Country Music News 8/16/10

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COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS

 

TAYLOR SWIFT: Swift Move Up the Charts

In less than a week, Taylor Swift's single "Mine" has already made it to the top of Billboard's Hot Digital Song chart and is number-three on the Hot 100 pop chart. The song is from Taylor's Speak Now, which hits stores on October 25th. You can pre-order the album starting August 20th at SpeakNow13.com. -- Rosemary Young

REBA McENTIRE: Facebook Royalty

Reba McEntire just passed the one-million-fans mark on Facebook -- becoming one of only 10 country stars to reach that milestone. The others are:

  • Taylor Swift
  • Johnny Cash
  • Carrie Underwood
  • Lady Antebellum
  • Rascal Flatts
  • Kenny Chesney
  • Jason Aldean
  • Tim McGraw
  • Zac Brown Band

Reba's album All the Women I Am will hit stores on November 9th. -- Rosemary Young

GARY ALLAN: The Last Rodeo

Gary Allan said thanks and farewell to Brooks and Dunn with a grand gesture at their August 8th show in Chicago. When the duo's tour busses pulled up to the venue, Gary had a banner hanging from the side of his bus that read, "Thanks for having us on 82 shows over the past 10 years. You guys are the gold standard of how it should be done. If we ever grow up, we want to be just like you guys." --Tammy Ragusa

 JAMEY JOHNSON: Behind The Guitar Song

If you're one of the many Jamey Johnson fans that is anticipating the September 14th release of his new album, The Guitar Song, go directly to his website and watch the video he has posted. Jamey walks you through the entire album breaking down the songs interspersed with live performance video. Especially compelling is footage of him with his daughter Kylee.


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