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On Monday night (September 20), several country hit makers, musicians and fans attended the Academy of Country Music's 4th Annual ACM Honors to recognize special awards recipients and off-camera winners from this year's ACM Awards. The sold-out bash, held at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium, was hosted by Lee Ann Womack, The event kicked off with Luke Bryan presenting Industry awards to spec

Acclaimed songwriter Don Schlitz knows how to make an audience feel like the ultimate music insider gossiping with their lifelong buddy. Take his show September 9 at the Station Inn in Nashville when many show-goers seemed to have a vague idea that this was the guy who wrote or co-wrote so many hits they know and love -- 'The Gambler,' made famous by Kenny Rogers, 'He Thinks He'll Keep Her,' recor

Mary Gauthier's wry sense of humor brought so much good cheer to the audience gathered on September 9 at Nashville's historic Station Inn, it was as if a pressure valve had released pent-up tension leaving jubilation behind. Not that those at the Americana Music Festival take themselves overly seriously, but Mary's showcase did almost immediately follow the festival's star-studded awards ceremony

The Americana Honors and Awards ceremony is one week away, and the event's star power continues to rise. John Mellencamp and Wanda Jackson, who are both recipients of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award, will perform during the evening's festivities...

Mary Chapin Carpenter returned to Nashville on Friday, July 16, to play before a near-capacity crowd at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. The concert, originally scheduled to take place at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, faced a change of venue because of damage the Symphony Center sustained in the Nashville flood this past May...

Mary Chapin Carpenter's debut more than 20 years ago brought a breath of fresh air to country radio, introducing fans to such breezy singles as 'I Feel Lucky,' 'Passionate Kisses' and 'He Thinks He'll Keep Her.' Beginning with the ACM's Top New Female Vocalist honor in 1990, the Ivy League-educated Mary Chapin filled her trophy case with more honors, including four consecutive Grammy Awards in th

Three chart-topping artists all make their return to the country charts this week with strong sales for their newest releases. Mary Chapin Carpenter's new album, 'The Age of Miracles,' is the week's only debut inside the Top 10 on Billboard's Country Album chart...

Mary Chapin Carpenter has won five Grammy Awards and other honors, but when the singer-songwriter was notified that she will receive the Spirit of Americana Free Speech in Music Award she was overcome with emotion. Sidelined in 2007 after she suffered severe illness triggered by a pulmonary embolism, Mary Chapin then fell into depression, forcing her to curtail and ultimately cancel her schedule..

Lauded as the most literary-minded of Nashville's 'Class of '89,' Mary Chapin Carpenter entered country music a quiet-spoken, folk-singing freshman alongside country-singing classmates by the names of Alan Jackson, Clint Black, Travis Tritt and Garth Brooks...