Mercury NashvilleBilly Currington has always maintained a steady workout regimen, but he's kicked his fitness routine into high gear this summer while on tour with health nut Tim McGraw. Billy admits he can't keep up with Tim's insane exercise schedu...
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Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockKeith Urban performs on NBC's Today this Friday morning as part of the show's Summer Concert Series. Justin Moore has earned a platinum certification for his #1 hit, "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away." Zac Brown Band is h...
Warner Music NashvilleMichael Ray is on track to score a #1 hit with his debut single, "Kiss You in the Morning." On first listen, the song seems to be about a guy trying to get to know a girl on a first date, but Michael says the song applies to co...
Brett Warren/GreenroomKix Brooks' new Cooking Channel series, Steak Out with Kix Brooks, is generating good ratings for the network, especially among male viewers. On Tuesday night, Kix takes his show to New Orleans to check out three of the city's ...
ABCCarrie Underwood and Brad Paisley are returning for an eighth turn as hosts of the 49th Annual CMA Awards this year. The show airs Wednesday, November 4 on ABC. The show will broadcast live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena that night at 8 ET.
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BMICountry Music Hall of Fame member Billy Sherrill died Tuesday morning following a short illness. He was 78 years old.
Sherrill is best known for producing country standards such as Charlie Rich's "Behind Closed Doors," George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and Tammy Wynette's "Stand by Your Man," which he co-wrote with Tammy. He is credited with bringing a lush, orchestrated sound to country music.
Born in Phil Campbell, Alabama on November 5, 1936, Sherrill got his break in 1962 when Sun Records' Sam Phillips hired him as a producer and engineer in Nashville. He went on to Epic Records and wrote and produced David Houston's 1966 #1 country hit, "Almost Persuaded." That song went on to win three Grammy Awards.
Sherrill is the man who signed Tammy Wynette to Epic Records. He went on to work with artists ranging from Johnny Paycheck, Tanya Tucker, Barbara Mandrell and Shelby Lynne to Elvis Costello and Ray Charles. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2010.
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John Peets/Capitol NashvilleEric Church will headline the first-ever American Roots Festival coming up October 17 and 18 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Willie Nelson and Sheryl Crow also are on the bill along with The Roots, Grace Potter and Chris Staplet...
Stoney CreekCongratulations to Thompson Square's Keifer and Shawna Thompson on the impending arrival of their first baby. The couple made the announcement via Instagram drinking out of Diet Coke cans with "Share a Diet Coke with Mom" and "Dad" printed ...
McGraw MusicTim McGraw debuted his brand-new single, "Top of the World," in a truly astronomical way. An exclusive 15-second clip of the song was sent to NASA and the International Space Station via Twitter on Monday. The crew of the International Space Station wrote back, "Thanks, @TheTimMcgraw! You’re on #TopOfTheWorld…we orbit around it."
Tim replied, "Maybe you’ll fly over my next concert. We love what you’re doing up there, pushing humanity forward. Keep up the great work!"
The track is now available at all digital retailers. "Top of the World" is the lead single from Tim's upcoming 14th studio album, due out this fall.
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