LIVE FROM NEW YORK … IT’S BLAKE!
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UNFORGETTABLE ‘MEMORY’
Lee Brice crossed something big off his bucket list recently. Click here to get the details.
THAT’S NOT MY NAME!
Do you know the real names of your favorite country stars?
FROM SONGWRITER TO ARTIST
The man behind a bunch of big country hits has announced his debut album. Details inside.
GRAMMY AWARDS READERS’ POLLS
Tell us who you think should win big at the 2015 Grammy Awards!
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Inaugural Windy City LakeShake Country Music Festival Announces 2015 Lineup
Country music is heading to Chicago, Ill.! The Windy City LakeShake Country Music Festival has announced its inaugural lineup, with several big stars already confirmed for the three-day event in 2015.
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Sam Hunt Plans Unique Cover Medley for Lipstick Graffiti Tour Shows
Fresh off the success of his No. 1 debut album, 'Montevallo,' Sam Hunt is getting ready to embark on his own Lipstick Graffiti Tour. But while the singer-songwriter, who has penned songs for Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban and Billy Currington, has plenty of hits to draw from, he says that he plans on reaching into a previous decade during his setlist.
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Dierks Bentley, ‘Long Trip Alone’ — Story Behind the Song
Dierks Bentley released his third studio album for Capitol Nashville, 'Long Trip Alone,' in 2006. Its title track, co-written by Bentley with Brett Beavers and Steve Bogard, was released as the second single in November 2006 and reached the Top 10 on the Billboard U.S. Hot Country Songs chart; the tune also earned a spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Bentley received three Grammy nominations in 2008 -- Best Male Country Vocal Performance, Best Country Song and Best Country Album -- thanks to the record and song. Inside, he tells The Boot about 'Long Trip Alone''s meaning.
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20 Years Ago: Alan Jackson Hits No. 1 With ‘Gone Country’
Twenty years ago today (Jan. 28), Alan Jackson had plenty to celebrate. It was on this day in 1995 that the singer scored his 10th No. 1 hit with the song 'Gone Country,' from his multi-platinum-selling 'Who I Am' album.
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Full Lineup Announced for 2015 Taste of Country Music Festival
The third annual Taste of Country Music Festival will be heating up Hunter Mountain this June, and the lineup's now even hotter thanks to some just-announced additions.
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News Roundup — Sam Hunt Performs on ‘Ellen,’ Blake Shelton + Luke Bryan Talk 2015 ACM Awards
The Boot rounds up today's top stories from our news partners.
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Angaleena Presley: ‘I’d Rather Make History Than Make Money’
Angaleena Presley knows plenty about country music -- and the women that are notably absent from the genre. The songstress was famously a part of the Pistol Annies trio, along with Miranda Lambert and Ashley Monroe, before releasing her own 'American Middle Class' album late last year.
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Brantley Gilbert Says His Music Is ‘Actually Changin’ People’s Lives’
Brantley Gilbert is mostly known for his country party anthems, but the singer says that it's some of his more meaty songs that mean the most to fans.
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Garth Brooks + Trisha Yearwood Committed to Making Duets Album a Reality
It seems the long-awaited duets album from Garth Brooks and his wife Trisha Yearwood might soon become a reality. The Oklahoma native recently hinted at a press conference that a record of duets is one of his goals for 2015.
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Taylor Swift’s Instagram, Twitter Accounts Hacked
Haters gonna hate, hackers gonna hack. Social media queen and pop superstar Taylor Swift‘s Twitter and Instagram accounts were broken into by a hacker ring called the Lizard Squad on Tuesday afternoon (Jan. 27).