George Strait Announces FINAL Tour

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George Stait Announces Announces Final Tour…But NOT Retiring! Wearing a black cowboy hat, jeans and a button up shirt, one of Country Music’s biggest icons, the man who can claim fifty-nine number one singles, the King, George Strait, stepped behind a podium at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, TN this morning to announce that after 2014, he will no longer be touring. Strait and his team were very clear however, that George is NOT retiring. He will continue to write and cut records. So, now that we know that, we can all sigh a sigh of relief. Let’s look at what details we gathered during the press conference! George Strait Final Tour Details. In 2013, George Strait will be kicking off 40 tour dates that will run through 2014. We know that the 20 dates for 2013 will include Martina McBride. Strait also specifically indicated that Randy Rogers and Miranda Lambert will be performing at the upcoming Houston, TX date. He then stated, “There’s just no tellin who might show. Hopefully we’ll have some surprises for people.” George Strait, New Music In The Works! There was more exciting news for country music fans, though! George let us know that he is already planning on getting back into the studio. He will be making time to work on a new record, come October. He said that this was the longest break he’d taken between records since 1981, and he was ready to get back to work on some new music!! Its good to know that Strait is still going to be giving fans new music in the years to come. Despite this very good news though, some fans are no doubt still heart broken at the prospect that George will only be playing fourty more live tour dates. He did suggest that if a special event came up, he and the band would consider getting back together on an off and on basis. As far as the structured, set dates of a full tour, though, after 2014, that will be no more. There was one tiny ray of possible hope as the king did admit that this decision isn’t entirely written in stone, “I believe I made the right the decision. Only time will tell… After two years…maybe I’ll reconsider.” When asked what he would do with his free time, he told those listening in, that he didn’t really know what he was going to do, though he did give us a little bit of an idea… a little golf, some fishing and spending time with family, especially his grandson. Sounds like a good plan to us! Well, that was a whirlwind of information, and I’ll leave you with this…when asked why he thinks he’s so successful, George gave the best possible answer. He said he doesn’t really know, but he thinks it has something to do with having such great fans. “I don’t really know exactly how to answer it. I think the most important thing is Continue reading George Strait Announces FINAL Tour→

Ashley Forrest Releases Debut Single

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Ashley Forrest Is Releasing Her Debut Single, “Pourin’ Over Me,” To Country Radio This Week. Newcomer Ashley Forrest is releasing her debut single, “Pourin’ Over Me,” to radio this week. Produced by Grammy-nominated producer Mark Moffatt, “Pourin’ Over Me” is a mandolin-infused track that Forrest calls a “get up and go, feel good song.” Nashville songwriters Kate and Kacey Coppola, Danny Myrick and Jeff Spence penned the upbeat number. “Everyone works so incredibly hard these days and needs that time to take a break from their job every once in a while. ‘Pourin’ Over Me’ is all about living life to the fullest and having a great time soaking up the sun, which is exactly what I believe in! We all need a little more ‘live-it-up, fun days’ in our lives!” -Forrest Forrest has been writing and recording her full-length debut album with Moffatt. In addition to several Forrest co-writes, the project features cuts from a number of chart-topping Nashville songwriters, including: Dave Haywood/Charles Kelley/Hilary Scott (Lady Antebellum), Victoria Banks, Dave Berg, Marty Dodson, Robert Ellis Orrall and Rivers Rutherford, among others. “Pourin’ Over Me” is now available for purchase at iTunes, Amazon.com and most major digital retailers. Forrest’s album is currently scheduled for an early 2013 release through Truro Entertainment Group/GMV Nashville.

