Country Music Artists

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A lot of Filipinos are getting into country music nowadays, especially with some of the artists crossovers. Here are some of the most popular country music artists:

Shania Twain
Faith Hill
Trisha Yearwood
Tim McGraw
Rascal Flatts
LeAnn Rimes
Martina McBride
Dixie Chicks
George Strait
Jo Dee Messina
Toby Keith
Keith Urban
Brooks and Dunn

and our newest addition:
Carrie Underwood

[p@cman!@c2]

how can you talk about country music without mentioning garth brooks!
possibly the biggest selling country music artist in th world... :glee:

if you like country music, try listening to bluegarss. some artists i recommend:

nickelcreek
alison krauss and the union station
gillian welch

[p@cman!@c2]

how bout alternative country?

wilco
ryan adams
k.d. lang

[$en$or]

After 16 years and millions upon millions of albums sold, Garth Brooks has decided to end his business ties with Capitol Records. The only label that Brooks has ever called home, Capitol Nashville has distributed the mega country superstar since 1989, selling over 100 million records under the company’s name.

The terminated licensing agreement gave Capitol Records exclusive license to Brooks’s recordings. According to the Capitol Nashville press release, Capitol paid no compensation to dissolve the contract, and Brooks didn’t seek any.

The two parties parted by mutual agreement and remain on good terms. “For nearly two decades, Capitol Nashville has had an extraordinary and fruitful relationship with Garth,” Capitol Nashville president and CEO Mike Dungan commented in a statement. “We wish him all the best for the future.”

Though Brooks officially retired from music in 2000, he released his last album, Scarecrow, in 2001. Brooks recently re-entered the gossip mill when he proposed to long-time girlfriend Trisha Yearwood at the Legends in Bronze event last month.

Writer: Jaclyn Arndt

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By Donna Freydkin, USA TODAY

Garth Brooks' hit Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House took on a new meaning Wednesday night when the country singer proposed to fellow crooner Trisha Yearwood in front of 7,000 fans at a ceremony unveiling bronze statues of country legends. He went on stage at Buck Owens' Crystal Palace to unveil his statue, dropped on one knee and popped the question. When Yearwood said yes, the Bakersfield, Calif., crowd went nuts.
It will be the third marriage for Yearwood and the second for Brooks, whose union with wife Sandy, with whom he has three daughters, ended in 2001.

According to People, Yearwood, 40, and Brooks, 43, took their relationship public when Brooks put his arm around her at a March 2002 memorial service for songwriter Harlan Howard in Nashville.

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Faith Hill, one of contemporary country music’s reigning queens, is securing her place on the throne. “Mississippi Girl,” Hill’s first single in nearly two years, also happened to become the singer’s highest chart debut earlier this month. The video for the song will almost certainly make a strong showing as well; see it debut this Thursday, May 26th, on Country Music Television’s Top 20 Countdown.

Hill can in part thank Adam Schoenfield and Big & Rich’s John Rich, who penned the music and lyrics for “Mississippi Girl,” for its success, not such a bad way to launch a new album. Not having such a bad year himself, Rich has contributed at least one other track to Hill’s newest effort, according to rumour.

“Music is, and always should be, about evoking an emotion or expressing a passion or feeling, and this song does just that for me,” says Hill about “Mississippi Girl.” “It’s easier for me to express what’s in my heart by telling people to listen to what I sing, rather than to what I say.”

Fireflies, the full-length from which “Mississippi Girl” is taken, will hit shelves across the continent in two months time. Aimed for release on August 2nd through Warner Bros., Fireflies is the follow-up to Cry, released back in October 2002.

Writer: Jaclyn Arndt

[4q!]

A lot of Filipinos are getting into country music nowadays, especially with some of the artists crossovers. Here are some of the most popular country music artists:

Shania Twain
Faith Hill
Trisha Yearwood
Tim McGraw
Rascal Flatts
LeAnn Rimes
Martina McBride
Dixie Chicks
George Strait
Jo Dee Messina
Toby Keith
Keith Urban
Brooks and Dunn

and our newest addition:
Carrie Underwood


what the ... ??? i must be listening to a "different country music"???
heard of Johnny Cash? hank williams Sr/Jr/III? I think ur listenening to pop.
:rotflmao:

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Would it be Tim McGraw, Brooks & Dunn, Toby Keith, Keith Urban or Kenny Chesney? The winner of the 40th annual Academy of Country Music Entertainer Of The Year Award is Renee Zellweger's new husband, Kenny Chesney.

Wearing a black cowboy hat and a dark blue dress shirt to accept his award, Chesney said:

I go on stage every night at 9:15, but our show starts at 2:30 in the afternoon because all the fans are out there in the parking lot, partying and got our music cranked up. And I want to thank ya'll.
Chesney focused his kudos on his fans rather than his new wife in his acceptance speach.

Eight days ago he and Zellweger were together on the Caribbean island of St. John. On Tuesday night, Renee was not able to join her new husband, as she is busy working on a new movie.

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Carrie Underwood collects her first No. 1 in Billboard, joining a long list of chart-topping "American Idol" competitors. Her "Inside Your Heaven" / "Independence Day" (Arista) makes a premature debut at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles Sales chart, based solely on street date violations. Those same infringements bring Underwood onto the Singles Sales chart at No. 5 (This chart was formerly known as Hot 100 Singles Sales, but since it also feeds the Pop 100, it was appropriate to change the name).

