available through www.nashvillesymphony.org or by calling 687‑6400. Group rates are available for groups of 10 or more (to reserve a group, call Meredith Benning at 687‑6537). For her “Home for the Holidays” show, McBride will perform a mix of holiday standards and more contemporary seasonal songs.Country Music Photo Gallery
The breakup has passed and goodbyes were sweet. Now Ronnie Dunn is ready to get back in the studio. Ronnie Dunn, of Brooks & Dunn fame, has been reported to be working on a solo album that may be out in mid-spring of 2011. Ronnie is said to take on a producing role as well as being the main talent, according to Renee Bell, executive vice president of A&R at Sony Music Nashville. We wish Ronnie Dunn the best of luck and are sure the faithful fans will support him.
Blake Shelton would be the the first country artists invited to the Grand Ole Opry via Twitter, wouldn’t he? The Grand Ole Opry extended a more-than-appropriate invitation for the seldom-appropriate Mr. Blake Shelton to join the ranks using the popular micro-blogging service Twitter this week. Following a performance by Blake, a screen at the back of the stage displayed the note from @opry: “@blakeshelton, you’re invited to join the Grand Ole Opry. See you on 10/23/2010!” This marks the first new invite from the Opry following the devastating flood that ground Nashville to a halt earlier this year. I don’t know what I ever did in the last year or so to turn Nashville’s head a little bit, but whatever I did, man, I love this,” Blake said. “This right here is hands down the highlight of my career. Thank you so much. Miranda Lambert‘s response: “I am engaged to a member of the Grand Ole’ Opry!!!! That rocks:).” She sent it, appropriately, via Twitter. Country Music Photo Gallery
Taylor Swift hits the silver screen again in Todd VS High School. Taylor Swift was spotted on the set of the upcoming film, Todd VS High School and is reported to play a supporting role. The film, due to release this fall, documents the real-life social experiment of Todd Gallagher as he re-enters high school. As a National Merit Scholar, and Mensa-level genius, it surprised many that Todd was kicked out of numerous schools and barely graduated due to a low GPA. This documentary takes you along as Todd re-enters high school seeking that elusive 4.0 grade, athletic success, and authority figure approval. This is Taylor Swift’s second big-screen film role, following her debut in Valentine’s Day in 2009.
CMNB is giving away Kenny Chesney’s latest album Hemingway’s Whiskey, along with autographed album posters! Kenny Chesney‘s latest album, “Hemingway’s Whiskey” hits store shelves tomorrow morning, and to celebrate, Country Music News Blog is giving it all away! For the next three days, subscribers to our email newsletter will have the chance to win one of 3 Kenny Chesney Prize Packs each day! The prize pack includes one physical copy of the Hemingway’s Whiskey album, and one AUTOGRAPHED 9×11 Album Poster. To add to the fun, on Friday one special winner will receive a Grand Prize which includes one copy of the Hemingway’s Whiskey Deluxe Edition CD+DVD and one Autographed 9×11 Album Poster! Can’t wait to win? You can pre-order Kenny Chesney’s Hemingway’s Whiskey NOW on iTunes! *You MUST be subscribed to our Email Newsletter to win! *Winners will be selected by a random drawing from our entire list of email subscribers on Sept 28th, 29th, 30th, and Oct 1st, and notified individually. *Winners will be notified via email and have 48 hours to confirm. *Prize provided by Sony Music Group! *Please add news@countrymusicnewsblog.com to your safe-senders list to be sure you receive our winner notification!Country Music Photo Gallery
Taylor Swift releases the track list for her upcoming album, Speak Now. We’re just a short month away from the release of Taylor Swift‘s new album, “Speak Now“, and fans are getting the first look at the list of songs included on the album. Speak Now Track List: 1. Mine 2. Sparks Fly 3. Back to December 4. Speak Now 5. Dear John 6. Mean 7. The Story of Us 8. Never Grow Up 9. Enchanted 10. Better Than Revenge 11. Innocent 12. Haunted 13. Last Kiss 14. Long LiveCountry Music Photo Gallery
Just a friendly reminder to set your DVR’s for Kenny Chesney’s Invitation Only, airing on CMT tomorrow night! CMT will premiere Kenny Chesney’s episode of “Invitation Only” on September 27th at 10p (ET). In this one-hour special, Kenny performs some of his biggest hits including “When The Sun Goes Down”, “Out Last Night,” and more. He also debuts five new songs from “Hemingway’s Whiskey,” including the title track and his latest single “Boys of Fall.” While answering questions from fans, Chesney reveals the strangest gift he has ever received from a fan, gives his advice to new artists and discusses what stands out about his new album.
Keifer and Shawna Thompson take you through their collection of guitars and more. Thompson Square has a little fun telling the story behind each of their guitars in this final installment of “Married to the Music”. Country Music Photo Gallery
Powerful vocalist Melanie Denard makes her CMNB debut! Melanie Denard is about to punch country music right in the gut with her powerful voice, then cure the pain with her pure sweetness. This Georgia native is a newcomer to the mainstream country music industry, and she’s finding more and more welcome mats at every doorstep. Get to know Melanie Denard as she talks about her debut album “Dare to Live”. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rMkNOi3DiI]Country Music Photo Gallery
