Hank Jr. picked for songwriter hall
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Hank Williams Jr. and bluegrass duo Flatt &amp; Scruggs will be among this year's five new inductees into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the hall announced Monday.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.  - The Country Music Association  on Monday announced the nominees for its annual awards show  that will feature the induction of veteran singer Kris  Kristofferson into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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Kix Brooks of Brooks &amp; Dunn says their nomination for entertainer of the year by the Country Music Association came as a surprise.
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&quot;I&#39;ll never retire!&quot;  exclaimed an effervescent Dolly Parton, sporting a new upswept  hairdo, as she presided at a Music Row event on Thursday  recognizing country music&#39;s most neglected talent -- the  songwriter.
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Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts and Kenny Chesney were each nominated for three Country Music Association Awards, it was announced Wednesday, but more could follow.
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NASHVILLE (Billboard) - In a pale blue BCBG Max Azria designer dress and impressively high heels, Carrie Underwood is the picture-perfect hostess as she graciously chats with the throng of well-wishers gathered at the Country Music Hall of Fame to celebrate the multiplatinum success of her debut album, "Some Hearts."
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The categories included entertainer, vocal group, instrumental group, album of the year for It&#39;s Just the Night, male vocalist for Del McCoury, and individual nods for band members Rob McCoury (banjo), Mike Bub (bass), Jason Carter (fiddle) and Ronnie ...
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Two groups with ties to Northeast Ohio -- the Pretenders and the O&#39;Jays -- are headed for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They&#39;ll be enshrined along with U2, Percy Sledge and Buddy Guy at the Rock Hall&#39;s 20th
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Brooks &amp; Dunn and Brad Paisley were both nominated for six Country Music Association Awards, but Ronnie Dunn emerged as the leader with seven nominations, including one for the group's inspirational song "Believe."
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Michael S. Harper, a professor of English at Brown University and the first poet laureate of Rhode Island, has been named the recipient of the 2008 Frost Medal of the Poetry Society of America. The honor, recognizing distinguished lifetime service to American poetry, will be bestowed on April 21 at the societyâs 98th annual awards ceremony at the National Arts Club in New York. ... The rapper Lil Wayne, right, has been indicted on felony drug and weapons charges by a grand jury in Yuma, Ariz., The Associated Press reported. Lil Wayne, 25, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., pleaded not guilty when arraigned on Friday. His lawyer, James Tilson, said on Tuesday that Lil Wayneâs tour would continue as scheduled. He is next due in court on March 7.
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Lucinda Williams, Patty Griffin and the Avett Brothers lead the nominees for the sixth annual Americana Honors and Awards with three apiece.
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When John Mayer discovered he was being inducted into his old high school&#39;s Hall of Fame last Thursday, he decided to put in a surprise appearance at the ceremony.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Due to a reporting error from a  mass merchant, Nielsen SoundScan on Wednesday reprocessed the  U.S. pop albums chart, allowing country veteran George Strait  to claim the No. 1 spot, having initially come in second to R&B  star Usher when the data were released earlier in the day.
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Country legend Dolly Parton picks up an award for her songwriting, including hits like I Will Always Love You.
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Out of a small cabin hideaway near country music icon Johnny Cash&#39;s huge lakeside estate in Nashville, Tenn., vacant since he and his wife died last year, has come a rare album by singers and musicians produced by Cash&#39;s son, John Carter Cash.
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Country star Vince Gill, singer and humorist Mel Tillis and television and radio personality Ralph Emery were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday.
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A veteran Nashville troubadour finds a new home for his songs in bluegrass country.