Trace Adkins, a former oil roughneck, has written and recorded a song called "Black Gold" that will open an upcoming truTV series of the same name. The show, which...
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Country star Trace Adkins will make a ghostly appearance opposite Kelsey Grammer in David Zucker's indie Christmas comedy "American Carol." Jon Voight, Leslie Nielsen...
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The Country Music Association's 2007 festival drew a record attendance of 191,154 people over four days.
The music festival, which began Thursday and ended Sunday,...
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The first of Dierks Bentley's two big outdoor shows this month is a gimme.
He'll play for thousands of adoring country fans this week at the CMA Music Festival in...
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The people have spoken. Unfortunately, they seem to be repeating themselves.
Despite the potentially dramatic pairing of Isaiah Washington and recently outed Neil Patrick...
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You may have seen the recent photos
of Bob Dylan looking uncannily like Charlie Chaplin, and his
44th album, "Modern Times," shares a title with Chaplin's 1936
classic about...
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There's a line between capitalizing on a breakthrough hit single and exploiting it, and Trace Adkins straddles that line when he closes his eighth album with a dance remix...
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Nicole's man done good.
Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood and
Brad Paisley were among the big winners of the CMT Awards Monday night,
with the American Idol alum managing...
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Buck Owens might be gone, but the master of the electrified
honky-tonk "Bakersfield Sound" won't be soon forgotten.
Dwight Yoakam, Garth Brooks, Trace Adkins and Brad...
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Some of country music's biggest names gathered in this central California farming hub Sunday to pay tribute to the flashy cowboy who shaped the sound of country music with...
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CMT voters gotta have Faith. And Carrie. And, uh, Reese?
Faith Hill nabbed a leading four nominations for the 2006 CMT
Awards, the country music video kudosfest voted on...
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Country singer Vince Gill will host a television special next month with an unlikely combination of subject and venue: "The Grand Ole Opry at Carnegie Hall."
The two-hour...
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Rap may have 50 Cent, but country
music has "The Dollar" and its singer, newcomer Jamey Johnson.
The poignant song about a little boy yearning to spend more
time with his...
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Leading names from Broadway and
country music have signed on for the aptly named benefit
concert Broadway Meets Country, which will take place November
12 as part of a...
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Trace Adkins is tryin' to get better.
The country
crooner has been released from the hospital and is back at his Nashville
home after undergoing emergency abdominal...
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Trace Adkins releases his new album, Songs About Me, Tuesday (March 22). The singer will be busy promoting the project with several television appearances this week,...
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The nominees for the 2005 CMT Music Awards, which will be broadcast live 8 p.m. Eastern time April 11:
Male video: Keith Urban, "Days Go By"; Kenny Chesney, "I Go Back";...
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Music videos by newcomers Big & Rich and Gretchen Wilson were among the leading nominees for the 2005 CMT Music Awards announced Wednesday.
The video for Big & Rich's song...
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Snoop Dogg was too hot to drop
from the top of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Thursday as
his hit tune "Drop It Like It's Hot" featuring Pharrell logged
a third week at...
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Of all the acts that have become
prominent figures in the contemporary worship movement, the
Newsboys' impact might be the most surprising.
The band has come a long way...
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Country artists need to try harder
when it comes to international markets, according to talent
executive Bruce Allen.
During a recent keynote speech at the Country Music...
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Last summer, country music's hottest act, the Dixie Chicks , was in a meltdown. Country CD sales were sliding and record executives were praying for a spate of holiday...
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Amidst a surge of interest and
popularity, Loretta Lynn has been ordered by doctors to cancel
her tour plans for the coming month.
According to her official Web...
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May is bluegrass month, and
contributing to the celebration is the emergence of younger
artists in the venerable genre, as well as the younger audience
needed to nourish...
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Country singer Trace Adkins has gotten some good-natured ribbing from fans since he became the voice for KFC's national television campaign last month.
"I had a woman...
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Willie Nelson , Lynyrd Skynyrd, Trace Adkins and Terri Clark will be among the guests appearing on the second season of "Nashville Star," the viewer-voted talent...
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LeAnn Rimes and Wynonna are among the stars expected to perform when the Country Music Association Music Festival, formerly known as Fan Fair, returns June 10-13 to...
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For Trace Adkins , sobriety and the accolades that have come from his country music peers have made this year a year to remember.
Just a year ago, the 41-year-old singer...
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So much for that sophomore slump.
Alicia
Keys' second album, The
Diary of Alicia Keys, opened at number one, scoring the best
single-week sales of any female artist in...
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Stevie Nicks took Song of the Year honors at the BMI Country Awards for "Landslide," which she wrote nearly 30 years ago.
Written in 1974 and a major hit for Nicks and...
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Trace Adkins was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday (August 23) by fellow member and mentor, Ronnie Milsap. Adkins performed four songs which were all met with...
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Prior to completing rehab earlier this year, Trace Adkins says he had lost his love for performing. The singer found that turning his passion for music into a career and...
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Trace Adkins' Greatest Hits Collection, Vol. 1 debuts at Number One on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. More than 56,000 copies of the new album were snatched up by...
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Trace Adkins' appearance at Tower Records at Nashville's Opry Mills Shopping Center on Tuesday (July 8) pulled in a record number of fans anxious to meet the singer. More...
