Rosanne Cash tells Wall Street Journal that she doesn’t know any Taylor Swift songs nor does she listen to country radio. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Rosanne Cash explains how she came about the songs for her new album “The List” and how she can’t tell you any of Taylor Swift’s chart-topping hits! Check it out at The Wall Street Journal.Country Music Photo Gallery
Kenny Rogers has announced his 2010 Christmas Tour. The Kenny Rogers Christmas & Hits tour is about to hit the road. Beginning November 27th, 2010, Kenny will be visiting a total of 20 cities across the country, spreading holiday cheer and some fan favorites. Kenny will be bringing along opening performer Rebecca Lynn Howard.Country Music Photo Gallery
KID ROCK will join MERCURY artist JAMEY JOHNSON for a duet at the 43rd Annual CMA AWARDS next WEDNESDAY (11/11). RCA/NASHVILLE’s MARTINA McBRIDE has also been added to the performance lineup. THE JUDDS, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON and LEE ANN WOMACK have been added as presenters. The CMA AWARDS will be hosted by ARISTA labelmates BRAD PAISLEY & CARRIE UNDERWOOD. The show will be broadcast live from NASHVILLE’s SOMMET CENTER at 8p (ET) on ABC-TV.
Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney and Martina McBride are just a few of the stellar performers that have been added to the 2010 Craven Country Jamboree festival. The Craven Country Jamboree, scheduled for July 15th-18th in Sasketchewan, Canada, is shaping up to be the most talked-about festival of the year. Major headliner artists have been added to the roster, including: Friday: Jason Aldean & Miranda Lambert Saturday: Martina McBride Sunday: Kenny Chesney Also on the list, though dates are not confirmed, are: Kevin Costner, Luke Bryan, Diamond Rio, Eric Church, Neal McCoy, Charlie Pride, David Nail, Collin Raye, Crystal Shawanda, and Williams & Ree. The artist roster is still growing so stay tuned for more details as they surface!Country Music Photo Gallery
Kudos to Zac Brown for this tasty bit from a recent appearance on TrueCountryTV! [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO7br_NKuN0] Zac Brown talks about avoiding debt so you are more free to chase your dreams. Watch out softies, there’s a cuss word in there, but the message is goooood! For more, visit TrueCountryTV on YouTube!Country Music Photo Gallery
George Strait and Reba McEntire have announced that they will be touring TOGETHER in 2010! Bigger than Tim & Faith! Better than Taylor & Kellie! Stronger than Bocephus & Kid Rock! That’s right, country music’s king and queen are holding court in 2010! Just this morning the announcement was made that George Strait and Reba McEntire are touring TOGETHER in 2010!!! I can barely contain my own excitement! They have already scheduled the following stops on the tour, with more surely to come: Country Music Photo Gallery
We’ve got a stockpile of music, movies and gifts and we’re giving it all away! Want to win some gifts that would be perfect for any country music fan this holiday season? Then sign up on our email subscriber list and you’ll be entered to win! Throughout the year the newsdesk here at CMNB gets overloaded with new albums, books, DVD’s and promotional gifts. Now in the spirit of the upcoming holiday season we’re giving it all away. Through the month of November, sign up for our country music newsletter, and automatically get entered to win in this AND all future contests. That’s right, our subscriber list is where we draw from for ALL of our giveaways! Here’s just an idea of what we have in our gift bag: New Albums: Reba McEntire Miranda Lambert Sugarland Veronica Ballestrini Bill Engvall Joe Nichols And more! DVD’s from: Willie Nelson John Denver Jason Aldean Sugarland And more! Books from: Rick Ruben Dr. Ralph Stanley Randy Owen Plus a few surprise gifts! We’re drawing all of our winners for the great holiday giveaway at the end of the month and you’ll receive your prizes just in time for Christmas! Win a gift for yourself! Re-gift it to a friend! Either way, you can’t win if you don’t play! Enter today!Country Music Photo Gallery
Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas is suffering a backlash and loss of business over their strict ticketing policies for Garth Brooks’ show. Garth Brooks and Steve Wynn are under the spotlight again, but this time it’s in scrutiny over the strict policies that govern the sales of tickets to Garth’s live show. Fans and brokers alike are furious that the policy does not allow for transfer or resale of tickets. In fact, the National Association of Ticket Brokers have even pulled their summer conference from the Wynn hotel, losing them hundreds of thousands of guests! Why you ask? The Wynn’s ticketing system requires that you identify who is going to use the tickets you purchase at the time of sale, which prevents you from transferring those tickets to anyone else. Sure, that means a ticket broker can’t buy lumps of tickets, mark them up, then sell them to the highest bidder, but it also means that once you buy the ticket, you are out the money. What if you get sick and can’t go? What if there’s a convention in town and you can’t get a flight in or a hotel room? What if for any reason you are unable to attend the concert? You are out the money you spent. You can’t give the tickets to your little sister. You can’t let your friend go in your place. Hell, even radio stations can’t give them away as a prize! Then, on the day of the show when you don’t check in at Will-Call, Wynn re-sells the very same seats he told you NOT to resell, doubling HIS income for the ticket. How does that make him any different than a ticket broker? I’m on the fans side. If Wynn wanted to control the ticket sales in a way that doesn’t screw fans, then he should have used a reservation system instead of a ticket system. Treat each seat like one of his precious hotel rooms. Reserve seats or tables by the individual name, and allow people up to a certain deadline to cancel or change their reservation. I’m sure, being a hotel owner, that he is VERY familiar with that concept. He can charge attrition if a person waits too long to cancel. He can re-sell seats if they don’t show up. It’s a no-brainer. If they want to control who uses that seat then don’t use the now standard practice of tickets that are expected to be bartered, resold, etc. What do YOU think?Country Music Photo Gallery
Taylor Swift tickets are selling out like hotcakes these days. We want YOU to know we’ve got your access to hard-to-find Taylor Swift concert tickets through our partner site Country Music On Tour! Tickets for the following Fearless tour stops have JUST been released! Amway ArenaOrlando, FLview tickets HP Pavilion At San JoseSan Jose, CAview tickes Pepsi Center (2 nights)Denver, COview tickets RBC CenterRaleigh, NCview tickets Save Mart CenterFresno, CAview tickets Scotiabank Place (formerly the Corel Centre)Kanata, ONview tickets St Pete Times ForumTampa, FLview tickets U.S. Bank ArenaCincinnati, OHview tickets Wells Fargo ArenaDes Moines, IAview tickets Xcel Energy CenterSaint Paul, MNview tickets Air Canada Centre (2 nights)Toronto, ONview tickets STAPLES Center (2 nights)Los Angeles, CAview tickets
Garth Brooks sells out his first round of shows at the Wynn Theater in Vegas and nobody’s surprised! Garth Brooks is without a doubt an icon in country music. So of course it is with a complete lack of shock that we report the phenomenal sales that were generated within the first few hours of his Vegas show tickets being released! Tickets for Garth Brooks in Vegas went on sale Saturday October 24th at 8am. By 1pm all available tickets had been sold. Over 5.4 MILLION hits were received on the Wynn’s ticketing website (what I wouldn’t give for those numbers) and phones were ringing off the hook! If you were not able to get tickets the day of release, fear not! More Garth Brooks concert dates will be announced soon, and some tickets will be made available onsite the day of each show. Returned or unclaimed tickets will be released to a stand-by line that will form at the WYNN box office on show days. Beware of scalpers though… The Wynn is taking extra measures to ensure that nobody gets bilked at the door to the show. For a complete list of these conditions, visit http://www.visitwynn.com/tc/index.cfm?term_id=236352. If you are buying tickets from a third party source, make sure you get answers on how to deal with these restrictions!Country Music Photo Gallery
