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Miranda Lambert White Liar with Video Stream Her albums all debuted at #1, have been certified Platinum and Gold, she’s won ACM Awards and been nominated for CMA and Grammys, and now, singer songwriter Miranda Lambert can add a # 1 single to her resume with “White Liar,” one of 11 songs she wrote or co-wrote on her current album, Revolution. |
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A top 20 Finalist in Toyota Star Maker and a Finalist in Telstra Road To Tamworth, Tori wishes to thank all the radio stations for their interviews and support in playing her music, and her fans for their incredible support at her gigs and for purchasing her debut EP. |
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APRA have released their most prominent songs in 2009 which is based on combined ARIA and Australian radio airplay reports. This list of songs is presented for member/writer and member/publisher voting consideration. Brad has 2 songs in this list of prominent Australian songs. Songs with the most votes will be considered for inclusion in APRA's short list containing 20 songs for awards contention. |
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Emily Robison and Martie Maguire Officially Announce Their Anticipated Project After much chatter and anticipation, Emily Robison and Martie Maguire of The Dixie Chicks, announced today via their website that they will release new music under the moniker Court Yard Hounds. The album will be released on Columbia Records/Sony Music, April 30, 2010. |
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Brad Paisley's "American Saturday Night" Becomes 16th #1 Single Superstar Brad Paisley celebrates Presidents Day in style today as his all-American smash, “American Saturday Night,” marches into the #1 spot on the Mediabase country airplay chart, becoming his 12th consecutive #1 single and the 16th of his career. |
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Doug McIntyre 2010 Capital News 'Male Rising Star' Doug had a ball at Tamworth 2010 performing along-side Guy Sebastian and Gina Jeffries at the grand old Town Hall. He’s looking forward to performing at the Central Coast Country Festival along-side Stuie French & Camille Te Nahu next month and at Hartwood Country Festival (Tambar Springs) along-side Carter & Carter, in April. |
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Trucker Chick Jayne's A Real Prime Mover Country rock chick Jayne Denham is well known for her admiration of the men and women |
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Just when you thought Kylie Hogan’s new album Love and Lust was almost ready to hit the shelves, Kylie has gone back into the studio to record another track for inclusion on the album. When producer Michael Flanders ‘stumbled’ across the song Strong Man Stumble in Nashville, he knew it had Kylie’s attitude all over it. As he had anticipated, Kylie was rapt in the song and knew she had to record it. |
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Country Round Up with Gary Turner A humble Troy Kemp chatted over the weekend from his home outside Newcastle after a very hectic week. Drew McAlister was born in Narrabri and raised in Maree and Troy was born and raised in Kempsy. The duo met when both were cast to perform in Aussie Walk the Line Tribute To Johnny Cash. The pair found that not only did they gel as songwriters but their voices blend effortlessly as a duo |
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Miranda Lambert's First #1 Single Her albums all debuted at #1, have been certified Platinum and Gold, she’s won ACM Awards and been nominated for CMA and Grammys, and now, singer songwriter Miranda Lambert can add a # 1 single to her resume with “White Liar,” one of 11 songs she wrote or co-wrote on her current album, Revolution. |
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Lyle Lovett Adds More Dates To Australian Tour Four-time Grammy Award winner, Lyle Lovett will play two Sydney shows during his FIRST-EVER Australian tour this March. A second and final Sydney performance has been confirmed for Tuesday March 30 at the State Theatre. Tickets for this final show go on sale at 9am on Thursday February 4. |
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In Tamworth The PUB’s Jazzer Quest 2010 has been won by a brilliant 17 year old singer/songwriter from Kirkham Meadows, New South Wales – Christie Lamb. |
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2010 Paved With Gold For Jetty Road Winning the award for Best Group or Duo at the 38th CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia topped off a week of success for country band, Jetty Road. Having taken home 2 People’s Choice awards earlier in the week, and selling out their only Tamworth show at the Capitol Theatre, the band were honoured to be presented with the Golden Guitar on Saturday. |
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8 Ball Aitken New Music Video Black Swamp Creek Video Stream "We had a FANTASTIC Tamworth Country Music Festival 2010. I hope you enjoyed it if you were able to make it. My band and I are looking forward to a great year of touring Australia and overseas. Please check out my new clip / single 'BLACK SWAMP CREEK'." |
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The McClymonts Wrapped Up Good The McClymonts second album Wrapped Up Good has stormed into the #2 position on the ARIA album charts this week and reached the #1 position on the Australian iTunes chart. Wrapped Up Good was recorded in Nashville, the album has harnessed the talents of Taylor Swift’s producer, Nathan Chapman and the producer of Chaos and Bright Lights, Adam Anders. |
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Tommy Emmanuel Auctions Favourite Guitars For Haiti Relief Video Stream Tommy has been distraught over the fate of the victims of the Haitian earthquake and to raise money for UNICEF he will be auctioning off 3 of his favorite guitars on Ebay. He is selling off his Maton Jumbo, his Gibson Country Gentleman and his PRS Acoustic. |
