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06/30/2006

• IBMA Awards Move to Opry House
• Country Music Hall of Fame Announces Calendar Lineup
• Mindy Smith to Release New Album on Oct. 10
• Kris Kristofferson Still Feels the Thrill of a Happy Life

06/29/2006

• Buck Owens' The Ultimate Collection Due Aug. 1
• Junior Brown Joins Bob Dylan's Summer Tour
• Willie Nelson to Relaunch XM's Traditional County Station
• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Johnny Cash's Musical Farewell From the Grave

06/28/2006

• Patty Griffin Headlines Americana Folk Festival
• Kenny Chesney to Release Live Album on Sept. 19
• Vince Gill Prepares Four-CD Boxed Set
• 20 Questions With Garrison Keillor

06/27/2006

• Brooks & Dunn, Jeff Foxworthy Set for New Orleans Charity Show
• Sammy Kershaw, Ronnie Milsap Among New Releases
• Jack Ingram and Big Machine Revel in Their First No. 1
• Merle Haggard to Be Honored With BMI Icon Award
• Toby Keith's White Trash With Money Certified Platinum
• Los Lonely Boys' New Album Due July 18
• Record Producer Arif Mardin Dies

06/26/2006

• Keith Anderson's New Single Features Aerosmith Vocalist
• Tim McGraw, Faith Hill Take New York
• Rascal Flatts Currently Top-Selling Artist of 2006
• Julie Roberts Makes Media Rounds for New Album
• Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman's Royal Wedding
• HOT DISH: Best Wishes to Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman
• Sherry Chicken in Sour Cream

06/25/2006

• It's Official: Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman Are Married

06/24/2006

• The Dixie Chicks and Kenny Chesney: Still There at Top of Charts

06/23/2006

• Chris Isaak to Entertain NASCAR Crowd
• Sam Bush Celebrates Laps in Seven at BMI
• Old Crow Kick Off Ryman's Bluegrass Series
• Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman Ready to Walk Down the Aisle
• Reba McEntire Shares Views on Vegas, Renewed Sitcom and Dixie Chicks

06/22/2006

• Kentucky Town Declares Friday as Wynonna Day
• Country Stampede Underway in Kansas
• Jon Randall, Jessi Alexander Dropped From Sony BMG
• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: A Summer of Johnny Cash and Julie Roberts

06/21/2006

• Sara Evans Helps 3 Doors Down at Club Gig
• Brad Paisley Preparing Christmas Album
• Toby Keith Completes Fourth USO Tour
• Dierks Bentley Throws First Pitch in Phoenix
• 20 Questions With Blaine Larsen
• Concert Dates Announced for CMT on Tour: Trace Adkins

06/20/2006

• Gretchen Wilson, Josh Gracin Sing for Republicans
• Willie Nelson's Atlantic Years Among Rhino's Reissues
• Parsons Remembered With New Reissues, Documentary
• After 25-Year Wait, Del McCoury Finally Delivers the Gospel

06/19/2006

• Kidman, Urban in Australia for Their Wedding
• Bonnaroo Music Festival Wraps Up in Tennessee
• Kenny Chesney Welcomes Van Halen Members Onstage in L.A.
• McEntire Cancels Vegas Shows Due to Sitcom Schedule
• In Vegas, Country Music Makes Her Clothes Fall Off
• HOT DISH: Keith Urban's Friends Flying South for Wedding
• Pound Cake

06/17/2006

• Bonnaroo Fan Killed After Walking in Front of Ricky Skaggs' Tour Bus
• Once More, Dixie Chicks, Kenny Chesney Top the Country Charts

06/16/2006

• Martina McBride and Sara Evans Talk About America's Kids
• Sold-Out Bonnaroo Festival Underway in Manchester, Tenn.
• Natalie Maines Criticizes Patriotism in London Newspaper
• EMI Settles With New York Attorney General for $3.75 Million

06/15/2006

• Dixie Chicks Earn Americana Music Nomination
• Carrie Underwood to Sing at All-Star Game
• Ringtones Now Recognized With Gold, Platinum Certifications
• Bluegrass' Doyle Lawson Honored by NEA
• Old Crow's New Album Set for Release in August
• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: The Beauty and Country Soul of Ray Charles

06/14/2006

• Dierks Bentley Films Concert for DVD Release
• Phil Vassar Flies Southwest to Texas
• Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings Added to RockWalk
• 20 Questions With Hank Williams Jr.

