Tuesday Setember 8th ...

Tim McGraw will headline the 2009 Andre Agassi Grand Slam For Children benefit concert in Las Vegas, joining such performers as Daughtry, Brian McKnight and Dane Cook at the 14th annual event. Meanwhile, McGraw has set his 12th studio album, Southern Voice, for release on October 20. The album's lead single, "It's a Business Doing Pleasure With You," was released in June and is currentlyat #5 on the Eagle top 40 ... (from Country Now)

Sleigh bells will be ringing for Sugarland this fall, as the duo is planning to release a 10-track holiday-themed album in October. Titled Gold And Green, the album will feature five Christmas classics, including "Winter Wonderland," "Holly Jolly Christmas" and "Silent Night." It will also contain five original tunes written by band members Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush ... (from Country Now)

And it was on this date in 1927 that songwriter Harlan Howard was born in Detroit. Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame, his long list of credits includes The Judds' "Why Not Me," Patsy Cline's "I Fall To Pieces," and Buck Owens' "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail," by Buck Owens. Howard died on March 3rd, 2002 at the age of 74 ... (from CMT.com)

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Raining ...

Click HERE to see the new video by One More Girl ... their latest hit When It Ain't Rainin'

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Big Valley Tragedy

The tornadic like conditions that caused the tragedy at the Big Valley Jamboree are caught on film by one of the staff memebers at CISN Radio http://u.nu/6atr (From Country Music Tattle Tale Blog )

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Canadian Country Music Awards!

The Canadian Country Music Association has announced the nominations for this years Canadian Country Music Awards! Johnny Reid leads the pack with six nominations including Single of the Year for A Woman Like You and Male Artist of the Year. George Canyon and Victoria Banks received five nominations. Established artist Gord Bamford and newcomer Dean Brody both grabbed four nominations. A full list of nominees and their respective categories can be found at http://ccma.org/ The 2009 CCMA Awards are scheduled to take place in Vancouver, BC on Sunday, September 13 at GM Place and will be broadcast nationally on CBC Television with encore airings on CMT in Canada.

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Here is why ...

Ever wonder why Taylor Swift is so popular with not only her fans but also her friends and fellow musicians? Well, here is the reason! She is full of life and love: http://u.nu/95wn

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Jessie Farrell Contest ...

Check out the new contest with Jessie Farrell regarding her brand new single - You Make Me Feel - click on the image above for all the details!

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Miranda, Anne, Reba and Blake ...

Miranda Lambert talks about writing her latest hit - Dead Flowers! Click on image to see the video ... also on this date in 1974 Anne Murray registered her first # 1 country hit with a remake of the song - He Thinks I Still Care ... Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton are regular users of twitter. Reba's husband is Blake's manager so, Reba decided to take Blake to 'task' over his frequent and funny, but not necessarily family friendly, posts on twitter. So Reba sent the following message "To all my Tweebas! I told Blake to clean up his Tweets! My mama is reading them! Yes, he does spell better when he drinks..." Of course, Blake couldn't help but respond to Reba's mini-lecture with "Just found out Reba's mom is following me. So... like I was saying, I'm about to have some kool-aid and watch cartoons..." (CMT.ca)

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