Country Music

Scotty McCreery On Track To Become Most Successful American Idol Since Carrie Underwood


Posted on Oct 15, 2011 @ 04:45AM - Add a comment

By Radar Staff

Scotty McCreery may be single-handedly putting American Idol back in the star-making business.

The 18-year-old's debut album, Clear As Day, shot straight to the top of the Billboard Top 200 chart and Top Country chart when it was released this week.

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Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood & Blake Shelton Among CMA Award Nominees


Posted on Sep 06, 2011 @ 04:00AM - Add a comment

By Radar Staff

21-year-old starlet Taylor Swift will be up against the big boys of country music at the 2011 Country Music Association Awards this year.

The country sensation has been nominated for Entertainer of the Year, alongside Blake Shelton, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban and Jason Aldean.

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Glen Campbell Breaks Silence On Battling Alzheimer’s: ‘I Have Been Blessed’


Posted on Aug 24, 2011 @ 04:00AM - 1 comment

By Radar Staff

Rhinestone Cowboy -- Southern Nights --  his 1981 scandalous relationship with a then young country singer named Tanya Tucker.

If you’re of a certain age --- you know who Glen Campbell is.

The legendary country singer/songwriter granted ABC’s Nightline his first TV interview since revealing in June that he is battling Alzheimer’s disease.

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Tim McGraw Sued By Record Label


Posted on May 18, 2011 @ 11:20AM - Add a comment

By Jen Heger
Radar Legal Editor

Tim McGraw is being sued by his record company, RadarOnline.com has learned.

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VIDEO: Shania Twain Tells Oprah: 'I Didn't Want To Live!'


Posted on May 03, 2011 @ 08:55PM - 6 comments

Country singer Shania Twain opened up about the devastation of her divorce Tuesday, telling Oprah how her discovery that her ex-husband was reportedly having an affair almost killed her will to live.

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"I just didn't want to live," the Man! I Feel Like A Woman! singer told TV talker Winfrey about her discovery in 2008 that her hubby of 14 years, Robert "Mutt" Lange, was sleeping with her former best friend, Marie-Anne Thiebaud.

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Here Comes The Brides! Chely Wright Is Engaged To Her Girlfriend


Posted on Apr 06, 2011 @ 02:50PM - 3 comments

Nearly a year after revealing her sexuality, country singer Chely Wright announced on Wednesday that she is engaged, and will marry her girlfriend Lauren Blitzer on August 20th, RadarOnline.com has learned.

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Waylon Jennings Tops Country Music 'Best Opening Lyrics' Ever List


Posted on Feb 19, 2011 @ 03:15AM - 5 comments

Waylon Jennings may have been known as "the outlaw" but he had a way with words and his opening lyrics from 'Luckenbach, Texas' have been voted the all time best, RadarOnline.com has learned.

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Willie Nelson Busted For Pot


Posted on Nov 27, 2010 @ 04:12AM - 13 comments

Country music legend Willie Nelson was arrested Friday morning in Sierra Blanca, Texas, at a Border Patrol checkpoint for allegedly possessing six ounces of marijuana.

Hudspeth County Sheriff Arvin West told KVIA Nelson was traveling in his tour bus from California to Austin when he was detained by Border Patrol agents at about 9 a.m.

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