Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will return as co-hosts of the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville this fall. The CMA said Tuesday that both singers possess the...
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The White House went a little bit country Tuesday. "Now, I know folks think I'm a city boy, but I do appreciate listening to country music," President Barack Obama said to...
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As much as he enjoys singing about the double lives of computer geeks ("Online") and amorous country boys ("Ticks"), Brad Paisley says there's too much going on in the world...
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In a scene that evokes visions of a backwoods Brill Building, several of Nashville's top songwriters have retreated to a rural outpost to write what they hope will be...
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Country music star Brad Paisley has found inspiration for songs in some unexpected places. So why not the name of his second child? While a guest on National Public Radio's...
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Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift will perform during the Country Music Television awards show June 17. The cable channel...
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Don't let the 10-gallon hats and odd odes to tractors fool you—the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards knew how to keep it real. From erstwhile...
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Brad Paisley leads all finalists for the Academy of Country Music Awards with six nominations, but the biggest surprise might be former Trick Pony singer Heidi Newfield's...
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At a recent concert, Brad Paisley closed his show with a song that most of his fans had never heard and probably never will on country radio. B.B. King flashed onto a giant...
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A publicist for Brad Paisley says Paisley and his wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, are expecting their second child. Spokeswoman Darlene Bieber didn't provide any other...
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Vince Gill didn't need coaxing to record tracks for a new CD featuring classics by influential '70s group Little Feat. "Since I was about 18 or 19 they've been my favorite...
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Country superstar Brad Paisley is putting the focus back on his guitar skills with "Play," a mostly instrumental album due November 4. Among the guests on the 15-track...
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Brad Paisley says he got to mark a biggie off his wish list when Andy Griffith agreed to be in the video for his new single, "Waitin' On a Woman." "He has influenced my...
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Brad Paisley's "Online" video received four Country Music Television awards nominations, and Sugarland received three for their video "Stay." Carrie Underwood, Kellie...
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Nominees announced Thursday in top categories for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards:
Record of the Year: "Irreplaceable," Beyonce; "The Pretender," Foo Fighters; "Umbrella,"...
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Bobby Brown ... country
superstar?
The R&B singer is one of several celebrities set to compete
in a new CMT series designed to give one of them a chance to
break out as the...
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George Strait, who had his 55th No. 1 single this year and was recently inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame, was nominated Thursday for five Country Music Association...
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George Strait is still blazing a trail through country music.
The country legend, who had his 55th number-one single this year and was recently inducted into the Country...
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Is Brad Paisley joking again, or is he serious?
It's tough to tell sometimes. This is the guy with a hit song about a country boy wanting to check a woman for ticks.
But...
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The Country Music Association's 2007 festival drew a record attendance of 191,154 people over four days.
The music festival, which began Thursday and ended Sunday,...
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The first of Dierks Bentley's two big outdoor shows this month is a gimme.
He'll play for thousands of adoring country fans this week at the CMA Music Festival in...
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Winners announced at Tuesday's 42nd annual Academy of Country Music Awards:
Entertainer: Kenny Chesney.
Male Vocalist: Brad Paisley.
Female Vocalist: Carrie...
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The Academy of Country Music was just giving it away to Carrie Underwood and George Strait tonight.
A newcomer no longer, Carrie Underwood took home a leading three...
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"I'm just an old chunk of coal/but
I'm going to be a diamond someday," Jack Ingram sings in an
expansive rehearsal studio on New York's West Side.
The song, in...
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The blues stage will be back when the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival opens Friday, and so will such performers as blues singer Alton "Big Al" Carson and...
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Nasvhille's big Macs couldn't serve up enough customers to keep the latest installment of Now That's What I Call Music! from the top of the food chain.
For the...
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After a 30-year career on the
fringe of Music Row, singer/songwriter John Anderson is gearing
up for an improbable third run at mainstream success.
"Easy Money" (Warner...
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Grammy-winning singer John Mayer has been added to the lineup of the 2007 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
Mayer, who will perform May 5, joins headliners Rod...
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Following is the list of nominees for the 42nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards announced Monday in Nashville. The awards will be presented May 15 in Las...
