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Actor Garrett Hedlund plays up-and-coming singer-songwriter Beau Hutton in the new film, 'Country Strong,' co-starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw and Leighton Meester. For the role, which he sandwiched between two other movies, he learned to sing and play the guitar, and he even has a song, 'Chances Are,' on the film's soundtrack, which he sings with such conviction that it is hard to believe he

Colt Ford may not be among the mainstream but he insists he's an authentic country artist -- even if radio doesn't agree. "I was just at the , and one of the snootier, big-label radio people was wearing $300 blue jeans and telling me I wasn't country because I don't play traditional country music," Colt tells North Carolina's Asheville-Citizen Times newspaper...

Gwyneth Paltrow has jumped into the Nashville scene with both feet and entrenched herself in the country-music community, especially with her debut country single, 'Country Strong.' The song is the title track of her new film, which opens in theaters in Nashville and Los Angeles on December 22, and nationwide on January 7...

Jimmy Wayne will be part Wednesday night's (December 22) all-star lineup for the 12th annual 'A Home for the Holidays' CBS television special celebrating the joys of adoption. During the special, Jimmy will talk about his first-hand experience of being a foster child living on the streets and the family who took him in at 16 years old, changing his life for the best...

Country sibling trio, The Harters, have waited a long time for their shot at success. Their new single, 'If I Run,' hit country radio this month and has created quite a buzz in Nashville, thanks to their heartfelt passion and powerful harmonies...

Willie Nelson is already the proud recipient of seven Grammy awards, and now one of his songs that earned him a Grammy more than 30 years ago is being inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The country icon's self-penned classic, 'On the Road Again,' is one of the 30 hits that will be honored early next year...

What's a rocker to do after they've sold 13 million albums worldwide, had four consecutive Top 3 debuts on the Billboard 200 and released multiple cross-format radio hits? Go back to their roots and release one kick-butt country album, of course...

Country music legend Dolly Parton and singer/songwriter Norah Jones are blending their equally angelic voices ... all in the name of bluegrass. "My bass player, Lee Alexander, had written this bluegrass signature song called 'Creepin' In'," Norah tells SheKnows...

Newcomer Brett Eldredge has been quietly working his way up the ranks of Nashville's songwriting and artist community for the past few years, with recognition finally starting to pour in. Gary Allan included 'I Think I've Had Enough,' which Brett co-penned with Pat McLaughlin, on his latest album 'Get Off on the Pain,' and Hank Williams, Jr... Read More ...

Kris Kristofferson, Mel Tillis, Randy Houser, Jamey Johnson and several more of their famous friends painted the town purple Sunday night, November 7, showing up in full force to help celebrate the landmark 50th anniversary of Nashville's historic honky-tonk, Tootsie's Orchid Lounge...