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	<title>Entertainment Daily &#187; Country Music</title>
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		<title>Billboard ranks Kelly Clarkson most successful &#8216;American Idol,&#8217; Underwood and Daughtry follow</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 17:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Billboard ranks Clarkson most successful &#8216;Idol&#8217;

NEW YORK — Carrie Underwood may have sold more albums than Kelly Clarkson, but the original &#8220;American Idol&#8221; winner is still the most successful, according to Billboard.
Clarkson has sold 10.6 million albums, 15.9 million tracks and has had 4.2 million radio plays, according to Billboard.com, ranking her the top graduate .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2010/05/05/billboard-ranks-kelly-clarkson-most-successful-american-idol-underwood-and-daughtry-follow-117240/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Billboard ranks Kelly Clarkson most successful &#8216;American Idol,&#8217; Underwood and Daughtry follow</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>At the Movies: Capsule reviews of &#8216;Avatar&#8217; and other films this week</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Capsule reviews: &#8216;Avatar&#8217; and others
Capsule reviews of films opening this week:
&#8220;Avatar&#8221; — James Cameron&#8217;s 3-D epic has all the smack of a Film Not To Miss — a movie whose effects are clearly revolutionary, a spectacle that millions will find adventure in. But it nevertheless feels unsatisfying and somehow lacks the  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/12/16/at-the-movies-capsule-reviews-of-avatar-and-other-films-this-week-70819/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pearl Jam, Aretha Franklin, Van Morrison to headline 2010 New Orleans Jazz Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
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2010 New Orleans Jazz Fest lineup announced
NEW ORLEANS — Van the Man and The Queen of Soul are headlining next year&#8217;s New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
Joining Van Morrison and Aretha Franklin will be Pearl Jam, making its inaugural appearance at the fest, as well as Lionel Richie and actor Steve Martin, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/12/15/pearl-jam-aretha-franklin-van-morrison-to-headline-2010-new-orleans-jazz-festival-69906/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Pearl Jam, Aretha Franklin, Van Morrison to headline 2010 New Orleans Jazz Festival</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Movie review: Jeff Bridges goes country brilliantly with Oscar-worthy turn in &#8216;Crazy Heart&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Review: Bridges is brilliant in &#8216;Crazy Heart&#8217;

In some not too far-fetched parallel universe, Jeff Bridges really might be living the life of a boozy country singer.
Bridges seems like the real thing in &#8220;Crazy Heart,&#8221; rasping out songs in the comfortable remnants of a whiskey-and-tobacco-seared voice that you might swear you&#8217;ve heard on a hundred jukeboxes .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/12/14/movie-review-jeff-bridges-goes-country-brilliantly-with-oscar-worthy-turn-in-crazy-heart-69865/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Movie review: Jeff Bridges goes country brilliantly with Oscar-worthy turn in &#8216;Crazy Heart&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swift screams with joy over Grammy nods, says being recognized is &#8216;ultimate honor&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Swift talks Grammy joy; Beyonce top nominee
Taylor Swift has won just about every top music award there is this year, but the possibility of winning not just one, but eight Grammys, had the 19-year-old screaming for joy as the nominations were announced.
&#8220;I started freaking out and jumping up and down,&#8221; Swift .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/12/03/swift-screams-with-joy-over-grammy-nods-says-being-recognized-is-ultimate-honor-66359/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Swift screams with joy over Grammy nods, says being recognized is &#8216;ultimate honor&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Grammy nominations in top categories</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Grammy nominations in top categories
Nominees announced Wednesday in top categories for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards:
Record of the Year: &#8220;Halo,&#8221; Beyonce; &#8220;I Gotta Feeling,&#8221; The Black Eyed Peas; &#8220;Use Somebody,&#8221; Kings Of Leon; &#8220;Poker Face,&#8221; Lady Gaga; &#8220;You Belong With Me,&#8221; Taylor Swift.
Album of the Year: &#8220;I Am Sasha Fierce,&#8221; Beyonce; &#8220;The E.N.D.,&#8221; .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/12/02/grammy-nominations-in-top-categories-66322/">Source &nbsp;: Grammy nominations in top categories</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Beyonce, Taylor Swift lead Grammy nominations, including for album of the year</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Beyonce leads Grammy nominations with 10
Taylor Swift has won just about every top music award there is this year, but the possibility of winning not just one, but eight Grammys, had the 19-year-old screaming for joy as the nominations were announced.
&#8220;I started freaking out and jumping up and down,&#8221; Swift said ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/12/02/beyonce-taylor-swift-lead-grammy-nominations-including-for-album-of-the-year-66321/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Beyonce, Taylor Swift lead Grammy nominations, including for album of the year</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CEO of Country Music Association since 2007 has resigned, no reason given in statement</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
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CEO of Country Music Association leaving
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The CEO of the Nashville-based Country Music Association has resigned effective immediately.

