Country Music
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George Jones dies at 81
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George Jones, the peerless, hard-living country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets and peaked with the heartbreaking classic "He Stopped Loving Her Today," has died.
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'Accidental Racist' was a dialogue on race relations, says Brad Paisley (Video)
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Country singer Brad Paisley says he was trying to foster an open discussion of race relations when he collaborated with rapper LL Cool J on "Accidental Racist."
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ACM winners: No one more surprised than Luke Bryan by ACMs win
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Luke Bryan heard his name called at the end of the Academy of Country Music Awards, accepted the entertainer of the year trophy and then things became a blur.
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Blake Shelton, "Based On A True Story" review: Shelton pushes sound in new directions
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The more Blake Shelton rises in stature, the more he parades his swaggering, mischievous personality. His high-profile role as a judge on NBC's "The Voice" has provided a platform for the entertainingly outspoken side of this tall, drawling country boy from Oklahoma. Now Shelton is creating music as brash as he is, fully integrating his colorful character into his songs.
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Mindy McCready dies in apparent suicide
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In an interview with The AP in 2010, former country star Mindy McCready described life as "a giant whirlwind of chaos all the time." The chaos has ended with McCready's apparent suicide in Arkansas.
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CMA Awards: Stars set to take the stage
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It’s a big night for country music fans across the nation. The 46th annual Country Music Association awards will be handed out and as always it’s a star-studded event. And you can see it on ABC7.
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ACM Awards 2012: Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert are winners
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There was little surprise when Taylor Swift won entertainer of the year at The Academy of Country Awards on Sunday night — except maybe in how little surprise the 22-year-old sensation showed when her name was called.
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Earl Scruggs dead: Legendary country musician dies at 88
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It may be impossible to overstate the importance of bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs to American music, the country music pioneer who passed away Wednesday morning at the age of 88.
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