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Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley are the parents of a baby boy.
The couple's first child was born at 5 a.m. CST Thursday in a Nashville-area hospital, according...
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No more "Whisky Lullabye" for Brad Paisley.
The country singer and wife Kimberly Williams-Paisley welcomed a son Thursday, the couple's first child together,...
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We know that the Rolling Stones,
Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw/Faith Hill and Dave Matthews Band
will sell the heck out of tickets in 2007.
But there is always a dark horse...
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It's hard to believe how many times Brooks & Dunn have won Duo of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards.
The Hillbilly Deluxe artists, who also hosted the...
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Some entertainers say award shows don't matter.
Not Brad Paisley.
When the singer went to last year's Country Music Association gala in New York with a leading six...
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Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley are expecting their first child together in February, their spokeswoman, Michelle Bega, confirmed Wednesday.
The couple were...
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Brooks & Dunn and Brad Paisley were both nominated for six Country Music Association Awards, but Ronnie Dunn emerged as the leader with seven nominations, including one for...
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Nominees for the 40th annual Country Music Association Awards, to be held Nov. 6 in Nashville, Tenn:
Entertainer of the year: Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley,...
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Stick a fork in the CMA Award nominations--they're Dunn.
Brooks & Dunn and solo crooner Brad Paisley racked up six
nominations apiece for the Country Music Association...
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From the street, the headquarters of the Country Stampede looks like a mom-and-pop shop, squished between two restaurants in an out-of-the-way strip mall.
And the...
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AFI's playing fox in the Dixie Chicks' henhouse.
The
California goth rockers stormed the coop with their seventh studio
album, Decemberunderground, ending the Texas...
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For Brad Paisley, Time Well Wasted was time well spent.
The artist's effort earned him Album of the Year honors
at the 41st Academy of Country Music Awards Tuesday night...
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Some of the biggest names in country
music have signed on for a tribute album to country legend
Barbara Mandrell, who stepped away from the business in 1997.
Dubbed "She...
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Nicole's man done good.
Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood and
Brad Paisley were among the big winners of the CMT Awards Monday night,
with the American Idol alum managing...
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Christian singer Chris Tomlin leads nominees for Wednesday's Dove Awards with 10, including artist of the year and male vocalist of the year.
Relient K, the David Crowder...
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Buck Owens might be gone, but the master of the electrified
honky-tonk "Bakersfield Sound" won't be soon forgotten.
Dwight Yoakam, Garth Brooks, Trace Adkins and Brad...
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Some of country music's biggest names gathered in this central California farming hub Sunday to pay tribute to the flashy cowboy who shaped the sound of country music with...
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CMT voters gotta have Faith. And Carrie. And, uh, Reese?
Faith Hill nabbed a leading four nominations for the 2006 CMT
Awards, the country music video kudosfest voted on...
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Brad Paisley would like to thank the Academy. The other one.
The Time Well Wasted singer received a leading six
nominations for the Academy of Country Music Awards,...
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Alan Jackson's mother had been after him for 10 years to make a gospel record. Last year, when the country superstar's father-in-law died, he recorded "Turn Your Eyes Upon...
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Country singer Vince Gill will host a television special next month with an unlikely combination of subject and venue: "The Grand Ole Opry at Carnegie Hall."
The two-hour...
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Sara Evans dedicated her song "Coal Mine" to the families of West Virginia's fallen miners.
Evans and Brad Paisley visited with families of miners killed in separate...
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His aunt was dying of cancer when Brad Paisley first heard the demo for "When I Get Where I'm Going," an inspirational song about life after death.
When she died a month...
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The emancipation of Mariah
Carey from all things that
Glitter seems
complete.
The songbird soared with eight
Grammy nominations
Thursday, including an Album of the...
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Lee Ann Womack may not hate herself this morning.
The
country songbird picked up a trio of trophies at the CMA Awards Tuesday
night, including Album of the Year for...
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More than a little bit of
country came to the city Monday night, when the Grand Ole Opry
appeared at New York's Carnegie Hall as part of its 80th
anniversary...
