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FINI Inc. announced today the star-studded line-up for its highly popular Country Throwdown Tour. The third-annual, outdoor amphitheater trek will feature an impressive lineup that will deliver energy-packed, exhilarating performances to eager country fans in 20 cities. Joining headliner Gary Allan , recording artists Josh Thompson , Eric Paslay, and Sunny Sweeney round out the high-profile lineup for the nationwide country music tour that will kick off in Gulfport, Mississippi on May 18... Read Full Story

Country icon Loretta Lynn and Poison frontman Bret Michaels have announced they will be recording a duet for Michaels’ upcoming solo album ‘Get Your Rock On.’ After spending Thanksgiving together and doing a bit of brainstorming, the pair has decided to re-record ‘Every Rose Has its Thorns’ as a duet. Michaels recently told Rolling Stone how this duet came to be. “One of the ideas she had was redoing 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn' and I thought it would be unbelievable for me and her to... Read Full Story

The list is officially on Spotify, President Obama has made his 2012 election playlist! Nearly a fourth of the 25-song playlist (see below) is country and features artists such as Dierks Bentley , Sugarland and Darius Rucker . “Dierks Bentley calls country music the best shrink $15 can buy,” Obama said in 2009. The President appears to still be a fan. Although these country artists’ music has been selected for the re-election campaign, this does not and is not intended to reflect... Read Full Story

The members of Edens Edge were invited to become honorary “Friends and Family” members of the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum. Comprised of Hannah Blaylock (lead vocalist), Dean Berner (harmony vocals, guitar, dobro) and Cherrill Green (harmony vocals, mandolin, banjo and guitar), Edens Edge possesses a unique musical blend deeply rooted in Country music, acoustic instrumentation and pure vocal harmonies. Growing up an hour’s drive from each other in Arkansas, Edens Edge were... Read Full Story

CountryMusicIsLove is proud to announce the 3rd Annual CountryMusicIsLove Concert benefiting City of Hope, one of the nation's leading research, treatment and education centers for cancer and other life-threatening diseases. This year's concert will feature acoustic performances by Micheal Ray , Chris Cavanaugh , Kristen Kelly , THE FARM , JT Hodges , Chuck Wicks , Love and Theft , Casey James , and Craig Campbell . Whitney Duncan will do double duty as host and performer for the second... Read Full Story

New Duo The Civil Wars are already Grammy winners for the album, "Barton Hallow" for Best Folk Album & Best Country Duo/Performance. "I just lost a bet. I bet a man a bottle of whiskey this would not happen, and he just called me out for it," singer John Paul White said during the pre-telecast awards event. "We're in a van and a bus all year long, and my wife and kids never see me, so I'd like to thank them." The duo looked dashing in black night attire at music's biggest evening. The... Read Full Story

The Country winners at Pre-telecast of the Grammy Awards kicked off music's biggest awards show.  Taylor Swift already scored two Grammy's for the evening in the Country Genre. Indie Duo & Taylor's duet counterparts, The Civil Wars, won for "Best Country/Duo Group" performance. So far, Kelly Clarkson & Jason Aldean began the Country performances on the 2012 Grammy Awards show by nailing their big hit "Don't You Wanna Stay"; even though Jason's mic went silent- the two recovered without... Read Full Story

The 2012 Grammy Awards show gave Country artists the spolight this year with multiple performances & a tribute.  The performances were kicked off by Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson  singing "Don't You Wanna' Stay," while surviving technical difficulties with Jason's mic dying half-way through the song.  The duet still was pulled off & made the list as a fan favorite.  Other performances included the tribute to Glen Campbell which brought out The Band Perry, Blake Shelton, & Taylor Swift to... Read Full Story

Dolly Parton wrote a statement to the press on Whitney Houston's death: ""I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, 'Whitney, I will always love you. You will be missed.'" The Pop singer passed away yesterday (prior to The Grammys awards show). Country artists have been sharing their symphathy through social media .  Tonight the awards show will present a last minute Tribute to Whitney Houston... Read Full Story

The King of country music is celebrating the birth of a little prince. George Strait is a first-time grandfather, after his son Bubba and daughter-in-law Tamara welcomed a son last week. George broke the news during his concert in Phoenix on Friday (Feb. 3). "I just found out yesterday, my son had a new baby," the country icon told the audience just after singing his poignant hit, 'I Saw God Today.' Read More at TheBoot.com . Read Full Story