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01/02/2010 11:00 PM
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Nashville Inches, Ever So Grudgingly, Into the Future
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Organized, successful, lumbering, stubborn: Music Row is the last vestige of the record industry as it used to be.
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09/12/2009 11:00 PM
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Country’s Raw Side: Don’t Like It? Tough!
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 The long, blonde shadow over Nashville may soon be eclipsed by a tough streak courtesy of Miranda Lambert and Tim McGraw.
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08/01/2009 11:00 PM
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Country’s New Face: It’s Young and Blond
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 The next generation of country singers, who happen to be mostly women, are changing the genre with their music style, cross-over appeal, use of video and social media.
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11/12/2008 11:00 PM
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C.M.A. Again Picks Chesney as Entertainer of the Year
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 For the fourth time, the Country Music Association’s gave its top award to Kenny Chesney on Wednesday.
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06/08/2008 11:00 PM
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For Some Music, It Has to Be Wal-Mart and Nowhere Else
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 Highlighting the diminishing power of recording labels, Wal-Mart is stepping into the breach and making deals directly with artists.
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03/16/2008 11:00 PM
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Carrie Underwood to Join Grand Ole Opry
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Carrie Underwood will join the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville as its newest member, The Associated Press reported.
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03/10/2008 11:00 PM
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Formula for ‘Idol’: Popular Yet Predictable
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 “American Idol” seems to have settled into the ruts dug by previous years.
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02/20/2008 11:00 PM
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‘SNL’ Is Ready to Make Up for Lost Time
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 Lorne Michaels says he recognizes that “SNL” needs to re-establish a pattern of viewer expectations because the show is vulnerable in ways it never has been before.
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02/14/2008 11:00 PM
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A Couple of Country Singers Stop to Strut a City Stage
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 In their different ways, Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood each put on a wholly entertaining show, which isn’t always the same thing as a wholly successful show.
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11/07/2007 11:00 PM
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A Mishmash Reflective of Country Music
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 At the Country Music Awards, the awards presentations are minimized, to make room for performances by old favorites and new ones.
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10/31/2007 11:00 PM
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Carrie Underwood No. 1
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With relatively strong sales, Carrie Underwood, above, leads a crop of new albums on the Billboard chart.
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10/21/2007 11:00 PM
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CRITICS' CHOICE | NEW CD'S
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Kelefa Sanneh reviews new CD by Carrie Underwood; photo
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09/08/2007 11:00 PM
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Like Clockwork, Country Time Is Here Again
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 As summer ends, the fourth quarter looms and the fragile hopes of record executives head south, to Nashville. This season is already off to a good start.
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08/26/2007 11:00 PM
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No Votes, Just Hugs, Smiles and Pop
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 On Friday the gang from Idol’s Season 6 came to the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum: one winner (Jordin Sparks) and nine losers, putting on a show that amounted to high-energy karaoke.
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07/09/2007 11:00 PM
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The New Lone Rangers
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 The angry young women on the radio these days are not the first pop stars to romanticize independence for audiences desperate for companionship.
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