Underwood is the ninth "Idol" singer to earn a Billboard No. 1 as a solo performer, following Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Ruben Studdard, Kimberley Locke, Josh Gracin, William Hung, Fantasia and Diana DeGarmo.

[gokou]

Not a fan of country music but I do recommend Mindy Smith.

[vertud21]

i'm a fan of country music tim mcgraw dolly parton and all...

[mulder8scully5]

i'm a fan of country music too especially FAITH HILL.:rocker:

[roadwarrior]

i wouldn't call myself a fan but some country music is actually very good

[brianwilson]

what the ... ??? i must be listening to a "different country music"???
heard of Johnny Cash? hank williams Sr/Jr/III? I think ur listenening to pop.
:rotflmao:


..my initial reaction too :depressed:

[brianwilson]

I've been meaning to explore about this genre for years. There are a lot of county styles to choose from: Americana, folk-rock/country, bluegrass, country gospel, honky tonk, etc.

My favorite artists that fall into this miraculous genre: Neil Young, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, CSNY, The Byrds' later years, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Donovan

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By Barry A. Jeckell, N.Y.

A little more than a month after becoming the fourth winner of "American Idol," Carrie Underwood has the country's top single. "Inside Your Heaven," a Desmond Child-written song the country-leaning singer performed during her final week of competition on the Fox series, debuts at No. 1 on The Billboard Hot 100.

Underwood is only the third artist to bow in the top slot since chart policy changed in 1998 to allow airplay-only tracks on the Hot 100, a move that made it much harder for any title to debut at No. 1. And it's a feat only "Idol" contestants have been able to achieve with largely sales-driven success. Underwood's triumph follows in the footsteps of second season runner-up Clay Aiken's "This Is the Night" in 2003 and third-season winner Fantasia "I Believe" in 2004.

"Inside Your Heaven" also debuts at No. 1 on the Pop 100, where Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" falls to No. 4 after eight weeks on top. To make way for Underwood's debut on the Hot 100, Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" drops to No. 2, but retains its bullet due to continued growth. The cut also improves its stand on the Pop 100, advancing 3-2, and holds onto its No. 1 post on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

The Black Eyed Peas' "Don't Phunk With My Heart" falls 3-4 on the Hot 100, but retains its bullet, and remains No. 1 on the Hot Digital Songs chart for a second week. Underwood's single is that chart's highest debut at No. 4.

Moving into the Hot 100's top 10 this week is Fat Joe's "Get It Poppin'" featuring Nelly with a 16-10 move. As reported yesterday, Joe's album "All or Nothing" (Terror Squad/Atlantic) bows this week at No. 6 on The Billboard 200.

Among the cuts making big Hot 100 gains this week is Rihanna's debut single "Pon De Replay," which bolts 30-13 and is the chart's greatest airplay gainer. Her debut album, "Music of the Sun," will be released Aug. 16 by SRP/Def Jam.

The Foo Fighters, who notch a No. 2 Billboard 200 debut this week for their two-disc "In Your Honor" (Roswell/Capitol), jump 37-18 with the single "Best of You," while Brad Paisley has the Hot 100's top debut with "Alcohol" at No. 89. Also new to the list are SheDaisy's "Don't Worry 'Bout a Thing" (No. 90), Brooks & Dunn's "Play Something Country" (No. 92), Fall Out Boy's "Sugar, We're Goin' Down" (No. 93) and Natasha Bedingfield's "These Words" (No. 100).

On the Hot Country Songs chart, Rascal Flatts' "Fast Cars and Freedom" advances 2-1 as Keith Urban's "Making Memories of Us" falls to No. 2 after five weeks on top. That chart's top debut is George Strait's "Texas" at No. 50, while Underwood's "Inside" bows at No. 59.

Seether's "Remedy" is the No. 1 title on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart for a second week, while Weezer's "Beverly Hills" moves 2-1 to take over the lead on the Modern Rock list as Nine Inch Nails' "The Hand That Feeds" falls to No. 2 after five weeks in the pole position.

On Billboard's Adult Contemporary list, first "American Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson's "Breakaway" is No. 1 for a 17th consecutive week. On the Hot 100, the song drops 36-42, while her song "Since U Been Gone" drops 9-12 and "Behind These Hazel Eyes" holds steady at No. 6.

[Velvet14]

Shania Twain doon sa " Party for Two ".. gusto ko ang bago niyang Video






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[maniacal]

what the ... ??? i must be listening to a "different country music"???
heard of Johnny Cash? hank williams Sr/Jr/III? I think ur listenening to pop.
:rotflmao:

Don't be stupid! If you read carefilly the initial post, it says "...are SOME of the most popular..."

I think the original poster didn't actually mean that those are the only country music artists around. Sheeeesh. Some people just don't know how to understand.


Anyway, on a lighter note, my fave country artists are Shania, Carrie, Faith and maybe Martina.

[p@cman!@c2]

I've been meaning to explore about this genre for years. There are a lot of county styles to choose from: Americana, folk-rock/country, bluegrass, country gospel, honky tonk, etc.

