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Mindy Smith Embraces Life’s Journey Through Song
Mindy Smith compares performing new music onstage to that of wearing stilettos. “Sometimes you just have to do it,” she told CMT.com during a recent interview, “even though you don’t want to.” For the past…
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Dierks Bentley to Release Country & Cold Cans EP
Photo courtesy of The Greenroom. Dierks Bentley is toasting the end of summer with a four-song EP. Country Cold Cans will be released to iTunes on August 21. Produced by Jaren Johnston, the EP was…
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Top 20 Heads to Country Thunder
Nan Kelley Luke Bryan at the 2012 Country Thunder Festival in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. Photo by Julee Cobb. GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown heads to Twin Lakes, Wisconsin this week for VIP Access to Country…
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Toby Keith Reveals Most Important Thing a Songwriter Can Do
Toby Keith photo courtesy of Show Dog-Universal Music. Toby Keith is known for sold-out shows and hit songs, but a lot of people may not know he’s also the writer of those hits. He recently…
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OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift Is the Exception for Ed Sheeran
(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that’s happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.) When it comes to writing fresh songs, Taylor Swift is practically the only…
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OFFSTAGE: Rascal Flatts Share Deep Faith
(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that’s happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.) “We’re not a band on a crusade,” Rascal Flatts‘ Joe Don Rooney told…
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Around the Web: Barry Gibb’s Opry Love Runs Deep
Bee Gees star plans first performance on Grand Ole Opry. Bucky Covington gets strapped in for a Legends Car Race in Nashville. ABC schedules Nashville, Malibu Country. Lionel Richie plans an early morning Today concert.…
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OFFSTAGE: Justin Moore Gets on Track for NASCAR Race
(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that’s happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.) This Sunday (July 29), Justin Moore will be doing two of the things…
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NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Jamey Johnson Carries on Concept Album Tradition
(NASHVILLE SKYLINE is a column by CMT/CMT.com Editorial Director Chet Flippo.) I think it’s good that country music listeners still buy and support albums, even as the overall music audience trend is toward cherry-picking singles…
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Mary Chapin Carpenter Arises With Ashes & Roses
Mary Chapin Carpenter leads her new album, Ashes Roses, by vividly describing the comings and goings of an international flight — taking off, landing, baggage claim and so on. The song, “Transcendental Reunion,” is catchy…
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