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09/30/2008

• Hot Dish Extras With Hazel Smith - 9.30.08
• Kellie Pickler Shares Her Secret to Keep From Going Crazy
• Teen Sierra Hull Is Turning Heads in Bluegrass
• Wade Bowen, Cherryholmes, Kellie Pickler Among New Releases
• Earl Scruggs Releases Live at the Ryman
• Kevin Costner Will Tour to Promote His Country Album

09/29/2008

• Life After Trick Pony: Heidi Newfield Shines With First Solo Album
• Jerry Douglas' Musical Variety Is Instrumental to His Success
• Mindy McCready to Begin Serving 60-Day Sentence for Parole Violation
• Kenny Chesney, Beverage Company Developing New Rum
• Sugarland Shows Canceled Due to Jennifer Nettles' Illness
• CMA Awards Performers Include Kenny Chesney, Taylor Swift
• HOT DISH: Jimmy Wayne Feels a Breeze at the Airport

09/27/2008

• Darius Rucker Has Top Album and Song

09/26/2008

• Potato Cheese Scallop
• Ten Trace Adkins Songs to Sing With Him
• Amy Grant, Vince Gill Announce Christmas Tour
• Josh Turner's Band Member Marrying Martha Stewart's Assistant
• Farm Aid Founders Ask Congress to Redirect Funds From Federal Bailout
• George Jones University Sessions Underway

09/25/2008

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Roy Orbison Finally Gets His Fitting Musical Tribute
• Kellie Pickler Will Promote New Album During National TV Appearances
• Nashville Music Executive Joe Galante Honored by CMA
• Johnny Cash's America Documentary Due in October
• CMA Donates $1 Million to Hall of Fame's Words and Music Program

09/24/2008

• Patty Loveless Returns With Triumphant Music
• Toby Keith Ranks Third on Forbes' Musician List With $48M
• Crowell, Gill, Harris Plan Hall of Fame Benefit Concert in NYC
• Conway Twitty Musical Will Debut Oct. 12 in Nashville
• Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum Preview Tour at Nashville Show
• Darius Rucker Earns No. 1 Country Album, Single

09/23/2008

• Jimmy Wayne Comes Back Big With a No. 1 Single
• CMT Announces Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling
• Julianne Hough Records Christmas Album for Target
• Johnny Cash, Gene Watson Spotlighted by Hall of Fame
• Old Crow Medicine Show Releases Tennessee Pusher
• Randy Rogers Band Releases New Album

09/22/2008

• Farm Aid 2008 Continues a 23-Year String of Success
• Wanda Jackson Nominated for Rock Hall Induction
• Randy Travis Plans First Holiday DVD
• Taylor Swift Lands Song on Grey's Anatomy Premiere
• HOT DISH: Kellie Pickler Talks About Boyfriend, Fans and Country Music
• Peach Ice Cream

09/20/2008

• Jessica Simpson's First Country Album Debuts at No. 1

09/19/2008

• Robert Plant, Levon Helm, Joan Baez Honored at Americana Awards
• Trace Adkins, Darius Rucker Take Music to the Street at Nashville Pub Crawl
• Kenny Chesney, Jamey Johnson Gearing Up for Farm Aid Concert
• Academy of Country Music Endows Charitable Fund With $850,000
• The Duhks Unlimited by Worldly Musical Influences

09/18/2008

• Craig Morgan to Become Grand Ole Opry Member
• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: The Schizoid Nature of Country Music on Parade
• ACM Honors Ceremony Celebrates Bill Anderson and Fred Rose as Its Top Poets
• Lee Ann Womack Previews New Album in NYC
• Billy Joe Shaver Indicted in 2007 Shooting in Texas
• Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Join Levon Helm at Americana Concert

09/17/2008

• Coming Soon: New Albums From Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney and Many Other Stars
• Chicken Tetrazzini
• Fried Tenderloin Medallions
• Hurricane Ike Blew Away Slew of Country Shows
• Jessica Simpson's New Album Tops Country Chart
• Toby Keith, Willie Nelson Join Stephen Colbert's Christmas Special
• Reba McEntire Honored With ASCAP's Golden Note Award
• Hank Williams Jr. Named BMI Icon

09/16/2008

• Learn to Live Opens a New Musical Chapter for Darius Rucker
• Aaron Tippin Is Drilling for Answers Here at Home
• Faith Hill Releasing Christmas Album, Joy to the World
• American Idol Finalist Kristy Lee Cook Among New Releases
• Industry Leaders Announce Plans for Country Music Retirement Center

