Taste of Country Music News

• Miranda Lambert Reschedules Florida Concert to Attend Friend's Funeral January 29, 2012
  Miranda Lambert has rescheduled her performance this coming Friday (Feb. 3) in Tallahassee, Fla. at the Leon County Civic Center in order to attend a funeral for her childhood friend, Mark “Tex” Adams, who passed away last week. The new date for the show has been set for Thursday, May 17. Lambert tweeted about her friend’s “tragic acc […]
• Brantley Gilbert Hopes to Collaborate With Eric Church on Tour January 29, 2012
  Brantley Gilbert‘s first night on the Blood, Sweat and Beers Tour with headliner Eric Church kicked off on Jan. 19 in Arkansas. While the tour still has a long ways to go, Gilbert hopes to take some of his songwriting talents, which have landed him multiple No. 1 hits, and blend them with Church’s expertise. Church is currently experiencing his f […]
• Keith Urban Snags Two CMAA Awards January 29, 2012
  There’s no question that Keith Urban is one of the most famous Australian country singers, well, ever. Therefore, it’s no big surprise that he snagged not one, but two awards at a Country Music Association of Australia event on Saturday, adding to his huge collection of accolades. The association granted Urban with a pair of their esteemed Golden […]
• Sunny Sweeney Quits Smoking January 29, 2012
  New year’s resolutions often go by the wayside by the second week of the year — at least for most people. But ‘From a Table Away’ hitmaker Sunny Sweeney wasn’t going to start her 2012 with a bad habit. The blonde country starlet announced via her Facebook and Twitter pages that she has officially quit smoking. To top it all off, […]
• Josh Thompson Announces New 2012 Tour Dates January 29, 2012
  ‘Comin’ Around’ singer Josh Thompson is about to kick off his 2012 Change Is Comin’ Tour, which launches Feb. 3 in Charlotte, N.C. The tour is in support of his forthcoming second studio record, ‘Change’ — a follow-up to 2010′s ‘Way Out Here.’ Anticipating this tour, Thompson says he’s excited […]
• Reba McEntire to Appear on 'Who Do You Think You Are?' January 29, 2012
  “It’s official,” Reba McEntire tweeted last week, sharing, “my episode of @nbcwdytya will premiere on Mar. 2!” She was referring to the third season of NBC’s ancestry searching show ‘Who Do You Think You Are?,’ which will unmask McEntire’s family past. Each season, the show follows celebrities as they dig into […]
• Kelly Clarkson Releases Country Version of 'Mr. Know It All' January 28, 2012
  For years Kelly Clarkson‘s dalliance in country music has been little more than a playful tease. She shows up from time to time, suggesting that she’d consider crossing over at some point but then disappears. The emergence of a countrified version of her recent hit ‘Mr. Know it All’ could indicate she’s finally ready to make the […]
• Willie Nelson Song to Appear on Occupy Wall Street Album January 28, 2012
  As previously reported, Willie Nelson is rallying behind the Occupy Wall Street protests. While many country artists have kept mum about their thoughts on the movement, Nelson posted a video in October of him and his wife reciting a poem they wrote in favor of Occupy. Now, he’s joining forces with other famous musicians who share his stance on the topi […]
• Miranda Lambert Episode of 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit' to Air February 8 January 28, 2012
  Mark your calendars for Feb. 8, Miranda Lambert fans. That’s when the singer will make her acting debut on ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.’ While Lambert has appeared on NBC’s ‘The Voice,’ she did so in a performance capacity, so this is her scripted TV bow. CMT reported the air date of this much anticipated guest […]