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Carrie Underwood. image by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Carrie Underwood has her Second Child

Carrie Underwood is a mum again. The country singer and her husband, Mike Fisher, welcomed their second child, a boy, on Monday.

Tagged as: 00s, Carrie Underwood, country, USA

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Adele dresses up as June Carter Cash

by Music-News.com

Adele has stunned fans by transforming into June Carter Cash for her latest fancy dress costume.

Tagged as: 00s, Adele, contemporary, country, June Carter Cash, pop, UK

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Olivia Newton-John warns of Social Media scams using her name

by Paul Cashmere

Olivia Newton John’s publicist Michael Caprio has warned of internet scams by Olivia impersonators on social media trying to scam money from fans.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Billy Connolly, contemporary, country, Facebook, Instagram, Olivia Newton-John, pop, twitter

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Taylor Swift switches off her social media app

by Music-News.com

Taylor Swift is shutting down her social media app The Swift Life after just over a year.

Tagged as: 00s, country, pop, Taylor Swift, USA

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Dr Hook’s Ray Sawyer dies at age 81

by Paul Cashmere

Dr Hook’s patched singer Ray Sawyer has died at the age of 81.

Tagged as: 70s, country, Dr Hook, Ray Sawyer, USA

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Kelly Clarkson to ‘momage’ The Voice winner Chevel Shepherd

by Music-News.com

Kelly Clarkson fears she has become an overzealous “momager” to her new protegee Chevel Shepherd following her second straight win as a mentor on U.S. talent show The Voice.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Chevel Shepherd, country, Kelly Clarkson, pop, USA

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Taylor Swift had the highest grossing North America tour of 2018

by Paul Cashmere

Taylor Swift tour pocketed $277.3 million in ticket sales in 2018 and that was just for North America.

Tagged as: 00s, country, pop, Taylor Swift, USA

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Miley Cyrus to perform at Godmother Dolly Parton’s MusiCares tribute

by Music-News.com

Miley Cyrus has joined the star-studded line-up to pay tribute to her godmother Dolly Parton at the 2019 MusiCares Person of the Year gala.

Tagged as: 00s, 70s, country, Dolly Parton, Miley Cyrus, pop, USA

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Paul Kelly releases video for Dylan Thomas worded ‘And Death Shall Have No Dominion’

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly has debuted his video for ‘And Death Shall Have No Dominion’.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, country, folk, Paul Kelly, rock

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Taylor Swift home invader given jail sentence

by Music-News.com

Taylor Swift has one less home invader to worry about after a stalker pleaded guilty to breaking into her pad.

Tagged as: 00s, country, pop, Taylor Swift, USA

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ARIA inducts Kasey Chambers into the Hall of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

Kasey Chambers was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame this week with an imaginative poem by Paul Kelly.

Tagged as: 90s, ARIA, Australia, country, Hall of Fame, Kasey Chambers, Paul Kelly

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Keith Urban, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne 2014 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Keith Urban and Post Malone duet for Elvis Presley special

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Country star Keith Urban has formed an unlikely duo with rapper Post Malone for an Elvis Presley TV tribute.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, country, Keith Urban

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Shania Twain is writing for Celine Dion

by Music-News.com

Shania Twain is writing a new tune for fellow Canadian Celine Dion.

Tagged as: 90s, Canada, country, Shania Twain

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Taylor Swift Reputation world tour comes to an end

by Music-News.com

Taylor Swift felt an “infinity amount of emotions” as she concluded her Reputation Stadium Tour on Wednesday.

Tagged as: 00s, country, Live Nation, pop, Taylor Swift, USA

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Tim McGraw was inspired by Charles and Diana to write his first song

by Paul Cashmere

Tim McGraw wrote his first song about Prince Charles and Lady Diana’s wedding.

Tagged as: 90s, country, Tim McGraw, USA

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Taylor Swift leaves Big Machine for Universal’s Republic

by Music-News.com

Taylor Swift has left her record label home of the past 12 years and signed a new worldwide deal with Universal Music Group.

