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04/29/2006

• Rascal Flatts' Domination of Album Chart Seems Chiseled in Stone

04/28/2006

• John Prine, Jim Lauderdale Kick Off MerleFest
• Paisley's "Alcohol" Receives Prism Award
• Erika Jo to Sing at NHL Stanley Cup Game
• Music City Marathon Runs Saturday
• Bluegrass Musician Ernie Thacker Recovering From Accident
• 20 Questions With Jeff Bates

04/27/2006

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Videos to Be the New Coin of the Realm
• Bon Jovi Make History With First Country No. 1
• Wreckers Added to Rascal Flatts Tour
• Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison Specials on CMT

04/26/2006

• Brooks & Dunn, Lambert and McBride Added to ACM Show
• Single Tickets Available for CMA Music Festival Concerts
• Ray Benson Taking Bob Wills Musical on Tour
• Bruce Robison Loves to Tell the Stories

04/25/2006

• Dirt Band Celebrating 40th Anniversary
• Knopfler and Harris Release Duets Album
• Bluegrass, Acoustic Bands Lead Other New Releases
• Hometown Street Renamed Darryl Worley Way
• Kenny Chesney Toasts "Fast Forward" Writers
• Foxworthy to Star in New CMT Series
• Vocalist Bonnie Owens Dead at 76

04/24/2006

• Jackson's Precious Memories Certified Gold
• McGraw's New Music Video on CMT.com
• Dolly Rides With Elvis in New TV Commercial
• Nashville Celebrates Earth Day With Bush, Miller
• Rascal Flatts' Joe Don Rooney Marries Tiffany Fallon
• Phil Walden, Father of Southern Rock, Dead at 66
• HOT DISH: Is Superstardom in Sight for Blake Shelton?
• Chicken Parmigiana

04/22/2006

• Rascal Flatts Hold the Line

04/21/2006

• Heart of Gold: Neil Young's Dream Concert
• Buddy Jewell's Father Dies
• Adkins Releases First Single From Next Album
• Parsons' Complete Reprise Sessions Coming in June
• Van Morrison Returns to U.S. for Four Concerts

04/20/2006

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Where Are the New Hanks, Willies, Merles and Cashes?
• Urban Raises $65,000 for Nashville Schools
• Brooks Films PSA for Kids' Hockey
• John Grady Exits Sony Music Nashville

04/19/2006

• Rascal Flatts Edge Out Toby Keith on Albums Chart
• Solomon Burke Records Country Album
• Messina Completes Boston Marathon With Knee Injury
• Alecia Nugent on Fast Track to Top
• Sony BMG Combines Operations of Country Labels

04/18/2006

• 20 Questions With Shooter Jennings
• Brooks & Dunn, Hank Jr., Skynyrd to Play CMA Fest
• Hee Haw DVDs Surpass Million in Sales
• Bluegrass Concert Album to Benefit St. Jude

04/17/2006

• Chesney, Keith, Rascal Flatts, Underwood on ACMs
• Presley's First Memphis Home for Sale on eBay
• Nelson's Atlantic Albums to Be Expanded
• Mountain Heart Offer Edgier Version of Bluegrass
• HOT DISH: The Stars Turn Out in Indy
• Strawberry Cake

04/15/2006

• Rascal Flatts Dominate Three Billboard Charts

04/14/2006

• Rascal Flatts Work Harder for Respect on New Album, Tour
• Diamond Rio and Kershaw Support Weekend Races
• Toby Keith Eyes Olympic Competition in Curling
• Parton's Cookbook to Benefit Imagination Library
• John Michael Montgomery Trial Delayed

04/13/2006

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: A New Music Hall of Fame for Nashville
• Hank Jr.'s Daughter Moved to Nashville Hospital
• Soul2Soul's Set Too Heavy for Knoxville; Show Canceled
• Texas Musicians to Salute Cindy Walker in Fort Worth

04/12/2006

• Rascal Flatts Sell 721,747 Albums in First Week
• June Pointer of Pointer Sisters Dies at 52
• Tim McGraw Collects More Multi-Platinum Awards
• CMA to Give $300,000 to Nashville Schools
• On the Count of III, Nichols Celebrates Gold Album
• Party Celebrates Underwood's Triple-Platinum Status

04/11/2006

• Chris Cagle to Perform at Home of NASCAR Driver
• Chely Wright Announces Benefit Concert Lineup
• Famous Pickers Launch Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum
• The Dukes of Hazzard Cast to Perform at DukesFest
• Keith, Bates, Lee Release New Albums
• Nettles Gives Clues About Sugarland's Next Album
• Urban, Underwood Visit the Press Room at CMT Music Awards

04/10/2006

• Carrie Underwood Wins Two CMT Music Awards
• Turner and Miss America Visit With Contest Winners
• Foxworthy Ready to Host 2006 CMT Music Awards
• Tickets on Sale for Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic
• Funeral Services Scheduled for Fiddler Gordon Terry
• Western Clothier Nudie Cohn's Widow Dies
• HOT DISH: Brad Paisley's No. 1 Party
• Strawberry Pudding

04/08/2006

• McGraw's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Sells 242,045 in First Week

04/07/2006

• Gram Parsons Documentary to Be Released June 20
• Travis, Little Big Town Appear at Texas Motor Speedway
• Mark McGuinn Prepares Follow-Up
• Toby Keith Means Business
• Presenters Announced for 2006 CMT Music Awards

04/06/2006

• Rascal Flatts Sell 250,000 Albums -- in One Day
• McCoury, Earle and Others Featured on Randy Newman Tribute
• Reba McEntire Returns to Host ACM Awards
• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: When Country Goes Pop ...
• Krauss, Travis, Underwood Win Doves

04/05/2006

• CMT.com to Simulcast CMT Music Awards
• Carrie Underwood's Album Goes Triple Platinum
• Paisley Part of Crowd Cheering Writers of "When I Get Where I'm Going"
• Norman Blake Takes on the Neo-Cons
• Singer-Songwriter Gene Pitney Dies in Wales
• Garth Brooks' Ex-Wife Safe Following Abduction

04/04/2006

• Tim McGraw Reflects on Second Album of Hits
• Chesney Sells Out Madison Square Garden
• Hank Williams Jr. Released Without Bond
• Singer-Songwriters Offer New Independent Releases
• Corbett Releases Debut Album
• Shelton to Host Benefit for Oklahoma Drought, Wildfire Damage
• Keith on XM Satellite Radio
• Hank Williams Jr. to Surrender on Arrest Warrant

04/03/2006

• Gill Named ACM/The Home Depot Humanitarian
• Morgan Sustains Minor Injuries During Motorcycle Race
• Rascal Flatts Invite Gary Allan on Tour
• Chesney Sells Out Gillette Stadium
• Price, Kristofferson, Judds, Womack and Gill Score Victory in Washington
• Familiar Song Becomes Theme at Buck Owens' Funeral
• CMT to Debut Finding Miss America in 2007
• Neil Young, Road Hammers, Duhks Win Junos
• HOT DISH: The Many Hats of Buck Owens
• Fried Green Tomatoes

04/01/2006

• Rascal Flatts' "What Hurts the Most" Reaches No. 1 at Radio
• New Dixie Chicks Video Available on CMT.com