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Martina McBride to Celebrate Cancer Survivors at the Grand Ole Opry

Sterling Whitaker — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:09:28 +0000

Country star Martina McBride has partnered with the Women’s Survivors Alliance for a special concert to celebrate women who have survived cancer. The performance will take place at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville on Wednesday, Aug. 24. McBride has a longstanding penchant for recording songs with big messages, and her hit ‘I’m Gonna Love [...]

March 28th In Country Music History

Skeeter Nash — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:55:27 +0000

1975: Dolly Parton racked up her fifth number one hit with "The Bargain Store." The song's success was considered a surprise because some radio stations refused to play it. They felt the lyrics -- "the bargain store is open, come inside"—were a little too “suggestive!"

1980: Tom T. Hall rejoined the Grand Ole Opry.

1993: Willie Nelson performed a benefit concert in Hillsboro, Texas to raise money for the restoration of Hill County Courthouse, which had been destroyed by fire.

Martina McBride Donating Portion of Proceeds From New Jersey 'Joy of Christmas' Concert to Hurricane Sandy Relief

Cory Stromblad — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 17:43:44 +0000

Martina McBride has graciously promised to donate a portion of the proceeds from her Dec. 9 Joy of Christmas holiday tour stop in West Long Branch, N.J. to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, a gesture that is truly the embodiment of the Christmas spirit. The ‘I’m Gonna Love You Through It’ singer will directly donate $5 [...]

Martina McBride to Perform During CBS Thanksgiving Day Parade

Jessica Nicholson — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:00:31 +0000

Martina McBride is slated to perform as part of CBS' 52nd annual Thanksgiving Day Parade celebration. Portions of the parade will be featured in the 86th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. In addition to the performance from McBride, the Broadway casts of 'Once' and the musical 'Newsies' will perform, according to wnypapers.com.

Martina McBride's Fans Raise Over $25K for Cancer Research

Jessica Nicholson — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:00:58 +0000

It's no secret that the right song can inspire healing and action, and Martina McBride's recent ballad 'I'm Gonna Love You Through It' is a prime example. The powerful and emotional song -- which describes one woman's journey through breast cancer diagnosis and treatment -- inspired McBride's fans to raise over $25,000 for cancer research.

Martina McBride Writing a Party Planning Book

Sterling Whitaker — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:00:38 +0000

Martina McBride fans, get ready to party! The country star has revealed that she's in the early stages of a book that will share her tips on entertaining, but it's not a book about her career in music. Instead, the star will dish out advice on planning dinner parties.

Martina McBride Admits She Thinks of Her Husband When Singing 'I'm Gonna Love You Through It'

Billy Dukes — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:30:17 +0000

Martina McBride's hit song 'I'm Gonna Love You Through It' joins 'Independence Day' and 'Concrete Angel' as songs from her catalog that carry great social importance on the breath of her soaring melody. McBride -- who's teaming up with General Mills to raise money and awareness for breast cancer this fall -- embraces the added responsibility, but says she only picks songs that meet her high expectations.

Martina McBride Wasn't Aware That She's Releasing a Greatest Hits Album

Sterling Whitaker — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:00:59 +0000

Surprise! We're releasing your greatest hits -- thought you might like to know! That's what a startled Martina McBride found out on Monday. But here's the twist: Instead of learning about the forthcoming release from RCA Records, her former label home of nearly 20 years, McBride read about the upcoming collection online.

Martina McBride's 'Evolution' Turns 15

Billy Dukes — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:00:50 +0000

By 1997, Martina McBride was beginning to assert herself as the premiere female vocalist in country music, but she wouldn’t begin to take home awards until after she released ‘Evolution’ on August 26 of that year. Songs from her fourth studio album won her the Female Vocalist of the Year CMA in 1999. Many of her biggest hits, like ‘Happy Girl,’ ‘A Broken Wing’ and ‘Whatever You Say,’ come from this project.

60 Seconds With Martina McBride

Billy Dukes — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:30:52 +0000

Martina McBride is without a doubt one of the busiest women in country music. In addition to her successful touring and road career, the singer may be Nashville’s most well-known mother. This summer, she took the whole family to Los Angeles for six weeks so daughter Emma could pursue an acting career.

Martina McBride Moves Family to L.A. to Help Her Daughter Pursue Acting

Megan Pacella — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 20:00:27 +0000

Martina McBride wanted to be a country star practically from the time she was born. After decades of singing success, McBride can look back and recognize how the support of her parents helped her to get where she is today. Now, as a mother of three, it’s the ‘I’m Gonna Love You Through It’ hitmaker’s turn to support her daughter’s dreams.

Martina McBride Joins 'Opening Act' Show With Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley

Megan Pacella — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:30:31 +0000

It seems like these days, everyone is jumping on the country music bandwagon — even television shows! Country music was already well-represented on the small screen with Blake Shelton on ‘The Voice‘ and Sugarland‘s Jennifer Nettles on ‘Duets.’ And now, E!’s new show ‘Opening Act’ has added Martina McBride to the list of country stars making waves on television.

Tour Begins Tonught For Two Country Icons

Joe Bob — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:29:25 +0000

There are big tours and then there are BIG tours. This should prove to be one of the biggest tours in country music history. Of course I'm talking about George Strait and Martina McBride's 2012 tour together. I do, however, see something in the schedule that I find a little strange. Take a look at the schedule and see if you know what I'm talking about.

How Martina McBride Stays Thin

Joe Bob — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:25:10 +0000

Think about it… you hardly ever see an overweight country star. I suppose one or two of them appear to be a little “plump”… but for the most part, they look pretty fit. The thing is, they either have to actually watch what they eat, or be able to hide it well. As far as I [...]

Martina Likes Hanging Out With George

Joe Bob — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:32:17 +0000

In an earlier blog I made reference to George Strait and his phenomenal achievements in the field of country music. It just so happens that I ran across a little story about Martina McBride touring with George this year. Martina McBride is very excited to be starting off the New Year out on the road [...]

King George Hits Number 1 Again

Joe Bob — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:45:41 +0000

Yesterday I was talking about “what happened to” artists, specifically Big and Rich. There’s one country artist that you won’t have to ask that question about for many years to come. George Strait has one of the most, if not the most, impressive track record of all time among country artists. I won’t go into detail [...]

Martina McBride's Fans Forced To Wait — New Album Delayed Until October

Jeff Giles — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:30:36 +0000

It’s been over two years since Martina McBride has delivered a full-length album of new material — and the wait just got a little longer for her fans.

McBride’s upcoming release, which will be her eleventh studio set, was scheduled for August, but Universal Republic has pushed it back a few weeks — to October 18, to be exact. She addressed the change in a recent blog post, calling it “a decision the record company made in order to give us the best opportunity for a great first week in sales, which so many people pay attention to in the industry.”

Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton Marry in Texas

Amory Gritta — Mon, 16 May 2011 11:00:25 +0000

Country singers Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton were married Saturday evening at the Don Strange Ranch in Texas, Taste of Country is reporting.

Among the 550 guests were Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Dierks Bentley and Shelton's 'Voice' cohort, Cee Lo Green.

Lambert wore her mother's wedding dress, and later told US Weekly that she is "looking forward to a lifetime of laughter."

Hey Charlie Sheen, Martina McBride Has a Legitimate Question

Joe Bob — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 18:05:20 +0000

I swore I wouldn’t do it. Every blogger on the planet has an opinion about Charlie Sheen and his latest antics. Okay, maybe ‘antics’ isn’t a strong enough description. Maybe something like his ‘latest roughshod romp through common sense and decency’ is more to the point. Quite frankly, I don’t really care what Charlie Sheen does [...]