Dolly Parton Opens Shop on Nashville's Main Drag
Hundreds of devoted Dolly Parton fans -- some adorned with pink boas and cowboy hats and others in full drag -- lined Second Avenue in downtown Nashville this morning (March 12), hoping for a glimpse of the superstar at her new store, Trinkets & Treasures. Despite the unpleasant drizzle outside, no one seemed to mind [...]
Keith Urban Totes a Cute Kid, Plus Kris Allen
If I get another Keith Urban Google Alert, my inbox may explode. Every time I refresh my screen there's more and more news about him. So I thought I'd try to recap all things Urban in one comprehensive blog. First of all, these new pictures of Keith, Nicole and baby Sunday arriving in Sydney earlier [...]
Rascal Flatts' Message Makes Me "Unstoppable"
You know that George Strait song that says, "When you hear twin fiddles and a steel guitar, you're listenin' to the sound of the American heart"? Well, when I don't hear twin fiddles and a steel guitar, I think I must be listening to just another rock song. And I don't really like it. So [...]
David Nail Moved Away, But Hasn't Moved On
In the world premiere of his "Turning Home" video, David Nail explores the familiar small-town theme as someone who's moved away. Moved away, maybe, but not moved on. In the black-and-white video, he seems to have a pretty interesting life as an entertainer, but he still finds himself looking back. Co-written by Kenny Chesney and [...]
Lady Antebellum Feels Blessed by Success
On the afternoon before their first of two headlining shows at the Ryman Auditorium this week, the three members of Lady Antebellum sat on the steps in front of the famous stage and fielded questions from reporters. For a half-hour, they used words like "blessed," "blown away" and "humbled" to describe their frame of mind. [...]
Lee Ann Womack Finds Hope in "There Is a God"
At first, it sounds like Lee Ann Womack wasn't so sure about "There Is a God," her latest song that's all about believing in God when you find proof of Him in the little, everyday things. "In some ways, I was afraid of this song, because it's a lot like 'I Hope You Dance' -- [...]
Faith Hill Multi-Tasks in "The Way You Love Me"
Ten years ago, country music was kind of all over the place. Toby Keith was asking how we liked him now, the Dixie Chicks wanted cowboys to take them away and Lee Ann Womack hoped we'd dance. And Faith Hill? She was doing a little bit of everything in her video for "The Way You [...]
I'm Not the Only One Who Gets Melissa Peterman
Even if you only know bits and pieces of Melissa Peterman as Barbara Jean on Reba, as the host of CMT's The Singing Bee, or her breakout role as Hooker #2 in Fargo, it would be impossible to not think she's funny. I think if you know her, you love her. And now that she [...]
Seven Surprising Singers With a No. 1 Country Hit
As I've been flipping through Joel Whitburn's Billboard Hot Country Songs, an invaluable book that recounts the peak position of every single that's ever charted in country music, I've jotted down a few surprising statistics about unlikely success stories. For example, here are seven singers that you might not expect to have a No. 1 [...]
Chelsea Handler Comes Around to Country Music
I was at Chelsea Handler's show last night. Not the Chelsea Lately talk show, although that would be great to see someday, but her stand-up comedy show, Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang, which kicked off here in Chicago last night. It was hysterical on so many levels, but most of it was too R-rated to repeat [...]
