Ashley Mann: October 2011

Monday, October 31, 2011

Country Stars Talk Halloween Costumes

Everyone’s getting ready for Halloween tonight, including Country Stars ...

Sugarland Says Farewell to The Incredible Machine Tour

This week, Sugarland wrapped up their two year long Incredible Machine Tour...and Jennifer and Kristen reflect on how they went at it a little differently than most artists…

Chris Young was talking about You the other day...

Blake Shelton Talks CMA Nominations

Blake Shelton is on the top of the world right now…and he’s enjoying the view! He’s celebrating another #1 song ...

Little Big Town’s making waves with another cover tune…

Brad Paisley Shows Off Humor in CMA Promos

Brad Paisley can’t wait for everyone to see what he did with Carrie Underwood...

Miranda Lambert is getting fired up to release her brand new album next week, and she’s giving her fans a jump start!...

Vince Gill Releases his First Album in Five Years

This week, Vince Gill released his first studio album in five years! It’s called Guitar Slinger…and Vince recorded the entire album at his home studio, which he says is something he always wanted to do. AND also includes another piece of home on this album…

Billy Currington shows off a very unusual talent in his new single, “Like My Dog”...Billy reaches down into his inner chocolate lab for the ending….

Shania Twain's Courtroom Drama Continues...

Shania Twain’s courtroom drama continues. The man who pleaded guilty to stalking Shania was ordered to stay in jail until a November 15 hearing, that will focus on his mental health...

Keith Urban teamed up with People.com to launch a television commercial contest to promote his new cologne called Phoenix…

Martina McBride Helps the Opry Go PINK...

Martina McBride will help The Opry go PINK this weekend...

Sugarland fans didn’t know it, but for years...they’ve been helping poverty stricken families in Guatemala...

Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood Help Kids from Their Hometowns

Two Country superstars have stepped up to help kids in their home towns. First up, Taylor Swift...

Two legendary Country Stars were honored over the weekend…Alan Jackson and Garth Brooks were inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame! Alan said he hardly feels worthy to be in the company of Merle Haggard and Don Williams, two of his country music idols.

And Garth said he honored he was to recognized as a songwriter…and says he’s a product of what he calls the class of '89, which produced some of today's country superstars...

Kix Brooks Gives Sneak Peek of New Solo Album Project TONIGHT in Nashville!

Kix Brooks is performing TONIGHT, along some of Country Music’s biggest songwriters…at the Stars for Second Harvest concert at the Ryman Auditorium. This annual event is hosted by hit songwriter Craig Wiseman, and benefits the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee...

Rascal Flatts Offer Fans LIVE CD

Rascal Flatts are offering up something different for fans just in time for the holidays! The Flatts will release their very first full-length LIVE album next month! The Best of Rascal Flatts Live will feature live performances of some of their biggest hits, recorded at all different venues along their tour. The trio chose their favorite songs to sing live….including a couple that you might not expect...

Lady Antebellum has a lot to look forward to next month. The trio will be kicking off their Own the Night 2011 headlining tour…and Charles and Dave say NOW they have a whole lot more to offer concert-goers…

Rodney Atkins Finally Meets His Birth Mother

Rodney Atkins experienced something every adopted child dreams of…he got to meet his birth mother...

Darius Rucker opened up about “Nothin”….Well, his new single is called, "I Got Nothin,'" and Darius says it reminds him of his very first country single, "Don't Think I Don't Think About It." He says, it’s a song that everybody can relate to…

Restless Heart and Friends Perform at Schermerhorn for Nashville Rescue Mission

Wanted to spread the news about GREAT MUSIC for a GREAT CAUSE:

Restless Heart will be accompanied by the Nashville Symphony for this very special evening of Music with a Mission....

Keith Urban opened up about his latest hit song. Turns out, Keith’s "Long Hot Summer," wasn’t very long at all. Keith says he and his co-writer, 80’s hit maker Richard Marx, wrote the tune in no time. Those two had successfully collaborated on a couple of Keith’s past hits,"Better Life" and "Everybody"...but struggled to write something great for Keith’s last record. But Keith just KNEW they had another hit in them….

It's be a whole YEAR since The Band Perry released their debut album...so WHEN will we get to hear some new music from that family?!!? According to Kimberly Perry, we've got some more waiting to do…and she admits THEY’re the ones who have been holding things up…

Tim McGraw Will Be Honored at Gala in Nashville This Month

Tim McGraw will be honored this month …on Saturday, October 29 at Fest de Ville Gala. Its an annual benefit for the education and cultural programs of the Tennessee Performing Arts Center…or TPAC, as we like to call it...

Hank Williams Junior is firing back at Fox and Friends and ESPN for their reaction to his political comments. In a recent guest appearance on Fox and Friends, Hank compared President Obama golfing with the House speaker to Adolph Hitler playing golf with Israeli’s Prime Minister. ESPN… then decided to boot Hank and his intro song from Monday Night Football…for good.

Martina McBride is Taking it to the Train

Martina McBride is taking to the train to promote her new album. Martina launched her train tour this week, where she’ll travel by Amtrak on a four-day trip from Los Angeles to New York City, with lot of stops to meet fans in between. Well, Martina had always wanted to take a train ride, because she thought it would be romantic. But after watching an online video of a room on the train…well, she got a little worried…

Miranda Lambert wants to do more than music…she’d like to create her own product line! Miranda says she wants to "branch out into all kinds of things." So what kinds of things would Miranda like to have?....

Rascal Flatts Become Members of the Opry

Rascal Flatts realized their lifelong dream and career milestone on Saturday night, when they officially became the newest members of the Grand Ole Opry! The award-winning trio got a big surprise recently when they were performing at the Opry...

Monday Night football will never be the same….no longer will we hear this:

Well, after his controversial comments he made about the president on Fox & Friends recently, Bocephus and ESPN have parted ways...

Stars Came out for Footloose Premiere in Nashville!!!

The Stars came out for the Footloose premiere last night in Franklin, TN. The Franklin Theatre in historic downtown Franklin was packed with celebs, who were there for a private viewing of the remake of the 80’s hit movie, Footloose. Blake Shelton, Lauren Alaina...

Luke Bryan wraps up his Farm Tour this weekend in Georgia. He started the tour back in 2009 as a way to give back to local farming communities, and a portion of the proceeds