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05/31/2001

• Rascal Flatts to Perform at Backstreet Boys Benefit
• Yoakam to Embark on Summer and Fall Tour

05/30/2001

• Messina Runs Washington
• Nickel Creek's Time Has Come
• Cyrus the Doc Will Return for Second Season
• Yearwood Settles 'Duet' Dispute
• Alice Randall to Discuss The Wind Done Gone
  June 6
• All-Star Townes Van Zandt Tribute Album To be Released
• Hill Single Speeds Up the Charts
• New Releases by Brad Paisley, Mary Chapin Carpenter
• Beverly Hillbillies Revived As Brand
• Faith Hill and Tim McGraw Are Expecting

05/29/2001

• BR549: Dash's Out
• Paisley Lends Talents for NIFF
• Lone Star Lineup
• BlackHawk Signs With Sony
• Tom T. Hall Sings At Ralph Stanley Festival
• Does This Mean the War's Over?

05/25/2001

• Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney Proud, Defiant in Court Win
• Hill Single Speeds Up the Charts
• Byrd Salutes Earnhardt
• LeDoux Added to TNN & CMT Country Weekly Music Awards
• Play It Loud ... Again

05/24/2001

• The Derailers Join Lucky Dog Roster
• Jones, Jackson, Judd Celebrate With Loretta
• Loveless Goes Home to Bluegrass State
• Queen of Country Music at Fan Fair
• Gill, Tillis, Messina Name Fan Fair Charities
• Dylan Turns 60
• New Judge Takes Over, Prosecution Rests in McGraw-Chesney Trial
• McGraw Testifies That He Was Assaulted in Buffalo
• McGraw and Chesney Go Free
• McGuinn Breaks SoundScan Record
• Top Country and Latin Music Songwriters Unite
• Restoration to Begin on Monroe's Childhood Home
• IN BRIEF ...

05/23/2001

• Fan Fair Gathers at the River for Daytime Shows
• Rogers to Return to TV
• Simply Reba
• New Faith Hill Song Hits Stores, CMT
• Cledus T. Judd's Mother Hospitalized
• Gstaad Festival Details Coming Together
• Other European Country Festivals Take Shape
• Martha Carson Celebrates 80th Birthday
• IN BRIEF ...

05/22/2001

• Tim McGraw Featured in New Hall of Fame Film

05/21/2001

• McGraw, Chesney Trial Continues; Singers Slapped With New Lawsuit
• McGraw Featured in New Hall of Fame Film
• Yearwood's Half-Million Dollar House for Sale
• Country Artists Recruited by Los Straitjackets
• IN BRIEF ...
• CMT Most Wanted Live Names Host, Announces First Week Lineup
• New Country Music Hall of Fame Opens Doors
• Jones, Harris Will Help Anchor Hall of Fame Opening

05/19/2001

• Lee Ann Womack Celebrates the "Dance" That Never Ends
• McGraw-Hill Extend Sympathies to Judge
• Brooks & Dunn Continue No. 1 Streak
• Grand Ole Opry Salutes Country Music Hall of Fame
• CMT to Re-Air ACM Awards
• IN BRIEF ...

05/18/2001

• Lee Ann Womack Celebrates the "Dance" That Never Ends
• Brooks & Dunn Top Radio Airplay
• Country's New "House of Gold" Opens Doors
• McGraw's Judge Hospitalized
• Worley Weds
• IN BRIEF ...
• Buck Owens Surprises Brooks & Dunn With Gifts

05/17/2001

• Judge in Tim McGraw Case Suffers Heart Attack
• Officer's Daughter Testifies at McGraw Trial
• Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Opens Today
• McGraw on Trial in Buffalo
• McGraw Starts Tour June 20
• In Brief ...

05/16/2001

• McGraw Announces Summer Tour Dates
• McGraw May Tell His Side at Trial Wednesday or Thursday
• More Talent, Activities Lined Up for Fan Fair
• Garth Brooks Publisher Sues MP3 for Copyright Infringement
• Marty Stuart Brings Hank, Patsy and Jerry Lee to New Museum
• Kasey Chambers to Tour With Lucinda Williams
• In Brief ...

05/15/2001

• Major Nashville Publisher Sues MP3 for Copyright Infringement
• McGraw, Chesney Jury Selection Begins
• Opry to Salute Hall of Fame
• Clint, Lisa Black Name Baby
• Perry Como's Last Hit Was Country
• Lee Ann Womack's Daughter Inherits Star Genes
• Dixie Chicks Digging Music in Downtime
• 20 Questions With Buck Owens
• IN BRIEF ...

