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• Suzy Bogguss take on SPACE
  With more than 20 years in the music business behind her, Suzy Bogguss is looking forward to performing songs both new and old in Evanston. Growing up in Aledo, Ill., approximately 40 miles south of the Quad Cities, her performance in Evanston will allow Bogguss to come home for a reunion of sorts. She said [...]
  
  
• Underwood, Lambert take top ACM Honors
  Las Vegas – Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert took top honors at the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. Underwood, the reigning Entertainer of the Year, is the only female to win the category twice the award’s 40 year history. In addition to her fan voted win for Entertainer of the Year, Underwood snagged [...]
  
  
• Lady A.C.M.
  Las Vegas – Country music trio, Lady Antebellum, picked up Top Vocal Group of the Year at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards. In addition to their Vocal Group of the Year win, the trio picked up wins as producer for Single Record of the Year and as a composer for Song of [...]
  
  
• Lady Antebellum leads ACM Nominations
  Chicago’s country music station receives nomination; local country music hotspot slighted. The Academy of Country Music released, on Tuesday, the slate of nominations for the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards. Country music stars Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton announced nominations during a televised presentation. McEntire will return, for her 12th consecutive time, as [...]
  
  
• For Cowboy Troy it’s all about the fans
  CMC Exclusive: The six-feet, five inches tall, black rapping country artist takes his fans so seriously in fact, that they helped him decide what would go on his latest album, “Demolition Mission: Studio Blue Sessions,” released in Sept. 2009. The first half of the record features Cowboy Troy singing, while the second half features his [...]
  
  
• Nashville shines at GRAMMY Awards
  This article was originally featured on Grammy.com/blogs. When country music meets the Grammy Awards, it’s always interesting to see the “family” commingled with artists of other popular genres. Even when you drop Taylor Swift into the mix, it seems to bring the best “country girl” out of her. While the country performances might not have [...]
  
  
• Swift grabs Grammy for Album of the Year
  Los Angeles – Country/pop crossover artist Taylor Swift won the Grammy Award for album of the Year. After missing out on Song of the Year (You Belong With Me) and Best Female Pop Vocal (You Belong With Me) the 20-year-old artist finished the night with a win on her sophomore release “Fearless” on Sunday. Overall, [...]
  
  
• Zac Brown Band wins Grammy for Best New Artist
  Los Angeles – Country music’s The Zac Brown Band won the Best New Artist award at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday. Lead by artist Zac Brown, the band was the only country music group nominated in the overall category. Other nominees included Keri Hilson, MGMT, Silversun Pickups and the Ting Tings. During televised [...]
  
  
• Grammy Awards – Country Nomination Roundup
  This year is country music’s night to shine at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. Taylor Swift leads the country genre with eight nominations, including five nods outside of the country field, and is only second overall to pop-star Beyoncé. Swift General Field nods include Album of the Year for “Fearless” as well as Record and [...]
  
  
• Tim McGraw premieres on Soundstage
  The critically acclaimed PBS Series, Soundstage, will premiere the pre-recorded Tim McGraw performance on Thursday. Recorded in Chicago last October at the WTTW Studios, the Tim McGraw the season premiere features a handful of McGraw’s greatest hits and new cuts off his album “Southern Voice,” which was released the same month. McGraw’s Soundstage premiere is [...]