The association announced the resignation of Tammy Genovese in a news release Wednesday. No reason was given for her departure.
Genovese began her career with the trade group in 1985 and had been CEO since 2007.
The association ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/12/02/ceo-of-country-music-association-since-2007-has-resigned-no-reason-given-in-statement-66308/">CEO of Country Music Association since 2007 has resigned, no reason given in statement</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jack Cooke, longtime bluegrass musician with Ralph Stanley&#8217;s Clinch Mountain Boys, dies at 72</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Jack Cooke, bandmate of Ralph Stanley, dead at 72

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A longtime bluegrass bass player and singer with Ralph Stanley&#8217;s Clinch Mountain Boys has died. Jack Cooke was 72.
According to a press release Wednesday from Morris Public Relations, Cooke died Tuesday at a hospital in his hometown of Norton, Va., after collapsing at home.
He .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/12/02/jack-cooke-longtime-bluegrass-musician-with-ralph-stanleys-clinch-mountain-boys-dies-at-72-66305/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Jack Cooke, longtime bluegrass musician with Ralph Stanley&#8217;s Clinch Mountain Boys, dies at 72</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Jackson wins 4, Taylor Swift named entertainer of year</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Michael Jackson wins 4 at AMAs; Swift top artist
LOS ANGELES — The King of Pop is still winning awards and setting records doing it.
But while Michael Jackson won a record four posthumous awards, he couldn&#8217;t beat Taylor Swift for top honors at Sunday night&#8217;s American Music Awards.
The 19-year-old was named the ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/22/michael-jackson-wins-4-taylor-swift-named-entertainer-of-year-63304/">Michael Jackson wins 4, Taylor Swift named entertainer of year</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Jackson wins 4, Taylor Swift also top winner at American Music Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Michael Jackson wins big at American Music Awards
LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson was honored with four American Music Awards on Sunday night, making history by collecting more AMAs during his career than any other artist and becoming the show&#8217;s winningest posthumous artist.
Jackson was nominated for five awards, just one shy of nominee leader ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/22/michael-jackson-wins-4-taylor-swift-also-top-winner-at-american-music-awards-63302/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Michael Jackson wins 4, Taylor Swift also top winner at American Music Awards</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Jackson and Taylor Swift are top contenders at American Music Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
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LOS ANGELES — Janet Jackson kicked off the American Music Awards with a medley of some of her biggest hits, but it was her late brother Michael who was poised to be one of the night&#8217;s big winners, up for five American Music Awards, including entertainer .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/22/michael-jackson-and-taylor-swift-are-top-contenders-at-american-music-awards-63275/">Michael Jackson and Taylor Swift are top contenders at American Music Awards</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Motown sound returns to where it began 50 years ago with founder, &#8216;family,&#8217; famous friends</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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DETROIT — Black ties and gowns filled a ballroom Saturday in a big-bucks salute to Detroit-style royalty — the King of Motown, the Queen of Soul and the Kid of Rock.
Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, along with Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Kid Rock came to Motown&#8217;s ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/21/motown-sound-returns-to-where-it-began-50-years-ago-with-founder-family-famous-friends-63120/">Motown sound returns to where it began 50 years ago with founder, &#8216;family,&#8217; famous friends</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Assault, harassment charges dismissed against singer John Rich over spat at nightclub</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Charges dismissed against country singer John Rich

