Getting engaged made "Biggest Loser" contestant Vinny Hickerson feel like he had "a million pounds of weight off my shoulders."
The band gets a long-awaited invitation onstage from Vince Gill
The irony of a newswoman doing a country remake of Don Henley's 1980s hit "Dirty Laundry" was not lost on Robin Meade. "Instead of avoiding what I do for a living and why people know my name," the HLN host told CNN, "I said 'Let's just come at it straight on', and to me it's kind of like a tongue-in-cheek nod at what I do for a living."
CNN's Brooke Baldwin talks to country music's rising star, HLN's "Morning Express" anchor, Robin Meade.
The country singer shares details of her upcoming wedding to fiancée Lauren Blitzer
Country music pioneer Charlie Louvin, whose duets with brother Ira swung from murder ballads to earnest warnings about Satan and the atomic bomb, died Wednesday after a battle with cancer, his manager said. He was 83.
People.com: Charlie Louvin Diesupdated: Wed Jan 26 2011 15:55:00
The country star, who died of cancer in his Tennessee home, was 83
Bid on artful shots of the country superstars in an auction benefiting those affected by Tennessee's historic flood
"The Grand Ole Opry is an artist, and I am proud to be one of its songs," says Shelton
Brad Paisley, Keith Urban and others sing at country music's homecoming five months after Nashville's devastating flood
Like the flood waters that covered its historic stage nearly five months ago, the Grand Ole Opry House reopened Tuesday night with Country music stars of the past and present inundating the stage of the Nashville, Tennessee, landmark.
The stars will headline a homecoming performance Tuesday, the venue's first since the Nashville floods
Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House reopens after floodwaters nearly destroyed it. CNN's Amber Lyon reports.
"It's so weird," the country singer tells fans in her first concert since getting married
The Grand Ole Opry House is closed for repairs after record amounts of rain sent water 2 feet above its historic stage, damaging instruments, memorabilia and archival tapes at the country music landmark.
CNN's Martin Savidge talks to country music star Jo Dee Messina about flooding in Nashville.
A legendary circle of wood from country music's home venue is being repaired
"[Tennessee] is a mess with floods," he Tweets. "Stay safe, everyone."
As Nashville bails out from catastrophic flooding, the country music community will be leading the charge to rebuild Music City.
Country music superstar Keith Urban tells CNN's Rick Sanchez what he's lost in the flood that swamped Nashville.
"I've probably lost all of my road equipment, and all my guitars, and amp and everything," says Keith Urban
"Never have I met such warm people, heard such good music, eaten so much fried chicken," the actress writes of her time in Nashville
From performing at the Grand Ole Opry to getting acknowledged by Willie Nelson, Miranda Lambert, Jimmy Wayne and others reveal their star-defining moment
Jessica Simpson and Dolly Parton have found more to bond over than their blonde locks and country crooning. The famously busty pair found common ground this week over the difficulties of having an ample bosom.
The country superstar releases his own version of the magazine via Twitter
You can't get through a conversation with Jesse Dayton without hearing a reference to Texas at least once.
Texas country singer Jesse Dayton finds a whole new fan base working with Rob Zombie in 'Halloween II.'
The hilarious actor releases and album and will grace the stage at the Grand Ole Opry
With 17 Grammys, five gold records and -- by his count -- almost 130 albums, polka superstar Jimmy Sturr might just be the most successful musician you've never heard of.
His hometown benefit concert will help renovate the Smyrna-Clayton Boys & Girls Club
For a heady dose of holiday spirit, dive into Opryland.
The star acknowledges the crowd's curiosity about his musical ability
The singer helps his friend celebrate his 50th birthday in country style
Loretta Lynn tells her to "keep doing what she's doing," but some fans wish she had covered up
"If I throw up, I'm sorry," she said before performing her new country songs at a private listening party
"Sometimes you just wish that no one wanted anything from you," says the country star
The former American Idol champ is inducted into the Grand Ole Opry
Grand Ole Opry mainstay Porter Wagoner – who launched the career of Dolly Parton – died of lung cancer on Sunday. He was 80.
Porter Wagoner looks right at home in the marble lobby of Manhattan's Roosevelt Hotel. He wears a dark Western suit and tie and holds a shiny black cane. The glare from the crystal chandelier reflects off his eyeglasses as he tilts his head back, trying to remember the last time he played Madison Square Garden.
Russell Crowe says his rugby league club's cheerleading squad is being cut because skimpily clad cheerleaders detract from the game and make spectators uncomfortable.
Wright State University President Kim Goldenberg received a surprise at his retirement bash -- a visit from Mr. Spock of "Star Trek," aka actor Leonard Nimoy.
Brad Paisley's breakthrough from country's B list to real stardom last year came thanks to "Whiskey Lullaby," a duet with Alison Krauss about two ex-lovers who drink themselves to death.
showbuzzupdated: Wed Aug 11 2004 16:25:00
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