Emmylou Harris and Mumford & Sons On CMT Crossroads

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Country Legend Emmylou Harris And English-Folk-Rock Quartet Mumford & Sons Hit The Stage For The Latest Episode of CMT Crossroads. Mumford & Sons will share the stage with Country Music Hall of Fame member Emmylou Harris when CMT presents an all-new episode of CMT CROSSROADS. Meeting and collaborating for the first time on the CMT CROSSROADS stage in Nashville, Mumford & Sons and Harris will perform acclaimed Harris favorites “The Road” and “Orphan Girl” and the group’s “Awake My Soul,” “The Cave” and more from their new release, Babel. This is the second time Harris has taken the stage for CMT CROSSROADS since collaborating with Dave Matthews in 2003. Mumford & Sons and Emmylou Harris join an elite group of performers who have taped CMT CROSSROADS, the critically-acclaimed series that pairs country music stars with popular artists from other genres—pop, rock, R&B—to play together, swap stories, and share their common love of music. CROSSROADS has aired on CMT for over a decade and has featured over 40 musical pairings, which have included recently Joe Walsh & Friends, Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood; Sting and Vince Gill; as well as Bon Jovi and Sugarland; John Mayer and Keith Urban; Kelly Clarkson and Reba McEntire; Joss Stone and LeAnn Rimes; Robert Plant and Alison Krauss; Def Leppard and Taylor Swift; Train and Martina McBride; and The Pretenders and Faith Hill, and many more. CMT CROSSROADS: MUMFORD & SONS AND EMMYLOU HARRIS premieres Thursday, September 27 at 9:00 p.m., ET/PT.

Ricky Skaggs Makes National Appearances

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Ricky Skaggs Will Be Making Numerous National Appearances In The Coming Days In Support Of His New Album, Music To My Ears. Ricky Skaggs released his new Country and Bluegrass album, Music To My Ears, yesterday, his first new album in more than three years! In support of the album, Skaggs is set to make several TV and radio appearances in the coming days. Yesterday, September 25, he was on GAC’s “On The Streets,” CMT Radio and The Michael Berry Show. Today he was on The Steve Gill Show and will be on The Rusty Humphries Show (interview airs at various times depending on market – syndicated through Talk Radio Network). Tomorrow Skaggs will be on The Mike Huckabee Show (interview airs at various times depending on market – syndicated through Cumulus Media). Saturday, September 29, he will be on Crook & Chase (airs on syndicated affiliates at various times depending on market / re-airs Sunday, September 30 at 7:00 PM Eastern on RFD-TV). Next Saturday, October 6, Skaggs will appear on Fox News Channel LIVE at 12:00 PM Eastern, CMT “Insider” (airs at 12:00 PM Eastern / re-airs Sunday, October 7 at 12:00 PM) and American Country Countdown w/ Kix Brooks (Cumulus Media) air date to be announced Be sure and go and get your copy of Music To My Ears!

Sarah Darling On Fox and Friends

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Sarah Darling Made Her Fox & Friends Debut This Past Weekend. Sarah Darling made her Fox & Friends debut this past Saturday, September 22. While there she gave a live performance of her new single, “Home To Me.” Following the broadcast, Darling performed “Old t-Shirt” on the after show. Click HERE to see “Old t-Shirt” and look below to see “Home To Me” and a picture of Darling, Alisyn Camerota and Dave Briggs. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com

George Strait Announces 2013 Concert Tour Dates!