My favorite artists that fall into this miraculous genre: Neil Young, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, CSNY, The Byrds' later years, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Donovan


I'm not so sure about your inclusion of bob dyan. dylan's body of work may be encompassing (from folk to blues to rock to country) but dylan is definitely more of a folk troubador. notwithstanding the crossover artists like mary chapin carpenter, gillian welch, nanci griffith, etc... country and folk are not the same genres.


what the ... ??? i must be listening to a "different country music"???
heard of Johnny Cash? hank williams Sr/Jr/III? I think ur listenening to pop.

the artists the threadstarter mentioned may have been the ones scoffed at by purists but still they are considered country music.

country music has different sub genres and the internet does not lack for references where you can find them. haughtiness will not get you anywhere but google will.

http://www.roughstock.com/history/

[4q!]

Don't be stupid! If you read carefilly the initial post, it says "...are SOME of the most popular..."

I think the original poster didn't actually mean that those are the only country music artists around. Sheeeesh. Some people just don't know how to understand.


Anyway, on a lighter note, my fave country artists are Shania, Carrie, Faith and maybe Martina.

hahahaha *okay* . ok, i love my "own" country music...
currently listening to Johnny Cash - I walk the line....
damn fine honky tonk song.... :D

[Velvet14]

all time fave ko ay sina:

Olivia Newton-John

Kenny Roger

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*late* John Denver





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Wednesday, June 29, 2005 Updated at 3:55 AM EDT

Associated Press

Wellington, New Zealand — Canadian country music star Shania Twain has won permission to build a mansion and other buildings on her New Zealand sheep farm, despite complaints that the complex would not blend in with the landscape, an official said Wednesday.

Queenstown Lakes District Council approved the development -- including a large house with attached garage, two guest cottages and ancillary structures -- on their alpine ranch, Motatapu Station, on South Island, planning commissioner Trevor Shiels said in a report Wednesday.

Twain and her husband Robert “Mutt” Lange applied for permission to build the development last year but met with staunch opposition from locals who said the diamond-shaped complex would be visible for miles.

In its objections to the plans, the Upper Clutha Environmental Society said people should be stopped from “slamming mansions onto leasehold land.”

“It doesn't matter that it's Shania Twain,” said society president Julian Hayward last year. “We get a lot of people trying to put buildings in inappropriate locations and we object to all of them.”

Nevertheless, the local council approved the development, subject to 17 conditions, Shiels said.

Among the conditions, Twain must immediately replace any dying plant or tree, provide a water supply for fire fighting and agree to plant the same mountain grasses as those growing on surrounding land so that the complex blends in with the landscape.

There was no word on whether Twain and Lange would agree to the conditions and opponents of the plan were not immediately available for comment Wednesday.

Last year Twain and Lange won approval to lease Motatapu Station -- 24,700 hectares of rugged and scenic farmland -- for 33 years with automatic renewal rights. The pastoral leasehold farm land near the tourist town of Wanaka cost them $18.5-million.

Wanaka is about 800 kilometres southwest of the capital, Wellington.

[BJTolitsForbes]

Hick
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Hick (or country hick) is a derisive term for a person from a rural area.

Popular etymology says the term derives from hickory, and first applied to rural school teachers who continued to punish their charges with hickory sticks long after progressive urban school districts had banned or at least seriously restricted corporal punishment. The Oxford English Dictionary says it was "by-form" of the personal name Richard (like ****) and Hob (like Bob) for Robert.

"Hicks" have sometimes been seen, and often been portrayed in popular media, as easy marks for sophisticated urbanites. However, at times this can be turned to the advantage of an apparent hick who is more sophisticated than he appears, which is a frequent basis for a confidence game operation.

A famous usage of the term comes from the 1942 film Yankee Doodle Dandy which features the Variety headline "STIX NIX HIX PIX", which was a story about how movies portarying rural-dwellers as hicks were, unsurprisingly, unpopular in such areas ("the sticks"). Stereotypes of hicks in the popular mind are often derived from such motion pictures as The Egg and I, featuring the first screen appearance of the hick characters Ma and Pa Kettle. The Beverly Hillbillies were television hicks, although many feel that they, particularly Granny, often in the final analysis got the better of their nemesis, Mrs. Drysdale, and were more mentally stable than the repressed and effete Miss Jane Hathaway, banker Drysdale's secretary.

Hicks tend to be distinguished by a lack of sophistication deriving from their ruralness. Hence, the term is not exactly synonymous with white trash, nor has it been claimed with pride as has the similar redneck. Opponents of "political correctness" often complain that "hicks" continue as almost the only group that can be ridiculed and sterotyped with impunity.

Former NBA player Larry Bird often describes himself, with pride, as "A hick from French Lick".

YEEEEEEEEEEE-HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Velvet14]

YEEEEEEEEEEE-HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


there's a snake in my boots.. Woody say.. in Toy story :D

[quentntarantula]

Do Filipinos (I mean Filipinos ACTUALLY residing in the Philippines, not immigrants to the US) REALLY listen/appreciate country music?

[Velvet14]

Yes!... noong nasa pilipinas pa ako I listen a lot to:

Dolly Parton

Anne Murray

Cystal Gale

&

Kenny Rogers

[roadwarrior]

you know where you can listen to the occasional country song here?

the karera channel...the program director for PRIME CHANNEL which covers the races at SANTA ANA PARK airs country tracks because he's a fan...lots of shania, faith hill, etc.