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Although the CMA Awards' first soiree in New York will be peppered with cameos by Elton John, Billy Joel, Donald Trump, James Gandolfini and Bon Jovi, don't expect...
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The Country Music Association awards will be handed out tonight, but not in Nashville.
They'll be presented at Madison Square Garden in New York City, which doesn't even...
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Dolly Parton and Elton John will sing "Turn the Lights Out When You Leave" at "The 39th Annual CMA Awards," which will air live on CBS from Madison Square Garden on Nov....
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For the seventh week straight, Kanye
West's "Gold Digger" featuring Jamie Foxx is in the top spot on
the Billboard Hot 100.
Chris Brown's "Run It!" is heating up the Hot...
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ASCAP honored its top country
songwriters and publishers at its annual awards gala Monday
night at Nashville's famed Ryman Auditorium. Kenny Chesney,
Craig Wiseman, John...
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The rendition of "Happy Birthday" at the Grand Ole Opry's 80th birthday bash this weekend is bound to be good.
The guest list includes Garth Brooks, Alison Krauss, Travis...
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The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is...
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A tip of the ten-gallon hat to Brad Paisley and Lee Ann Womack.
The country crooners wrangled themselves six nominations
apiece to lead this year's contenders for the...
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Hilary Duff is big. Mariah Carey is bigger.
As Duff's
Most Wanted logged its second straight week atop the album chart,
Carey made history again over on the singles...
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We just can't get enough of that Hilary Duff.
The
17-year-old singer-actress' new best-of, Most Wanted collects all
her greatest hits from both her previous albums, and...
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James Burton played with Elvis Presley. Now, a statue of him as a thirtysomething stands next to the King outside his hometown's Municipal Memorial Auditorium, where both...
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Country singer Brad Paisley has to be feeling a little like a bartender these days. His hit single, "Alcohol," a series of funny observations about imbibing that he wrote...
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It was a slim victory for R. Kelly--or, more precisely, a victory
over Slim.
The R&B star extended his chart reign a second
week by holding off new debuts by rappers...
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Brad Paisley's "Whiskey Lullaby" video featuring Alison Krauss is up for three trophies at Monday’s (April 11) CMT Music Awards -- Collaborative Video, Video Of The Year,...
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The nominees for the 2005 CMT Music Awards, which will be broadcast live 8 p.m. Eastern time April 11:
Male video: Keith Urban, "Days Go By"; Kenny Chesney, "I Go Back";...
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Music videos by newcomers Big & Rich and Gretchen Wilson were among the leading nominees for the 2005 CMT Music Awards announced Wednesday.
The video for Big & Rich's song...
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Snoop Dogg was too hot to drop
from the top of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Thursday as
his hit tune "Drop It Like It's Hot" featuring Pharrell logged
a third week at...
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Like that smiling skydiver on the deodorant ads? Can't get enough of his sunny joshing on MTV's "Pimp My Ride"?
Prepare to meet the cunning, sometimes caustic musician...
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Country artists need to try harder
when it comes to international markets, according to talent
executive Bruce Allen.
During a recent keynote speech at the Country Music...
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Last summer, country music's hottest act, the Dixie Chicks , was in a meltdown. Country CD sales were sliding and record executives were praying for a spate of holiday...
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Country Music Television has come up with its list of the 100 greatest love songs, and No. 1 is Dolly Parton 's "I Will Always Love You," which she took to the top of the...
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Country Music Television's list of the 100 greatest love songs:
1. "I Will Always Love You" (Dolly Parton )
2. "You Were Always On My Mind" (Willie Nelson )
3. "Sweet...
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American Idol winner
Fantasia Barrino wasn't the only performer having a good night on
Wednesday.
Just a few states away from Los Angeles'
Kodak Theater, Toby
Keith was...
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Toby Keith took home three awards Wednesday in Country Music Television's Flameworthy Video Music Awards show, including video of the year for his patriotic song "American...
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Winners of Country Music Television's Flame Worthy Video Music Awards:
_ Breakthrough Video of the Year: Dierks Bentley, "What Was I Thinkin'."