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Nashville judge has dismissed assault and harassment charges against country music singer John Rich.
Rich and other witnesses testified Friday before Judge John Aaron Holt that he did not punch aspiring singer Jared Ashley at a private nightclub in March 2008.
Ashley, a former contestant on the  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/20/assault-harassment-charges-dismissed-against-singer-john-rich-over-spat-at-nightclub-62816/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Taylor&#8217;s turn: Swift sweeps at CMAs, becoming youngest winner of entertainer of year</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Taylor&#8217;s turn: Swift wins entertainer of the year

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — All four of the guys who lost to Taylor Swift for entertainer of the year at the Country Music Association Awards made a tactical error: They asked the crossover sensation to open for them in their concerts.
Swift quickly shed her opener status and shook up .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/12/taylors-turn-swift-sweeps-at-cmas-becoming-youngest-winner-of-entertainer-of-year-59817/">Taylor&#8217;s turn: Swift sweeps at CMAs, becoming youngest winner of entertainer of year</a>.]]></description>
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Taylor Swift makes CMA history
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It&#8217;s been Taylor Swift&#8217;s year, and Wednesday was her night as she became the youngest person and the first solo female act in a decade to win the Country Music Association&#8217;s entertainer of the year award.

Swift won all four awards for which she was nominated, making history on ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/12/taylor-swift-sweeps-at-cmas-becoming-youngest-winner-of-entertainer-of-year-59698/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Taylor Swift sweeps at CMAs, becoming youngest winner of entertainer of year</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>List of winners at the 43rd Annual CMA Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
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List of winners at the 43rd Annual CMA Awards

Winners at Wednesday&#8217;s 43rd annual Country Music Association Awards:
— Entertainer of the Year: Taylor Swift
— Single: &#8220;I Run to You,&#8221; Lady Antebellum
— Album: &#8220;Fearless,&#8221; Taylor Swift
— Song: &#8220;In Color,&#8221; Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto
— Female Vocalist: Taylor Swift
— Male Vocalist: Brad Paisley
— Vocal Group: Lady ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/11/list-of-winners-at-the-43rd-annual-cma-awards-59686/" title="List of winners at the 43rd Annual CMA Awards">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swift makes history, wins entertainer of the year _ youngest winner, first woman since &#8216;99</title>
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Taylor Swift wins CMA entertainer of the year

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It&#8217;s been Taylor Swift&#8217;s year, and Wednesday was her night as she became the youngest person and the first solo female act in a decade to win the Country Music Association&#8217;s entertainer of the year award.
Swift won all four awards for which she was nominated, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/11/swift-makes-history-wins-entertainer-of-the-year-_-youngest-winner-first-woman-since-99-59684/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Swift makes history, wins entertainer of the year _ youngest winner, first woman since &#8216;99</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum pick up 2 CMA awards; Darius Rucker wins new artist</title>
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Darius Rucker became the first black singer to win new artist of the year at the Country Music Association Awards, joining Charley Pride as the only African-American to win a major individual award, while Taylor Swift won two awards, including album of the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/11/taylor-swift-lady-antebellum-pick-up-2-cma-awards-darius-rucker-wins-new-artist-59678/" title="Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum pick up 2 CMA awards; Darius Rucker wins new artist">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lady Antebellum, Jamey Johnson win early at CMAs; Swift, Paisley, Urban also pick up wins</title>
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Lady Antebellum, Jamey Johnson win early at CMAs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Darius Rucker became the first black singer to win new artist of the year at the Country Music Association Awards, joining Charley Pride as the only African-American to win a major individual award.
Rucker, whose first country album, &#8220;Learn to Live,&#8221; sold ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/11/lady-antebellum-jamey-johnson-win-early-at-cmas-swift-paisley-urban-also-pick-up-wins-59650/">Read more : Lady Antebellum, Jamey Johnson win early at CMAs; Swift, Paisley, Urban also pick up wins</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sandra Bullock to host New Orleans red carpet premiere of latest film, &#8216;The Blind Side&#8217;</title>
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NEW ORLEANS — Actress Sandra Bullock plans to walk the red carpet in New Orleans next week for a special premiere of her latest film, &#8220;The Blind Side.&#8221;
Bullock, who recently bought a home in New Orleans, is hosting the event with Warner Bros. to raise .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/11/sandra-bullock-to-host-new-orleans-red-carpet-premiere-of-latest-film-the-blind-side-59625/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Sandra Bullock to host New Orleans red carpet premiere of latest film, &#8216;The Blind Side&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brad Paisley focused on duties, not 7 nominations at Country Music Association Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Paisley focused on duties, not noms at CMA awards
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The biggest question on the red carpet at the Country Music Association Awards is whether Taylor Swift — this year&#8217;s top-selling music artist in all genres outside of Michael Jackson — can end Kenny Chesney&#8217;s reign and become the first ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/11/brad-paisley-focused-on-duties-not-7-nominations-at-country-music-association-awards-59388/">Brad Paisley focused on duties, not 7 nominations at Country Music Association Awards</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Taylor Swift wins 2nd straight BMI award for top song; Kris Kristofferson honored as icon</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Swift wins 2nd straight BMI award for top song

