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Dierks Bentley Scores No. 1 Song as Hannah Montana CD Continues Reign

The Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack continues its No. 1 perch on Billboard's country albums chart. But Dierks Bentley's "Sideways" topples his old buddy Kenny Chesney's "Out Last Night" from the top of this week's songs listing.
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  • Jack Ingram Leads New Music Videos Gearing Up for Summer
    Seven new entries — from artists ranging from Jack Ingram to Willie Nelson — were screened by the CMT New Music Video Evaluation Team this week. Conclusions from the videos: Summer is here and many artists think you really want to go behind-the-scenes. Artist: Jack Ingram Video: “Barefoot and Crazy” Director: Stephen Shepherd Let’s see: We’ve got a Jack [...]
  • Can You Imagine a Carrie Underwood / Kelly Clarkson Duet?
    This is not official in any way. At all. But it is, as of this blogging, one of the most active topics in the forum on Carrie Underwood’s Web site. So I thought I’d bring the question over here, too: How would a duet with Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson sound? A few people posted [...]
  • Dixie Chicks’ Influence Rubbed Off on Charlie Robison
    Looks like all those years with a Dixie Chick rubbed off on Charlie Robison. He may have divorced the Chicks’ Emily Robison, but it sounds like he’s married to that whole fiddle and steel and mandolin brand of music. (That said, there’s not one single banjo lick on the entire album.) Although he may consider [...]
  • “Barefoot and Crazy” Is Jack Ingram’s Summer Anthem
    At first, I wasn’t sure what to expect with the title of Jack Ingram’s new video, “Barefoot and Crazy.” I had this picture in mind of people boycotting their socks and shoes as they ran the streets amuck, freeing their feet from the restraints of uncomfortable thongs and stilettos. But I was wrong for the [...]
  • Three New Bluegrass Albums Worth Seeking Out
    If you like bluegrass music, I have a couple of recommendations for you. The first is Marty Raybon & Full Circle’s This That and the Other. You may recognize Raybon as the engaging lead singer of Shenandoah, who had a batch of popular country singles in the late 1980s and early 1990s. These days he’s [...]
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