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More Artists Announced for 'CMA Music Festival: Country Music's Biggest Party' on the ABC Television Network
07.18.05, 1:20 PM ET

Rodney Carrington, Miranda Lambert, Montgomery Gentry, Lee Ann Womack, Wynonna and Phil Vassar Added To Aug. 2 Special NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The summer's hottest Country Music festival is shaping up to be the summer's hottest television special when "CMA Music Festival: Country Music's Biggest Party," airs Tuesday, Aug. 2 (9:00-11:00 PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"The special captures the true nature of the festival with incredible performances by some of our most popular hit makers and the artist/fan encounters, which have been at the heart of CMA Music Festival for more than three decades," said CMA Executive Director Ed Benson.

Added to the growing list of performers on the special are Miranda Lambert ("Kerosene"); Lee Ann Womack ("I May Hate Myself In The Morning"); Wynonna ("I Can Only Imagine"); and Phil Vassar ("I'll Take That As A Yes (The Hot Tub Song)").

Performers already announced include Dierks Bentley ("How Am I Doin'?"); Big & Rich with Cowboy Troy ("Rollin' (The Ballad of Big & Rich)"); Sara Evans ("Perfect"); Alan Jackson ("Where I Come From"); Jo Dee Messina ("My Give A Damn's Busted"); Dolly Parton and The Grascals ("Viva Las Vegas"); Rascal Flatts ("Fast Cars and Freedom"); Sugarland ("Something More"); Keith Urban ("Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me"); Gretchen Wilson ("All Jacked Up"); and Trisha Yearwood ("Georgia Rain").

For 34 years, the cornerstone of the annual event has been the relationship between the artists, the fans and their mutual love for the music. The special was taped in Nashville June 9-12 during CMA Music Festival, which was attended by more than 145,000 fans.

In one of the special segments Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry of Montgomery Gentry take viewers on a quick tour of the event from their kick- off concert, where they arrived in a camouflage Bad Boy Buggie, a souped-up golf cart, to interviews with fans from around the world, and an on-your-feet performance of the duo's hit "Gone."

"Country Music fans are the greatest," Montgomery said. "They've always got your back."

In another segment, funny guy Rodney Carrington, star of ABC-TV's "Rodney," takes viewers on a tour of the popular autograph sessions where the artists sign photos and pose for pictures with fans. In addition to fan interviews, Carrington talked to Cowboy Troy and Lambert before heading out for a baked-bean shot with a fan.

Previously announced segments included one with Kix Brooks, of super duo Brooks & Dunn, as he puts five, young impresarios through their paces before introducing them to Ricky Skaggs and legendary Earl Scruggs.

The special is a CMA production. Robert Deaton is the executive producer, and Gary Halvorson is the director.

CMA Music Festival 2006 will take place Thursday through Sunday, June 8-11, in Downtown Nashville and tickets are available now and selling fast.

To order tickets for the 2006 CMA Music Festival call 1-800-CMA-FEST (262-3378); visit http://www.CMAfest.com to download an order form to fax or mail; visit http://www.ticketmaster.com to buy online or charge-by-phone at (615) 255-9600. Prices do not include applicable handling fees. Ticket prices are subject to change without notice. All sales are final and non-refundable.

Four-day ticket package categories correspond to a different level of reserved seating at The Coliseum. Children 3 years and younger are admitted free. Four-day ticket packages include the Nightly Concerts at The Coliseum; Daily Concerts at Daytime Stages; daily admittance to the Fan Fair (Exhibit Hall); Family Zone; Fun Zone; Sports Zone; free in-town shuttles; program book and more.

2006 CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL FOUR-DAY TICKET PACKAGE PRICES LEVEL ADULT 14 & YOUNGER Gold Circle (Floor) SOLD OUT n/a Floor Level $155 $110 Lower Level $135 $ 95 Club Level $125 $ 86 CMA Music Festival is organized and produced by the Country Music Association. CMA Board member Tony Conway is the Executive Producer of CMA Music Festival. MJI Programming, a division of Premiere Radio Networks, is the official radio broadcaster. Chevy, An American Revolution, is the official automotive sponsor of the CMA Music Festival. Fan Fair is a registered trademark of CMA.

For more information and photos from 2005 CMA Music Festival visit http://www.CMApress.com. This site is for the media only and is password protected. The public should be directed to http://www.CMAfest.com

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[Kulitq]

Reba McEntire

[Musique]

Hill is iTunes half-billionth download.

By Neil Haislop

NASHVILLE, TN Friday Jul.22.2005 /netmusiccountdown.com/ -- What do you think the odds were for any artist to become iTunes half-billionth download?

Well Faith Hill won that distinction when her single "Mississippi Girl" became the iTunes download No. 500,000,000. The online shopper that downloaded Faith's tune is Amy Greer from Lafayette, Indiana earning her a jackpot of gifts from Apple including 10 iPods, a 10,000-song gift card, and an all expenses paid trip for her and three friends to see Coldplay in concert (did anybody ask her if she'd rather see Faith Hill in concert?).

[screamocrat]

When I saw this thread, I took a double-take. I mean, do Filipinos really listen to country music? If anything, I live in a part of the world where it's part of the cultural fabric. Some tunes are good while others I just want to turn off.

