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08/31/2010

• Miranda Lambert, Lady Antebellum Lead Initial Nominations for CMA Awards
• Brooks & Dunn: 10 Prime Hits
• Brad Paisley Extends H20 World Tour With Darius Rucker, Justin Moore
• Tim McGraw Honored for Women's Shelter Fundraising
• Barbara Mandrell and Sisters Join Charity Event
• Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Reveals Inductees

08/30/2010

• Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Fred Foster Honored by Leadership Music
• Brad Paisley, LeAnn Rimes, Carrie Underwood Featured in ABC Special
• Trace Adkins' Former Label Releasing 28-Song Greatest Hits Package
• Vince Gill Performing Free Concert on Florida Coast
• HOT DISH: Trace Adkins, Blake Shelton Sharing Top Chart Space With Lady Antebellum
• Trace Adkins Has Top Album, Blake Shelton Keeps No. 1 Song

08/27/2010

• Taylor Swift Unveils New Video During CMT Special
• Faith Hill in New Orleans: CMT Insider Interview
• Creamed Corn
• CMT Plans Fall Music Specials, Richard Petty Documentary, New Episodes of Hit Series
• Rock Band Delivering New Nine-Pack of Country
• Doug Stone Arrested for DUI

08/26/2010

• Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood Will Host CMA Awards
• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Nashville's "Motown Suite" Is a Storied Part of History
• Zac Brown, Wife Expecting Fourth Child Early Next Year
• Taylor Swift's $100,000 Donation Directed to Playground in Hendersonville, Tenn.
• Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines Singing at Arkansas Rally on Saturday

08/25/2010

• Brad Paisley, Little Jimmy Dickens Celebrate Return of Grand Ole Opry's Wooden Circle
• Faith Hill Commemorates Katrina Anniversary With Free Concert in New Orleans
• Kenny Chesney's Football Documentary Premiering on ESPN
• James Otto, Wife Welcome Baby Daughter
• Buddy Miller Concludes Hall of Fame Series With Shawn Colvin, Emmylou Harris
• CMT Artists of the Year Special Premieres Dec. 3

08/24/2010

• After 10 Years in Nashville, Jerrod Niemann Tastes Sweet Success of a No. 1 Single
• Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Expects to Double in Size
• Little Big Town, Randy Rogers Band, Marty Stuart Release New Albums
• Brooks & Dunn's Kix Brooks Sets CMA Songwriter Series in Chicago
• Bill Phillips, Who Scored Top 10 Hit With Early Dolly Parton Song, Dead at 74
• Luke Bryan Earns Gold Digital Single for "Rain Is a Good Thing"

08/23/2010

• Miranda Lambert Opens Up for CMT's Invitation Only
• Gary Allan Extends Tour With Randy Houser, Jerrod Niemann
• Jimmy Wayne Co-Writes Novella, Distributes Food to Gulf Coast
• Free CMT Insider App Now Available for iPhone and iPod Touch
• Jason Aldean Schedules New Album, My Kinda Party, for Nov. 2
• Dolly Parton Lands Film Role in Gospel-Themed Joyful Noise With Queen Latifah
• HOT DISH: Trace Adkins Begins Media Blitz to Promote New Album

08/21/2010

• Blake Shelton Seizes Both the Albums and Songs Summits

08/20/2010

• Zac Brown Band Leaves No Stone Unturned During Chicago Concert
• Miranda Lambert Releasing Revolution: Live by Candlelight DVD
• Cheeseburger Pie
• Tammy Wynette Exhibit Opens at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
• Kenny Edwards, Prominent Figure in West Coast Country-Rock, Dies in California
• Wanda Jackson, Jimmy Webb Among Participants at Americana Conference
• Rodney Crowell, John Anderson, Emily West Performing for Wildlife Center

08/19/2010

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Rosanne Cash on the Record
• Kenny Chesney Plans Deluxe CD/DVD Edition of Hemingway's Whiskey
• Brad Paisley Opens More Seating for Saturday's Stadium Show Near Boston
• Martina McBride Joins Lineup of Stand Up to Cancer TV Concert
• Industry Veteran Steve Moore Becomes CMA CEO

08/18/2010

• Bluegrass Musicians Earn IBMA Nominations in Nashville
• Taylor Swift Reveals Speak Now Cover Art
• Buddy Miller Brings Lee Ann Womack, Patty Griffin to Country Music Hall of Fame Concert
• Rodney Atkins Releasing Album Through Cracker Barrel Stores on Sept. 6
• Taylor Swift's "Mine" Video Will Debut on CMT, MTV and VH1 on Aug. 27

08/17/2010

• Trace Adkins' Career Moves Forward With Cowboy's Back in Town
• American Idol's Casey James Signs to Nashville's BNA Records
• LeAnn Rimes Will Perform "Swingin'" on America's Got Talent
• Dierks Bentley's Miles & Music Event in Nashville Adds Miranda Lambert, Jerrod Niemann
• CMA Award Nominations Will Be Announced on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1
• Grammy Nominations Being Revealed During Dec. 1 Concert Special

