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Dustin Lynch – Learn The Name He's Gonna Be A Star [VIDEO]

Jake Thomas — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:14:31 +0000

The times that a brand new artist came into country music and I said “Wow” are few and far between. I’ve been impressed by many, but there’s a big difference between impressive and “Wow”. Dustin Lynch made me say “Wow”. He actually made me say “Wow” about ten times. I got to hear his debut [...]

The Top 5 Country Songs In America For 2011 [VIDEO][LIST]

Jake Thomas — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:54:14 +0000

From Flickr user Vectorportal What do you think it is? Toby Keith “Made In America”? Nope. It is actually a great time for Country music with brand new acts not only establishing themselves, but ruling the charts in 2011. There is so much great new music and talent coming out of Nashville that it is [...]

Darius Rucker, Sara Evans & More in Today's Taste of Country

GNA — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:30:18 +0000

Lots happening in the way of our Taste of Country music news. Sara Evans filed a restraining order against her ex-husband, Craig. He recently appeared on Anderson Cooper’s new talk show, “Anderson” and claimed he lost custody of his children because of Sara’s accusations. Her restraining order now blocks him from making any further, public statements [...]

Garth Brooks, Jason Aldean, & Brad Paisley in Today's Taste of Country

GNA — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:00:59 +0000

Jason Aldean helped charity out big time. Jason helped raise $315,000 with his sixth annual “Concert For the Cure” last Friday. He donated the profits to Susan G. Komen for the Cure from his Roanoke, Virginia show. Jason’s show sold out. On tap performing for the 2011 CMA Awards will be The Band Perry, Lady Antebellum [...]

Blake Shelton, Trisha Yearwood & Bucky Covington in Today's Taste of Country

GNA — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:02:40 +0000

There is some happy news and some sad news making my Taste of Country music news today. Blake Shelton tweeted details of the tour he’ll be headlining in January. The tour is called “Well Lit and Amplified” and will have Justin Moore and Dia Frampton, from the “The Voice” opening for him. The tour starts out in [...]

Keith Urban, The Band Perry & More in Today's Taste of Country

GNA — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:30:43 +0000

Lots going on in Country Music today. Last week, you might remember that Scotty McCreery officially announced via Twitter that he will be joining Brad Paisley’s tour next year. Now it’s Brad’s turn to tweet. He is trying to decide what the tour is going to be called. One name mentioned was “Sunshine and Puppies.” Not sure what [...]

Kellie Pickler, Steel Magnolia, Sugarland & More in Today's Taste of Country

GNA — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:30:53 +0000

Lots going on with in today’s taste of country music news. Lady Antebellum will be making their debut on “Saturday Night Live” tomorrow night. Hosting the show will be Melissa McCarthy of “Mike and Molly” as well as the movie “Bridesmaids.” A Facebook page has been created in honor of Sugarland. More specifically to try [...]

Today's Taste of Country Has Martina McBride, Lady Antebellum, & More

GNA — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:00:37 +0000

Richie’s fav Martina McBride kicking off the NFL Breast Cancer Awareness Game by singing the National Anthem. The Baltimore Ravens meet the New York Jets in that game being nationally broadcasting, of course, by NBC – 8:30pm EST. The game is the first of several NFL Breast Cancer Awareness games during the month of October. Martina [...]

Darius Rucker, Trace Adkins & Justin Moore in Today's Taste of Country with Casey

GNA — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:00:05 +0000

Lots of stuff happening with our favorite country music artists. Luke Bryan is going to be on ‘The Ellen Degeneres Show‘ today for his first-ever appearance. He kicks off his “Farm Tour” tomorrow. Lots of details on his new look and busy schedule are right at his website. Trace Adkins is going to be playing truck driver. [...]

Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood & More in Casey's Taste of Country

GNA — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:54:31 +0000

Many stars making my Taste of Country Music News today. The remake of “Footloose” is coming out in theaters October 14th, but the soundtrack is out today. Features 12-tracks including the title track, “Footloose” sung by the man, Blake Shelton. You can also catch Zac Brown, Whitney Duncan, Big & Rich (featuring Gretchen Wilson) and newcomer Hunter [...]

Jake Owen, Luke Bryan & More Drop in for Casey's Taste of Country

GNA — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:00:12 +0000

Starting the week of right and finishing the year out quietly, Rascal Flatts will be hitting store shelves with a new album due out April 3rd of next year. After performing this past weekend at the iHeart radio music festival, they said rest and relaxation for the rest of 2011 will be a part of the [...]

Thompson Square, Reba McEntire Plus Carrie Underwood for Casey's Taste of Country

GNA — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:30:29 +0000

You can see Carrie Underwood this weekend. She’s going to be on the CBS show, “Blue Bloods” – you know the cop show starring Tom Selleck? Carrie will be performing “It Had To Be You,” the duet she recently recorded with Tony Bennett for his “Duets 2” album. Bennett and Underwood will be playing themselves on the [...]

Countryfest 2011′s Randy Houser's New Song – In God's Time

Jake Thomas — Wed, 25 May 2011 19:06:49 +0000

Countryfest 2011 is coming quickly and the stars are cranking out some great new hits for you to hear on the big stage on July 9th at the Altamont Fairgrounds. Randy Houser is one of the stars you’ll see this year, and he has just put out what in my mind is a phenomenal new [...]

CMA Music Festival is Next Month In Nashville

Jake Thomas — Mon, 09 May 2011 20:31:23 +0000

If you love country music and really want to meet as many of the stars you love as you can in one trip then you need to put the CMA Music Festival on your bucket list. From huge Superstar concerts at Titans Stadium to autograph signings and meet and greets by the dozens you will [...]

Brantley Gilbert- A Name Country Music Fans Will Know Soon [VIDEO]

Jake Thomas — Mon, 09 May 2011 19:14:49 +0000

Brantley Gilbert has just inked a recording deal with Valory Music, the home of Reba, Justin Moore and Jimmy Wayne to name a few.

Brad Paisley To Donate Song Royalties to Tornado Victims [VIDEO]

Jake Thomas — Wed, 04 May 2011 20:13:13 +0000

Brad Paisley like me is a real family man. He cares about his family and those of people he has never met. He is one of the guys that make country music what it is, real and heart touching music. While we are dodging raindrops up here in the Albany region and the Adirondacks our [...]

Countryfest 2001 Memories 10 Years Later

Jake Thomas — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:48:38 +0000

As we get set for a huge WGNA Countryfest 2011on July 9th, I thought I would take a look back at Countryfest 2001. Its hard to believe it was 10 long years ago. What is amazing is how much the careers can change in 10 years of a musician. The lineup for Countryfest 2001 was [...]

Jake Owen is Back With An Official Summer Hit

Jake Thomas — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:46:14 +0000

Jake Owen who records for RCA Nashville is a very talented guy, and he has come storming back on the country music scene just in time for Summer. Jake’s new hit single is titled “Barefoot Blue Jean Night”, and it is a song that I listened to twice and was already singing along with it. [...]

Lady Antebellum Working on Third Album [VIDEO]

Jake Thomas — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:45:36 +0000

Country Superstars Lady Antebellum who record on Capitol Records are working hard on their 3rd album for the label. It is going to be tough to follow the last effort “Need You Now” which contained the multi-award winning title track plus “American Honey” and ‘Hello World”. One thing the band is doing right is working with [...]

Miranda Lambert's First Single [VIDEO]

Jake Thomas — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:16:33 +0000

I remember when Miranda Lambert’s first single came out. Do you? She was a third place finisher on the now defunct show Nashville Star, and her first single was a nice little song about looking back on your youth and that first crush. It was titled “Me and Charley Talking”. Miranda Lambert has come a [...]