[slakker]

America, bread, stealers wheel, lynyrd skynyrd.

[ShowMeTheMoney]

I listen mostly to Heavy Metal and Classical. But I listen to Garth Brooks too. I have all his studio albums including the "Chris Gaines" release.

[Musique]

Faith Hill has sold nearly 30 million records worldwide since her arrival on the Country scene in 1993. Much of that commercial success came from the Country-to-pop crossover hits she recorded between 1999 and 2002. After taking a few years off from recording, the Mississippi native is back on the charts with an album that takes Hill back to her Country roots. The new CD is called Fireflies.

"Mississippi Girl" was the first single released from Faith Hill's latest album Fireflies. The autobiographical song was written by John Rich, a former member of Lonestar. Rich is now one-half of the new Country duo Big and Rich. Faith explains what inspired John to write the track.

"John Rich, he does a better job at telling a story than I do, and he said he basically stalked me for about two weeks because he had this image of me," she said. "I'm not sure exactly what it was, maybe that I was a monster or something. But he said after spending time [with me], he thought everyone should know the story of my life."

"Mississippi Girl" entered Billboard's Country Singles chart at Number 27 to become the highest debut of Hill's career. It took only nine weeks to reach the Top 5 on that list.

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Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
Faith and her husband, Country star Tim McGraw, are raising three young daughters while trying to juggle the demands of their busy careers. But, Faith says the long delay of her new album was due to artistic reasons.

"It was because of a songwriter by the name of Lori McKenna who has the title track on the album Fireflies, and a couple of other ones that are on the album." she said. "I just heard a song of hers and said 'I have to hear everything she's ever written.' [I] included it and went back in and delayed the process, but it was well, well worth it."

Fireflies sold 329,000 copies its first week of release and debuted at Number One on both the Country Albums and all-genre Billboard 200 charts. Her previous two albums, 1999's Breathe and 2002's Cry, also entered in the top spot on both charts. Faith describes her reaction to the success of Fireflies.

"I feel relieved because I feel great about this album," she said. "It's a labor of love. It's very acoustic and rootsy, and I'm just excited. I can't wait to get out and play it.

Faith has no tour plans set for 2005, but she recently performed two concerts in Los Angeles, which marked her first shows there since 2000. The concerts were taped for an upcoming television special that will air November 23.

The latest single from Fireflies is a duet Faith recorded with her husband called "Like We Never Loved At All."

[Musique]

Televisionpoint.com Team

The new Shania Twain single Shoes will lead the album Music From And Inspired by Desperate Housewives, due on September 20. Its accompanying video will feature Twain alongside Desperate Housewives cast members, Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria, Felicity Huffman and Marcia Cross.

The album includes a host of previously unreleased covers, including the Indigo Girls’ version of Simon & Garfunkel’s Mrs Robinson, Liz Phair’s take on the Rolling Stones’ Mother’s Little Helper, Gloria Estefan’s re-casting of the Candi Staton-popularised Young Hearts Run Free and Martina McBride’s cover of the Tom T Hall-penned country favourite Harper Valley P.T.A.

There are newly recorded tracks from Anna Nalick,Leann Rimes, Macy Gray, Joss Stone and K.D. Lang, plus a new original from She Daisy and interspersed dialogue from the Housewives stars.

[Musique]

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[RosaLia]

Martina McBride

at

Terri Clark

[jeffer]

what the ... ??? i must be listening to a "different country music"???
heard of Johnny Cash? hank williams Sr/Jr/III? I think ur listenening to pop.
:rotflmao:

Country Music is quite huge in my area, Baguio has a country FM station, lots of bars featuring local acts that perform mainly country music....

but it's really more the mainstream 'nashville'-'ole opry' country sort.....

[jeffer]

a few others....

Alabama
Bryan White
Collin Raye
Billy Ray Cyrus
Alan Jackson

[Musique]

Premiere of “Shania: A Life in Eight Albums” Announced

Sudbury – For a few months last summer the City of Greater Sudbury and parts of Northern Ontario were transformed into Hollywood North with the filming of “Shania: A Life in Eight Albums.” Communities watched as local businesses were transformed into period locations for the film, local residents working as extras were dressed up in classic 80’s garb, and we all got an inside look at the exciting world of filmmaking.

Recently, CBC Television officially announced that the airdate for the two-hour CBC Big Ticket film-for-television will be Monday November 7th at 8:00 pm. “Shania” tells the inspiring rags-to-riches story of one Canada's most beloved and successful female artists of all time featuring Meredith Henderson (The Adventures of Shirley Holmes, MythQuest) starring in the lead role of megastar Shania Twain.

“To date, this was the biggest production we’ve seen here in Sudbury and the community delivered on every level” says Mark Palumbo, President of Music and Film in Motion. “Working on the “Shania” project was a huge step forward in the development of the film industry here in the North, illustrating that we are ready and able to support this new and exciting industry.”