_ Cameo of the Year:...
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When Alan Jackson sang "Gone Country" several years ago, everybody thought it was a satire. But it's getting more real every day. The Tennessean reports Poison lead singer...
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President Bush rocked his head in time to "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and a medley of other patriotic tunes Sunday night during a benefit for the Ford's Theatre, which ended with...
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Georgia-born singer Alan Jackson ,
who shared a recent hit with Jimmy Buffett on the duet "It's
Five O'Clock Somewhere," led the field of contenders for the
Academy of...
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List of key nominations announced Wednesday for the 39th annual Academy of Country Music Awards:
1. Entertainer of the Year: Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney , Alan Jackson ,...
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Alan Jackson , who received a leading eight Academy of Country Music nominations Wednesday, can justify celebrating as early as he wants because — as the title of his...
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Alan Jackson can justify celebrating his leading eight Academy of Country Music nominations on Wednesday as early as he wants, because — as the title of his hit song...
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The first time OutKast got a Grammy nomination for best album, in 2002, hip-hop's eclectic duo was upstaged by the old-time bluegrass of "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Two...
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Country, jazz and rhythm-and-blues artists are scheduled to perform at Gov.-elect Haley Barbour's inaugural dances, his staff says.
Two invitation-only galas are set for...
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Complete list of nominees in 105 categories announced Thursday for the 46th annual Grammy Awards, to be presented Feb. 8 in Los Angeles:
1. Record of the Year: "Crazy in...
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After a three-year run with the
production-heavy Neon Circus & Wild West Show, Brooks & Dunn
will scale back considerably in 2004 with the Red Dirt Road
tour.
The move is...
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It'll be a testosterone-fest at the Country Music Association Awards this year. For the first time in about 20 years, male singers took all five slots in both the...
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The video for Brad Paisley's current single, "Celebrity," features a few famous faces, including Seinfeld alum Jason Alexander, actor William Shatner, and the Bachelorette...
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Brad Paisley's new album, Mud On The Tires, debuted at the top of the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, selling more than 85,000 copies its first week. The album also...
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Brad Paisley is looking forward to some downtime during Thanksgiving this year. The singer is in the midst of a busy tour, but the upcoming holidays allow for a much-needed...
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CMT's Most Wanted Live tour starring Brad Paisley and rotating newcomers in country music has become quite the practical joke haven as acts on the tour are constantly trying...
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Brad Paisley is set to appear on an upcoming episode of ABC's According To Jim. The series features Paisley's new fiancee, actress Kimberly Williams (Father Of The Bride)....
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Fresh from his engagement to actress Kimberly Williams and a pre-CMA Awards honor from the Country Music Association, Brad Paisley has also released his new single, "I Wish...
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Brad Paisley and actress Kimberly Williams, from the ABC TV show According To Jim and the Father Of The Bride film series, are engaged.
The country singer was coy about...
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Brad Paisley's latest Number One country hit, "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)," was written by Paisley with his record producer and friend, Frank Rogers, before the...
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Brad Paisley's "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)" knocks George Strait from the top of the charts to become the Number One song on Billboard's Hot Country Singles &...
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Shedaisy sisters Kelsi and Kassidy Osborn, who's upcoming album is titled Knock On The Sky, spent some scary air time over the Tennessee skies on Sunday (May 5) as they were...
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Brad Paisley will host a fundraising fishing tournament to benefit St. Jude Children's Hospital on Friday (April 26) in Nashville. The annual Hook, Line & Singer Fishing...
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Brad Paisley performs a song on the upcoming ZZ Top tribute album, which features fellow country stars Dwight Yoakam, Willie Nelson, Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, and more...
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If there is one thing that Brad Paisley has a tough time hearing, it's that he or one of his musical heroes sounds "too country." It bugged the singer so much that he...
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Brad Paisley was thrilled to receive a recent CMA nomination for male vocalist of the year and two CMA nominations in the vocal event category, one for "Too Country" with...
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Tracy Byrd's Homecoming Weekend in Beaumont, Texas last weekend was a major success for the Children's Miracle Network. The event, which featured a live concert, bass...
