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12/31/2008

• Robert Plant Honored by Queen Elizabeth II
• Rascal Flatts Confirmed for People's Choice Performance
• Taylor Swift, Julianne Hough, Kid Rock Have New Year's Eve Plans
• Bluegrass Preservation Society Sets Awards Show for Feb. 15

12/30/2008

• Red Velvet Cake
• Last Exit: Country Music Deaths of 2008
• Taylor Swift, Jamey Johnson Make Rolling Stone's Year-End List
• Andy Griffith Film and Deliverance Honored by Library of Congress
• Hall of Fame Reaches Settlement for Monroe, Carter and Cash Instruments

12/29/2008

• John Rich Prepares Son of a Preacher Man
• Bob Dylan's Nashville Skyline Outtakes Sold on eBay
• 2008: The Year in Review
• Singer, Songwriter and Producer Delaney Bramlett Dies in Los Angeles

12/28/2008

• HOT DISH: The Best and Worst of 2008

12/27/2008

• Rascal Flatts Celebrate the Holidays With a No. 1 Song

12/26/2008

• George Jones Is Collecting His Own Memorabilia

12/25/2008

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: A Kris Kristofferson Song Evokes True Christmas Spirit

12/24/2008

• Collards
• Motel Planned Near Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman's Australian Home
• Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley Cyrus Visit Children's Hospital in Nashville
• Kelly Clarkson Plans New Single, Album in 2009
• Johnny Cash's Reading of the New Testament Now on DVD

12/23/2008

• Randy Owen Still Has Songs to Sing and Stories to Tell
• Tim McGraw to Honor Neil Diamond at MusiCares Concert
• Whitney Duncan Releases Digital EP
• Carrie Underwood Ranks First on Year-End List for CMT.com, Top 20 Countdown

12/22/2008

• Book Excerpt: Randy Owen's Born Country
• Gene Autry, Brenda Lee Earn Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Awards
• Lady Antebellum to Sing on NBC's Today on Christmas Eve
• Carrie Underwood Named Most-Heard Country Artist of 2008
• Levon Helm Working on Follow-Up to Dirt Farmer Album
• HOT DISH: Looking Back at My Kitchen Guests, Such as Brad Paisley

12/20/2008

• She Ain't Movin': Taylor Swift Still the Tops in Country and Pop

12/19/2008

• Shooter Jennings Closes a Chapter of His Father's Life
• Guitar Hero World Tour Adds Three Country Songs
• Rodney Atkins, Julianne Hough Join Sound & Speed Lineup
• Steve Earle, Hot Rize, Earl Scruggs Coming to RockyGrass
• Stained Glass Fruit Salad
• Hot Dish Extras With Hazel Smith - 12.18.08

12/18/2008

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Savoring a Few of the Good Things That 2008 Brought
• Taylor Swift's Sales Surpass 5 Million
• Kid Rock Joins BamaJam Lineup
• Mindy McCready Remains Hospitalized in Nashville

12/17/2008

• Zac Brown Band Finds "Chicken Fried" Success
• Carrie Underwood Will Sing at People's Choice Awards
• Tim McGraw Says He's Not Running for Governor
• Mindy McCready Attempts Suicide in Nashville

12/16/2008

• Kid Rock Wasn't the Least Bit Surprised by His "Summer" Success
• Equity Music Group Suspends Operations
• Sugarland Joins New Orleans Jazz Fest's Lineup
• Julianne Hough Lands Opening Spot on George Strait Tour
• Jerry Lee Lewis Is Cover Subject of Oxford American Music Issue

12/15/2008

• Separate Musical Careers Come Together for Joey & Rory
• Little Big Town Announces Headlining Tour in 2009
• Dailey & Vincent Plan 2009 Bluegrass Release
• Thomas, Morgan and Wills Embark on USO Holiday Tour
• HOT DISH: Dierks Bentley Keeps Family in Mind During His Hot Career

12/13/2008

• Taylor Swift Still Has No. 1 Album; Montgomery Gentry Scores Top Song

12/12/2008

• Black-Eyed Peas
• Faith Hill Shares Her Christmas Inspirations and Traditions
• Kenny Chesney's 2008 Tour Grosses $86 Million
• Chris Brown Has Recorded a Track With Tim McGraw
• Brad Paisley, Tim McGraw Headlining Canadian Festival

12/11/2008

• Miley Cyrus, Jeffrey Steele Grab Golden Globe Nomination
• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Is Country Music Recession-Proof?
• Dierks Bentley Prepares for Nobel Peace Prize Concert
• Hank Williams' Stepdaughter to Visit Country Music Hall of Fame
• Radney Foster Signs to Brad Paisley's Publishing Company
• Hot Dish Extras With Hazel Smith - 12.10.08

12/10/2008

• Patty Loveless Among 10 Indie Albums You Might Have Missed
• Brad Paisley Invites Fans to Create "Start a Band" Video
• Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, Taylor Swift Join We Fest Lineup
• Trace Adkins Reschedules Tour Dates, but New Year's Eve Show Canceled

12/09/2008

• Kenny Chesney's 2009 Tour Is the Sun City Carnival
• The Greatest Greatest Hits of 2008
• Vince Gill Named Country Music Hall of Fame's Artist-in-Residence
• Julianne Hough Making TV Rounds for Christmas
• Rock Band Goes Country

12/08/2008

• Top 10 Country Albums of 2008
• Acts Named for CRS New Faces Show
• Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson Pay Tribute to George Jones in Washington
• John Rich Gets Married in Nashville
• Jeff Foxworthy, Jessica Simpson, Taylor Swift Pick Florida Strawberry Festival
• Taylor Swift Joins Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
• HOT DISH: Zac Brown Gets a Boost From Kid Rock

12/06/2008

• Taylor Swift and the Zac Brown Band Still Rule the Charts

12/05/2008

• Mary Chapin Carpenter Offers an Illuminating Christmas Album
• Clint Black Among New Celebrity Apprentice Cast
• Sound & Speed Enlists Montgomery Gentry, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Michael Waltrip
• Jake Owen's New Album Due Feb. 24
• Cherry Torte

12/04/2008

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Grammy Nominations Acknowledge Country Music Excellence
• Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines Sued for Defamation
• Toby Keith Donates $500,000 to Oklahoma Children's Hospital
• Faith Hill, Rascal Flatts Help Light Rockefeller Christmas Tree
• Kenny Chesney Books New England's Gillette Stadium in August
• Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, George Strait Among Leading Grammy Nominees
• "Happy Trails" Enters Grammy Hall of Fame

12/03/2008

• CMT Will Air Kid Rock's Storytellers on Dec. 8
• Aaron Tippin Returns From Thanksgiving Trip to Iraq
• Taylor Swift Representing Country Music at Grammy Nominations Concert

12/02/2008

• Craig Morgan Contemplates Latest Album, a New Label and Opry Membership
• George Strait Will Play Summerfest in Milwaukee
• Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire, Gary Allan Join RodeoHouston
• Keith Urban Plans 2009 Tour, But Schedule Still a Secret

12/01/2008

• Marty Stuart's Photo Book of Country Music Elites Tops Latest Music Books
• Faith Hill Tops Santa's Bag of New Christmas CDs
• Wynonna's New Album Due in February
• Rosanne Cash to Play John Lennon Tribute Concert in NYC
• HOT DISH: Emerson Drive Cruises Into My Kitchen