”Shania” depicts the superstar's early years and her struggle for stardom. The drama takes viewers on a compelling journey spanning two decades, beginning in 1973 with a gangly eight-year-old known as Elly (Reva Timbers) belting out songs in Northern Ontario bars for tips, continuing with a determined teenager (Shenae Grimes) making her own way to Toronto for an appearance on The Tommy Hunter Show, to an under-age teen (Meredith Henderson) dragging a Sudbury bar band into the limelight. “Shania” then follows Eilleen Twain to Nashville where she finds a cut-throat industry wanting only her voice - not her music. Finally, we see Eilleen on the cusp of transforming into one of the world's most celebrated stars when she gets a fateful call from renowned music producer Mutt Lange.

The film also features Megan Follows as Shania's mother Sharon Twain; Eric Schweig as her adoptive father Jerry; Darrell Dennis as one of her early mentors, symphony conductor John Kim Bell and Gordon Tootoosis as her beloved grandfather, who introduces her to the richness of First Nations' music, traditions and ceremony.

“Music and Film in Motion is proud to have been a part of bringing the “Shania” project here to the North” Palumbo states. “Both on and off screen this production was assisted through the support and hard work of many of our areas finest talents in the film and television industry. We encourage everyone to watch the program; a true champion of what Northern Ontario has to offer.”

“Shania: A Life in Eight Albums” airs on CBC Monday November 7th at 8:00 pm and was produced by Barna-Alper Productions in association with CBC Television and the W Network.

[mytribo1]

i like carrie underwood...hehe

[crazyfunk88]

most baguio people are country lovers...but i am not one of them.
i only like leann rimes when i saw the movie coyote ugly (i love that movie!)...okay din dexie chicks and faith hill's there you'll be.

[bluechips]

i like Alisson Krauss (although BLUEGRASS yata sya)

[ShowMeTheMoney]

*bump*

Just got Garth's new box set. Not bad, not bad at all. It comes with a disc with 11 previously unreleased tracks.

Plus an "all-access" DVD which is actually pretty useless.

Other than that it has his last 2 studio albums, Sevens and Scarecrow, plus the Double Live Disc set with one of two new album covers.

[Musique]

The fifth season of the TV series "American Idol" is less than a couple of months away, but this week the focus is on the winner of the fourth season of the popular singing competition.

Carrie Underwood is the first of the four "American Idols" to be No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. Her "Some Hearts" (Arista) enters that chart on top. Second season contestant Josh Gracin has had three top five hits on Hot Country Singles, and his self-titled album peaked at No. 2 on Top Country Albums.

On The Billboard 200, Underwood debuts at No. 2. How does this stack up against the three previous "Idol" winners' debut albums? Kelly Clarkson's "Thankful" debuted at No. 1 the week of May 3, 2003. Ruben Studdard's "Soulful" opened at No. 1 the week of Dec. 27, 2003. And Fantasia's "Free Yourself" bowed at No. 8 the week of Dec. 11. 2004.

[Musique]

NASHVILLE, TN Tuesday Dec.27.2005 /netmusiccountdown.com/ -- The Muskogee, Oklahoma Phoenix newspaper has named Carrie Underwood the "2005 Oklahoman of the Year."

"Carrie Underwood has the whole package," according to Louisa McCune, editor in chief of Oklahoma Today.

"When we're assessing candidates, we look for someone who has accomplished something phenomenal in the past year. The next thing we ask ourselves is, does this person encompass all that makes this state great?"

"Carrie obviously had what it took," McCune said.

[sentiments]

Do Filipinos (I mean Filipinos ACTUALLY residing in the Philippines, not immigrants to the US) REALLY listen/appreciate country music?


i do!

i love rascal flatts and keith urban...

[jiggybabymiggz]

I must confess that I am madly in love with carrie underwood...She's damn pretty and HOT 2 d MAX!!! :love:

[sweet_ryan]

I DO! Sadly, country music is not popular here in the Philippines. :mecry:

The best for me is Rascall Flatts' God Bless the Broken Road and Dixie Chicks' I Believe in Love. Have yet to discover one from Carrie Underwood's new album.

What are your favorite country songs?

[last.dodo.bird]

Favorite ko si Lyle Lovett :) He just has that awsome, presence when he sings that you just can't not listen to him. He writes some of the best, most witty lyrics I've ever heard.

Favorite Album: "Lyle Lovett and His Large Band"
Favorite Song: "Here I Am" (musically and lyrically awsome :p)

[4q!]

fave song - Merle Haggard's Mama Tried
and nothing compares to Hank Sr., Jr, III. These are bad a$$ country musicians. Damn! How can I forget the Man in Black - Johnny Cash =)

[standingstill]

NASHVILLE, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- The lineup for next month's Country Music Association Awards program in Nashville has been bolstered with the addition of Vince Gill and Sheryl Crow.

The CMA said Monday that Crow and Gill would join hosts Brooks & Dunn in a performance of "Building Bridges" on the Nov. 6 live telecast.

John Rich of Big & Rich has been added to Gretchen Wilson's number "Come to Bed," a song he co-wrote.

The highlight of the gala will be the induction of the 2006 class of the Country Music Hall of Fame. The new members include George Strait, Sonny James and producer Harold Bradley. Kris Kristofferson will introduce the honorees.

[waxy]

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b42/sparklywacky/712256099_l.jpg
You guys should check out The Wreckers. It's the side project band of Michelle Branch.

