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Academy of Country Awards nominee for Radio Station of the Year in the Medium market, and recent NAB Crystal Heritage Award winning KUZZ 107.9 in Bakersfield, CA is proud to present Missouri native David Nail for a SOLD-OUT show at Buck Owens Crystal Palace, February 11, 2012. The show will be the debut performance for David at the renowned home of Buck Owens Crystal Palace. (Photo Courtesy of Mary Kay Bruzek) In a recent conversation with KUZZ on-air personality Toni-Marie she stated... Read Full Story

Garth Brooks was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on February 7, 1962. He signed with Capitol Records and released his self-titled first album in 1989.  Ok that's a start but if you got all your alerts today with other sites wishing him Happy Birthday, read all the biography's on Garth you well know his successful history. I can write what other's have, tell you about all his records, his accomplishments and so forth but that is not what his birthday is for me. When I heard Garth's first self... Read Full Story

The Country Throwdown Tour is gearing up for another run in 2012.  Opening day will be held May 18th at Jones Park in Gulfport, MS.  There are only a few dates listed at this time but more are guaranteed to be added to the schedule. I attended the inaugural Throwdown in 2010 and the "cast of characters" were off the charts with Eli Young Band, Jack Ingram, Heidi Neufield, Little Big Town, Jamie Johnson & Montgomery Gentry.  In 2011 it was dubbed the "Willie Nelson Country Throwdown Tour... Read Full Story

The "New Kid in Town", Scotty McCreery has made his mark on the country music world since his 2011 win on American Idol.  His debut album, "Clear As Day" brought us two smash hits. The album’s debut single, “I Love You This Big,” became a Top 15 hit and enjoyed the highest-charting debut for a new artist since at least 1984, while the video for the song hit No. 1 in just a week after its release. He recorded his debut album while starring in the American Idols Live! Tour, which Pollstar... Read Full Story

Apparently Rascal Flatts are a little tired of all these darn Australians - we're looking at you Keith Urban - and Canadians coming over here and touring their little foreign hearts out because the boys have decided to launch the very non-foreign-sounding The American Band Tour brought to you by equally home-grown-sounding Farmers Insurance. The tour will begin this summer and will feature opening acts Little Big Town, Eli Young Band, and Edens Edge. Check out the press release below for more... Read Full Story

Carrie Underwood still hasn't told fans the name of her forthcoming new album, but that hasn't stopped her from announcing its release date - May 1st. Check out the press release below. Read Full Story

Remember when you had to actually wait for the Super Bowl to be able to watch the funny videos? Well wake up, people, it's 2012 and thanks to the power of YouTube, you don't have to sit through a boring old football game just to catch all the fun. Heck, these days you can catch many of the ads before the Super Bowl even airs. This year Pepsi recruited Jennifer Nettles to sing Your Cheatin' Heart for their Pepsi Max Super Bowl commercial. Check it out above. The only thing that would have been... Read Full Story

OMG! REBA HAS DIED! Not!!! Read Full Story

Sigh. Casey James has given the world its first glimpse of his new album, Casey James, (via USA Today) which will hit stores March 20th. Let's just say that it's a good thing Casey's one hot dude because his album cover is a big ol' dud. Oh well, let's hope they spent the money they saved on cover art and poured it all into making one awesome album! Read Full Story

As odd as it sounds, not everyone is a fan of country music and not everyone is a fan of karaoke, but one man's apparent disdain for both ended up nearly costing his son his life. William Carr Oller Sr., 70, decided to visit his 50-year-old son at his California home last Thursday, but instead of visiting with his father like a good son would have done, William Carr Jr. decided to sing some country music on his karaoke machine. Oller the Senior decided to teach his rude, country-lovin' son... Read Full Story