<p><a href="http://shedaisy.musiccitynetworks.com/" title="SheDaisy">SheDaisy</a> is poised to release a <strong>Greatest Hits</strong> album Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008. 12 tracks, including &#8220;<strong>Little Goodbye&#8217;s</strong>&#8220;, &#8220;<strong>Don&#8217;t worry bout a thing</strong>&#8220;, and &#8220;<strong>God bless the american housewife</strong>&#8220;.</p>
<p><a href="http://taylorswift.com/" title="Taylor Swift">Talyor Swift</a> hits week 7 at the top of the <a href="http://www.billboard.com" title="Billboard">Billboard</a> song and country charts with &#8220;<strong>Our song</strong>&#8220;, followed in second by <a href="http://www.sugarlandmusic.com/" title="Sugarland">Sugarland</a>&#8216;s &#8220;<strong>Stay</strong>&#8221; and has <a href="http://www.carrieunderwoodofficial.com/" title="Carrie Underwood">Carrie Underwood</a> sneaking up on her, going from <img src="http://www.carrieunderwoodofficial.com/sites/carrieunderwood/files/imagecache/preview/sites/carrieunderwood/files/official_photos/carrie_1.jpg" title="Carrie Underwood" alt="Carrie Underwood" align="right" height="218" hspace="6" vspace="6" width="160" />#19 to #12 this week with &#8220;<strong>All American Girl</strong>&#8220;.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.leannrimesworld.com/site.php" title="Leann Rimes">Leann Rimes</a> is set to host the <strong>Colgate Country Showdown Finals</strong> for the second consecutive year. The national finals will be held on Thurs., Jan. 24 at Nashville&#8217;s legendary <strong><a title="Ryman" href="https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/1224809/264167/4272?subId1=WPScmnbRyman&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fryman-auditorium-tickets-nashville%2Fvenue%2F221356&partnerpropertyid=5213910&MediaPartnerPropertyId=5213910">Ryman</a> Auditorium</strong>. This legendary <strong>country music talent competition</strong> has been running now for 26 years. Past winners include <strong>Sweethearts of the Rodeo</strong>, and <strong>Dave Durham &; Bull Durham</strong>. For more information about the finalists, and more about the <strong>Colgate Country Showdown</strong>, visit <a href="http://www.countryshowdown.com" title="Country Music Showdown">www.countryshowdown.com</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dollyparton.com/" title="Dolly Parton">Dolly Parton</a> will play this year&#8217;s <a href="http://sxsw.com/" title="SXSW Sout by Soutwest Music Festival">SXSW music fest</a> in Austin in March. The <strong>South By Southwest Music Conference and Festival</strong> takes over the streets and venues of Austin, Texas, March 7-16, 2008. On Friday, March 14, <strong>Parton </strong>will play at the newly refurbished <strong>Austin City Music Hall</strong>. <strong>Parton </strong>will release a new album in either late February or early March on her own label. Meanwhile her upcoming <strong>world tour</strong> is still in the planning stages.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.jeweljk.com/" title="Jewel ">Jewel</a> is rush-releasing her <strong>first country single</strong>, &#8220;<strong>Stronger Woman</strong>&#8221; straight to radio on February 11th. &#8220;<strong>Jewel </strong>has made a strong commitment to <strong>country radio</strong> and is in the midst of an extensive <strong>radio tour</strong>,&#8221; says <strong>Jon Loba</strong>, Vice of President of Promotion and Artist Development. &#8220;The response to &#8216;<strong>Stronger Woman</strong>&#8216; on these visits has been overwhelming. After many requests from stations to play this song early, we have decided to move up our digital release date. CD singles will still not ship until Jan. 22 because we don&#8217;t have them in house just yet!&#8221;Country Music Photo Gallery</p>