New Taylor Swift MIM Exhibit Opening

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Taylor Swift Exhibit Opens October 20th at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix. Taylor Swift is about to release her new album, new shoes, and her new museum exhibit! On October 20th, the Musical Instrument Museum (Phoenix, AZ) reveals their new Taylor Swift exhibit which features her instruments, stage wear, props from tours, handwritten lyrics, and other musical memorabilia from her elaborate career. MIM’s president and director, Bill DeWalt, is excited about the newest exhibit: “Not only is Taylor Swift one of the most successful musical artists in the world, she is also a multi-instrumentalist and an extraordinarily talented songwriter. We are honored to showcase some of the important artifacts from Swift’s career, and we hope this exhibit inspires our guests of all ages to play an instrument and make their own music.” You may think Taylor is young and a somewhat new artist, but she has made a big enough impression on the country music scene to have an exhibit at MIM that matches the size of their Elvis Presley exhibit! The exhibit showcases an impressive collection of Taylor memorabilia that highlights her entire career. The exhibit caught my eye because you can go back in time to her “Tim McGraw” days and see her handwritten lyrics, guitar, and video clips and articles about her rise to fame. You kinda get to relive her rise to stardom through the exhibit! MIM is showing their love for Taylor this opening weekend. They’ve got a songwriting workshop, streaming music videos, student concerts of Taylor songs, and all sorts of family-friendly activities. For more information and the complete schedule of activities, visit MIM.org.

Blake Shelton Featured On Christina Aguilera’s Lotus

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Blake Shelton Collaborates with Christina Aguilera On Her Upcoming Album, Lotus. Well, Miranda Lambert isn’t the only blonde powerhouse that Blake Shelton is spending time with. He recently teamed up with pop diva and fellow NBC‘s The Voice mentor, Christina Aguilera! Shelton, is featured on one of the 18 tracks, titled “Just A Fool“, and I can’t even begin to imagine what that is going to be like. Other Voice judge, Cee Lo Green also makes a guest appearance on the album. Check out the track listing below, in case you’re interested. After seeing the music video for “Your Body“, I am exxxxxtremely curious to hear what the Blake + Christina collab is going to sound like. I think we should probably brace ourselves. It drops November 30th. LISTEN: Blake Shelton and Christina Aguilera, “Just A Fool”. Lotus, Complete track listing. 1. Lotus 2. Army Of Me 3. Red Hot Kinda Love 4. Make The World Move (feat. Cee Lo Green) 5. Let’s Find Out 6. Your Body 7. Let There Be Love 8. Sing For Me 9. Blank Page 10. Cease Fire 11. Around The World 12. Circles 13. Best Of Me 14. Shut Up 15. Just A Fool (feat. Blake Shelton) 16. Empty Words 17. Light Up The Sky 18. Your Body

Josh Turner Live Across America Interview

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Josh Turner Interview On Local Fox Station About Live Across America. Josh Turner really has got to be one of my favorite country music singers. From his perfectly baritone voice to his easy to relate to, fun songs, I just never get tired of hearing his music! Added bonus, I ran across this recent interview of Turner, and it turns out that he has got to be one of the most down to earth, cool guys! He’s out and about promoting his current live album, Live Across America, and he stopped by local Los Angeles Fox station to chat with the two anchors earlier this week. They chat about a whole host of interesting topics from his inspirations and who he looks up to, to having his family on tour (His wife plays the keyboard! How cool is that?), to Scotty McCreery, to Turner’s authentic voice! It’s a really, really great interview, and I highly suggest you check it out now! WATCH the Interview with Josh Turner Now. Los Angeles Local News, Weather, and Traffic

Radney Foster’s Louisiana Blue To Help Hurricane Victims

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Radney Foster Offers “Louisiana Blue” To Hurricane Isaac Victims. To help the victims of Hurricane Isaac, Radney Foster has joined The American Red Cross. People can order the new video for “Louisiana Blue” and donate to the cause at the same time. To do so click HERE! “This is the first song I ever wrote with Beth Nielsen Chapman. I had written the chorus and played it for her, and she and I wrote the first verse together. She was so excited about it that she went home that night and wrote the second verse. So it is a true collaboration.” -Foster The song can be found on Foster’s Del Rio Texas Revisited: Unplugged & Lonesome. “I love the way Martie McGuire digs into the opening licks, it just set the tone for the song. We had washboard and accordion in the studio, and there is a great sexy interplay between the fiddle and accordion on the solo. I knew we had it when I saw my wife dancing around the control room.” -Foster

Jason Aldean Makes A Big Announcement

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Jason Aldean Is Going to Make a Big Announcement via Livestream. Between George Strait and Taylor Swift making their big announcements already this Fall, I don’t know if I can take anymore HUGE Country Music news. But, it looks like ready or not, we’re gonna get it from Jason Aldean‘s team. Via his social media today, the recently in hot water artist, let fans know that he is going to make a big announcement tomorrow (Thursday, October 17th). They’ve been alluding to the announcement for days, but today, they let it be known, straight up! Straight from the Source: Jason Aldean Tweets! We’ve got huge news for you coming TOMORROW! Anybody got any guesses? jasonaldean.com Click follow on the… fb.me/268y4QI1t — Jason Aldean (@JasonAldean) October 17, 2012 Aldean’s brand new album, Night Train, just dropped on Tuesday. So, its a little hard to speculate what the big news might be. My bet? Either they are unleashing a special contest OR the news will be tour related. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see though, won’t we? The Livestream airs tomorrow at 10am EST and you can catch it via his official site.