09/15/2008

• Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles Celebrates Her Birthday at Tour Opener
• Sara Evans, Josh Turner to Attend Billy Graham Film Premiere
• Alison Krauss Will Join Jerry Douglas at Hall of Fame Concert
• Sheryl Crow Joins Lineup for Levon Helm Concert
• Mark Wills' New Album Due Oct. 28
• Corn Casserole
• HOT DISH: Kix Brooks' New Home Is as Big as a Warehouse

09/13/2008

• Brad Paisley Takes "Waitin' on a Woman" to No. 1

09/12/2008

• Toby Keith Speaks His Mind on 9/11 Anniversary
• Grand Ole Opry Member Charlie Walker Dies at Age 81
• Taylor Swift Premiering New Video on CMT
• Brad Paisley Makes Good Morning America Train Stop
• Reba McEntire's 50 Greatest Hits Due Oct. 28
• Rodney Crowell, T Bone Burnett Added as Americana Conference Keynote Events

09/11/2008

• NASHVILLE SKYLINE: What's Up With CMA Award Nominations?
• Brooks & Dunn Cancel Concert, Postpone Two Others Due to Illness
• LeAnn Rimes Cancels Two Shows on Kenny Chesney Tour
• Brad Paisley, Gretchen Wilson, Alan Jackson Featured on PlayStation 2 Video Game

09/10/2008

• Brad Paisley, Keith Urban Release Duet to Country Radio
• Dierks Bentley's New Album Due Feb. 3
• Former Music Industry Executive Merlin Littlefield Dies
• Radio Station, Broadcast Personality Nominees Announced for CMA Awards
• Kenny Chesney Gets Seven Nominations to Lead Pack at This Year's CMA Awards
• Kenny Chesney, George Strait Are Among Initial Nominees for CMA Awards
• Tim McGraw Will Perform for Military Personnel in Texas

09/09/2008

• Jessica Simpson Wants to Win You Over
• Brad Paisley Plans 2009 Tour Dates With Dierks Bentley
• George Jones Tapped for Kennedy Center Honors
• Alison Krauss' New DVD Features Brad Paisley, James Taylor

09/08/2008

• Keith Anderson Tapped Into Deep Emotions on "I Still Miss You"
• Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton Announce First Tour Together
• Jessica Simpson Promotes New Country Album With TV Appearances
• Phil Vassar Is Spokesperson for Hunger Action Month
• Dierks Bentley, Kellie Pickler Set for CCMA Performances
• HOT DISH: Visiting With Carrie Underwood
• Apple Crunch Deluxe

09/06/2008

• Keith Urban Explains His Back Problem to CMT Insider
• Jimmy Wayne Single, All-Star Album Top This Week's Country Charts

09/05/2008

• Jessica Simpson Greets, Serenades the Nashville Music Biz
• Tim McGraw's Swampstock Postponed Due to Hurricane Gustav
• Elvis Presley's Gun Permit Application Sells for $81,740
• Hall of Fame Member Charlie Louvin Plans Tour With Old 97's
• Wynonna Judd Sings for AARP's 50th Anniversary
• Keith Urban Explains His Back Problem to CMT Insider

09/04/2008

• Berg, Shapiro, Hiatt Being Inducted Into Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
• Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison Expanded for 40th Anniversary
• Songwriter Jeffrey Steele Named Poet and Prophet by Hall of Fame
• Katie Cook Donates Nashville Star Dress to Charity Auction

09/03/2008

• Trace Adkins Will Sing National Anthem at GOP Convention
• Billy Bob Thornton Crosses Musical Boundaries With Boxmasters
• Trace Adkins' Holiday Film Arrives in Theaters on Oct. 3
• Taylor Swift Sells Out London Concert
• Jewel's Bus Driver Passes Out at Wheel, Crashes Into Ditch
• Big State Festival Won't Take Place This Year

09/02/2008

• Jerry Reed Brought Country Music to a Wider Audience
• Sugarland Will Perform During Finale of Cancer Concert
• Little Big Town to Add Four New Songs to Latest Album
• Rodney Crowell's Sex and Gasoline Among New Releases
• Guitarist, Singer Jerry Reed Dies at 71
• Hot Dish Extras With Hazel Smith - 9.2.08

09/01/2008

• HOT DISH: Cruisin' for Country Music News
• Piña Colada Cake