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About Shauna "WhiskeyChick" Castorena

Shauna "WhiskeyChick" Castorena is a freelance writer for both Country Music News and Country Music On Tour. Want to collab on some content? Email me. Want my rates for commercial promo work? Get them right here.

Win Free Rascal Flatts Tickets and More!

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Free Rascal Flatts Tickets and Prizes! We wanted to let you know about a cool facebook promotion Rascal Flatts is holding. As you know, this summer’s tour is sponsored by JCPenney and to kick things off, JCPenney is offering one lucky winner a chance to win two tickets to a show of the winner’s choice AND backstage passes to meet the band. To enter, head to JCPenney’s Facebook page, (http://www.facebook.com/jcpenney –> Sweepstakes Tab). Prizing includes two tickets to the concert in the winners’ city of choice, two backstage passes to meet the band, two round trip coach airfare, two night hotel stay, and spending money. And as a special bonus, JUST for our readers, we have one signed Rascal Flatts t-shirt by the band themselves! To enter, join our Email Subscribe list above! Don’t worry, we don’t spam or sell your email address, we just use that list to draw from for all our awesome prize giveaways! The prize was provided by JCPenney, but JCPenney a is not a sponsor, administrator, or involved in any other way with this giveaway. All opinions expressed in the post are my own and not those of JCPenney. Winners must be 18 or older, located in the US and/or Canada, and fill out complete contact information in the subscriber page. T-Shirt winners will be selected Tuesday July 6th, 2010 and notified via email. Congratulations to Cheryl W of Coalgate, OK!!! Country Music Photo Gallery

Sugarland: Incredible Machine Releases Oct 19th!

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The dynamic duo Sugarland has finally announced that they will be releasing the Incredible Machine album on October 19th! Sugarland’s long-awaited album “The Incredible Machine” is finally slated for release this fall. The duo has been hitting the tour circuit hard this summer, but still wants to make sure fans have new music so they’re also releasing the first single off the album July 26th. The track, titled “Stuck Like Glue” is a perfectly sassy slice off the album. ‘Stuck Like Glue’ is just plain, unashamed, Sugar-fun!” exclaims Nettles. “It sticks in your brain, no pun intended. To me it feels young, hip and of course sassy! I can’t wait for it to get out there so we can play it live in our show. We’ve been sitting on our hands to not play it live ‘til it was released! I, for one, can’t WAIT to hear the full album!Country Music Photo Gallery

George Strait Artist of The Decade

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Country Legend George Strait named the ACM Artist of the Decade for the 2000s. Making its cable premiere on GAC Sunday, June 27 at 9 p.m. Eastern is the tribute concert to George Strait,”George Strait – ACM Artist of the Decade.” The all-star concert features a special appearance by Garth Brooks and performances by Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Jamie Foxx, Faith Hill, Jack Ingram, Alan Jackson, Jamey Johnson, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, Montgomery Gentry, John Rich, LeAnn Rimes, Blake Shelton, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban and Lee Ann Womack.Country Music Photo Gallery

Gloriana Long Hot Summer Tour 2010

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Gloriana fans get ready, their Long Hot Summer Tour 2010 begins today in Grand Junction, CO at Country Jam USA. “We are really looking forward to this tour – with longer sets and performances in new cities across the country – it’s a great opportunity to get out there some more and meet the country music fans who have already shown us so much support,” said Mike Gossin. “This is definitely going to be a Summer to remember and we cannot wait,” added Rachel Reinert. Gloriana Tour Dates: 06.24.2010 Country Jam USA Grand Junction, CO 06.25.2010 Flaming Gorge Days Green River, WY 06.27.2010 Country Stampede Manhanttan, KS 07.02.2010 Fossum Field Aberdeen, SD 07.03.2010 Rough Rider Days Dickinson, ND 07.04.2010 Greeley Stampede Greeley, CO 07.08.2010 Cavendish Beach Festival Cavendish, PE 07.10.2010 Hodag Country Festival Rhinelander, WI 07.11.2010 Iowa Speedway Newton, IA 07.15.2010 Ameristar Casino St. Charles, MO 07.16.2010 Amelia Earhart Festival Atchison, KS 07.17.2010 Franklin County Fair Hampton, IA 07.21.2010 New River Valley Fair Dublin, VA 07.22.2010 Crawford County Fair Bucyrus, OH 07.23.2010 Churchill Downs Louisville, KY 07.24.2010 Country Thunder Twin Lakes, WI 07.28.2010 Neshoba County Fair Philadelphia, MS 07.31.2010 West Fair Amphitheatre Council Bluffs, IA 08.01.2010 Ozark Empire Fair Springfield, MO 08.04.2010 Bismarck Civic Center w/Keith Urban Bismarck, ND 08.05.2010 WE Fest Detroit Lakes, MN 08.06.2010 Country on the River Prairie Du Chien, WI 08.07.2010 Veterans Memorial Park Bay City, MI 08.10.2010 Warren County Fair Pittsfield, PA 08.11.2010 Mason County Fair Point Pleasant, WV 08.14.2010 Box Butte Fair Hemingford, NE 08.15.2010 Knox County Fair Bloomfield, NE 08.17.2010 Upper Peninsula State Fair Grounds Escanaba, MI 08.18.2010 Brown County Fairgrounds De Pere, WI 08.21.2010 Frontier City’s Starlight Amphitheatre Oklahoma City, OK 08.27.2010 Clarksburg Amphitheatre Clarksburg, WV 08.28.2010 Dutchess County Fair Rhineback, NY 08.29.2010 Shendandoah County Fair Woodstock, VA 09.03.2010 Walworth County Fair Elkhorn, WI 09.04.2010 Midwest Old Threshers Mt.Pleasant, IA 09.05.2010 Central Wisconsin State Fair Marshfield, WI 09.10.2010 Cabarrus County Fair Concord, NC 09.11.2010 The Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds Berea, OH 09.12.2010 Hebron Harvest Fair Hebron, CT 09.24.2010 Ocean City Sunfest Ocean City, MD 09.25.2010 Prospectors Mt. Laurel, NJ 09.26.2010 Merriweather Post Columbia, MD 09.28.2010 Bloomsberg Fair Bloomsburg, PA 10.01.2010 Tulsa State Fair Tulsa, OK 10.06.2010 Fryeburg Fair Fryeburg, ME 10.07.2010 Topsfield Fair Topsfield, MA 10.09.2010 Foothills Festivals Maryville, TN 10.20.2010 North Carolina State Fair Raleigh, NC 10.21.2010 Western Carolina State Fair Aiken, SC 10.23.2010 Crystal Coast Fairgrounds Newport, NC 12.04.2010 McCallum Theater Palm Desert, CA 12.05.2010 Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center Santa Clarita, CA Country Music Photo Gallery

