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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.

Lonestar: Party Heard Around The World

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Lonestar fans have got to be thrilled with the news of their latest CD release “Party Heard Around The World,” on April 27th. This album, “Party Heard Around The World” will be Lonestar’s 10th. Known for their mass appeal on both the country and pop/rock charts, Lonestar has had a very successful career on the country charts as well as the pop/rock charts. Since its 1995 debut album, Lonestar has sold over 10 million album units. The band will perform on several national shows including: The Wendy Williams Show-April 28th, Huckabee-May 1st, Fox & Friends-May 3rd.They will also be featured in GAC’s “On The Streets” segment beginning in late April and will be interviewed for the Fox Entertainment feed on May 3rd. Lonestar is one of my favorite bands and I am very excited for the newest album’s release.Country Music Photo Gallery

Dixie Chicks Greatest Hits

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Dixie Chicks to release a collection of their favorite hits on June 1st. The Very Best of Dixie Chicks includes 12 tracks: “Wide Open Spaces,” “You Were Mine,” “Sin Wagon,” “Cowboy Take Me Away,” “Let Him Fly,” “Long Time Gone,” “Landslide,” “Truth No. 2,” “The Long Way Around,” “Easy Silence,” “Not Ready to Make Nice,” “Lubbock or Leave It.”

Easton Corbin: A Little More Country Than That

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Easton Corbin celebrates his first #1 single, “A Little More Country Than That.” Easton Corbin celebrated with writers Wynn Varble, Roy Lee Feek, and Don Poythress of the hit single “A Little More Country Than That.” Guests of the ceremony enjoyed a buffet table covered with an array of different snacks like: Cracker Jacks, Mini Moon Pies, Goo Goo candy, strawberry and cherry lemonade, various chips, cheeses and deep-fried foods. Congratulations to Easton and the writers of “A Little More Country Than That.” We look forward to many more #1 hits from all of you!Country Music Photo Gallery

Ready Your Remote for TCN – The Country Network

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Former CMA exec takes the helm on a new all-country-music network. Tammy Genovese leaves the CMA to head up a new cable channel featuring all country music all the time. “This is an exciting opportunity for all of us to open another venue for our music reaching local, regional, national and international audiences,” TCN/Nashville President Tammy Genovese said of her new position. Genovese replaces Warren Hansen, who remains as chief operating officer reporting to her. She will direct operations at the network’s new principal office at 40 Music Square West, Nashville, 37212 opening next Monday. The Country Network is currently airing in HD on WIYC-DT Montgomery, Ala. and will begin national and international broadcasting during CMA Music Festival June 10. Programming will be country music videos and original programs about artists and fans. Videos from current and rising stars, as well as heritage artists, will be shown. Artists and Fans Network owns the network. TCH is looking to combine local and national broadcasting, mobile devices and the web into a “seamless music video experience,” according to Music Row’s web site.

Billy Joe Shaver found Not Guilty

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Billy Joe Shaver, a country music singer/songwriter found not guilty of shooting a man in Texas. Billy Joe Shaver was accused of shooting of a man outside a bar in Lorena, Texas in 2007. Shaver, testifying in his own defense, said he feared for his life when he shot Billy Coker in the upper lip with a 22-caliber pistol. Shaver went on to say that Coker showed a knife inside the bar and asked him to go outside. “I wanted to scare him … wanted to beat him to the punch. I feared he was going to kill me,” Shaver said. A jury reached a verdict of not guilty after two hours of deliberation in the case involving Shaver and Coker.Country Music Photo Gallery

Jamey Johnson goes back to Black and White

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Jamey Johnson’s concept album due out this summer Jamey Johnson fans only have to hold their breath a little bit longer, as news of a new album finally surfaces! Jamey describes his new concept album as a “black album” and a “white album.” Concept albums usually revolve around some kind of musical, narrative, or lyrical theme. “There will be more explanations inside the album jackets as to why it is done this way. But basically it is a little tale that revolves around a yin yang. As it gets further along you see how the opening situation evolves into some of these other situations. Each song … affects the next, or kind of sets up the next.”-gactv.com Still unsure whether the project will be come out as a single two-disc album, two simultaneously released CD’s, or a pair of releases staggered several months apart. Jamie goes on to say: “It gets dark and dismal [on the black album] and then it shows how on the white album everything gets better and better until it can’t get any better,” he said. “It just keeps going full circle. Each album bleeds into the other without stopping, and so if you put both albums on and hit the repeat button they play in perpetuity. They never stop.” Country Music Photo Gallery