05/14/2001

• Hall of Fame Members, Opry Stars to Celebrate Museum Opening
• CMT Most Wanted Live to Launch from New Country Music Hall of Fame
• Tim McGraw Sets Circus Down in Music City
• Rimes to Host ACM Awards
• Coal Miner's Daughter Opens New Museum
• Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Announces Special Programming for Grand Opening Weekend May 17-20
• Womack, Keith to Perform, Dixie Chicks to Present on ACM Awards
• Lee Ann Womack Hits the Road
• Hall of Fame Lines Up Programming for Opening Weekend
• Coal Miner's Daughter Opens New Museum
• Backstage Tidbits From the ACMs
• Rogers Returning to TV
• Don Williams and Rhonda Vincent on the Opry Saturday
• IN BRIEF ...

05/12/2001

• Lee Ann Womack Hits the Road
• Lee Ann Womack Hits the Road
• Hall of Fame Lines Up Programming for Opening Weekend
• Coal Miner's Daughter Opens New Museum
• Backstage Tidbits From the ACMs
• Rogers Returning to TV

05/11/2001

• CMT Most Wanted Live to Launch from New Hall of Fame
• Bakley Claimed Jerry Lee Lewis Fathered Her Child
• Johnny Russell Benefit Nets $80,000
• Alabama Donates 'June Jam' Proceeds, May Bring Back Concerts

05/10/2001

• Dixie Chicks Rule the Roost Again at ACMs, West Coast Country Crowd Anoints Keith
• Baby Black Arrives
• Tritt to Receive VFW Award
• Wariner Hosts Hall of Fame's Words & Music Program
• IN BRIEF ...

05/09/2001

• Keith Hopes "Tonight" Is the Night: Singer Among Hopefuls at ACM Awards
• Dixie Chicks Rule the Roost Again at ACMs: West Coast Country Crowd Anoints Keith
• The Big Day Is Here: Country.com Delivers Complete ACM Coverage
• Sara Evans, Warren Brothers Find Pulses Calm at ACM Rehearsals
• Stars Auction ACM Items for Charity
• Hall of Fame Members to Celebrate Museum Opening
• McGraw to Receive Honorary Doctorate
• MerleFest Sets Attendance Record
• West's Last Recording Released
• IN BRIEF ...

05/08/2001

• Sara Evans, Warren Brothers Find Pulses Calm at ACM Rehearsals
• ACM to Begin First Celebrity Auction
• Final Round of Performers and Presenters Set for the 36th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards
• Womack to Headline Own Tour
• Gill and Friends Tee Off for Charity
• New Festival Will Be Held During Fan Fair
• IN BRIEF ...

05/07/2001

• New Festival Will Be Held During Fan Fair

05/05/2001

• Scruggs Album Ready for August Release
• O Brother, What a Party!
• Opry Summer Schedule Heats Up
• Montgomery Gentry Carrying On With Macho Country
• Rogers, Kragen Settle Legal Dispute
• Hank Jr. Shares His Personal Trials With CMT
• Tracy Byrd Premiers New Single on the Opry
• Tammy Cochran Reviewed

05/04/2001

• Montgomery Gentry 'Carrying On' With Macho Country
• Scruggs Album Ready for August Release
• Tim McGraw's Circus is a True Big Top
• O Brother, What a Party!
• Womack, Bradshaw to Host TNN & CMT Country Weekly Music Awards
• Shriver, Nadler Open Bandit Records, Signing George Jones
• Fiddling Legend Bob Douglas Dies
• Morgan and Kershaw Deny Marriage Rumor
• Tammy Cochran Sings of Her "Angels in Waiting"
• Fan Fair Superstar Spectacular Lineup Announced
• Riley Sues Store Over Injury
• IN BRIEF ...

05/03/2001

• Tammy Cochran Sings of Her "Angels in Waiting"
• Fiddling Legend Bob Douglas Dies
• Lee Ann Womack and Terry Bradshaw to Host TNN & CMT Country Weekly Music Awards
• Terri Clark Faces DUI Charges
• CMT Broadens Programming
• 14th Annual MerleFest a Successful Musical Mosaic
• Foundation Trying to Pinpoint Monroe's Birthplace
• Gilman to Premier New Album
• Reba Honored Again for Annie

05/02/2001

• 14th Annual MerleFest a Successful Musical Mosaic
• Terri Clark Faces DUI Charges
• Golden Voice Awards Set for June 14
• Cash Sues Popular Clothing Retailer
• Boy Scouts to Honor Oak Ridge Boys
• Loveless Tours Hall of Fame

05/01/2001

• Golden Voice Awards Set for June 14 on General Jackson
• ACM Announces Winners Non-Performance Categories
• Brooks & Dunn Bring "Circus" to Nashville
• "Country. Admit it. You love it."
• Fan Fair to Offer Single Concert Tickets