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BMI to honor Kristofferson as a music icon

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:39:34 -0700

AP - Kris Kristofferson will be honored by BMI as a music icon during the music licensing organization's country awards in November.

Keyboardist, producer Beckett dies in Tennessee

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:02:31 -0700

Reuters - Producer and keyboard player Barry Beckett, who recorded and accompanied singers Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Paul Simon and numerous country music stars, has died, his family said on Friday.

Access Exclusive: Country Group Gloriana Reveals Debut Album Release Date

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:24:03 -0700

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- One of Nashville's hottest new groups, Gloriana, is set to release their much anticipated self-titled debut album on Aug. 4, Access Hollywood can report exclusively.

The album includes their Top 20 hit single "Wild At Heart," which is the best selling single from a new country act in 2009. This week the single landed at #98 on the Top 200 Digital Singles Chart having sold nearly 100,000 copies of the single to date.

On The Download: Bob Dylan

Mon, 11 May 2009 18:27:06 -0700

NEW YORK, NY -- Imagine driving down some dusty old Texas road in the middle of summer, and pulling over at a beaten down juke joint in the middle of nowhere to grab a beer. You walk in (to your utter astonishment) to find Bob Dylan and his band tearing through a selection of songs written on the request of a French film director for a movie that no one has seen as a disinterested barmaid washes glasses behind the counter and a ceiling fan lazily twirls overhead. Such is the feeling of Dylan's new album "Together Through Life." While not quite on the order of his recent albums like "Time Out of Mind," "Love and Theft," or "Modern Times", it is apparent that Bob has reached a point in his career where he is able to make whatever kinds of music he feels like, and trusts his audience to come along with him. Or not. He doesn't care.

Billy Bob Thornton Explains Bizarre Radio Interview

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:20:35 -0700

"The fact that that was news was astounding to me," he tells Jimmy Kimmel

Billy Bob Thornton Cancels Canadian Tour After Getting Booed

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:52:28 -0700

The Boxmasters say a band member has the flu

Matt Giraud, Kris Allen Challenge Frontrunners On 'American Idol'

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:05:38 -0700

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The playing field on "American Idol" got a little bit bigger on Tuesday night when a handful of contenders stepped up to challenge frontrunners Danny Gokey and Adam Lambert.

Woody Harrelson Gets Married in Hawaii

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:15:01 -0800

After 20 years together, Woody and Laura Louie finally make it official

Jessica Simpson Booed at First Country Concert

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:00:24 -0700

One concertgoer called the singer who dedicated a song to Tony Romo "an embarrassment"

Jessica Simpson's First Country Concert Draws Mixed Reactions

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:40:23 -0700

RANDALL, Wisc. -- Jessica Simpson's gone country - but can she stay there?

The aspiring crossover singer made her country concert debut at the Country Thunder USA Festival in Randall, Wisc. on Saturday, where she reached out to an unsure audience.

"I don't know what your perception is of Jessica Simpson or what tabloid you buy, but I just want you to know that I'm just a girl from Texas; I'm just like you," Simpson told the crowd. "I'm doing what I love and dating a boy."