Anyway, visit the following sites to know more about The Wreckers:

http://www.thewreckers.com
http://www.myspace.com/thewreckers

and their thread here in PEX:

http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?t=252254

Their debut album, Stand Still Look Pretty, was released recently here in the Philippines. So go grab a copy! :)

[dannececoholic]

my fave would be the eclectic country/folk artist would be dave matthews band :)

oh oh, you might want to check the country version (Dixie Chicks) of the song, "landslide". Orig is from the smashing pumpkins.

[chunk]

love country music. i love rascal Flatts and CArrie underwood

[extreme16199]

my fave would be the eclectic country/folk artist would be dave matthews band :)

oh oh, you might want to check the country version (Dixie Chicks) of the song, "landslide". Orig is from the smashing pumpkins.

the song "landslide" is an original by fleetwood mac. the smashing pumpkins version is a cover/remake.

[extreme16199]

deleted. double post.

[thescene]

Josh Turner
KEnny Chesney
BRad Paisley

[dannececoholic]

the song "landslide" is an original by fleetwood mac. the smashing pumpkins version is a cover/remake.

oh oh oh! sorry! honga pala :D my bad.

[tita bam]

janie fricke n reba mcentire... my mom used to play them all the time



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[EarthLuau]

Category 36

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Kerosene
Miranda Lambert
Track from: Kerosene
[Epic]

I Still Miss Someone
Martina McBride
[RCA Nashville]

Something's Gotta Give
LeAnn Rimes
Track from: This Woman
[Curb Records]

Jesus, Take The Wheel
Carrie Underwood
Track from: Some Hearts
[Arista/Arista Nashville/19]

I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today
Gretchen Wilson
[Epic Nashville]



Category 37

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Every Mile A Memory
Dierks Bentley
[Capitol Records Nashville]

The Reason Why
Vince Gill
[MCA Nashville]

The Seashores Of Old Mexico
George Strait
Track from: Somewhere Down In Texas
[MCA Nashville]

Would You Go With Me
Josh Turner
Track from: Your Man
[MCA Nashville]

Once In A Lifetime
Keith Urban
[Capitol Records Nashville]

[EarthLuau]

Category 38

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

Not Ready To Make Nice
Dixie Chicks
Track from: Taking The Long Way
[Open Wide/Columbia]

Heaven's My Home
The Duhks
Track from: Migrations
[Sugar Hill Records]

Boondocks
Little Big Town
Track from: The Road To Here
[Equity Music Group]

What Hurts The Most
Rascal Flatts
Track from: Me And My Gang
[Lyric Street Records]

Leave The Pieces
The Wreckers
Track from: Stand Still — Look Pretty
[Maverick]


Category 39

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

Who Says You Can't Go Home
Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles
Track from: Have A Nice Day
[Island]

Tomorrow Is Forever
Solomon Burke & Dolly Parton
Track from: Nashville
[Shout! Factory]

Calling Me
Kenny Rogers & Don Henley
Track from: Water & Bridges
[Capitol Records Nashville]

Midnight Angel
Rhonda Vincent & Bobby Osborne
Track from: All American Bluegrass Girl
[Rounder]

Love Will Always Win
Trisha Yearwood & Garth Brooks
Track from: Jasper County
[MCA Nashville]

[EarthLuau]

Category 40

Best Country Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

Jerusalem Ridge
Casey Driessen
Track from: 3D
[Sugar Hill Records]

Gameshow Rag/Cannonball Rag
Tommy Emmanuel
Track from: The Mystery
[Favored Nations Acoustic]

Whiskey Before Breakfast
Bryan Sutton & Doc Watson
Track from: Not Too Far From The Tree
[Sugar Hill Records]

The Eleventh Reel
Chris Thile
Track from: How To Grow A Woman From The Ground
[Sugar Hill Records]

Nature Of The Beast
Jim VanCleve
Track from: No Apologies
[Rural Rhythm Records]


Category 41

Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Every Mile A Memory
Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters (Dierks Bentley)
[Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Big White Tracks Music, Home with the Armadillo Music, Ensign Music, Rancho Papa Music.]

I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today
Matraca Berg & Jim Collins, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
[Epic Nashville; Publishers: Songs of Universal, Hannaberg Music, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, Hope-N-Cal Music.]

Jesus, Take The Wheel
Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
Track from: Some Hearts
[Arista/Arista Nashville/19; Publishers: Dimensional Music of 1091/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, Raylene Music/BPJ Administration, No Such Music, Passing Stranger Music/1609 Songs/Music of Windswept.]

Like Red On A Rose
Melanie Castleman & Robert Lee Castleman, songwriters (Alan Jackson)
Track from: Like Red On A Rose
[Arista Nashville/Sony BMG; Publishers: Farm Use Only Music, Cassamel Music.]

What Hurts The Most
Steve Robson & Jeffrey Steele, songwriters (Rascal Flatts)
Track from: Me And My Gang
[Lyric Street Records; Publishers: Gottahaveable Music, Songs of Windswept Pacific, Almo Music.]


Category 42

Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Taking The Long Way
Dixie Chicks
[Open Wide/Columbia]

Like Red On A Rose
Alan Jackson
[Arista Nashville/Sony BMG]

The Road To Here
Little Big Town
[Equity Music Group]

You Don't Know Me: The Songs Of Cindy Walker
Willie Nelson
[Lost Highway]

Your Man
Josh Turner
[MCA Nashville]

[avabianca]

i love CARRIE UNDERWOOD!!!!!
uhmm...is the CMT AWARDS be shown in the philippines?
tnx!:)

[thescene]

I'm loving Little Big Town and Sugarland.