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Taylor Swift started what could be an interesting week with her second straight song of the year award at the BMI Country Awards Tuesday, when Kris Kristofferson was honored as an icon.
Swift won for her song &#8220;Love Story&#8221; — the night before she contends ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/10/taylor-swift-wins-2nd-straight-bmi-award-for-top-song-kris-kristofferson-honored-as-icon-59181/">Read more : Taylor Swift wins 2nd straight BMI award for top song; Kris Kristofferson honored as icon</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Randy Houser makes leap from honky tonks to red carpet at Country Music Association Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Houser makes leap from honky tonks to red carpet

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Randy Houser has no illusions when it comes to the Country Music Association Awards.
The new artist of the year nominee doesn&#8217;t think he&#8217;s got even the longest of shots in that category during Wednesday&#8217;s awards show, where he faces the Zac Brown Band, Darius ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/10/randy-houser-makes-leap-from-honky-tonks-to-red-carpet-at-country-music-association-awards-59118/">Randy Houser makes leap from honky tonks to red carpet at Country Music Association Awards</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Country music milestone: Darius Rucker seeks to go where only Charley Pride has gone before</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Darius Rucker shoots for country music milestone

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Darius Rucker was just a young boy with a love for &#8220;Hee Haw&#8221; and FM radio when he made a discovery — and a decision — that would shape the rest of his life.
&#8220;When I was 4, I just kind of found these Beatles 45s,&#8221; Rucker ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/10/country-music-milestone-darius-rucker-seeks-to-go-where-only-charley-pride-has-gone-before-59038/" title="Country music milestone: Darius Rucker seeks to go where only Charley Pride has gone before">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Taylor made? Many wondering if Taylor Swift can beat out the guys at Country Music Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Taylor made? All eyes on Swift at CMA awards
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kenny Chesney has made the very hard work of dominating country music look easy.
And Taylor Swift is paying close attention.
The 19-year-old sensation has the record sales. She beat out every living artist — no matter the genre — this year  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/09/taylor-made-many-wondering-if-taylor-swift-can-beat-out-the-guys-at-country-music-awards-58652/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A wiser, healthy Marianne Faithfull allows herself to get nostalgic with new covers album</title>
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NEW YORK — Marianne Faithfull has never been much for nostalgia throughout a roller-coaster career that&#8217;s found her constantly reinventing herself. But when her band played &#8220;As Tears Go By&#8221; on her fall U.S. concert tour, she found herself flashing back to where her wild ride .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/09/a-wiser-healthy-marianne-faithfull-allows-herself-to-get-nostalgic-with-new-covers-album-58643/">A wiser, healthy Marianne Faithfull allows herself to get nostalgic with new covers album</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Still waiting for morning partner, ABC&#8217;s Roberts gets prime-time spotlight</title>
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ABC&#8217;s Roberts gets prime-time spotlight
NEW YORK — Robin Roberts is comfortable in the knowledge that when ABC&#8217;s &#8220;Good Morning America&#8221; makeover is complete, she will keep her seat at the anchor desk. She just doesn&#8217;t know who will be sitting next to her.

