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Oprah Winfrey's show today (Tuesday) is about the Stars of Country Music, featuring SUGARLAND, DARIUS RUCKER, CARRIE UNDERWOOD and KENNY CHESNEY.
GEORGE STRAIT’s brother, John Strait Jr. -- better known as Buddy -- was found dead in a San Antonio, Texas-area hotel room on April 10. He was 58. Police believe he died of natural causes, but an autopsy will likely be performed. This is the second immediate family member George has lost over the years. His daughter, Jennifer, was killed in 1986 as a result of an automobile accident.
SUGARLAND earned six first round nominations for the CMT Music Awards, while TAYLOR SWIFT and BRAD PAISLEY each earned four. Fans can vote at CMT.com through May 11 to determine the final list of nominees for the June 17 awards show, with voting for the winners to be held May 19-June 17.
Individual nightly tickets for the CMA Music Festival will be on sale April 18. They will be priced at $30 for general admission and $40 for reserved seating. The shows take place at Nashville’s LP Field June 11-14. The current lineup includes:
June 11: DIERKS BENTLEY, BROOKS & DUNN, JULIANNE HOUGH, REBA MCENTIRE and BRAD PAISLEY
June 12: JASON ALDEAN, RODNEY ATKINS, LADY ANTEBELLUM and ZAC BROWN BAND
June 13: TRACE ADKINS, JAMEY JOHNSON, MARTINA MCBRIDE and LEE ANN WOMACK
June 14: MIRANDA LAMBERT, MONTGOMERY GENTRY, JOHN RICH and TAYLOR SWIFT.
RASCAL FLATTS scores its tenth number one hit this week with Here Comes Goodbye. And their new album, Unstoppable, is expected to debut at the top of the Country Albums chart and the Top 200 all formats chart.
RASCAL FLATTS performs Here Comes Goodbye tonight (Tuesday) on Dancing With The Stars (8p ET, ABC). It will be their second performance on the series in less than a year.
LEANN RIMES and songwriter Darrell Brown have teamed to write a book titled What I Cannot Change, inspired by a song of the same name on LeAnn’s album Family. The book, which details people’s lives through change, is on sale today (Tuesday).
Last week, CHARLIE DANIELS received the Spirit of America award from Middle Tennessee State University for his contributions to government, education and charity organizations.
BILLY DEAN and MICHAEL PETERSON will perform April 29 at Nashville’s Bluebird Café as part of a show to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
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