Tagged as: 00s, country, pop, Taylor Swift, USA

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Lionel Richie to make another country album

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Lionel Richie has teased his return to the country music charts by declaring he’s working on “something surprising”.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, country, Lionel Richie, USA

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Keith Urban recalls his childhood home burning down when he was 10

by Music-News.com

Keith Urban can sympathise with fellow Australian Liam Hemsworth and the other Malibu locals who lost their homes in the Woolsey wildfire over the weekend, because his house burned down when he was a kid.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, country, Keith Urban

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Neil Young and Miley Cyrus have lost homes in the California fires

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young and Miley Cyrus have confirmed their houses have burnt to the ground in the fires raging Southern California.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, California, Canada, country, fires, Miley Cyrus, Neil Young, Robin Thicke, rock

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Kasey Chambers to be inducted into ARIA Hall of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

Kasey Chambers has announced that she will be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame and will be the youngest female to ever be inducted.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, country, Kasey Chambers

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Tim McGraw to Headline Deni Ute Muster 2019

by Paul Cashmere

Country superstar Tim McGraw will headline the Deni Ute Muster in 2019.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, country, Deni Ute Muster, music festival, Tim McGraw, USA

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Lee Kernaghan to headline Big Country in Berry NSW

by Paul Cashmere

Berry, New South Wales will play host town to the all-new Big Country music festival starring Lee Kernaghan in May 2019.

Tagged as: Australia, Berry, Big Country, Caitlyn Shadbolt, Chalkie White, country, he McClymonts, Kevin Sullivan, Lee Kernaghan, Liam Maihi, Sunny Cowgirls, The Wolfe Brothers, Travis Collins

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Neil Young To Follow-Up ‘Songs For Judy’ With Electric Counterpart

by Paul Cashmere

Cameron Crowe and Joel Bernstein have let slip that they are working on an electric counterpoint of the upcoming ‘Songs For Judy’ compilation of 1975 performances.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Cameron Crowe, Canada, country, Joel Bernstein, Neil Young, rock, Songs for Judy

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James Van Cooper Persuades Jaime Wyatt To Sing On His Song

by Noise11.com

US country star Jaime Wyatt said yes to singing with Australia’s James Van Cooper after a 90 minute Uber ride brought them all together.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, blues, country, Jaime Wyatt, James Van Cooper

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Lee Kernaghan Announced As Ambassador For 2019 Country Music Festival

by Paul Cashmere

In 1982 Lee Kerneghan was crowded Star Maker at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. In 2019 he will have a more business-like role, as Ambassador.

Tagged as: Australia, country, Country Music Festival, Lee Kernaghan, music festival, music industry, Tamworth

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Dolly Parton Meets Namesake Dog

by Paul Cashmere

Dolly Parton was thrilled to finally meet Jennifer Aniston’s dog, but didn’t appreciate the actress barking orders at her.

Tagged as: 70s, country, Dolly Parton, USA

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Eagles Add Second Melbourne and Brisbane Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Eagles Australian tour has expanded by two shows, once each for Melbourne and Brisbane.

Tagged as: 70s, Americana, country, Deacon Frey, Don Henley, Eagles, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, rock, Timothy B. Schmit, USA, Vince Gill

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Neil Young To Release 1975 Archive ‘Songs For Judy’

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young’s next project in the Archive series is ‘Songs For Judy’, a 1976 compilation of unreleased live performances.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Canada, country, Neil Young, rock, Songs for Judy

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Taylor Swift Donates $15000 To Struggling Fan

by Music-News.com

Taylor Swift has donated $15,500 (GBP12,000) to a fan whose mum is in a coma.

Tagged as: 00s, country, Live Nation, pop, Taylor Swift, USA

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Keith Urban Visits Sick Child In Hospital

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Keith Urban stunned a superfan fighting for her life on Thursday night by visiting her in hospital.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, country, Keith Urban

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