Summer Tour Announcements
Taste of Country’s Billy Dukes explains how you can find out a lot about your favorite artists by looking at their tour schedules.
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Miranda Lambert, Lee Brice + the Families Agree: St. Jude Is a Happy Place – Webathon Day 1 Recap
Despite a few heartbreaking stories and one or two emotional country artists, Taste of Country readers learned that the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a happy place during Day 1 of the 2014 ToC/St. Jude webathon. That was message from no fewer than five country stars, plus the families of two former patients.
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ToC Encore: Pushing Pause for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
For 25 years, country radio has stepped up to raise money for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and on Thursday and Friday (March 6 and 7), Taste of Country is joining that effort. Head writer Billy Dukes explains how artists like Dierks Bentley and Sheryl Crow jumped at a chance to help with the first-annual webathon, and how you can participate.
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Steel Magnolia Respond to Questions About Their Future
Steel Magnolia took to their official Facebook page this week to "clear up any confusion" about the future of the duo, but didn't quite answer the underlying question: did they break up?
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Exclusive: Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley Let a Fan Customize His Golf Game
Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum is almost as passionate about golf as he is country music. The singer says if he had to pick between a hole in one or a No. 1 single ('Compass' is currently in the Top 5), he'd take the radio hit. But in a strange way, the two passions merged last summer.
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Harry Potter and Friends Sing Taylor Swift’s ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together’ [Watch]
Taylor Swift has gotten the Harry Potter treatment! Harry Potter -- and some of his closest friends -- were all mashed up to sing one of Swift's biggest breakup hits.
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Miranda Lambert Exhibit Opening at Country Music Hall of Fame
Miranda Lambert is adding a little sass to the Country Music Hall of Fame -- she's getting her own exhibit!
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Hank Williams’ Daughter Jett Williams Adkinson Arrested
Jett Williams -- the 61-year-old daughter of country legend Hank Williams, Sr. and a country singer herself -- was arrested on Tuesday morning (Feb. 25) in Lebanon, Tenn. on charges of driving under the influence.
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ToC Encore: Turning Personal Tragedy Into Hit Records
Turning a personal tragedy into a hit record is tricky, and not just for all the normal reasons that it's difficult to make a song into a hit. Artists who write a great personal song may be hesitant to record it for months or years. Taste of Country writer Billy Dukes considers three powerful songs and three artists who dealt with the personal tragedies that inspired them in very different ways.
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Hayden Panettiere on Nashville Home: ‘I Can Live a Normal Life Here’
When Hayden Panettiere, star of ABC's hit show 'Nashville,' moved to Music City, she found herself pleasantly surprised. Instead of living a life surrounded by paparazzi, the actress and singer discovered normalcy in Middle Tennessee.
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Danielle Bradbery Got a Warm Welcome on Brad Paisley’s Tour
Danielle Bradbery is the first to admit she's had a stellar start to her country career. The 17-year-old songstress is the youngest contestant to win NBC's 'The Voice,' her single 'The Heart of Dixie' is on its way into the Top 10, and she's spent the last few months on tour with the legendary Brad Paisley.