Aaron Watson Interview

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HaleighT Talks With Aaron Watson About His Brand New Album, Real Good Time. Last week HaleighT had the opportunity to talk with Aaron Watson on the details of his brand new album, Real Good Time. The talk happened before Watson took the stage at one of his album release parties in Fort Smith, AR at Neumeier’s Rib Room, where he gave a strong and entertaining performance. Real Good Time is available on iTunes! Watch the interview and check out the track listing below! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbgrXtOkBfY] Real Good Time Track Listing: 1. Real Good Time 2. Summertime Girl 3. Lips 4. Turn Around 5. July In Cheyenne (Song For Lane’s Momma) 6. Cadillac Cowboy (with Justin McBride) 7. Fish 8. Leather and Lace (with Elizabeth Cook) 9. Raise Your Bottle 10. Texas Boys (with Pat Green & Josh Abbott) 11. Nowhere Fast 12. Deer Blind (with Kevin Fowler & John Anderson) 13. Hey Y’all – My Contribution to Ruining Country Music Country Song! Ha! 14. Barbed Wire Halo 15. Reckless 16. Off the Record (with Charla Corn) 17. I Don’t Want You To Go 18. Honky Tonk Kid (with Willie Nelson)

Taylor Swift’s State of Grace Available on iTunes

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Taylor Swift Released Her Newest Single “State of Grace” off Her New Album Red. Taylor Swift released her newest single, “State of Grace,” from her upcoming album RED. Premiering just a week before the new release (on October 22), Swift fans get a taste of her new style. “State of Grace” is pretty catchy and has a fun beat. However, I’m starting to get a little worried that Taylor has traded in her country roots for a pop career. Now don’t get me wrong, I like when an artist tries out a new style, but I know some of us country music fans want a reminder of that “Tim McGraw” and “Teardrops on My Guitar” style we love. Check out Taylor’s new song on iTunes and stay with us as we get ready for the release of Red! Red, Complete Track Listing 1. State Of Grace 2. Red 3. Treacherous 4. I Knew You Were Trouble 5. All Too Well 6. 22 7. I Almost Do 8. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together 9. Stay Stay Stay 10. The Last Time 11. Holy Ground 12. Sad Beautiful Tragic 13. The Lucky One 14. Everything Has Changed (Duet with Ed Sheeran) 15. Starlight 16. Begin Again

Sneak Peek of Thompson Square’s New Single

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Thompson Square Announces Sneak Peak of New Single “If I Didn’t Have You.” We’re excited to hear Thompson Square is working on a sophomore album (release date TBA), and now AMC Duo of the Year and CMA-nominated Keifer and Shawna Thompson are offering us an exclusive sneak peak of their first single, “If I Didn’t Have You.” You can’t download the song until October 30th, but until then you can check out Thompson Square’s website for the sneak-peak. “‘If I Didn’t Have You’ is a story about two people who rely on each other to get through the tough thing we call life. We all have someone who we can go to for encouragement and this is our story.” –Keifer Thompson In case that’s not enough Thompson Square news, the duo are also performing a StageIt show in Nashville on October 30th. You can still get your tickets to the online show to see Shawna and Keifer play acoustic versions of their songs (including fan favorite “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not”), introduce their new single, and chat with fans. The duo also announced that they are joining Luke Bryan for his upcoming tour, The Dirt Road Diaries. Stay tuned for more information on Thompson Square andLuke’s tour.

Billy Ray Cyrus Announces Album Pre-Release

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Billy Ray pre-releases his 13th studio album, Change My Mind, for two weeks! For the next two weeks, country music fans get a sneak-peak preview of Billy Ray Cyrus’s new album, Change My Mind. The album is not officially released until October 23, but AOL Music is allowing us full song streams to get us ready for the release of Billy Ray’s 13th album. Cyrus is going back to his “Achy Breaky Heart” roots with the title track on his album. Make sure you check out the pre-release to hear “Change My Mind,” which premiered on Great American Country’s Top 20 Country Countdown, and to hear his nine other new songs. All songs on the album were written or co-written by Cyrus and produced by Grammy-nominated producer Brandon Friesen. Head on over to AOL to get your exclusive pre-release of Change My Mind or your can pre-order the entire album to be released on October 23rd!

Luke Bryan Partners with Cabela’s

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Luke Bryan and Cabela’s Begin Multi-Year Partnership and Collaborations. Country music and the outdoors always seem to go together, and now Luke Bryan and Cabela’s, the World’s Foremost Outfitter for all our outdoor needs, are teaming up to bring us even more reasons to love both. They are co-branding a marketing campaign which includes products in Cabela’s stores and catalog, as well as behind-the-scenes outdoor adventures of Luke’s life off the stage. “My love for the outdoors is something that has been a part of me ever since I can remember. It seems there was never a time when we weren’t hunting, fishing, farming or playing outside since I was very young. Teaming with Cabela’s is such a natural fit for me.” –Luke Bryan Bryan’s not the only one excited about the partnership. Scott Williams, EVP and Chief/Marketing/E-Commerce Officer for Cabela’s, shares his opinions on their recent announcement: “Luke is the perfect partner for Cabela’s as he combines a lifelong love of the outdoors along with strong country roots.  This passion comes through in everything that Luke does- from his hunting and fishing, to his music. We’re really excited to welcome Luke to the Cabela’s family.” In January, Bryan launches his first headlining tour, “The Dirt Road Diaries Tour,” sponsored by Cabela’s. We’ll keep you updated with all the information on his tour, so keep checking back with us. In the meantime, crank up your Luke Bryan songs, head outside for a while in your Cabela’s gear, and make sure you buy your tickets before they sell out!