The Canadian Country Music Association has announced nominees for this year's awards ceremony, and Nashville artists and writers are proving they have international appeal. Former 'Nashville Star' contestant George Canyon is up for three major awards, including Male Artist of the Year, while both Terri Clark and Carolyn Dawn Johnson are vying for Female Artist of the Year...

Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, a fixture of downtown Nashville's honky-tonk nightlife, has enjoyed a colorful history that has spanned half a century. The legendary bar where Grand Ole Opry cast members often gathered before, during and after shows at the nearby Ryman Auditorium, will celebrate its 50-year history with an anniversary show at the Ryman on Nov...

Terri Clark lost her beloved mother to cancer Sunday night (April 4). "She is finally at peace and out of pain, our hearts are broken, and we will miss her terribly," the singer writes on her website. As Terri grieves her loss, our thoughts and prayers go out to her...

The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) has announced nominees for the 2010 JUNO Awards show. Emerson Drive scored their third JUNO nomination when their name was called as one of the contenders in the Country Album of the Year category for their 2009 release, 'Believe...

Terri Clark, who independently released her critically acclaimed album, 'The Long Way Home,' after famously choosing to step away from Sony/BMG, says the project's title is indicative of the journey on which she finds herself. "I chose 'The Long Way Home' as the album title because it has a metaphorical meaning as well as the fact that I'm concentrating a little more on Canada with my airplay

Terri Clark's single, 'Gypsy Boots' is the No. 5 hit in Canada this week, and she's set to perform at the Canadian Country Music Awards in Vancouver, BC, on Sunday night (Sept. 13). Also performing will be the man who finds himself in the No...

Terri Clark is a nominee at this year's Canadian Country Music Awards, which will be handed out Sunday night (Sept. 13), but regardless of whether she takes home the trophy for Female Vocalist of the Year, she's already a winner because of who'll be attending the ceremony with her...

For Terri Clark, the journey to her latest CD has been a difficult and unusual one -- to say the least. While recording an album for BNA Records in 2007, Terri learned that her mother Linda had been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, which had invaded her pancreas and was at first thought to be inoperable...

Terri Clark is leaving BNA Records, without ever having released a full album on the label. In a letter to fan club members, the singer says she's decided to go the indie route. Country Standard Time reports that she plans to concentrate on her career in her native Canada, as well as overseas, and is also interested in forming her own record label...

Emerson Drive is celebrating five Canadian Country Music Award nominations -- two for the band and three for individual members in the instrumental categories. "It feels great to be nominated again this year in the group category," lead singer Brad Mates tells GAC...