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Tori Drake Meets Premier New South Wales After an outstanding 2009, Country Music singer/songwriter Tori Darke continued to shine at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, winning the NSW NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR, GOLDEN MEDALION AWARD. “It has been an amazing Tamworth Festival for me this year. Performing onstage at the Entertainment Centre in the Grand Finals of both Toyota Star Maker and Telstra Road To Tamworth." |
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Country Round Up By Gary Turner Two time Golden Guitar winner Dianna Corcoran grew up in Parkes in NSW into a musical family. Her brother Mathew played fiddle, brother Dean played bass guitar and sang and her parents were in a band where dad was a drummer and mum sang. "I also hear that my granfather was a good singer," Dianna said. |
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2010 Off To A Flying Start For Lianna Rose If you thought 2009 was a huge year for Lianna Rose - 2010 looks set to be even bigger for the rising star on the Country Music radar. January kicks off what is sure to be an exciting year with the 2010 Tamworth Country Music Festival. Besides a host of live shows and appearances around Country Music Capital - Lianna has also scored three finalist berths in the 2010 Country Music Awards of Australia. |
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A top 20 Finalist in Toyota Star Maker and a Finalist in Telstra Road To Tamworth, Tori wishes to thank all the radio stations for their interviews and support in playing her music, and her fans for their incredible support at her gigs and for purchasing her debut EP. |
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3 Golden Guitar Finalists On One Stage - Golden Saddles Awards Showcase 2010 Australian Country Music’s biggest cash prize competition is bringing a special treat to Tamworth this week. The Golden Saddle Awards present their inaugural showcase this Saturday 16th January at 2pm at The Capitol Theatre, Tamworth. |
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Recording Contract In The Sites Of Rising Country Music Star Tori Drake Tori Drake continues to shine and is one step closer to reaching her dream as she finishes off 2009 with an amazing double header! Gaining not only a place in the Grand Final of the Telstra Road To Tamworth Competition but also gaining a top 20 finalist berth in the Toyota Starmaker to be held n Tamworth on Sunday 17th January - an incredible achievement for this young rising star. |
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Have Your Say On The Future Of The Tamworth Country Music Festival A comprehensive survey into making Tamworth’s annual Country Music Festival even more successful will be undertaken early next year to with local residents, visitors, entertainers and commercial interests among the groups being asked for an opinion. |
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Danny Hooper's New Years Greeting To Fans "Hi Everyone, just wanted to wish you all a very happy and exciting new year and hoping the Christmas season treated you well with much love and merriment with family and friends. If you are in the vicinity of SA during January and heading to the Tour Down Under, I'll be performing at the Breakfast of Champions Tuesday 19th January. Come along and join me in celebrating the beginning of this amaizing race. |
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"Gday Folks. Hope you all had a Merry Christmas! Really looking forward to Tamworth 2010, Bungendore 2010, and Paul McLeods’ Hartwood 2010 and performing some of the songs for my next album, about this great country of ours. Had a great time at the Port Pirie Country Festival. Thanks to Roma and all the crew for your hospitality. |
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Keith Urban Escape Together World Tour To Begin In Aus Keith Urban returns to the Australian arena stage on Saturday December 12 with full tour production behind him to perform songs from his lauded fifth studio album ‘Defying Gravity’, for the opening night of his Escape Together World Tour at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. |
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Talented Muso 'No Rookie' Country Chat with Gary Turner After more than two decades of performing across Australia, Brisbane based singer-songwriyer Anthony Classen is no rookie and currently performs around 140 gigs a year. He has built a strong following of loyal fans and chalked up two consecutive nominations for South East Queensland Clubs Entertainer of the Year. His memorable career is studded with highlights |
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The Return Of The Old Crow Medicine Show With great joy Love Police continue to deliver the goodness and return with the amazing Old Crow Medicine Show back to Australia in March and April 2010. The band first toured Australia early 2009 and left audiences in awe of the musical tour de force that is Old Crow Medicine Show which left Brisbane's Time Off Magazine to say "The band are shit hot players, there's no doubting it." |
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Lou Bradley New Single & Clip 'Uluru' Video Stream Perfish and the Make A Wish Foundation would like to congratulate Leila Fisher on being selected as a finalist in the 2010 Toyota Star Maker. Toyota Star Maker is Australia’s longest standing country music talent search and has launched the careers of Keith Urban, Lee Kernaghan and Beccy Cole to name a few. This year’s Toyota Star Maker is brought to you by the All New Prado. |
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Rick Caballo 2010 Toyota Starmaker Finalist The profile of Wollongong singer/songwriter Rick Caballo is about to be lifted to new heights with the recent announcement that he is a Top 20 Finalist for the 2010 Toyota Starmaker. He also has a finalist nomination in the 2010 TSA National Song Contest for ‘Connected By a Broken Heart’ . |
