Jan 5, 2012

VOTE NOW The first decade of this century has seen the popularity of country music soar to all-new heights. It’s also produced songs and videos that are now truly country classics! So take a look back at the videos that defined the start of a new millennium and help us pick the Top 50 videos of the 2000s! Trace Adkins has been nominated for the following...

By TARA JEFFREY, The Observer Canadian country music fans are just as rowdy as the rest of ‘em, says Trace Adkins. The cowboy crooner, known for his signature baritone, spoke to The Observer before performing in Orillia, Ont., Thursday, followed by Friday’s Rogers Bayfest concert in Sarnia. “There are great country music fans up here,”...

By Tom Roland – ABC News NASHVILLE (Billboard) – When Trace Adkins rolled into Spencer, Iowa, on September 20, 2009, to headline the Clay County Fair, little did the veteran country singer know that the date would change the course of his career. “Here we are at this fair in Iowa in the middle of nowhere,” Adkins recalls, his reedy...

By Tom Roland It’s a good time to be Trace Adkins. He sang with Toby Keith during their concert dates this year; he’s currently touring with Martina McBride in the Shine All Night Tour; he’s got a role in “Tough Trade,” a new series for the video-on-demand and online service EPIX; and he’s the inspiration for the Luke McBain comic book. Distributors...

  ASCAP took over the Ryman Auditorium Monday night to honor the 51 biggest country songs of the year. Some of Music City’s biggest names walked the read carpet before the 47th annual ASCAP Awards. This was the night the unsung heroes behind the country stars were put in the spotlight. Ashley Gorley won both songwriter and song of the year honors for his...