I should get the new Martina McBride album soon.

[kahitano]

country music fan here...

I love rascal flatts!!!

I love carrie underwood!!!

I love Leanne Rimes!!!

and type ko yung album ng dixie chicks ngayon...

Not ready to make nice!:rocker:

[quentntarantula]

Dare I say this again...never knew there were that many country music fans here in the Philippines!!!!

[glamorama]

i love CARRIE UNDERWOOD!!!!!
uhmm...is the CMT AWARDS be shown in the philippines?
tnx!:)

First of all, I love country music. haha.

I don't think the CMT awards will be shown here. They'll have a live stream broadcast though. Check out their website.

So far my top 3 fave Country albums

1. Home - Dixie Chicks (the best DXC album)
2. Some Hears - Carrie Underwood *okay* Gosh, I love Before He Cheats and Wasted
3. Taking the Long Way - Dixie Chicks

[pc03]

mariah carey is going nashville maybe next year for the movie tennessee....a versatile singer!

[p@cm@n!@c2]

Dare I say this again...never knew there were that many country music fans here in the Philippines!!!!


yeah...

shania, faith, leann, rascal, etc... no thank to underwood and american idol...

there are country music artists and there are country music artists.

[radiojingles]

The Philippines radio industry remains to be a Country-free industry. Although CHR and AC stations are currently including new country artists in their playlist, not a single station has ever cashed in on investing a new country FM station. Probably it’s the salability of the format, ABC tried to do Hispanic format with Rio 106 in early 2000, but if format flopped rather than format flipped. The Philippines though have good country singers – Freddie Aguiler is a pillar in the Philippine country music scene.

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[quentntarantula]

The Philippines radio industry remains to be a Country-free industry. Although CHR and AC stations are currently including new country artists in their playlist, not a single station has ever cashed in on investing a new country FM station. Probably it’s the salability of the format, ABC tried to do Hispanic format with Rio 106 in early 2000, but if format flopped rather than format flipped. The Philippines though have good country singers – Freddie Aguiler is a pillar in the Philippine country music scene.

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Honestly, outside the USA, country music is a tough sell.

[radiojingles]

Honestly, outside the USA, country music is a tough sell.


From www.radiojingles.co.nr (http://www.freewebs.com/novellware/index.htm)site manager

I second to that, what used to be just a niche market in the U.S. now goes mainstream. Still the largest and the most successful radio format in America, across all types of radio, internet, terrestrial, satellite and HD -- is News/talk, next is AC, CHR, and Country comes to fourth.


country radio format however has almost captured the AC market, largely because, AC in the U.S. (although not all) is starting to make musical crossover. AC stations now currently Gwen stefani, Beyonce and other Urban artists.

What's so interesting about country music, is that much of the writing and arrangement are made very good. While most themes that embrace RNB, rock and hiphop revolve around sex, breakup, violence and hatred, most country songs are built on positive messages, specially love and friendship, family and even Christianism.

We are hopeful here at Radio Jingles, that Filipino artists and bands will start to embrace this genre as more and more Pinoys are beginning to like this genre, especially the new ones. This would be a good shift from the usual pop rock and acoustic sounds we hear today by most bands.

We would also encourage radio stations, especially the AC ones: DWRR, iFM, starFM, yesFM to increase rotation of country songs in their playlist. I know there are a lot of country artists that are starting to flock the in-lays of CD samplers, so why wont we start playing them as well.

Is Country music going to be the next RNB in the Philippines?


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[avabianca]

listen 2 Carrie Underwood's So Small!

[thescene]

New albums from Chesney, Underwood, Rascal FLatts, Brooks and Dunn, Yearwood, Brooks out in the fall.

[sAwEKz_BeLzEbUB]

i go for the classic dolly parton --jolene...i just simply love her voice...

[bigjsph]

Some of my favorite country songs released recently:

Alan Jackson's A Woman's Love
Billy Currington's Good Directions
Bucky Covington's A Different World
Carrie Underwood's So Small
Dierks Bentley's Free and Easy
Kenny Chesney's Never Wanter Nothing More
Tim McGraw's If You're Reading This
Tracy Lawrence's Find Out Who Your Friends Are

Been listening to country music for the past 10 yrs. I'm hooked!

[thescene]

Kenny Chesney's new album looks like it will sell between 400-500K in it's first week of release. Pretty good.

[quentntarantula]

Kenny Chesney's new album looks like it will sell between 400-500K in it's first week of release. Pretty good.

Hmmm...does it mean Fiddy and Kanye should both consider retiring?
Not likely if you count international sales...doon sila babawi.

Tuloy ang laban!!!

[thescene]

I recently purchased the new albums by Sugarland and George Strait. Both are pretty good.

[rhaps00]

shania twain will always be the top country female artist with all her albums certified diamond...i really enjoy her music.

[thescene]

^^ Still no new album from her. There were rumours that a new album would be released last year but so far no new album.

[rhaps00]

i've heared she'll be releasing an album this fall....too bad, she broke up with mutt