Elvis Presley’s Christmas spirit is recalled in a special Christmas Duets album featuring some of our favorite female country music icons.
Country Christmas albums are my guiltiest indulgence during the holiday season (besides all those fresh-baked treats and sweets) so I thought I’d share a sneak preview of the new Elvis Presley Christmas Duets album which [...]

Trace Adkins “X”, Zac Brown Band
Tis’ the season to try something new! Part of what I love about my job is that I get sent sneak previews of a lot of music before it hits the radios or major networks. Here are some new releases to get you started! Take a taste and tell us [...]

Today’s country music seems to have forgotten its roots, so I thought I’d take a moment to remind the fans.
Monday November 17th:
1938 – Gordon Lightfoot born in Orillia, Ontario. The pop singer-songwriter crosses into the country charts with his million-selling 1974 single “Sundown,” and writes Marty Robbins’ “Ribbon Of Darkness” and George Hamilton IV’s “Early [...]

Alan Jackson will be honored on CMT Giants which airs December 6, 2008.
Friends like George Strait, Brad Paisley, Martina McBride and Lee Ann Womack serenaded Alan Jackson with his biggest hits. Even newer artists like Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift payed tribute to the small-town Southern man. The show will debut on CMT [...]

The 2008 Country Music Association Awards Recap
Last night’s 42nd annual CMA Awards show was both a hit and a miss in my book. Artists like Sugarland and Carrie Underwood demonstrated that they are not only hits on the radio, but hitsduring a live performance as well. Meanwhile, top-grossing artists like Taylor Swift and Jason [...]

Gas prices, struggling economy, and artist cancellations could make this the last Stagecoach Festival.
The 2009 Stagecoach Festival (California’s Country Music Festival) planning is well underway, but some fear that the days of country music pilgrimages may be coming to a close. The past few years have seen a decline in ticket and merchandise sales for [...]

Brad Paisley is proud to release his new album “Play” to stores today! This album focuses on Brad’s amazing guitar skills and features collaborations with other chart-topping artists like Keith Urban, Buck Owens, Steve Wariner, BB King and even Andy Griffith. Each track brings forth little pieces of Paisley’s heart and soul. My personal favorites [...]

In the spirit of encouraging new music and community participation, Country Music News Blog has joined with DH Country Music to create a community driven site! Over the next few weeks we will begin adding features to the site that will include integrated access to our new:

Country Music Forum
User Profiles
Chat
Video, Picture, and Music Uploads
And [...]

Fans are invited to take an inside look at the creation of Dierks Bentley’s next album by promising to post a new behind-the-scenes video on Bentley’s Web site every Monday. This latest move shows both artists and fans how much the power of the internet and online social interaction is changing the face of [...]

Jake Owen is wrapping up in his producer’s studio over the next few weeks and shares his enthusiasm for  the wide variety of songs included in the coming album with CMT. “When I’m buying a record, I want to make sure I can listen to it from top to bottom, and to have an eclectic [...]