As she waits, ABC is showing her some love. Roberts is the centerpiece  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/09/still-waiting-for-morning-partner-abcs-roberts-gets-prime-time-spotlight-58623/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Green Day, Jay-Z among performers expected at American Music Awards</title>
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LOS ANGELES — Rihanna, Eminem, Lady Gaga, Green Day and Carrie Underwood will be among the diverse roster of performers planning to take the stage at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, show producers said Thursday.
Producer Larry Klein said Jay-Z, Shakira, Mary J. Blige, Adam ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/05/rihanna-lady-gaga-green-day-jay-z-among-performers-expected-at-american-music-awards-57405/">Original article on  : Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Green Day, Jay-Z among performers expected at American Music Awards</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Country legend wants &#8216;country&#8217; title back, thinks pop-country stars have &#8217;stolen our identity&#8217;</title>
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George Jones: new country music needs a new name

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country Music Hall of Famer George Jones isn&#8217;t a big fan of where the genre has moved in recent years.
When asked about what he thought about music by today&#8217;s top country stars, the 78-year-old said while they are good, &#8220;they&#8217;ve stolen our identity.&#8221;
Jones made ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/02/country-legend-wants-country-title-back-thinks-pop-country-stars-have-stolen-our-identity-55978/">Country legend wants &#8216;country&#8217; title back, thinks pop-country stars have &#8217;stolen our identity&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Music Review: On &#8216;Play On,&#8221; Underwood shows maturation and growth for a top-notch third album</title>
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Music Review: Carrie Underwood shows maturation
Carrie Underwood, &#8220;Play On&#8221; (19 Recordings/Arista Nashville)
Carrie Underwood opens her third album with an audacious stomper, &#8220;Cowboy Casanova,&#8221; a put-down of a playboy that slyly references a famous quarterback Underwood briefly dated. But everything else about the bold, sassy tune looks forward, a reflection of &#8220;Play On,&#8221; which ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/02/music-review-on-play-on-underwood-shows-maturation-and-growth-for-a-top-notch-third-album-55967/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Music Review: On &#8216;Play On,&#8221; Underwood shows maturation and growth for a top-notch third album</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Carrie Underwood is looking for something different on her third album, &#8216;Play On&#8217;</title>
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Carrie Underwood looks for something different
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Pop-country has made superstars out of acts like Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift and more, but the term is not particularly endearing in Nashville, even to the artists who have come to define it.
&#8220;I hate saying pop-country — I hate using that,&#8221; Carrie Underwood ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/11/02/carrie-underwood-is-looking-for-something-different-on-her-third-album-play-on-55961/">Carrie Underwood is looking for something different on her third album, &#8216;Play On&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>More than just a catchy tune: Rocky Top actually exists in Great Smoky Mountains National Park</title>
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Rocky Top, you&#8217;ll always be &#8230; a real place
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Rocky Top, you&#8217;ll always be &#8230; a real place.
All you South Carolina Gamecock and Alabama Crimson Tide and Florida Gator fans take note: Rocky Top actually exists.
It&#8217;s found 5,441 feet up in the thin air of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/29/more-than-just-a-catchy-tune-rocky-top-actually-exists-in-great-smoky-mountains-national-park-54632/">Original source &nbsp;: More than just a catchy tune: Rocky Top actually exists in Great Smoky Mountains National Park</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>After jazz, country and Latin music, classical music gets a turn in White Hosue spotlight</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
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White House ready to showcase classical music