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Brad Paisley's current single, "Two People Fell In Love," is the second single co-written by his good friend Kelly Lovelace. Their first collaboration, "He Didn't Have To...
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Brad Paisley and singer-songwriter-producer Richard Marx had their first introduction while both served on a panel discussion titled "Too Country? Too Pop?" during Country...
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Brad Paisley has no lofty expectations going into tonight's (February 21) Grammy Awards show. The singer is nominated in the best new artist category along with Shelby...
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Brad Paisley becomes the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry tomorrow night (February 17) at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.
Citing the Opry membership as one of the biggest...
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Brad Paisley is putting the finishing touches on his sophomore release Part II, which should be out in May. Paisley's upcoming project is going to pick up from where his...
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Brad Paisley received an early Christmas gift this year: an invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry.
After his performance there Saturday (December 16) night, Paisley, 29,...
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Brad Paisley recently spent some time in Japan participating in the 12th annual Country Gold Festival, performing along with the Wilkinsons, Chalee Tennison, and Claire...
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Brad Paisley was presented with a one-of-a-kind, hand-made dobro by Gibson Guitars at Nashville's Gibson Bluegrass Showcase yesterday (November 20) in honor of his career...
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Brad Paisley, the Wilkinsons, Chalee Tennison, and Clair Lynch are set to participate in the 12th annual Country Gold Festival in Kumamoto, Japan, on Sunday (October...
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Faith Hill and Brad Paisley lead the pack of nominees with six nods each at the 34th annual Country Music Association Awards, which will be held Wednesday (October 4) at...
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When the 34th annual Country Music Association Awards are held Wednesday (October 4) night, nominees Brad Paisley, Faith Hill, and Lee Ann Womack will be vying to pick up...
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Brad Paisley's recent CMA nomination for male vocalist of the year catapults the singer/songwriter into a whole new level career-wise. With just one album, Who Needs...
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When it comes to Brad Paisley's allegiance to true, hard-core country music, he's not just whistlin' Dixie. Brad is such a fan of the traditional sounds of the genre that...
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It's no secret that Brad Paisley holds traditional country music near and dear to his heart, but while talking to reporters recently, Paisley added that he has no desire...
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It was not lost on Brad Paisley that he and fellow traditionalist George Strait were the two biggest award winners on the fan-voted TNN Music Awards on June 15. Paisley...
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Brad Paisley left the TNN Music Awards at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville with three of the four awards for which he was nominated.
As he stepped forward to...
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Nashville's music industry gathered Tuesday (May 23) night to celebrate the success of Brad Paisley's debut album, Who Needs Pictures, which has been certified gold for...
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Brad Paisley went into the Academy Of Country Music Awards Wednesday (May 3) night with four nominations, and walked away with the award for top new male vocalist (LAUNCH,...
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Brad Paisley goes into next week's Academy Of Country Music Awards with four nominations -- top new male vocalist, song of the year, single of the year, and video of the...
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Just prior to Brad Paisley's festival appearance at London Arena on Saturday (April 22), the 27-year-old singer received his award for international rising star at the 2000...
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Brad Paisley has a full plate these days. The West Virginia native will be featured in a television special called Route 66: America's Main Street, which is scheduled to...
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Members of Nashville's music industry gathered Monday night (Jan. 24) to celebrate
Brad Paisley's first No. 1 country hit, "He Didn't Have To Be." Paisley was the only...
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The follow up to Brad Paisley's No. 1 country hit single "He Didn't Have To Be" is at the opposite end of the spectrum in terms of subject matter -- the new single, "Me...
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Rising country star Brad Paisley wrapped up his Thanksgiving holiday weekend by landing his first Billboard/Airplay Monitor No. 1 with "He Didn't Have To Be" yesterday...
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Brad Paisley's newest single, "He Didn't Have To Be," from his debut album, Who Needs Pictures, is the fastest-rising debut by a new country artist in 1999, according to...
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Brad Paisley's latest single has caused two no-injury car accidents. Two collisions were reported when intent listeners in San Angelo, Texas heard "He Didn't Have To Be" on...
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