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• Darius Rucker On Hootie & The Blowfish: 'We’re Going To Do Another Record' While he is currently enjoying a successful career in country music, Darius Rucker told CBS Local that he still loves to perform songs from his days with Hootie & the Blowfish. "When I start 'Only Wanna Be With You' or 'Let Her Cry' or 'Hold...
• Ten Country Songs To Salute Our Troops On Memorial Day To some, Memorial Day may simply be a day off from work, or the unofficial start of summer. But to the men and women who serve our country and are stationed around the world, it means much more. Memorial Day is a federal holiday that honors...
• Taylor Swift, Julianne Hough And Kellie Pickler Land On Maxim's Hot 100 This year's Maxim Hot 100 is out, and for the first time ever, readers were allowed to weigh in on who they thought should make the list. Country music has its share of ladies who are easy on the eyes, but only three made the self-proclaimed...
• Darius Rucker On Hootie & The Blowfish: “We’re Going To Do Another Record” While he is currently enjoying a successful career in country music, Darius Rucker told CBS Local that he still loves to perform songs from his days with Hootie & the Blowfish. "When I start 'Only Wanna Be With You' or 'Let Her Cry' or 'Hold...
• Zac Brown Says Bluegrass "Fits Dead Center" For Him When Zac Brown and his band take a stage, they are playing their brand of music, whether you choose to call it country, bluegrass, or by any other name. And with their latest single "No Hurry" currently at Number Three on the Billboard country...
• Thompson Square On Staying Motivated While Coping With Bad Jobs It took Thompson Square 13 years of odd jobs and endless perseverance in Nashville until their major breakthrough. While they had some help along the way, both Keifer and Shawna Thompson agree that they found strength in each other. In an interview...
• Ronnie Dunn Talks Going Solo, Meeting Johnny Cash, And What Maya Angelou Thinks Of His Work Ronnie Dunn appeared on CBS This Morning today (May 24) to discuss his country music career with co-hosts Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Erica Hill. A former member of the duo Brooks & Dunn, Ronnie just released a 'special edition' of his 2011...
• Kip Moore's 'Truck' Drives Right Up To Number One Apparently all those country songs about four-wheelers and pickups weren't kidding: there is "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck." The currently single from Kip Moore just made it to the very top of the Billboard Country Songs chart this week. It takes over...
• Willie Nelson, Rascal Flatts, Eric Church, Others Added To CMT Awards Lineup A new roster of artists performing at this year's CMT Music Awards was announced today. Country legends Willie Nelson and Hank Williams, Jr. will perform during the award ceremony on June 6, along with Rascal Flatts, The Band Perry, Eric Church,...
• Tim McGraw Memorial Day Concert To Stream Live Country superstar Tim McGraw may be gearing up for his Brothers of the Sun Tour with Kenny Chesney, but on Monday, May 28, he's taking time out to host a Memorial Day concert in New York City's Beacon Theatre for the military -- and you can watch it...
• Thompson Square On The 'Kiss' That Changed Their Lives Forever Currently on the road with Lady Antebellum and Darius Rucker for the 2012 Own The Night World Tour, Thompson Square recently talked with CBS Local in New York. Sitting backstage before their second sold-out performance at Radio City Music Hall,...
• Kellie Pickler Salutes Military At Opry And Preps For Fifth USO Tour Like many country artists, Kellie Pickler is a long time supporter of U.S. troops and has made multiple USO overseas visits performing for them. Kellie is currently gearing up for her fifth USO tour, as she notes on...