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SheDaisy is poised to release a Greatest Hits album Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008. 12 tracks, including “Little Goodbye’s“, “Don’t worry bout a thing“, and “God bless the american housewife“.

Talyor Swift hits week 7 at the top of the Billboard song and country charts with “Our song“, followed in second by Sugarland’s “Stay” and has Carrie Underwood sneaking up on her, going from Carrie Underwood#19 to #12 this week with “All American Girl“.

Leann Rimes is set to host the Colgate Country Showdown Finals for the second consecutive year. The national finals will be held on Thurs., Jan. 24 at Nashville’s legendary Ryman Auditorium. This legendary country music talent competition has been running now for 26 years. Past winners include Sweethearts of the Rodeo, and Dave Durham & Bull Durham. For more information about the finalists, and more about the Colgate Country Showdown, visit www.countryshowdown.com.

Dolly Parton will play this year’s SXSW music fest in Austin in March. The South By Southwest Music Conference and Festival takes over the streets and venues of Austin, Texas, March 7-16, 2008. On Friday, March 14, Parton will play at the newly refurbished Austin City Music Hall. Parton will release a new album in either late February or early March on her own label. Meanwhile her upcoming world tour is still in the planning stages.

Jewel is rush-releasing her first country single, “Stronger Woman” straight to radio on February 11th. “Jewel has made a strong commitment to country radio and is in the midst of an extensive radio tour,” says Jon Loba, Vice of President of Promotion and Artist Development. “The response to ‘Stronger Woman‘ on these visits has been overwhelming. After many requests from stations to play this song early, we have decided to move up our digital release date. CD singles will still not ship until Jan. 22 because we don’t have them in house just yet!”

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By whiskeychick | December 26, 2007 - 6:37 pm -

Kenny Chesney will get a little help from old friend Keith Urban when he hits the road next summer on his annual stadium tour . Keith Urban courtesy of Capitol NashvilleKenny announced Friday that Keith would join him for the July 26 date in Foxboro, Mass., followed by as many as eight other stadium shows on his 2008 Poets & Pirates tour.

Kenny Chesney first took Keith Urban out on his Guitars, Tiki Bars & a Whole Lotta Love tour three years ago. “Which is why I’m glad I have the ability to play stadiums,” Kenny says. “It’s the only way that it would make sense for Keith where he is in his career to be able to come out and do some shows with us. We couldn’t do this anywhere else…and it’s something I’ve wanted to do since he played the first stadiums shows with us three years ago.

“If you’re committed to bringing the fans the best show possible,” Kenny continues, “who else would you call? Keith does it all — and he’s someone I’ve spent time in the islands with, toured the country with, laughed with, hung with, made music with. It’s gonna be as much fun backstage when we’re not rocking as it is onstage — and that’s saying something.”

Keith Urban says he’s excited about joining the tour too. “What Kenny Chesney’s stadium concerts are is the biggest party you’ve ever been to with the loudest ghetto blaster you’ve ever heard and the audience still singing louder than us,” he says. “Me, I’m just a kid like 65,000 others that are going to run away with the circus this summer. Bring it on, Kenny.”

The tour will also feature LeAnn Rimes as an opening act.

~Courtesy of GACTV

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2008 Tour Dates:

04.26.08 University of South Carolina - Columbia, SC
05.03.08 Pizza Hut Park - Frisco, TX
05.10.08 M & T Bank Stadium - Baltimore, MD
05.24.08 Cleveland Browns Stadium - Cleveland, OH
05.31.08 University of Phoenix - Phoenix, AZ
06.08.08 AT & T Park - San Francisco, CA
06.14.08 Heinz Field - Pittsburgh, PA
06.21.08 Soldier Field - Chicago, IL
07.05.08 LP Field - Louisiana Pacific Field - Nashville, TN
07.13.08 Turner Field - Atlanta, GA
07.17.08 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA
07.19.08 Lincoln Financial Field - Philadelphia, PA
07.26.08 Gillette Stadium / New England Patriots - Foxboro, MA
08.02.08 Ford Field - Detroit, MI
09.13.08 Lucas Oil Field - Indianapolis, IN

Stay tuned for additional tour dates!

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