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02/28/2009

• Toby Keith and Taylor Swift Crown the Charts

02/27/2009

• Ten Albums to Start Your Americana Music Collection
• Alabama's Jeff Cook Releasing Album With His Allstar Goodtime Band
• Fruity Surprise Salad
• Sugarland's 2009 Tour Announced
• Singer Jeff Carson Becomes Police Officer

02/26/2009

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Is Rascal Flatts' Tour Sponsorship Penney-Wise?
• Jewel Battling Tendonitis, Continues Plans for Dancing With the Stars
• Boxmasters Prepare Third Album
• Jack Black, Jazz Bassist Charlie Haden Making Opry Appearance
• Plans Announced for CMT Camp Nashville
• George Strait Tribute to Feature Hill, Keith, McGraw, Sugarland, Swift and Urban

02/25/2009

• ASCAP and BMI Honor the Doers of Billy Currington's "Don't"
• Keith Urban Schedules Six-City Tour of Clubs and Theaters
• Julianne Hough, Kellie Pickler Salute National Guard Youth Foundation
• Vince Gill Closes Out 2009 Artist-in-Residence Series
• CMA Redefines Ballot for Hall of Fame Induction
• Naomi Judd Returning as Can You Duet Judge

02/24/2009

• Twelve Women Who Paved the Way for Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood
• Toby Keith, Hillary Duff Will Film Movie in North Carolina
• Downtown Nashville to Close Streets for Jamey Johnson Show
• Reba McEntire Plans Benefit Concert for Wrestling Coach
• ACM Announces Radio Award Winners

02/23/2009

• Jake Owen Eases Into His Second Album, Easy Does It
• Martina McBride Will Sing for President Obama, Stevie Wonder
• Chris Isaak's New Album Features Michelle Branch, Trisha Yearwood
• Buddy Miller Recovering From Heart Surgery
• HOT DISH: Jack Ingram Lives Up to "That's a Man"

02/21/2009

• Kenny Chesney and Mac MacAnally's "Down the Road" Is Nation's Top Country Song

02/20/2009

• Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
• In Concert, Zac Brown Band Is Much More Than "Chicken Fried"
• Taylor Swift Completing European Visit, Will Return for London Concerts
• George Strait, Randy Travis Receive Dove Award Nominations
• Sugarland Embarking on First European Tour
• Taylor Swift's Video Is First to Debut at No. 1 on CMT's Top 20 Countdown
• Can You Duet Winners Caitlin & Will Release First Single

02/19/2009

• Josh Turner, Wife Expecting Second Child
• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Willie Nelson x 2 Says Music Will Live Forever
• Free Concerts in Downtown Las Vegas Will Lead Up to ACM Awards
• Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton Raise $70,000 for Oklahoma Animal Shelter
• Rascal Flatts Partner With J.C. Penney for Tour Sponsorship

02/18/2009

• Hot Dish Extras With Hazel Smith - 2.17.09
• Wynonna Embraces Her Musical Influences on New Album
• Taylor Swift on Cover of Rolling Stone
• Vince Gill, Guy Clark Trade New Songs at Hall of Fame
• Rascal Flatts' Third Show at Madison Square Garden Sets Record
• Del McCoury's DelFest Announces Lineup

02/17/2009

• George Strait, Reba McEntire Booked for Dallas Cowboys' New Stadium
• Alan Jackson, Dierks Bentley Delivering New Singles
• Dolly Parton Expected to Receive Honorary Doctorate
• The Best of Shooter Jennings Due March 24
• Dailey & Vincent Dominate Bluegrass Awards

02/16/2009

• HOT DISH: Alison Krauss Stays the Same Through Grammy Fame

02/14/2009

• Dierks Bentley Has Week's Top Album and Song

02/13/2009

• Ten Country Love Songs We Love
• Keith Urban Singing at Daytona 500 on Sunday
• New England Clam Chowder
• Kenny Chesney Earned $90 Million in 2008
• Carrie Underwood Launches Disney's American Idol Attraction
• Memorial Services Set for Country Singer and TV Star Molly Bee

02/12/2009

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Bill Monroe's Mandolin and Maybelle Carter's Guitar at Risk
• Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman Donate $500,000 After Australian Bushfire
• Martina McBride Switches Producers for New Album
• BMI Salutes Writers of Kenny Chesney's "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven"
• Big Kenny, Kathy Mattea, Jo Dee Messina Preview Earth Hour Event

02/11/2009

• LeAnn Rimes and Julianne Hough React to ACM Honors
• CMT Crossroads: Shooter Jennings and Jamey Johnson Coming in March
• Kenny Chesney Talks Candidly in Playboy Interview
• Brad Paisley, Heidi Newfield Top List of ACM Nominees

02/10/2009

• Robert Earl Keen Tells the Story Behind "The Road Goes on Forever"
• Miranda Lambert Plans New Album for September
• LeAnn Rimes' TV Movie Scheduled for March 21
• Craig Morgan Announces Hometown Benefit Ride

02/09/2009

• Rating the Grammys: Alison Krauss and Robert Plant Rule
• Sugarland Plans European Tour in March
• Toby Keith Confirmed for Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
• HOT DISH: How Will the Nation's Economy Affect Country Music's Newcomers
• Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Sweep Five Categories at Grammy Awards
• Chuck Wicks to Join Julianne Hough, Jewel on Dancing With the Stars

02/08/2009

• Robert Plant, Alison Krauss, Brad Paisley Among Early Grammy Winners

02/07/2009

• Pat Green's What I'm For Debuts as Week's No. 2 Album

02/06/2009

• Lee Ann Womack Praises 10 Grammy-Winning Country Classics
• Potatoes Romanoff
• Ellen DeGeneres Surprises Lady Antebellum With Gold Album
• Keith Urban Announces Summer Tour Dates
• Kid Rock, Miley Cyrus Grab Kids' Choice Nominations
• Willie Nelson, Asleep at the Wheel to Play at Truck Stop
• James Marsden Hosting Tribute Concert to Songwriter Dennis Linde

02/05/2009

• Taylor Swift's "White Horse" Video to Premiere Exclusively on CMT
• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Songs for the New Depression
• Keith Urban Joins Grammy Show in Bo Diddley Tribute
• Jonas Brothers Cover Shania Twain Song for 3D Film
• Bucky Covington Embarking on USO Tour in February

02/04/2009

• Tom Brumley, Member of Buck Owens' Buckaroos, Dies in Texas
• Ricky Skaggs Reissuing '80s Country Albums
• Barbara Mandrell, Roy Clark, Charlie McCoy Headed to Country Music Hall of Fame
• Vince Gill at Top of His Game as He Begins Series at Country Music Hall of Fame

02/03/2009

• Fans Pack Surf Ballroom for Tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper
• Sugarland, Taylor Swift Added as Grammy Performers
• Dolly Parton, Ronnie Dunn, Kellie Pickler Sing for Music School
• Merle Haggard, Zac Brown Band Coming to Bonnaroo
• Hough, Pickler, Rimes and Simpson Will Announce ACM Nominations
• CMT's Can You Duet Returning in June

02/02/2009

• Patty Loveless Remembers Grammy-Winning Country Classics
• Jamey Johnson Opening Shows for Willie Nelson
• Dierks Bentley Dropping by Today, Tonight Show
• Montgomery Gentry, Jim Beam Unite for Operation Homefront Benefit
• HOT DISH: Zac Brown Has Big News to Report