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Taste of Country Writer Kevin Richards Nominated for 2012 CMA Broadcast Award
Taste of Country Writer Kevin Richards Nominated for 2012 CMA Broadcast Award
Taste of Country Writer Kevin Richards Nominated for 2012 CMA Broadcast Award
For the second straight year, Kevin Richards -- a Taste of Country writer and afternoon host at WGNA in Albany, N.Y. -- has scored a nomination for CMA Personality of the Year in the medium market. A win would be Richards' second. This is the fifth time in his 26-year radio career that he's been named one of the top broadcasters in America -- a well deserved nod.
Kenny Chesney Dominates Taste of Country End of Summer Survey
Kenny Chesney Dominates Taste of Country End of Summer Survey
Kenny Chesney Dominates Taste of Country End of Summer Survey
Earlier this month, we released a survey intended to gauge which country star — or stars — were having the best summer. You were allowed to vote on the top song, top album and top tour of the summer, in addition to seven other categories that described the vacation months from your perspective. The results are in, and the big winner is overwhelmingly Kenny Chesney.
Billy Currington Wants to Star in Movies
Billy Currington Wants to Star in Movies
Billy Currington Wants to Star in Movies
Billy Currington is having a moment right now — he’s scored seven consecutive number one singles, and his latest hit, ‘Love Done Gone,’ is well on its way to making it eight. Clearly, people can’t get enough of hearing him on the radio. You can hardly blame the guy for wanting to find out if they’ll buy tickets to see him on the big screen.
The Band Perry Gets Song Advice from Tim McGraw
The Band Perry Gets Song Advice from Tim McGraw
The Band Perry Gets Song Advice from Tim McGraw
It’s an old music business saying that you get your whole life to write the songs for your debut album, and then you get six months to put together the follow-up. But if you have to write on the clock, you might as well have an expert set of ears listening to the results, right? The Band Perry has had an opportunity to do just that — while writing and rehearsing new material on the road with Tim M
See Baby Photos of ‘American Idol’ Stars Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina
See Baby Photos of ‘American Idol’ Stars Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina
See Baby Photos of ‘American Idol’ Stars Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina
Sure, they’re technically still kids, but one can’t help but say “aww!” at the newly released baby photos of ‘American Idol’ stars Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina. The photos, released by ‘American Idol’s’ website, show the season 10 winner and runner-up looking so-adorable-it-hurts as they pose for the cameras. In Scotty’s case, we see him with his older sister, while Lauren poses in a cute fri
Best Brad Paisley TV Performances – Our Top Five
Best Brad Paisley TV Performances – Our Top Five
Best Brad Paisley TV Performances – Our Top Five
Brad Paisley's onstage charm extends beyond the road and even to his performances on awards shows and TV specials. Paisley overcomes the limits of the medium, showing off his singing and powerhouse guitar playing while continuing to prove himself one of the most likeable and engaging performers in country music...
Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton Marry in Texas
Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton Marry in Texas
Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton Marry in Texas
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." Read
Brad Paisley on Carrie Underwood – ‘I Don’t Think There’s a Better Singer Than Her’
Brad Paisley on Carrie Underwood – ‘I Don’t Think There’s a Better Singer Than Her’
Brad Paisley on Carrie Underwood – ‘I Don’t Think There’s a Better Singer Than Her’
Taste of Country got an exclusive interview with Brad Paisley this week, in which, among other things, the country superstar talks about how Carrie Underwood has become his go-to duet partner. "She’s probably pretty much my first choice to sing with when it comes to a duet with a woman like that. I mean, we just sort of share the same values and get along that well," Paisley tells Taste
Announcing the Winner of Our Kenny Chesney Contest
Announcing the Winner of Our Kenny Chesney Contest
Announcing the Winner of Our Kenny Chesney Contest
We're happy to announce that John Bruce Evans is the official winner of last month's Kenny Chesney contest! Evans and a guest will fly from Texas to Green Bay, where they'll see Chesney play at Lambeau Field on June 11, and get the chance to meet the superstar. We put on the contest last month with the help of our friends at Taste of Country. Read more about Evans — plus your chance to win a trip to see Brad Paisley in West Palm Beach, Fla. — after the jump.
Win a Trip to See Kenny Chesney — Plus, His Top 5 Music Videos
Win a Trip to See Kenny Chesney — Plus, His Top 5 Music Videos
Win a Trip to See Kenny Chesney — Plus, His Top 5 Music Videos
This month, we're giving you the chance to fly to Green Bay to see Kenny Chesney and hang backstage with the country star. Visit our contest page on Facebook and you can win a flight for two to Green Bay, tickets to Chesney's Goin' Coastal tour stop at Lambeau Field on June 11, 2011, and a backstage pass to meet the country star. We're so excited, we assembled these five Kenny Chesney videos, whic
2011 ACM Winners: Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift Honored
2011 ACM Winners: Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift Honored
2011 ACM Winners: Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift Honored
Taylor Swift can add yet another trophy to her already-full mantle. The 21-year-old singer won Entertainer of the Year at the 2011 Academy of Country Music Awards, held Sunday evening in Las Vegas. The big winner of the night, though, was Miranda Lambert, whose Grammy-winning song 'The House That Built Me' took home awards for Single Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Video of the Year. Lamb

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