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On the 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on 9/11/01, three members of the AOL Music team reflect on their own memories of that time, and how music helped them through the devastating moment in our nation's history. Sarah Chazan, Editor in Chief, AOL Music The day after the terrorist attacks on 9/11/01, I woke up to the news that my beloved grandfather had passed away...

Though Kelly Canter, the character Gywneth Paltrow plays in 'Country Strong,' is fragile throughout much of the film, she pulls it together and turns into a performing powerhouse for part of the film. To conjure up the required verve and brio, she studied one of music's most electrifying live artists, Beyoncé. "I w...

Monty Powell is quickly becoming one of the most successful -- and celebrated -- songwriters in Music City. The prolific tunesmith took home three trophies at the SESAC Awards on November 8, for each of his No. 1 hits in the past year with Keith Urban: 'Sweet Thing,' 'Kiss a Girl' and 'Til Summer Comes Around...

Reba McEntire climbs into the Top 10 on the country chart this week with her latest single, 'Turn on the Radio.' It's the reigning Queen of Country's 59th trip into the Top 10 since 1980, when she scored a No. 8 hit with '(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven...

Reba's upcoming album, 'All The Women I Am,' has nothing to do with multiple personalities, but rather it encompasses all the many roles that women play in their hectic lives. The country icon believes the toughest challenge today's women face is simply finding time for themselves in order to stay sane...

Trisha Yearwood knows how to mix ingredients in the kitchen, but when she's talking food and the two cookbooks she's written, don't expect her to break into song. The Georgia-born singer/author/actress and food enthusiast took part in the New York Wine and Food Festival this past weekend, signing copies of her cookbooks and talking about her down-home southern recipes...

While Reba's upcoming album is entitled 'All the Women I Am,' she's been tackling the opposite sex's perspective with a cover of Beyoncé's 'If I Were a Boy.' Reba's countrified version of the hit song will appear on her new CD, due in stores November 9. Thi...

Taylor Swift will once again go head-to-head with Beyoncé at the MTV Video Music Awards. The country superstar has scored a nod for Best Female Video for 'Fifteen.' She won the trophy last year for 'You Belong With Me,' in an upset win over Beyoncé, Pink, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Kelly Clarkson. The win was ...

With a Best New Artist Grammy nomination under her belt, country star Taylor Swift is already looking ahead. "I'm actually in the middle of recording the second album, so I can't even wait," she tells AOL Music. "I'm writing every song on it, just like I did my first album, and it's going to be better than the first...

It looks like Beyonce is crazy in love ... with country music. The diva recently performed a country version of 'Irreplaceable' with Sugarland, and has been so inspired by the genre that she enlisted the help of singer-songwriter Amanda Ghost to work on her next album...