Category Archives: Community

Please hold for the following announcement

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Eastbound and down, we’re loaded up and truckin’ Country Music News Blog and its’ parent The DH Network is currently relocating their office and staff from the torture that is Phoenix Arizona to a tiny town in Northeast Oklahoma. We will return with the hottest in Country Music News, concerts, and gossip bigger and better than ever once we get settled. I want to thank all of our readers for your patience and can’t wait to get back to giving away prizes and great headlines! Cheers! ~WC~Country Music Photo Gallery

Country Star Wishlist

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Reba McEntire | Living Legend | Country Music News

Just give me a jukebox, and a country song! Country music stars are a special brand of celebrity. Unlike actors or athletes, their art hits us closer to home, and seems to pull more than anything, from their own personality. So it’s easy to understand why there are some country stars who seem more welcoming than others, more authentic, and of course, just more interesting. As I jotted my next country concert down in my calendar (which happens to be Sticks Country Music Festival), I began to wonder what it would be like to meet Rascal Flatts, Gretchen Wilson, or Jamey Johnson? What would I ask? How would I leave a great impression? Why would that meeting be so important to me? Then I started wondering who else I’d want to meet? What is my all-star line-up of country stars and why? Well, I’ll tell you! And by golly, if you know a way I can meet any of these guys, then just email me at shauna@whiskeychick.rocks and I’ll be happier than a hummingbird in a spring flower garden!

Tell Us YOUR Story!

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Has a certain country star, or country song changed your life? We want to share your story with the world! CMNB is looking for readers’ stories about how one country artist or song impacted their life. Did you fall in love dancing to George Strait? Did one of Martina McBride’s songs pull you through a hard time? Does Taylor Swift give you the words to say what you’re feeling inside? Then let us hear it! Send your stories to mystory@countrymusicnewsblog.com The best stories will be published here on CMNB, and shared across our network. Some entries may even be eligible for prizes so send yours in today!Country Music Photo Gallery

CMNB Partners with DH Country Music to Create Community!

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In the spirit of encouraging new music and community participation, Country Music News Blog has joined with DH Country Music to create a community driven site! Over the next few weeks we will begin adding features to the site that will include integrated access to our new: Country Music Forum User Profiles Chat Video, Picture, and Music Uploads And much much more! To celebrate our community the first 500 members to join will be entered into a raffle for special prizes including new cd’s, apparel, and many other exciting gifts! Once you’ve joined, be sure to invite your friends or visit our badges page to help spread the word! And by all means PLEASE use these tools to help bring your favorite artists to light for the rest of us!!! View my page on DH Country MusicCountry Music Photo Gallery

Country Hound Celebrates 1 Year

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Country Hound celebrates its one-year anniversary and CMNB’s staff tips their hat. It’s not often that one publication will congratulate its’ “competition”, but in this case, it must be done! Country Hound was launched in July of 2007 and has since proven itself a strong name in the country music news scene. As a top source of the latest information, polls, interviews and album reviews, Country Hound has been a great resource for hobbyists like myself. In the world of country music news, there are very few solid and reliable sites that provide current updates for real fans. Country Hound is one of those. Be prepared for a fresh new look as they work towards the 2.0 version of their site.Country Music Photo Gallery

The home for wayward drunks, punks, and hicks gets revamped!

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Drunkenhillbilly.com (DH) was started when a drunken webmaster from Oklahoma contacted his equally drunken Texan friend and said “Dude, I just bought Drunkenhillbilly.com” to which the Texan replied “cool! What are ya gonna do with it?”… “Umm, I have no idea. How ‘bout create a forum for Country music fans?” And it was born… after sittin’ dormant for a bit a few of the Okie’s friends got together to recreate the site and now… the new and improved DH is designed to promote awareness of underground and unsigned country musicians. Since its’ creation back in 2004 they have watched many of their featured artists go on to get signed to record labels such as The Earps who recently released their first ful length album on Big Bender Records. They have also had the opportunity to interview some country and southern rock legends like Georgia Sattelites member, Dan Baird and Andy Tanas formerly of Black Oak Arkansas and Krokus. They’ve also seen some former major-label artists branch off on their own, such as Pam Tillis whose desire for creative control led her to produce her latest release on her own Stellar Cat Records. Musicians come and go through the sites General Store, Events Calendar and Forum while interacting with other musicians, labels, and venue owners to increase their network and find new opportunities to play. In the coming months the administrators of DrunkenHillbilly will begin development on what they jokingly refer to as “DH 3.0” which will be a complete overhaul of the site to allow easier navigation and user interaction. Using the latest in DotNetNuke, their biggest goals are to create more areas where the members can update the content themselves. For example, a band and venue database that visitors can search as a directory, and a forum that is seamlessly integrated with the rest of the site. One thing’s for certain; This site is certainly made by and for the musicians and fans!Country Music Photo Gallery