By Peter Cronin(c) 2006 CMA Close Up News Service / Country Music Association, Inc.With her background as a successful pop solo artist, Michelle Branch likens her participation in the new duo, The Wreckers, to a "chance to start over at a new … [Read more...]

Be sure to save the date for the 13th annual Country in the Rockies at Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel & Condominiums in Steamboat Springs, Colorado: Friday, January 26 - Tuesday, January 30, 2007. (The 2007 event has been moved from Club Med in Crested … [Read more...]

Kenny Chesney, Barbara Mandrell, Reba McEntire (photo by Glen Rose)   Kenny Chesney and Reba McEntire were in the studio recently to record Barbara Mandrell's signature hit, "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool," the … [Read more...]

Clint Black's new single, Heartaches, has hit the airwaves on stations across the country. Call your favorite station request line now to request it."I love that it's a great surprise for the dancers in the clubs," Black said. "All the people who … [Read more...]

By Wendy Pearl(c) 2006 CMA Close Up News Service / Country Music Association, Inc.The 2006 CMA Music Festival set a new attendance record with 161,590 people attending the four-day Festival, June 8-11, in Downtown Nashville."It was an amazing event … [Read more...]