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‘X Factor’ Winner Is Tate Stevens!
NEW YORK (AP) - Tate Stevens, who was mentored by music exec L.A. Reid on the second season of "The X Factor," has won the Fox singing competition.
The 37-year-old country singer from Belton, Mo., beat runner-up Carly Rose Sonenclar, a 13-year-old schoolgirl from Westchester, N...
‘The Voice’ Season 3 Winner Is Cassadee Pope!
NEW YORK (AP) -- Cassadee Pope, who was country singer Blake Shelton's protege on the third season of NBC's "The Voice," has won the show's competition.
The 23-year-old singer is stepping out into a solo career after performing with a band called Hey Monday...
Indiana Stage Collapse Victim Makes Miraculous Recovery
PENDLETON, Ind. - They identified her by her wedding ring and just one boot.
Andrea Voss Vellinga - former Wright State volleyball player and wife of onetime Dayton Bomber defenseman Mike Vellinga - had gone to an outdoor concert at the Indiana State Fair to see Sugarland, the country duo she loved...
New Year’s Rockin’ Eve Special Lineup Announced
NEW YORK - ABC is turning its first New Year's Eve without Dick Clark in four decades partly into a celebration of the showbiz impresario's life.
	Clark, who did the first annual "New Year's Rockin' Eve" special on ABC in 1972, died at age 82 in April
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Bayou Country Superfest 2013 Lineup Revealed
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Bayou Country Superfest has landed some of the genre's biggest names for its 2013 presentation, including Lady Antebellum, the Zac Brown Band, Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan and Darius Rucker.
The festival is in its fourth year and has become one of Louisiana's largest entertainment events outside New Orleans, drawing about 75,000 country music fans each year...
Deana Carter Divorce: Singer Splits With Husband of Three Years
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Court records show country singer Deana Carter has filed for legal separation from her husband of three years.
The "Strawberry Wine" singer cites irreconcilable differences for her breakup from Brandon Malone. Her filing states the couple separated in August 2011, less than two years after they were married in October 2009...
Kelly Clarkson Duets: Why Country Trumps Pop
LOS ANGELES - There's a reason Kelly Clarkson has performed duets with country superstars like Reba McEntire, Jason Aldean and Vince Gill but never one of her Top 40 colleagues in the 10 years since she became the first "American Idol". They've turned her down – eight times.
"I ...
Shania Twain, Las Vegas Debut: Superstar Takes Herd of Horses Down the Strip
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - Country music star Shania Twain arrived on horseback Wednesday for a two-year headline gig at Caesars Palace, parading up the Las Vegas Strip with a herd of 40 horses.
2012 MTV EMA Awards: Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber Lead Winners
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Taylor Swift beat Rihanna in the battle of the women at the 2012 MTV EMA, taking three out of a possible five awards.
Rihanna and Swift topped the nominations with six and five nods respectively, but 22-year-old American singer-songwriter Swift walked away with Best Female, Best Live and Best Look...
2012 Billboard Touring Awards Honor Lady Antebellum, Kenny Chesney
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - When they first hit the road as an opening act the members of Lady Antebellum rarely wasted their downtime, quizzing stars like Kenny Chesney and Keith Urban and their crews on the intricacies of a successful arena tour...