Blake Shelton‘s work as a judge and mentor on NBC’s The Voice made him a household word in mainstream America and also led to a major honor as this year’s recipient of the Academy of…
The great irony of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band‘s landmark 1972 release Will the Circle Be Unbroken is that nobody realized how truly groundbreaking it was at the time. A generation-straddling collaboration between “West Coast…
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Kellie Pickler looks like a natural on Dancing With the Stars. Mumford Sons announce North American tour dates. B.J. Thomas makes a comeback from the comfort of his Living Room. Mac Davis gets “dragged” out…
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With a new album and another season as a judge and mentor on NBC’s The Voice, Blake Shelton is a busy guy. His new album, Based on a True Story … , will be released…
(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that’s happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.) What is an aspiring filmmaker from Manhattan’s privileged Upper East Side doing in…
Keith Urban has added 17 dates to his Light the Fuse tour 2013, beginning with an Oct. 18 stop in Omaha, Neb. Urban’s tour will also feature Little Big Town and “Cowboys and Angels” singer…