Miranda Lambert: The House That Built Me

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Miranda Lambert’s, “The House That Built Me,” has been number 1 for three weeks in a row Miranda Lambert has been on Billboard’s Hot Country Charts for seventeen weeks with her hit song, “The House That Built Me.” She has been number one for the last three weeks. Billboard’s most popular country songs are ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen BDS. Congratulations Miranda, and for all you fans out there, here is the video one more time! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQYNM6SjD_o&feature=player_embedded]Country Music Photo Gallery

Keith Urban Auction:Ultimate Experience for Fans

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Keith Urban offering the ultimate experience for his fans: 2 VIP tickets to a Keith Urban show of their choice, and the chance to meet and take pictures with the Country Music star. Keith Urban is a three-time Grammy Award winner, who in this past year has added an American Music Award and People’s Choice Award to his mantle. He’s won five Academy of Country Music Awards, had 11 #1s, including 21 Top 5 hits and two consecutive #1 CDs, including his latest Defying Gravity, which debuted atop both Billboard’s Top 200 all genre and Country Album Charts. Hurry fans cause the bidding ends July 8, 2010. For a full description of the item, visit: http://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_items/205218.  Country Music Photo Gallery

Kenny Chesney: “HEMINGWAY’s Whiskey

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After almost three years Kenny Chesney will release a new studio album, “HEMINGWAY’s Whiskey on September 28th. Kenny had this to say about the title of his new release, which was named after a Guy Clark track: “When I heard the song, I knew it was the perfect title for the record. I was sitting in my truck and a friend had given me Guy’s album, which had just come out, and it’s a song that talks about living life to its fullest, being a man about your responsibilities and not compromising. As soon as I heard it, I knew I had to cut it, and call the album that … because it says everything about the way you live your life, and what life can be if you refuse to buy into limits, which — as someone who’s read all his books — is everything HEMINGWAY’s novels revolved around.” Country Music Photo Gallery

Brooks And Dunn Reschedule Concerts

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Brooks and Dunn fans disappointed after select B&D shows are postponed Brooks & Dunn were forced to postpone and reschedule dates on their The Last Rodeo Tour due to illness. At the recommendation of his doctor, Ronnie Dunn was put on vocal rest for three weeks, their web site said today. Dunn said via text message: “Following my doctor’s order, shutting up, getting well and comin’ back asap!” Tour stops on June 29 in Milwaukee and July 8 in Fort Loramie, OH will not be rescheduled. The new tour dates are: All tickets will be honored on the new dates and tickets remain available at livenation.com.) July 16 Indianapolis, IN July 17 St. Clairsville, OH July 18 Cincinnati, OH July 23 Minot, ND July 24 Cheyenne, WY July 25 Omaha, NE July 29 Detroit July 30 Pittsburgh July 31 Philadelphia Aug. 1 Washington, DC Aug. 6 Kansas City, MO Aug. 7 St. Louis Aug. 8 Chicago Aug. 13 Mansfield, MA Aug. 14 Hartford Aug. 15 Virginia Beach, VA Aug. 22 Atlanta Aug. 26 Cleveland Aug. 27 Darien Lakes, NY Aug. 29 Bethel, NY Sept. 2 NashvilleCountry Music Photo Gallery