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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.

Sommet Center is now Nashville Arena

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Nashville’s Sommet Center will now be known as simply “The Nashville Arena” due to a naming dispute between Sommet Group of Tennessee and The Nashville Predators Hockey League The Sommet Center in Nashville will be renamed Nashville Arena for now as part of a naming-rights dispute between the Nashville Predators and Sommet Group of Tennessee. Nashville Sports Authority officials reportedly approved the name change during a Dec. 3 meeting but said the venue could remain under the Sommet name should the parties work out their legal differences. The Predators are suing Sommet Group, claiming the company reneged on making payments per the 2007 naming rights deal. Sommet officials claim they stopped the payments because the Predators used a competitor for certain goods and services when Sommet was to be the preferred provider.Country Music Photo Gallery

Rascal Flatts is Unstoppable… really

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Rascal Flatts re-launches their Unstoppable tour! Concert dates and locations below! After Rascal Flatts huge success first on the “Me and My Gang” tour, and then on the first leg of “Unstoppable” one thing has become perfectly clear: FANS WANT MORE! Well, Rascal Flatts is ready to deliver! Starting January 15th and running all the way through March, Rascal Flatts is re-launching their Unstoppable tour. They have scheduled 23 shows across the nation and have included Darius Rucker as their opening act. Rascal Flatts Tour Dates: Dates – Cities – Venues: January 15 & 16 –  Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun January 21- Toledo, OH- Lucas County Arena January 22-  State College, PA- Bryce Jordan Center January 23 – Charleston, WV- Charleston Civic Center Coliseum January 28- London, Ontario – John Labatt Centre January 29- Ottawa, Ontario – Scotiabank Place January 30- Hamilton. Ontario- Copps Coliseum February 4- Evansville, IN- Roberts Stadium February 5- Detroit, MI- The Palace of Auburn Hills February 6- Dayton, OH- Nutter Center February 18- Peoria, IL- Peoria Civic Center February 19- Kansas City, MO- Sprint Center February 20- Moline, IL- i wireless center February 25- Sioux City, IA- Tyson Event Center February 26- Milwaukee, WI – Bradley Center February 27- Green Bay, WI- Resch Center March 4- Huntsville, AL- Von Braun Center March 5- Columbus, GA – Columbus Civic Center March 6- Orange Beach, AL- The Amphitheater at the Wharf March 11- San Antonio, TX- AT&T Center March 12- Wichita Falls- Kay Yeager Coliseum March 13- Oklahoma City, OK- Ford CenterCountry Music Photo Gallery

CMNB’s Great Holiday Giveaway Winners!

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Congratulations to the winners of the CMNB Great Holiday Giveaway! I feel like Santa except without all the elves or the furry face! Why you ask? Because I just shipped out 5 overstuffed boxes of prizes to 5 lucky winners in our Great Holiday Giveaway! Congratulations go out to Jason in Georgia, Judith in Kansas, Eva in Pennsylvania, Freida in South Carolina and finally Bob in Arizona because each of them will be receiving a prize pack stuffed to the gills with books, music, DVD’s and other gifts from our ranch to enjoy for themselves or share with a loved one this holiday season! Some of the prizes included: Music from Sugarland, Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert and MANY more! Custom DH Apparel! Rare concert DVD’s Biographies from some of the most influential names in music! Congratulations to everyone that won, and good luck to ALL who entered as you are now in the running for ALL future contests as well! Happy Holidays from our family to yours!Country Music Photo Gallery

Thanksgiving Week in Review

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It’s been a wonderful week off and I hope all my readers were busy with family and friends as I know I sure was. Here’s what we all missed during our turkey-coma! Zac Brown Band has pushed “Highway 20 Ride” as their next single and so far radio listeners are loving it as it quickly climbs the charts. This is a good move for them because it shows they have so much more depth than just cheeky songs like “Toes” and “Chicken Fried“. ZBB is still pounding pavement on the Southern Ground tour so look for a stop near you. Lady Antebellum has released the cover art for their upcoming album “Need You Now“, whose title track has dominated the charts and our brains for the last several weeks. Lady A fans can get a little of what they need now as the trio tours with and opens for Tim McGraw this winter on the Southern Voice tour. Watch for the album to release in early January. Speaking of Tim McGraw, you can catch him today on Oprah along with Sugarland and several other mainstream artists as Oprah kicks off her holiday season. Congratulations are also in order for Tim and co-star Sandra Bullock as their new movie, The Blind Side, rakes in a whopping $40+BILLION at the box office over thanksgiving weekend, coming in second to New Moon. Several country music stars are helping you get in the holiday spirit. Joey + Rory have released “It’s Christmas Time” while country newcomer Whitney Duncan revisits the classic Christmas hit “All I want for Christmas is You“. Sugarland is still going strong with their holiday album Gold & Green, and Carrie Underwood is primed and ready for her holiday special that airs December 7th on ABC. That’s all for now in country music news. Be sure to stay tuned as we bring you more, and announce the winners of our Great Holiday Giveaway!Country Music Photo Gallery

New Music From Billy Ray Cyrus

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Today only, preview a new track from Billy Ray Cyrus before it releases anywhere else! Billy Ray Cyrus is starring in the Hallmark Channel original movie “Christmas in Canaan” which debuts Saturday December 12th at 8pm EST.  Billy Ray has written and performs the new original song, “We’ll Get By Somehow (We Always Do)”  for the movie. Hallmark Channel is debuting the music video for this song, exclusively, on the November 28thth during the premiere (@ 8pm EST) of the Hallmark Channel original movie “The National Tree,” starring Andrew McCarthy and Evan Williams. *To celebrate this, Hallmark Channel’s Facebook page will premiere the song, first and exclusively on November 24th, the day after its relaunch. On November 25th the stream of the song is available to all interested radio stations, websites and blogs by visiting Hallmark Channel’s Facebook page.* From November 25-27, Hallmark Channel is giving the MP3 of the song away free on its Facebook page to all of it’s and Billy Ray’s fans.  Anyone who visits the page that day can download the song for free.Country Music Photo Gallery

Reckless Kelly Announces New Album for 2010

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Reckless Kelly is pulling things up by the root for their 3rd self-released album this coming February. In honor of Idahoan legend, Pinto Bennett, Reckless Kelly incorporates many of his hardcore cowboy songs into their upcoming release “Somewhere In Time“. “While this is Pinto’s material, this is very much a Reckless Kelly record,” explains vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Cody Braun.  “It’s simply a bunch of great songs we wanted people to hear.” His brother Willy Braun continues, “I think this time we did again what we always set out to do which is to make a record we can be proud of.”Country Music Photo Gallery

2010 San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo

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Performers for the 2010 San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo have been announced, and leading the pack is Toby Keith! The schedule for the 2010 San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo is still under construction, however it has been leaked that Toby Keith will be headlining at least one day. Other performers at the event include Rodney Atkins, Lady Antebellum, Randy Houser, Tim McGraw, Darius Rucker, James Otto, Blake Shelton, Alan Jackson, Trace Adkins, Dierks Bentley and Jake Owen. Keep your eyes peeled for the full line-up which is expected to come out in January. Please remember that proceeds from the annual stock show and rodeo support Texas youth and education. The organization also seeks to positively influence the agricultural industry in Texas. your support and attendance go a long way!Country Music Photo Gallery