Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsSwift gives $4M to Country Hall of Fame expansion

May 17, 2012

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Taylor Swift has taught a generation of kids to appreciate country music over the last five years. Now, she's donating $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to make sure that education continues.

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Jimmie Rodgers Festival continues through Saturday

May 17, 2012

    This year's Jimmie Rodgers Festival officially began Wednesday with the unveiling of the Country Music Trail Marker in honor of Moe Bandy at Union Station, followed by the dedication of the newest stars on the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center's Walk of Fame for Bandy and Mac McAnally.

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Music news: Tulsan to appear on 'The Singing Bee' on Friday

May 17, 2012

Tulsa mom and country music enthusiast Christina Oliver will compete on the karaoke showdown series “The Singing Bee,” 7 p.m.

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'Lady A' fetes students in tornado-hit Ind. town

May 17, 2012

The Grammy Award-winning country music trio Lady Antebellum performed a “mini-prom” for students of a southern Indiana town that was devastated by a tornado in early March.

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Singer, bandleader, radio personality dies at 90

May 16, 2012

You could try to fit Glenn Thompson's musical resume on one page, but it would be hard.

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Lady Antebellum to perform for tornado-hit community

May 16, 2012

One of country music's biggest acts is preparing to stage a benefit concert for a southern Indiana town battered by March tornadoes.

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Country Artist Amber Hayes Talks Music, Movies, and Cancer Challenge

May 16, 2012

Amber Hayes will perform at the Cancer Challenge next month, but first she joined Brad for a skype interview on Fox News Edge.

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CCMA award winner plans Northern tour

May 15, 2012

Life is never easy. It will throw you all kinds of curves

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ABC Orders 10 New Series For Upcoming Season

May 15, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) — ABC will introduce new shows about a fading country music star, a trapped submarine, alien neighbors and a creepy New York apartment building this fall.

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Runaway Country 2013 moves to March

May 15, 2012

Runaway Country executive producer Gary McCann recently announced the new concert dates for next year's country music festival. / Malcolm Denemark, FLORIDA TODAY

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Young singer graced with talent to pursue country music career

May 14, 2012

Another young singer from our area is making her way up the country music charts. Stephanie Grace is a country singer who has big dreams. “I would never say it's a challenge.

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Young singer graced with talent to pursue career in country music

May 14, 2012

Another young singer from our area is making her way up the country music charts. Stephanie Grace is a country singer who has big dreams

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Our view: Thank you notes

May 14, 2012

Each Monday, The Daily News Journal says thank you to the people who play an important role in our community. We congratulate Murfreesboro’s Jake Bachman for his participation in the recent Country Music Marathon.

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Development Update: Series Pick Up – "Malibu Country" (ABC)

May 12, 2012

The Reba McEntire-led half-hour comes from creator Kevin Abbott.

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Zooey Deschanel to Play Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner's Daughter Musical

May 11, 2012

The New Girl star was selected by the country music legend to portray her on Broadway

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Breaking Brad: Country music martians, doggie dating site

May 11, 2012

This just in – NASA announced plans to go to Mars in an attempt to discover the last country music act in the universe to not play the Red Sky Music Festival.

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Loretta Lynn wants Zooey Deschanel in her musical

May 11, 2012

Country Music Hall of Fame member Loretta Lynn is taking her life story to Broadway, and she has tapped film and TV actress Zooey Deschanel to play her on stage.

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Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsLoretta Lynn wants Zooey Deschanel in musical

May 11, 2012

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Country Music Hall of Fame member Loretta Lynn is taking her life story to Broadway, and she has tapped film and TV actress Zooey Deschanel to play her on stage.

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Travis Tritt, Creedence Clearwater Revisited Headline Lakefront Music Fest July 13-14 in Prior Lake

May 10, 2012

PRIOR LAKE, Minn. — The Prior Lake Rotary Club announced its final lineup for the 2012 Lakefront Music Fest

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UGC-sponsored music lab launched in northeast

May 10, 2012

A music laboratory sponsored by the University Grants Commission (UGC) was launched Thursday in Tripura capital Agartala to boost traditional folk songs and music in the country's northeastern region.

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