The OAC Country Crossroads

Trailer Choirs Hits the Fair and Festival Circuit
5 September 2008

Hey y’all! It’s the Trailer Choir here. This past weekend was all about fairs and festivals. We started out in Syracuse, N.Y., for the New York State Fair. Our morning began at the CMT/Time Warner. […]

Source: CMT Blog | Trailer Choir

The Bittersweets Offer Earthy Vocals, Pleasing Melodies
5 September 2008

I am not ambivalent about the Bittersweets, a rootsy band that recently moved from San Francisco to Nashville. I think they’re 100 percent terrific. The songs are smart, but still easy to listen to,. […]

Source: CMT Blog | Craig Shelburne

GOP’s Song Selections Please John Rich, Anger Heart
5 September 2008

No doubt, John Rich was delighted that John McCain and Sarah Palin used his original song, “Raisin’ McCain,” as the theme while the balloons dropped Thursday night (Sept. 4) following McCain’s. […]

Source: CMT Blog | Calvin Gilbert

Taylor Swift + Kellie Pickler + Julianne Hough = Taylieanne?
5 September 2008

Here’s what happens when you put three of the hottest country artists in a boat and take photos of them. They laugh and we smile. This video from People.com of Taylor Swift, Kellie Pickler and Julia. […]

Source: CMT Blog | Chris Parton

Kenny Chesney Picks the Next Big Star
5 September 2008

When you have Kenny Chesney’s blessing, anything can happen. And that’s probably just what Brother Trouble is hoping. That’s the duo that won Chesney’s Next Big Star contest in Nashville and w. […]

Source: CMT Blog | Alison Bonaguro

Taylor Swift Takes on Topshop
5 September 2008

Uh, oh. Looks like we may be losing another American celeb to the London scene. The shopping scene, anyway. While Taylor Swift was in London for a sold-out show Wednesday night (Sept. 3) at King’s C. […]

Source: CMT Blog | Alison Bonaguro

Songwriters Hall to Induct Matraca Berg, Tom Shapiro & John Hiatt
5 September 2008

The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame plans to induct Matraca Berg, Tom Shapiro and John Hiatt during ceremonies on Oct. 26. Hiatt is being inducted in the songwriter-artist category while Berg and S. […]

Source: The 9513 | Brody Vercher

Sugarland Reminds Me of Times “Already Gone”
5 September 2008

Sugarland’s “Already Gone” takes me back to that summer I’ll never get back. But thank God I had it. I’m talking about the summer of 2005. I left my small town in Illinois and headed to Nash. […]

Source: CMT Blog | Whitney Self

Keith Urban Wins Over New York Crowd at NFL Concert
4 September 2008

I just watched Keith Urban play at the NFL Kickoff concert in New York City on NFL.com. (It’s a tough job, I know.) This was definitely not a normal show for Urban, but he showed why he’s become o. […]

Source: CMT Blog | Chris Parton

Alan Jackson vs. Brooks & Dunn
4 September 2008

It took an Alan Jackson video to remind me of why I feel a little uncomfortable when I watch the latest Brooks & Dunn video. Jackson’s “Good Time” is everything B&D’s “Put a Girl in It” is. […]

Source: CMT Blog | Alison Bonaguro