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Rascal Flatts Added to Award Show Lineup

countryweekly.com Rascal Flatts has been added to the list of performers for The 35th Annual People's Choice Awards, Jan. 7, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Carrie Underwood will also perform on the show. The People’s … view details ,

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Dierks Joins the Paisley Party

countryweekly.com Dierks Bentley will be joining Brad Paisley and other stars on the Paisley Party Tour in 2009. Dierks notes that he enjoys being a headliner but is also looking forward to being an opening act for Brad. … view details

Swift To Appear On 'SNL'

billboard.biz Taylor Swift, who ended 2008 as the top selling artist with just over 4 million albums sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan, will kick off 2009 as the musical guest on NBC's "Saturday Night Live." view details , ,

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Vince Gill will perform on the Grand Ole Opry

countryweekly.com Vince Gill will perform on the Grand Ole Opry Friday, Jan. 2, and Saturday, Jan. 3, at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Vince takes the Opry stage Jan. 2 at 9:30 p.m. and returns Jan. 3 for the 8:30 p.m. … view details ,

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John Rich Single Release, Jan. 12

countryweekly.com John Rich of Big & Rich will release the first single from his upcoming solo album, Son of a Preacher Man, Jan. 12. The single, “Another You,” is a ballad that explores the theme of love lost and never regained. … view details

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Jack Black discovers his country music DNA

news.yahoo.com Jack Black may have been schooled in rock, but now he'd like to sing at the Grand Ole Opry with wife Tanya Haden's family, who recently turned him on to bluegrass music. The 39-year-old actor-musician … view details , ,

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Jazz bassist Haden returns to country roots on CD

news.yahoo.com After a career on modern jazz's cutting edge, bassist Charlie Haden acknowledges being scared before recording his first country music album at Ricky Skaggs' Nashville, Tenn., studio. But with a little help from … view details ,

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Merle Haggard beats lung cancer, but craves pot

news.yahoo.com Merle Haggard is not letting a bout with lung cancer get in the way of his ambitious touring and recording plans. Seven weeks after the 71-year-old country legend had a lemon-sized tumor removed in what he calls … view details

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Taylor Swift Reigns Again On Billboard 200

billboard.com Taylor Swift's sophomore Big Machine album "Fearless" tops The Billboard 200 for a fourth non-consecutive week after selling 262,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, a 21% sales decline … view details , ,

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