08/16/2010

• Elvis Presley: 10 Prime Hits
• Hank Williams Jr., Gretchen Wilson Playing Concert for Alabama Beach Tourism
• Trace Adkins Plans TV Appearances to Promote Cowboy's Back in Town
• Toby Keith Includes Country Classics on Deluxe Version of Bullets in the Gun
• Tammy Wynette Widower George Richey's Death Reported
• HOT DISH: Visiting With America's Got Talent Winner Kevin Skinner

08/14/2010

• Zac Brown Band's "Free" Plants Its Flag at Top of Songs Chart

08/13/2010

• Peaches and Cream Pie
• Dolly Parton's Dollywood Turns 25 With Challenge Courses, Country Music and Christmas Lights
• Reba McEntire Names Upcoming Album, Logs 1 Million Facebook Fans
• Little Big Town Plan Good Morning America, Tour Dates
• Lionel Richie Joins Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's All for the Hall Lineup
• Co-Writer of Miranda Lambert Hit Spotlighted in Wall Street Journal Article

08/12/2010

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Is Country Music Eating Its Young?
• Randy Travis Among New Additions to Performers at Leadership Music Ceremony
• Loretta Lynn Tribute Album Scheduled for Nov. 9
• Taylor Swift Pins Fan-Voted Election to Bowling Hall of Fame

08/11/2010

• Buddy Miller Shines as Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's Artist-in-Residence
• Luke Bryan, Wife Caroline Welcome New Son, Tatum Christopher
• Dierks Bentley's "Draw Me a Map" Is Second Single From Up on the Ridge
• Taylor Swift Makes More Chart History With New Single
• Kenny Chesney Confirmed for Farm Aid 25

08/10/2010

• Blake Shelton Can't Get the Grand Ole Opry off His Mind
• Kenny Chesney's Upcoming Album Will Feature George Jones, Grace Potter
• Zac Brown Band Collaborates With Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett on New Album
• Luke Bryan Schedules Four Charity Concerts for Georgia Farming Communities
• CMT Greenlights First Sitcom, Working Class, Starring Melissa Peterman

08/09/2010

• Ten Prime Carrie Underwood Hits
• Taylor Swift and DMB Will Kick Off the NFL Season
• Alan Jackson Will Receive ASCAP's Founders Award
• Montgomery Gentry Planning Eight-Song Album of Hits, New Songs on Sept. 28
• Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum Win Teen Choice Awards
• HOT DISH: Miranda Lambert Is Building a Sturdy House

08/07/2010

• Jerrod Niemann's "Lover, Lover" Is Country's Top Song

08/06/2010

• Apple Crunch
• CMT Insider Interview: Toby Keith Talks About Tornadoes, Tours and Trace Adkins
• Lady Antebellum Sell Out London Show as "Need You Now" Finds International Success
• Craig Morgan Holding Charity Motocross Ride, Acoustic Concert This Weekend
• Kristy Lee Cook, Former American Idol Finalist, Signs to Broken Bow Records
• John Mellencamp, Wanda Jackson Will Receive Americana Lifetime Achievement Awards
• Lee Ann Womack Hosting ACM Honors for Special Honorees, Including Keith Urban
• Songwriter Red Lane Recognized by Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

08/05/2010

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: He Took Hank Williams to the World
• Keith Urban, Kid Rock, Kenny Chesney Among Performers at WE Fest
• HullabaLOU Music Festival in Louisville, Ky., Lost $5 Million in Its First Year
• Sugarland's Original Three Members Will Meet in Federal Court Trial in November
• Joey & Rory Schedule New Project, Album Number Two, for Sept. 14 Release
• Faith Hill Will Mark Fifth Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina With New Orleans Concert

08/04/2010

• Miranda Lambert Leads Celebration of "The House That Built Me"
• Jason Aldean Ships New Single, "My Kinda Party," With New Album to Follow
• Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts Among New Invitation Only Performers
• Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift Performing on CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock on ABC
• Justin Moore, Steel Magnolia Joining CMT Radio Live's Cody Alan for Free Concert in Fort Myers, Fla.
• Taylor Swift's New Single, "Mine," Shipped to Country Radio After Leak

08/03/2010

• Lady Antebellum, Carrie Underwood, Zac Brown Band Among Top Country Acts Hitting the Road
• Brad Paisley Plans Double Album, Hits Alive, for Nov. 2 Release
• Taylor Swift's "Fifteen" Nominated for MTV Video Music Award
• Terri Clark Announces Solo Acoustic Tour in the Fall
• Vince Gill, Lee Ann Womack Join Salute to Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson
• Bobby Hebb, Singer-Songwriter of "Sunny," Dies in Nashville at 72
• New Country Music Awards Show Coming to Fox in December

08/02/2010

• Ten Prime Keith Urban Hits
• Single Tickets Available for Taylor Swift's All for the Hall Performance
• Jimmy Wayne Completes Meet Me Halfway Walk in Phoenix
• Luke Bryan Schedules Jimmy Kimmel Live Appearance
• HOT DISH: Did You Hear About ... ?