LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lady Antebellum has beaten out “The Great Gatsby” for the number-one spot on the Billboard 200 album chart. Lady A’s “Golden” sold 167,000 copies its first week out. That gives them their third number-one album. “The Great Gatsby” soundtrack sold 137,000 copies, putting it in second.
TRACE ADKINS BRINGS UP HIS OWN APPRENTICE NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Some big-name singers choose someone to perform with because of their track record or whether they think that person will help them sell a record. But Trace Adkins says he decided to pick a duet partner for a couple of high-profile New York City gigs [...]
NASHVILLE (AP) — Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina and Florida Georgia Line are among the acts who will be playing softball for charity. They will play in the City of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge on June 8 in Nashville, along with Craig Campbell, Greg Bates, Chuck Wicks and Olympic figure skating champion Scott Hamilton. [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Look for Taylor Swift to perform at the CMT Music Awards next month. She leads a list of top country stars who will perform at the event June 5 in Nashville. Others on the first wave of performers announced include Miranda Lambert’s Pistol Annies, Luke Bryan, Hunter Hayes and Little Big [...]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Darius Rucker isn’t just an honorary doctor of music. He’s been declared “Dr. Gamecock.” That’s the name University of South Carolina president Harris Pastides bestowed on Rucker when Rucker was given the doctorate at Saturday’s commencement. The State of Columbia newspaper reports Rucker told the graduates to “find something that makes [...]
Nearly 20 Chadron State College health professions students and local health professionals flew out of Denver early Thursday morning on a medical mission trip to Falmouth, Jamaica. They will be joined in Jamaica by several other medical professionals and others from the area before returning to Chadron a week from Sunday, May 19. Each students [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kenny Chesney says he can’t believe the songs he carried around in a notebook in a backpack for years have resulted in a number-one record. “Life On A Rock” has debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart with sales of 152,800, according to his label. That gives Chesney [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Lady Antebellum says their new album – their fourth – is better than the one that came before it. And this, despite the fact that “Own the Night” went to number one in its first week, produced two number-one hits – and nearly went double platinum. The new album is titled [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brad Paisley will guest-star as himself of the season finale of “Nashville.” The episode features Rayna and Deacon performing with Paisley at the CMA Awards. It runs on May 22 on ABC.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It was supposed to be his last concert — and George Jones had it set up so that a lot of stars were going to join him November 22 in Nashville for his final performance. Jones died last month — but the show will go on. His widow Nancy says several [...]