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Seventeen Year

Old Taylor Swift

Tops Billboard

Country Chart

Seventeen year old Taylor Swift
made her way to the top of the charts
this week, with her single,
"Our Song". Sitting above
Chesney and Strait with a song
she wrote! Nashville is getting
younger, that's for sure, but
isn't it about time?
The Rock and Pop genres have
showcased dozens of talented
teens for years. Good luck
Miss Swift...
New Country Star is behind you

all the way!

Alan Jackson

in White House Video

Songwriter/Artist

of the Year

Taylor Swift

Seventeen year old Taylor Swift was

honored recently as Songwriter / Artist

of the Year by the Nashville

Songwriters Association International

at the 38th Annual Nashville Songwriters

Foundation Hall of Fame dinner and awards.

Swift is the youngest artist in history to

receive, this award, and tied with superstar

Alan Jackson for top honors. Past winners of

the prestigious award include Vince Gill,

Shania Twain, Clint Black, Garth Brooks,

Toby Keith and Brad Paisley.

Congrats Taylor!

Live Coverage Continues

From Canada

Sara Evans on stage at

The Big Valley Jamboree in Canada

Photo Courtesy of Ron Keessar

Canadian Correspondent

Ron Keessar is bringing us live

coverage from the biggest annual

country music festival north of the

border, The Big Valley Jamboree!

See his exclusive photo coverage

featuring some of the hottest artists

in country music today, and read

all about the event on our sister

publication Canadian Country Star

this week.

"FINALLY, a beautiful country gal for the

men in the house, and we had to wait until

after 9pm for Friday’s headlining closer,

Sara Evans, to grace the stage.

The vivacious 36 year-old brunette

bombshell was definitely worth the wait,

as she exploded into her opening ditty,

Coalmine." Ron Keessar

Urban and Underwood

Tour in '08

It's been confirmed!

Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood

will be teaming up in early 2008 for the

Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Carnival Ride Tour!

Will Keith and Carrie be making

a stop in your city?

Check Below For Tour Schedule.

Urban and Underwood

Tour Dates

Uncasville, CT

Rochester, NY

New York City, NY
Hershey, PA

Atlantic City, NJ

Roanoke, VA

Tallahassee, FL - Feb 29th
Charleston, WV

Biloxi, MS

Bossier City, LA
Kansas City, MO - March 5th

Wichita, KS

Omaha, NE - March 7th

Denver, CO - March 9th
San Jose, CA

Anaheim, CA - March 12th

Baltimore, MD
Charlottesville, VA - April 10th

State College, PA

North Charleston, SC

Charlotte, NC
Raleigh, NC

Gwinnett, GA

Lexington, KY

Country Boy Blake Shelton

in New York City

The NBC

television

show, "Clash

of the Choirs,"

which premiered

this week, wraps

up tonight.

If you've been

following the show, then you know

country boy Blake Shelton is still in

the competition. Could a country

artist take the prize?

We think so!

          Keep Watching on NBC!

       Check Out The Promo Here!

    Tuesday evening, December 4th,
       Dierks Bentley celebrated his 5th
       number one hit single "Free and
       Easy (Down the Road I Go)" by
       hitting the ice. The World News
       reported that a hockey game was
       held at the Sommet Center in
       downtown Nashville.   Bentley
       reportedly footed the bill for
       the game and scored two goals.
       Looks like Dierks is a winner
       on and off the ice!

         Chris Cagle

             Charged

         With Assault



Newspapers are reporting

that Chris Cagle was charged

with Assault this past

Thursday, December 13th,

following a benefit concert

in Tuscon, Arizona.

Cagle allegedly punched

the boyfriend of a fan in

the face during an

autograph signing.

The Dixie Chicks Lead Singer Natalie Maines Takes a Stand on Murder Case

A letter from Natalie Maines appears on the

Dixie Chicks' Web site encouraging donations

for legal fees to free three West Memphis

prisoners, whom she believes were wrongly

accused of murdering three children in 1993.

Damien Echols, Jesse Misskelley, and Jason

Baldwin were all teenagers when convicted in

1994 for the deaths of three 8 year olds in West Memphis. Maines said she recently watched

two HBO documentaries about the case, and

has researched the story online. She has also corresponded with the wife of one of the

accused murderers.

In the letter, Maines writes, "The evidence is so

strong that at the very least the judge will grant

a new trial, but hopefully he will overturn the

verdict and these guys will finally be sent

home to their lives and families. Maines

encourages her fans to check the evidence for

themselves, and says, "I am confident that

you will see the DNA evidence is irrefutable

and that these three men did not get the kind

of trial that is promised to us -- as Americans."

Brady Seals Talks...

Little Texas, Hot Apple Pie and What's Next

Listen Now !

It's no doubt, legendary country

musician, Brady Seals has done

amazing things in his career,
from a gold record at the age of 21

and his chart topping time with the

band Little Texas, all the way to his

ride as lead singer and founder

of the band Hot Apple Pie,

who may well have been the

pioneers of the

"Rockabilly" sound of this era.

Whatever is next for Brady Seals,

one thing is for certain, everything

he touches turns to "gold".

Listen in, to hear what

this phenomenal musician

and songwriter has in store

for his fans, and what he

shares with us at

New Country Star this week.

www.bradyseals.com

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