WASHINGTON — After showcasing jazz, country and Latin music, the White House is going classical next week.
The Nov. 4 lineup for an evening concert in the East Room includes Grammy-winning violinist Joshua Bell, Grammy-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin, cellist Alisa Weilerstein and pianist Awadagin Pratt.
Earlier in the day, the White .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/28/after-jazz-country-and-latin-music-classical-music-gets-a-turn-in-white-hosue-spotlight-54212/">After jazz, country and Latin music, classical music gets a turn in White Hosue spotlight</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Melissa Joan Hart, Louie Vito voted off &#8216;Dancing with the Stars,&#8217; Irvin narrowly advances</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Hart, Vito voted off &#8216;Dancing with the Stars&#8217;

NEW YORK — Michael Irvin pulled off another late comeback to survive on &#8220;Dancing with the Stars.&#8221;
The former NFL star narrowly advanced through Tuesday&#8217;s elimination episode that saw the exit of both actress Melissa Joan Hart and snowboarder Louie Vito.
Hart and her partner, Mark Ballas, were eliminated after  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/27/melissa-joan-hart-louie-vito-voted-off-dancing-with-the-stars-irvin-narrowly-advances-53748/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New country music artist Justin Moore is celebrating his first No. 1 hit and a baby on the way</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Justin Moore is riding high on his first No. 1 song, &#8220;Small Town USA.&#8221; Early next year, he&#8217;s planning to celebrate another first: a baby daughter.

&#8220;Just found out I&#8217;m adding to my personal family,&#8221; he said. &#8220;My wife and I are having a little girl in February, so we&#8217;re really excited about .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/22/new-country-music-artist-justin-moore-is-celebrating-his-first-no-1-hit-and-a-baby-on-the-way-46326/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CAPITAL CULTURE: Marc Anthony to Charlie Pride, Obamas big on White House gigs showcasing arts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Michelle and Barack Obama sat one table over from J. Lo and Marc Anthony, and all four of them were rocking in their seats as Sheila E. shook the house — well, really the tent.

The latest installment of the White House music series was too big for the East Room, so a high-wattage ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/19/capital-culture-marc-anthony-to-charlie-pride-obamas-big-on-white-house-gigs-showcasing-arts-45160/">CAPITAL CULTURE: Marc Anthony to Charlie Pride, Obamas big on White House gigs showcasing arts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Garth and his guitar: Country superstar Brooks&#8217; new gig won&#8217;t be like anything else in Vegas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Talbott</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS — Millions of fans wish they could&#8217;ve seen Garth Brooks where it all started at Willie&#8217;s Saloon in Stillwater, Okla.

Come to Vegas and you&#8217;ll get something like it. Forget the glitz, glam and pyrotechnics that typify your average Sin City show. Brooks is going to strip it down and take it back to .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/16/garth-and-his-guitar-country-superstar-brooks-new-gig-wont-be-like-anything-else-in-vegas-44551/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Garth Brooks comes out of retirement with deal to play Steve Wynn&#8217;s Las Vegas casino</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS — The e-mail from Garth Brooks was so special, Steve Wynn printed it out and framed it.

The note from the country superstar, in retirement for nearly a decade, asked the owner of the Wynn Las Vegas resort if he could test out the relatively intimate Encore theater — just him and his guitar. ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/15/garth-brooks-comes-out-of-retirement-with-deal-to-play-steve-wynns-las-vegas-casino-44458/" title="Garth Brooks comes out of retirement with deal to play Steve Wynn&#8217;s Las Vegas casino">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Country icon Garth Brooks to come out of retirement for Vegas gig; 1st big show since 2000</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS — Garth Brooks is coming to The Strip.

The country superstar and casino owner Steve Wynn announced Thursday afternoon that Brooks will be taking over the Encore theater at Wynn Las Vegas about 15 weeks a year, perhaps for the next five years.
And it only cost the entrepreneur a jet.
&#8220;I told him he couldn&#8217;t .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/10/15/country-icon-garth-brooks-to-come-out-of-retirement-for-vegas-gig-1st-big-show-since-2000-44363/">Source &nbsp;: Country icon Garth Brooks to come out of retirement for Vegas gig; 1st big show since 2000</a>.]]></description>
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