Personalities

Randy Travis' First New Country Album In Eight Years Around The Bend Released On July 15, 2008
[Jul. 14, 2008] Randy Travis returns to his roots with his first new country album in eight years, Around the Bend, which will be released by Warner Bros. Records on July 15 ..Randy will be...on shows including: The Late Show with David Letterman (7/15,) Good Morning America (7/16), Regis & Kelly (7/17) and The Today Show (7/18.)

Womack struggled with making new country album
[Jul. 14, 2008] This fall, Lee Ann Womack will release Call Me Crazy, her first album in three years, and she says the long stretch between albums was a result of her struggles with a musical direction and the demands of being a working mother.

DeAnne Moore Celebrates Her First Top Ten Single
[Jul. 8, 2008] "Cowboy Talkin'", the debut single from American Muse recording artist DeAnne Moore rose to #9 in the charts last week and the singer celebrated her first top ten record in traditional Texas fashion. By Megan Burns, Thompson Entertainment Group

George Strait's Classic Christmas Album to be released October 7
[Jul. 8, 2008] "The King of Country Music" George Strait will brighten this year's holiday season with his album, Classic Christmas, to be released October 7. The album's ten traditional holiday songs are Strait's personal favorites and they were recorded with the Texas Troubadour's own country flare. By Kathy Best, FrontPage Publicity

Jason Meadows : Rodeo, Music, God and Baldie!
[Jul. 4, 2008] Jason Meadows talks exclusively to RodeoAttitude about music, roping, bulls and horses....AND SUSHI????? By John D. Lewis

Jimmy Lehoux Signs With Thompson Entertainment Group
[Jul. 1, 2008] New Hampshire based Capitol Productions Management has tapped the Thompson Entertainment Group to provide public relations and marketing support for up and coming country artist Jimmy Lehoux. "We sat down with Gary Crane (Capitol Productions Management) and Jimmy after his recent performance at the Waylon Jennings Family and Friends Reunion", says TEG head Chuck Thompson. "His show and his voice blew us away and we knew that it was a project that we wanted to be a part of."

Country music acts to light up Firefall
[Jun. 26, 2008] Josh Gracin, the former Marine who turned his fourth-place finish on "American Idol" into a country-western music career, is headlining the musical lineup with a 6 p.m. performance.

Dierks Bentley returns to Country USA
[Jun. 26, 2008] Cowboys tip their Stetsons in salutations, the attire du jour includes tops of the white-tank persuasion and, like the tap beer, country music flows like wine.

Country singer Kathy Mattea warmed by Roseburg appearance
[Jun. 25, 2008] Standing center stage, with the river behind her and the sun setting in the distance, Grammy-award winner Kathy Mattea looked into an audience that spilled over the Stewart Park hill.

Urban Cowgirls: Country's most handsome women make over the genre
[Jun. 25, 2008] Julianne Hough is a poster girl for country music's image makeover.

The 19-year-old first found fame as dance partner to world-class athletes Helio Castroneves and Apolo Anton Ohno on the TV series "Dancing With the Stars" -- where she moved to a soundtrack ranging from '80s rapper Young MC to yesteryear diva Dinah Shore.

Randy Travis Returns to Country Music
[Jun. 24, 2008] After an eight-year hiatus, Randy Travis is making his return to the Country Music industry with his new album, Around the Bend. According to GAC, Travis’ new album, which will be released July 15, is “the end of a long absence for him.” But that’s hardly the case.

Emmylou Harris brings music to zoo
[Jun. 24, 2008] PORTLAND - Country music gets stripped down to basics - just crystalline voices, solid instrumental backing and heartfelt songwriting - when Emmylou Harris plays the Oregon Zoo, along with Jimmy Gaudreau and Moondi Klein, Tuesday, July 22, at 7 p.m., as part of the zoo's Summer Concert Series presented by Fred Meyer and Wells Fargo.

Taylor Swift Tops 50 Million MySpace Streams & Has Country's #1 Selling CD for 20th Week
[Jun. 23, 2008] This week, the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA)
announced that Taylor was awarded the highest Gold & Platinum certification of
any artist in any genre in the month of May. Taylor Swift received 3x
Multi-Platinum prestige to commemorate sales exceeding 3 million since its
2006 release.

Brooks & Dunn
[Jun. 23, 2008] The undisputed kings of the '90s line-dancing craze, Brooks & Dunn are not only the biggest-selling duo in country music history, they've also sold more records than any other duo period, save for Simon & Garfunkel. Ronnie Dunn was the quietly intense singer with the soulful voice, while Kix Brooks played the part of the high-energy showman.