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More Performers Announced For 38th CMAA Country Music Awards Of Australia Tamworth, NSW – Wednesday, 9 December, 2009: With only a little over seven weeks until the 38th CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia are announced, the Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA) is thrilled to announce that multiple “Golden Guitar” winner and 2010 finalist, ADAM HARVEY, will be joined on stage by GUY SEBASTIAN to perform live, for the first time ever. |
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December 20th - 31st
Merry Christmas From Carter & Carter " May we take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year. |
Keith Urban Escape Together World Tour To Begin In Aus Keith Urban returns to the Australian arena stage on Saturday December 12 with full tour production behind him to perform songs from his lauded fifth studio album ‘Defying Gravity’, for the opening night of his Escape Together World Tour at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. |
Christmas Greetings From Harmony James and the Team Harmony James is the proud owner of one of 2009's hottest albums. Tailwind her debut with a massive 16 tracks has been the talk of the CM industry since its release in July. She was recently announced as a contender for Album Of The Year up againzt superstar Keith Urban's latest offerig and local hero, ARIA Award winner Troy Cassar-Daley among others. |
A Touch of Christmas On The Coast With Felicity |
December 01 2009
Toyota Starmaker Finalist Leila Fisher Perfish and the Make A Wish Foundation would like to congratulate Leila Fisher on being selected as a finalist in the 2010 Toyota Star Maker. Toyota Star Maker is Australia’s longest standing country music talent search and has launched the careers of Keith Urban, Lee Kernaghan and Beccy Cole to name a few. This year’s Toyota Star Maker is brought to you by the All New Prado. |
52nd Annual GRAMMY Nominees Announced The nominees for the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced this week in New York. Sony Music and Hot Country Radio would like to congratulate all nominated artists. |
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Recently awarded Toyota Star Maker Finalist 2010, Craig has created a life in the entertainment industry, with more than 15 years experience on stage, television & film he is back with new recordings and a very live show. As a child Craig began singing harmony vocals touring Australia with his dad, veteran rock & roller, LUCKY STARR. It was here Craig found his love for the stage and proved his entertaining skills stealing the show! |
What A Year For Katania Lee Music 3 of the Katania Lee Music's current artists are finalists in the CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia, congratulations to Jetty Road, Paul Costa and Victoria Baillie. Both Jetty Road and Paul Costa are up for three awards each! Katania Lee Music also worked with Harmony James earlier in the year who is also up for multiple nominations. |
James Blundell and Kirsty Lee Akers Live In Tamworth |
Paisley Hits The Right Tune Country Chat with Gary Turner |
November 2009
Joy McKean Headed For Another Milestone Without doubt one of ‘the’ events of the 2010 Tamworth Country Music Festival will be the ‘Happy Birthday Joy’ Tribute Concert on Thursday, January 21. Joy McKean’s family, friends and fans will gather at Tamworth’s premier new venue, the Capitol Theatre, for a musical celebration of the 80th birthday of the ‘grand lady’ of Australian country music: Joy McKean OAM. |
Telstra Road To Tamworth Country Music Heads Trackside |
Jayne Denham Says Thank You |
Adam Harvey Recieves Golden Guitar Nomination |
Cowby Casanova Becomes Carrie Underwoods 11th #1 Single The Fastest #1 of Her Career, “Cowboy Casanova” Is the First Blockbuster from Carrie’s New Album, Play On. Superstar Carrie Underwood earns the fastest #1 country single of her career - and 2009’s fastest chart-topper by a country female - as “Cowboy Casanova” sprints to the airplay chart summit in a mere 10 weeks. |
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Rounding out what has already been an amazing year for country band, Jetty Road, they were delighted to have been announced as finalists in three categories for the 38th CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia last week. Jetty Road have already picked up major awards this year, including Australian Independent Artist of the Year, Australian Independent Album of the Year for their album Life At A Million Miles |
Country Round Up Country Chat with Gary Turner |
Barry Crocker & Jayne Denham Take Us Back To '75 Stream Video |
Aaron Bolton Wins Telstra Road To Tamworth Inverell Heat |
Adam Harvey Scores Best Ever ARIA Chart Debut With Both Sides Now Stream Video |
U.S Congress Passes Resolution Honouring Country Music |
Kenny Chesney & Dave Matthews Climb Charts With I'm Alive While Kenny Chesney has become the soundtrack of summer with his beach anthems, good time tempo songs and sweet looks at lifes smaller moments the 4-time current Country Music Association and 4-consecutive Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year has never been afraid to interject a song of depth into his mix and "I'm Alive" certainly reflects the singer songwriters willingness to not always reach for the obvious... |
GT Reviews Adam Harvey's Next Album Country Chat with Gary Turner The regional Victorian town of Geelong has plenty to be prou of with their own country music star Adam Harvey. Harvey is tall enough and could have played football for Geelong but it's that smooth baritone voice that has turned him into one of Australia's top male artists. |
Concert Tickets Selling Swift-ly Country Chat with Gary Turner |
November 01 - 08
Tori Drake 'You Better Run' Hits Mark |
Adam Harvey Duets With Guy Sebastian, Kasey Chambers, David Campbell & more... |
Tim McGraw & Miranda Lambert Added To CMA Awards Line Up CMA AWARDS NEWS |
'The Dust Of Kalkadoon' a Winner For Dean Perrett |