06/13/2006

• Blaine Larsen Releases Second Album
• Del McCoury Leads Bluegrass Releases
• Martina McBride's YWCA Auction Raises $144,571
• David Lee Roth Jumps for Bluegrass Album

06/12/2006

• Pat Green and Wife Welcome New Daughter
• Tim McGraw, Faith Hill Add Fundraising Event in New Orleans
• CMA Reports Record Attendance for Music Festival
• CMT Films, NASCAR Images to Produce Dale Earnhardt Documentary
• Sugarland, Joe Nichols and Keith Anderson Close CMA Music Festival
• HOT DISH: A View of the CMA Music Festival
• Freezer Ice Cream

06/11/2006

• Brad Paisley, Martina McBride Rock the CMA Music Fest Crowd

06/10/2006

• Dixie Chicks Continue Reign on Album Charts
• Big & Rich Donate Guitars to Country Music Hall of Fame
• Kenny Chesney Takes Surprise Detour Through CMA Festival
• Vince Gill, Funk Brothers Help Open Musicians Hall of Fame

06/09/2006

• Tim McGraw to Host Charity Poker Tourney
• Dixie Chicks Tour "Rerouted" Amid Reports of Slow Ticket Sales
• Willie Nelson Returns for Second Dukes Movie
• Keith Urban Makes Surprise Visit to CMA Fest's Opening Night

06/08/2006

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Big Country Stars Scarce at Fan Fair
• Charlie Daniels Band Opens CMA Music Festival
• Miami Dolphin, Rascal Flatts Member Co-Host Charity Event
• Loretta Lynn Breaks Shoulder, Cancels Concerts
• Mindy McCready Sues Former Boyfriend for $3 Million

06/07/2006

• CMA Music Festival Cruises Into Downtown Nashville
• Terri Clark Signs to BNA Records
• Elvis' First Home Now Belongs to Mike Curb
• Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum to Open Friday
• CMT Announces New Shows
• Wynonna, Jason Aldean Help Chely Wright Raise $100,000

06/06/2006

• David Lee Roth Revamps Van Halen Songs for Bluegrass Album
• Danielle Peck Releases Debut Album
• CMT DukesFest Attracts More Than 50,000 Fans
• Hall of Fame to Screen 8th of November Documentary
• John Corbett Makes First CMA Music Festival Appearance

06/05/2006

• Lee Ann Womack Schedules USO Show With Master P
• Brooks & Dunn to Host CMAs on Nov. 6 in Nashville
• Jeff Foxworthy Returns to Host 2007 CMT Music Awards
• Rascal Flatts, Dierks Bentley and Others Support Celebrity Dinner
• Aldean Invites Fans to "Why" No. 1 Party
• Starstruck Reopens Management, Signs Blake Shelton
• Rascal Flatts Offer Three Lead Vocalists to Florida Fans
• HOT DISH: Emmylou Harris Is a Bridge Builder
• Brunswick Stew

06/03/2006

• ACM Awards Boost Sales for Brooks & Dunn, Carrie Underwood

06/02/2006

• Rhonda Vincent Goes All American on New Album
• Del McCoury, Nickel Creek, John Prine Set for Telluride Fest
• Ronnie Milsap Releases New RCA Album on June 27
• Jessi Colter, Billy Joe Shaver Highlight DukesFest Music
• Funeral Services Held for Singer-Songwriter Bobby Harden
• Sony Music's Top Executives Suddenly Resign

06/01/2006

• Toby Keith Performs on USO Tour of Persian Gulf, Germany
• Merle Haggard, George Jones to Record an Album Together
• Songwriter Hal Bynum and Wife Arrested on Drug Charges
• John Conlee's Son Awarded Purple Heart
• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Great Stuff From Ralph Stanley, Ronnie Milsap and James Hand