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Trace Adkins says the mood of the country is right where it should be on this July 4th holiday after declaring a U.S. victory in the recent war with Iraq. "Always makes for...
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Trace Adkins' current single, "Then They Do," has become the title of a book due out next month, which shares real-life stories of watching a child grow up and letting them...
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Trace Adkins will serve as Grand Marshal at the Trace Adkins Chrome 300 at the Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee on Saturday (June 7).
Adkins serves as title...
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Saturday (March 8) marks the debut of the latest reality series, Nashville Star, on the USA network. The show features 12 hopeful vocalists--six men and six women--who will...
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(11/12/02, 1 p.m. ET) --The video for Trace Adkins's new single, "Chrome," proved to be a pleasurable experience for the singer. The clip would, in fact, be a dream come...
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Trace Adkins is back on the road and feeling much better since his recent farm accident earlier this month. The singer was working on his farm outside of Nashville when the...
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Trace Adkins is in a Nashville hospital recovering from injuries he sustained in a tractor accident on his farm Tuesday (October 8) night. The singer was building a gravel...
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Trace Adkins says he had some hesitations about working with famed producer Dann Huff on his latest project, Chrome. The singer worried about what the final product would...
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Trace Adkins was sentenced to two days in the Williamson County, Tennessee jail after pleading guilty to driving under the influence in the county's circuit court on Monday...
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Trace Adkins was indicted by a Williamson County grand jury Tuesday (November 6) on charges of driving under the influence, speeding, and carrying an open container of...
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Trace Adkins's court appearance to face charges of driving under the influence is set for November 26 in a Williamson County courtroom, after it was sent to the Grand Jury...
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Trace Adkins made his seventh appearance on the always-interesting television show Politically Incorrect last night (October 10). The singer taped the show Tuesday (October...
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Trace Adkins will be in New York City on Tuesday (October 2) to visit with rescue workers at Ground Zero. The singer received a request to visit from a Navy public affairs...
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Trace Adkins's July 5 charge of DUI has been bound over the grand jury in Williamson County, Tennessee. The case will be heard on October 8.
The singer was arrested over...
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A tragic day for the nation came close to coinciding with a blessed event for Trace Adkins and his family. The singer and his wife, Rhonda, welcomed new daughter Brianna...
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Trace Adkins didn't let last week's terrorist attacks on the U.S. prevent him from performing his scheduled shows over the weekend. The singer said that in fact, his...
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Trace Adkins's court appearance to answer to charges of driving under the influence has been postponed until September 26. The singer was originally ordered to appear in a...
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Trace Adkins was arrested and charged with driving under the influence Thursday (July 5) in Nolensville, Tennessee. The singer was driving home to Nashville after visiting...
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Although he makes his living singing about love, when it comes to Valentine's Day singer-songwriter Trace Adkins is not much of a romantic guy.
Adkins explains to LAUNCH,...
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Trace Adkins had to cancel his scheduled show in San Jose, California, Wednesday (October 18) to rest his strained vocal cords--per doctor's orders. The singer has been...
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Trace Adkins sustained a compound fracture and lacerations to his left hand's index and middle fingers Wednesday night (April 5) while working on his property in Brentwood,...
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Tim McGraw will ring in the millennium in Nashville with a sold-out crowd at the Gaylord Entertainment Center. Joining him for the performance will be wife Faith Hill, host...
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Trace Adkins's latest album project, titled More... Trace Adkins, covers a broad base of emotions--from deep heart-felt pain to rowdy, fun times. Adkins fans may be...
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Trace Adkins's new album, More...Trace Adkins, lands in stores today (Nov. 2). The former football lineman has quite a past to draw from when looking for stories to tell in...
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The Grand Ole Opry celebrated its 74th birthday on Saturday (Oct. 16) with two shows featuring several members and special guests. Appearing at the 74th Birthday Bash were...
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It's no secret that when it comes to picking a single for country radio, Nashville labels turn to market research and focus groups. Some in the industry decry the tactic,...
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Love a juicy fight? Then keep your eyes on Nashville in November. That's when three allstar compilation albums hit stores, and odds are on as to which will be the...
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Billy Ray Cyrus was the runaway winner at the TNN Music City News 32nd annual Country Awards extravaganza held Monday night at the Nashville Arena. The award ceremony,...
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The Country Music Association (CMA) has announced it is putting its annual SRO conference on hiatus due to poor attendance. Many of today's big-name country acts started...
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Fallout from last year's wrestling match with Garth Brooks left some questions lingering about just who would remain with the Capitol Nashville roster.
Negotiations with...
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Trace Adkins and wife Rhonda Forlaw, a former Arista Records publicist, welcomed their first child yesterday: daughter Mackenzie Lynn Adkins weighed in at five pounds, 15...
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Country songwriter Kent Robbins, who penned two top 10 hits in 1997, was killed in an auto accident December 27th in Alabama. Robbins wrote "Every Light In The House Is On"...
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Country songwriter Kent Robbins, who penned two top 10 hits in 1997, was killed in an auto accident December 27th in Alabama. Robbins wrote "Every Light In The House Is On"...
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What's being touted as the largest American theater recording ever produced should hit stores in late Spring 1998. The non-cast recording for The Civil War: An American...
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