'Life's Good Medicine' a hit for Leila Fisher |
October 2009
ARIA Nominations Shine on Troy Cassar-Daley and Felicity Urquhart |
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Sound Relief 4 DVD Box Set In Stores October 9th |
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Liberations Music Enjoy Success With Country Music Artists |
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Steve Eales New Single Features Town Of Echuca |
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Doug McIntyre Receives Male Rising Star Award |
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Carrie Underwood To Receive 2009 Harmony Award At Symphony Ball |
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Carrie Underwoods Cowboy Cassanova Digital Single Expodes |
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Jetty Road On Last Legs International Tour
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Adam Brand's New Clip 'Ready For Love' Stream Video... |
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Brad Cole A Hit With Ballroom Dancing Industry Stream Video... |
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Sinead Burgess Wins Country Artist Scholarship |
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Gemma Luxton Music Video Added To CMC Stream Video... |
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Outlaw Dan Murphey Musters Up Some Fun And Fans |
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Jetty Road On Last Legs International Tour
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Leila Fisher Hot New Country Artist |
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New Single For Bec Hance |
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One Hour Sound Relief Special To Air On Chanel 9
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Outlaw Dan Murphey Musters Up Some Fun And Fans |
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Lianna Rose Wins 2009 Golden Saddle |
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Brad Cole Finalist in 2009 Songwriting Awards |
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Adam Harvey Releases First Single To Radio |
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Kenny Chesney and Carrie Underwood Star In 'Oprah' Country Special Encore |
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Adam Brand's New Clip 'Ready For Love' Stream Video... |
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Young Songbird A Unique Talent Country Chat with GT |
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Sarah McMonagle - Still Pickin' At It |
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Spring Fever! The Harmonators Rock Out We were hugely excited to learn last month that we are finalists in the Southern Stars Independent Country Music Awards, which is the highlight of the Mildura Independent Country Music Festival." |
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Lianna Rose Hit Featured In Hot New Aussie Feature Film |
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Rat Pack Keeping Very Busy... Country Chat with Gary Turner |
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The McClymonts 'Kick it Up' |
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Kath Haling Wins Telstra Road To Tamwoth South Port Heat |
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Doug McIntyre Music Update |
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Brad & Carrie Return as CMA Awards Hosts |
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Melinda Schneider Duets With Australian Girls Choir |
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Brooks & Dunn Call It Quits.... Country Chat with Gary Turner |
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The McClymonts 'Kick it Up' |
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The Beggars Desert Flower |
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Dean Perret Riding High After Heritage Song Nomination AICMA |
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| August 2009 | |
8 Ball Aitken Wins Q Music Award From Nashville |
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Sally-Anne Whitten To Showcase Brand New Album Throughout W.A |
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Big Voice For Jimmy Little... Country Chat with Gary Turner |
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Amber Lawrence - Brand New Album Release |
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Troy Cassar-Daley wins 'Song Of The Year' |
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Hank Williams Jr Prepares To Release New CD |
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Harmony James Releases Brand New Single read full story |
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Kasey & dad Bill Chambers Team Up On Childrens Album & Book read full story |
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Gold in L.A for Aussie Country Music Artist Keri McInerney read full story |
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Kasey & dad Bill Chambers Team Up On Childrens Album & Book read full story |
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| June 2009 | |
Slim Dusty Still Sittin' On 80 read full story |
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Brad Paisley... Welcome to the White House! read full story |
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The McClymonts Join as Ambassadors for Telstra Road To Tamworth 2009 read full story |
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Harmony James to Fly With Tailwind by Gary Turner read full story |
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Carrie Underwood to Release A New Album Early November read full story |
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June 2009 |
Lone Aussie Waves Flag in European CMA Awards |
Adam Brand On Dancing With The Stars by Gary Turner |
Kimber Sparks Announces U.S Tour |
Sara Storer & The Songbirds... by Gary Turner |
Keith Urban Returns To Aus on 'Escape Together World Tour' |
Taylor Swift Raps with T-Pain for CMT Awards |
