‘Up and Coming’ Category
Friday, July 16th, 2010
By: Alanna Conaway
Josh Thompson hit the country music scene with a bang last year with his breakout hit, “Beer on the Table.” The song went on to become a Top 20 hit for the Wisconsin native, and his current single, “Way Out Here” (also the title track of his debut album), is following hot on its heels. Both songs, along with the other eight tracks off WAY OUT HERE, were written or co-written by the singer who began dabbling in songwriting nearly 10 years ago.
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Friday, April 30th, 2010
By: Megan McNair
Few things are more surreal for a person than a meteoric rise to fame. Imagine in the span of a few months, you go from singing downtown in empty clubs to rubbing elbows with some of the most powerful people on famed Music Row, most specifically Taylor Swift star-maker Scott Borchetta.

Tags: "keep on loving you", ACM, can you duet, duo, joshua scott jones, meghan linsey, Scott Borchetta, Steel Magnolia
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Friday, March 26th, 2010
Kellie Pickler is once again crisscrossing the country with her favorite gal-pal Taylor Swift on the Fearless 2010 Tour. MCN recently caught up with the beautiful and spontaneous blonde as she shopped around SAKS Fifth Avenue for some must-have items!

Tags: Fearless Tour, gloriana, kellie pickler, taylor swift
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Monday, March 22nd, 2010
By: Jessica Baird
Blake Shelton’s first sold-out, headlining-spot at the Ryman Auditorium was pure BS—a no frills, funny, raucously redneck evening.

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Friday, March 12th, 2010

By: Jessica Baird
As an audience member, a sold-out evening at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville is always a special thing to be a part of. Thursday night’s second of two packed houses for country trio Lady Antebellum surpassed ‘special evening’ and soared into magical, unforgettable territory.
Tags: Academy of Country Music, Bill Anderson, Charles, charles kelley, dave heywood, Hillary Scott, Linda Davis, luke bryan, Randy Montana, ryman auditorium.
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

By: Megan McNair
Matt Kennon knows a good song and he knows he has a good one in his single, “The Call.”
Tags: Matt Kennon
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

By: Jessica Baird
Since his debut album Anything Goes was released in late 2008, Randy Houser has performed for one raucous, enraptured crowd after another. Currently putting the finishing touches on his follow-up effort They Call Me Cadillac, due this summer, and on the heels of an Academy of Country Music Award nomination for Video of the Year for his hit song “Boots On,” Houser credits authenticity as the key to his success.
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

By: Jessica Baird
Being named the new host of CMT’s Top 20 Countdown earlier this year added yet another facet to Evan Farmer’s already eclectic resume.
Tags: cmt, Doyle Lawson, evan farmer, Glen Campbell, jamey johnson, Josh Thompson, lance smith, Sarah Buxton, Top 20
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Friday, February 12th, 2010

By: Chuck Dauphin
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Monday, February 1st, 2010
NASHVILLE, SMASHVILLE
by: S. Parks

Tags: Andy Bowers, bucky covington, Butch Spyriden, cowboy troy, Jordin Tootoo, Michael Wozniak, Nashville Convention, rodney atkins, Scott Borchetta, Seminole Tribe of Florida
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