CMT Blog: Craig Shelburne

What to Expect From Jason Aldean’s Next Album

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Nashville’s Music in the Spotlight in Billy: The Early Years

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Yet Another Volume of Hits From Tim McGraw

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“Independence Day” Writer Donates to Planned Parenthood in Sarah Palin’s Name

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Picking and Choosing at IBMA’s World of Bluegrass

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Welcome to the Web, No Depression

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When Jerry Douglas Calls, Garth Brooks Answers

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Kellie Pickler’s Advice for Young Women – Stay Single

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Jack Ingram’s New Music Will Have “More Guts”

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Keep Your @#$%^& Cuss Words to Yourself

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Who’s the Next Pop Star to Go Country?

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The Suicide of the Man Who Built Rodney Atkins’ Confidence

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The Coolest Country Compilation You’ll Hear All Year

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Couldn’t Miss Buddy Miller at Americana Music Conference

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Fond Memories of My BBQ and Bluegrass Weekend

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Two Discoveries (So Far) at Americana Music Conference

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Jerry Douglas Glides Through Third Show at Hall of Fame

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Reba McEntire Earns ASCAP’s Golden Note Award

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A Tender Moment With Montgomery Gentry

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Shania Twain Might Have the “Hottest” Country Song Someday

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This Morning, I Smell Like Tim McGraw

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My “Meat-and-Greet” With Trisha Yearwood

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Trace Adkins Nabs First CMA Nominations in 10 Years

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Sugarland, Carrie Underwood Bring Balance to CMA Nominations

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Rest Easy, Patty Loveless Returns With Sleepless Nights

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SteelDrivers Blend Blues and Bluegrass at Station Inn

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The Bittersweets Offer Earthy Vocals, Pleasing Melodies

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Jessica Simpson Supports the Troops on USO Tours

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More Successful Meals From Trisha Yearwood’s Cookbook

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A Country Music Playlist Before Autumn Arrives

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Alan Jackson Writes Melody to Poem by Billy Graham’s Wife

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Lovin’ a Lost Duet From George Jones and Tammy Wynette

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Patty Griffin Finds Latest Inspiration in Country Music

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Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison – 40 Years Later

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Lee Ann Womack, Old Crow Worth Waiting For

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Trying Out Trisha Yearwood’s Recipes

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The Camera Doesn’t Lie in Jimmy Wayne’s Video

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How Jerry Douglas Met Alison Krauss

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Donavon Frankenreiter Sounds Like Summer

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An Insider’s Look at the Real Outsiders Inn

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Bluegrass Musicians Celebrate IBMA Nominations

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You’re Looking at Country in Loretta Lynn’s House

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Patsy Cline’s Hometown Finally Strives to Remember Her

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Don’t Tell Jamey Johnson That He’s “Too Country”

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Elvis Presley’s Fans Won’t Be Lonesome Tonight

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Sugarland’s Success Story Gets Sticky With Lawsuit

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A Quick Detour for the Judds and Kentucky Music

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Nashville Star’s Melissa Lawson Hopes It Goes Right

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Julianne Hough Takes the Stairs

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Catherine MacLellan Is a Good Road Trip Companion

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Kasey Chambers’ Fans Are Gonna Love This

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Reckless Kelly and Micky & the Motorcars? Oh Brother!

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My Favorite Bluegrass Fiddler Releases New Music

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Miranda Lambert Appeals to the Guys, Too

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The Natural Beauty of Tift Merritt’s “Broken”

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All’s Fair in Teddy Thompson’s “In My Arms”

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These Fans Will Always Love Dolly Parton … Maybe Too Much

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Kid Rock Wins Me Over With “All Summer Long”

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Please Come to My ’80s Country Music Festival

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Let’s Get Crazy for Lee Ann Womack’s New CD

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Hootie & the Blowfish in Country? Sign Me Up.

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Haven’t I Seen Whitney Duncan Somewhere Before?

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Finally, Ricky Skaggs Sings Country Hits Again

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New Tour Shows Nashville’s Other Music

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Patty Loveless Digs Into Her Country Roots

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“Come On Over” for Jessica Simpson’s Country Video

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Jamey Johnson Gets Star Treatment in Hometown

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Isn’t Sugarland’s Kristian Bush Fedorable?

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“You Say I Only Hear What I Want To…”

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Vince Gill Gets Back to Bluegrass Roots

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Real Girls Don’t Get Sassy on T-Shirts

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Three Upcoming Albums You Gotta Hear

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Hooked on New Summer Music

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Dan Tyminski Leads Bluegrass Releases This Summer

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Suzy Bogguss Helps the Hungry in Nashville

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A Long Weekend in Idaho? Oh, Boise!

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For Blake Shelton, You Can Go “Home” Again

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Hot Browns Are Louisville’s Luxurious Sandwich

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CMA Fest Surprises Don’t Happen Every Day

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The ABCs of CMA Music Festival

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Remembering Gram Parsons at Joshua Tree

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Mindy McCready Wants a Kiss at CMA Music Festival

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Live Those Songs Again… And Again

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Mammoth Cave Is an Underground Sensation

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Hey Guys, American Idol Isn’t Helping

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Dierks Bentley’s “Free and Easy” Bonnaroo

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Dolan Geiman Finds Artistic Inspiration in Country Music

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Sweet Leaf Tea Would Make Grandma Proud

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“Stay” Brings More Success to Sugarland at ACMs

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Way Down Yonder in Chattanooga

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Shania Twain and Mutt Lange’s Songs Will Endure

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Once Is Never Enough

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New Bluegrass Albums to Perk Up Your Ears

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Big Breakfasts and Historic Homes in Asheville, N.C.

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A Cool Night at California’s Stagecoach Festival

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Crema Coffee is Worth Crawling Out of Bed

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Josh Turner Holds Court on Tour With Basketball

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People Change, But Nick Lowe Is Still Cool

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Dixieland Delight at Dolly Parton’s Dixieland Stampede

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Lady Antebellum Shares the Beauty of Nashville

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Marathon Runners, Meet Lady Antebellum

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Josh Turner’s Eye-Popping Opening Shot

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Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers Forge Ahead

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Can You Hear Country in Snoop Dogg’s New Song?

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My Weirdest Moment at the CMT Music Awards

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Toyota Prius is Now My Favorite Rental Car

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Ricky Skaggs, Punch Brothers and More New Music

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I Am Lovin’ This Shelby Lynne Record

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Chet Baker Still Casts a Spell on Silver Screen

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I Can’t Quit Listening to Collin Herring’s “Punches”

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My Pick: Kathleen Edwards’ Asking For Flowers

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Randy Rogers Band’s New Album Is on the Way

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Small Coffee and Small Dogs? Must Be Miami.

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Whoa, Look Who’s NOT Selling

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Brad Paisley Sets a Rodeo Record in Houston

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Making the Most of South by Southwest

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Hayes Carll: The Perennial SXSW Favorite

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The Barker Band Gets SXSW Off to a Good Start

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Telluride Bluegrass Festival - Going Once….

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Trisha Yearwood Stands and Delivers at CRS Show

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Teen Queens: Marcia Brady Meets Miley Cyrus

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Spring Mix — And We Don’t Mean Salad

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And the Top New Female Vocalist Is…Who?!

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Confessions of a First-Time Cruiser

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Tift Merritt Focuses on Photography to Stay Creative

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I Thought There Was More Where That Came From

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Bourbon Renewal in Louisville, Ky.

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Music Recommendations: Tift Merritt and More

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Willie Nelson Inspires Painter’s Sacred Heart Series

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Doyle & Debbie – Country’s Crazy Duo