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King George is hittin’ the road again! We’ve got your scoop on the schedule for the 2013 George Strait tour! Updated with tour dates! Well George Strait fans, we’ve known it was coming for a while now, and the day is finally here! On September 4th, Team Strait posted the following on the official GS facebook account: From Team Strait: Hey George Strait Fans! It is time to get excited about the 2013 George Strait Tour. George will be holding a press conference in late September and will be announcing his tour dates for next year. Rumor has it that other major announcements may be made as well. Stay tuned for further updates. And now there’s a press conference scheduled for today at 12:35pm Central with a big announcement. We know the tour will be covered, but the big mystery is around what the other announcement will be. George has always had amazing tour partners so perhaps it’s another powerhouse pairing? Other fans are guessing that it’s a retirement, but for the sake of the rest of us who live to see George on tour I’m hoping that’s not the case! Either way, the minute the press conference starts we will be updating this post as well as live-sharing the news on Twitter (@CountryMusicNB) and on FaceBook (Facebook.com/MyCountryMusic). OFFICIAL GEORGE STRAIT TOUR DATES: Concert Date – Venue – City,State – Tickets Onsale 1/18/13 – United Spirit Arena – Lubbock, TX – Onsale 10/12/2012 1/19/13 – Chesapeake Energy Arena – Oklahoma City, OK – Onsale 10/12/2012 1/25/13 – Idaho Center – Boise, ID – Onsale 10/12/2012 1/26/12 – EnergySolutions Arena – Salt Lake City, UT – Onsale 10/12/2012 1/31/13 – Power Balance Pavilion – Sacramento, CA – Onsale 10/19/2012 2/1/13 – SaveMart Center – Fresno, CA – Onsale 10/12/2012 2/2/13 – MGM Grand – Las Vegas, NV – Onsale TBD 2/15/13 – Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, MN – Onsale 10/12/2012 2/16/13 – Ralph Englested Arena – Grand Forks, ND – Onsale 10/12/2012 2/22/13 – First Niagara Center (formerly HSBC Arena) – Buffalo, NY – Onsale 10/12/2012 2/23/13 – XL Center – Hartford, CT – Onsale 10/12/2012 3/1/13 – Thompson-Boling Arena – Knoxville, TX – Onsale 10/19/2012 3/2/13 – Rupp Arena – Lexington, KY – Onsale 10/12/2012 3/22/13 – Bi-Lo Center – Greenville, SC – Onsale 10/12/2012 3/23/13 – Greensboro Coliseum – Greensboro, SC – Onsale 10/12/2012 4/5/13 – The Pit – Albuquerque, NM – Onsale 10/12/2012 4/6/13 – Pan American Center – Las Cruces, NM – Onsale 10/12/2012 4/12/13 – Verizon Arena – Little Rock, AR – Onsale 12/14/2012 4/13/13 – New Orleans Arena – New Orleans, LA – Onsale 10/19/2012 6/1/13 – Alamodome – San Antonio, TX – Onsale 3/9/2013 Watch with us on George’s official page!

Pre-Order Taylor Swifts Red NOW

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Don’t Delay, Taylor Swift’s New Album RED Available for Pre-Order! Taylor Swift is releasing a deluxe version of her upcoming album, RED, and it will be available exclusively via Target! The deluxe edition will feature 3 exclusive tracks and 3 alternate takes, giving country music and Taylor fans plenty of bang for their buck! You can pre-order this edition through Target now by going to the official page. Happy ordering! Not in the country music loop? Get the scoop on Taylor Swift and her new album now!

Oak Ridge Boys Christmas CD and Tour

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The Oak Ridge Boys Debut New Christmas CD and Launch Tour! The Oak Ridge Boys are getting into the full swing of the holiday spirit this season by not only releasing a new Christmas album, but also launching new tour dates! The album, titled Christmas Time’s A-Coming, will release tomorrow, September 25th! An exclusive version of the album featuring two bonus tracks is already available, and can be purchased only at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store. This release marks the groups sixth holiday release, but that doesn’t make it any less special to them. “The Oak Ridge Boys love Christmas music. For us, Christmas is about family, home, singing, happiness, love, kids and gifts. But, the main thing Christmas is about is the birth of Jesus Christ; when time quit numbering backwards and started counting forward. No other man has ever walked this Earth who reversed time. So, although we love singing the fun songs, the spiritual songs about “the birth” are very real for The Oak Ridge Boys,” Duane Allen, Oak Ridge Boys, lead singer. The Oak Ridge Boys will continue to cultivate their holiday spirit when they hit road in November and kick off their Christmas tour that’s 20 years in the running! Stay tuned for more details and find the album track listing below. Christmas Time’s A-Coming, Complete Track Listing 1. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 2. Peterbilt Sleigh 3. Here Comes Santa Claus 4. Christmas Time’s A-Coming 5. White Christmas 6. All I Want For Christmas Is You 7. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 8. Getting Ready For A Baby 9. Joy To The World 10. Mary, Did You Know? 11. Mary Had A Little Lamb 12. Glorious Impossible

Joe Nichols In Australia

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Joe Nichols Heads to Australia for the Fourth Time! Joe Nichols is heading down under to visit all the country music fans in Australia! His trek to Aussie-land kicks off on September 26th when he’ll be performing at Sydney’s Evan Theatre. Fans can also catch him on the 28th at the Tamworth Regional Entertainment Convention Centre. “It’s always a pleasure to perform for people who love country music, and Australians definitely fall into that category. Each time I go back, I learn something new about the country, and I get to see some of the most beautiful places on the planet. Australia is breathtakingly beautiful, and I can’t wait to visit again.” -Joe Nichols Post Australia, Nichols will be back on tour in the US!