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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Lady Antebellum and Jamey Johnson won the first two awards at the Country Music Association Awards on a night when Taylor Swift had a chance to become the youngest person to win entertainer of the year.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/10/05/brooks_aamp_dunn_to_perform_at_cmas_ Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:30:31 EST Entertainment News 139920@http://www.starpulse.com/news NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The 43rd annual Country Music Association awards will offer fans one of the last chances to see Brooks & Dunn before they split next year.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/05/27/george_strait_named_artist_of_decade_ Wed, 27 May 2009 11:52:44 EST Entertainment News 124112@http://www.starpulse.com/news NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - George Strait will be saluted as the Academy of Country Music's artist of the decade in an all-star concert that airs Wednesday night on CBS.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/06/underwood_swift_hough_women_rule_the_acm Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:27:20 EST Entertainment News 117073@http://www.starpulse.com/news LAS VEGAS (AP) — The women of country have taken the wheel. Carrie Underwood captured entertainer of the year Sunday night at the Academy of Country Music Awards,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/16/keith_urban_avoids_days_of_thunder_plug_ Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:38:38 EST Entertainment News 110827@http://www.starpulse.com/news DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Country music star Keith Urban performed a surprise two-song set for reporters to kick off his day at the Daytona 500,

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/10/carrie_underwood_kenny_chesney_among_cma Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:35:46 EST Entertainment News 97747@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney and Alan Jackson were each nominated for two or more Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/14/former_trick_pony_singer_heidi_newfield_ Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 95599@http://www.starpulse.com/news Curb recording artist Heidi Newfield makes her solo debut at #2 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart this week with her August 8th release, What Am I Waiting For.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/15/swift_wins_female_video_pickler_snags_br Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:36:48 EST Entertainment News 84322@http://www.starpulse.com/news NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Taylor Swift won video of the year and female video for her smash ''Our Song'' while newcomer Kellie Pickler took home three awards during Monday's Country Music Television awards.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/15/sony_bmg_music_entertainment_launches_pl Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:12:24 EST Entertainment News 74418@http://www.starpulse.com/news SONY BMG Music Entertainment today announced the launch of Platinum MusicPass, a series of digital album cards that enable consumers to download full-length albums, and in many cases special bonus content, in the form of high-quality MP3 files.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/08/commemorate_grammy_s_50th_anniversary_wi Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:12:28 EST Entertainment News 73602@http://www.starpulse.com/news In a grand commemoration of the 50th Celebration of the GRAMMY® Awards, Shout! Factory and The Recording Academy®'s GRAMMY® Recordings announce an electrifying 7-CD series encompassing GRAMMY® winners from four of the legendary awards' major genres.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/07/vince_gill_s_4_disc_masterwork_could_sur Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:33:08 EST Entertainment News 66920@http://www.starpulse.com/news NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - When it comes to surprises, the Country Music Association Awards usually don't have much to offer. But even the staid CMA is good for the occasional twist or two, and this year's best bet might be Vince Gill, who's nominated for album of the year for his ambitious four-disc set, ''These Days.''

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/01/starpulse_qaamp_a_kix_brooks_redefining_ Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:14:28 EST Entertainment News 66230@http://www.starpulse.com/news On their latest effort, Cowboy Town, Brooks and Dunn, the best selling country duo of all time, deliver a collection of rocking honky-tonk about love, women, family, and drinking, universal themes you can tap your foot too. The cowboy may not be the first thing that comes to mind anymore when you think of America, but Kix Brooks imagines a new sort of cowboy, one that possesses the courage and initiative that defines the American dream.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/30/year_s_top_artists_perform_at_41st_cma_a Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:41:35 EST Entertainment News 65940@http://www.starpulse.com/news The list of Country luminaries performing on "The 41st Annual CMA Awards" reads like a who's who of the format's finest and freshest faces with the announcement today that multiple nominee Alison Krauss and Horizon Award nominees Jason Aldean and Kellie Pickler have each been added to the list of performers for this year's gala.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/23/jamie_foxx_performs_with_rascal_flatts_o Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:30:50 EST Entertainment News 65030@http://www.starpulse.com/news -Win a CMA Awards Prize Pack! Multi-talented, Academy Award winning actor Jamie Foxx joins reigning CMA Awards Vocal Group of the Year Rascal Flatts for a duet performance during "The 41st Annual CMA Awards"

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/02/brooks_aamp_dunn_talk_about_why_they_don Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:30:53 EST Entertainment News 62162@http://www.starpulse.com/news NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Mick Jagger in a Stetson. That's what Brooks & Dunn had in mind for their new album. ''This is where the Stones meet the cowboys,'' Ronnie Dunn recalls saying when he told people about the disc.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/28/music_review_brooks_aamp_dunn_show_their Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:57:16 EST Entertainment News 61814@http://www.starpulse.com/news Brooks & Dunn, ''Cowboy Town'' (Arista) No superstar country act strikes a balance between playing on their strengths and taking new risks quite as well as Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks of Brooks & Dunn.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/17/the_queen_of_country_music_returns_with__18 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:00:38 EST Entertainment News 56228@http://www.starpulse.com/news One of the undisputed legends of Country Music, Reba McEntire has sold more than 60 million records in a career that spans three decades, 29 albums, 33 No. 1 singles, 15 American Music Awards, 12 Academy of Country Music Awards,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/21/ricky_martin_george_harrison_and_cate_bl Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:02:10 EST Entertainment News 48304@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ricky Martin, Brooks & Dunn, Tim Robbins, Cate Blanchett, Angela Bassett, Howie Mandel and the late George Harrison are among the celebrities who will be honored next year with Hollywood Walk of Fame stars.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/06/bentley_goes_to_extremes_with_performanc Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:38:47 EST Entertainment News 45830@http://www.starpulse.com/news NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - 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 Nashville.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/18/live_nation_announces_us_summer_tour_lin Fri, 18 May 2007 10:41:31 EST Entertainment News 43189@http://www.starpulse.com/news Live Nation, the world's largest live music company, announced a preliminary slate of summer concert tours that includes artists as diverse as Alan Jackson/Brooks & Dunn, Beyonce, Brad Paisley, Chicago/America, Dave Matthews Band, Def Leppard/Styx/Foreigner, Fall Out Boy, Family Values (Korn/Evanescence), Genesis, Gwen Stefani, Jimmy Buffett,

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