Paisley and Strait top country music nods
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Brad Paisley and George  Strait topped the list of finalists with five nominations each  for the annual Country Music Association awards, the music  industry group announced on Thursday.
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Alan Jackson leads all nominees at Tuesday's Country Music Association awards with seven, including entertainer of the year and song of the year for "Remember When."
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Performing rights groups ASCAP and BMI handed out their annual country music honors Monday in Nashville as a prelude to Tuesday night's 38th annual Country Music Assn. Awards.
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LOS ANGELES  - Performing rights groups  ASCAP and BMI handed out their annual country music honors  Monday in Nashville as a prelude to Tuesday night's 38th annual  Country Music Assn. Awards.
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The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame has plenty of big names, from Hank Williams Sr. to Bob Dylan to Dolly Parton.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Country star Tim McGraw lived it  up on top of the Billboard 200 for a second consecutive week  Wednesday, while Ray Charles, Jill Scott and LL Cool J entered  the pop albums chart in the next three spots.
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Alan Jackson pulled in seven nominations, the most of the year, from the Country Music Association Monday, including entertainer of the year and male vocalist.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Alan Jackson pulled in seven nominations, the most of the year, from the Country Music Association Monday, including entertainer of the year and male vocalist...
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - A spiffed up version of Usher's  "Confessions" and new releases by country mainstay George  Strait and rock acts Good Charlotte and Korn took over the top  four slots on the U.S. pop albums chart, according to sales  data issued Wednesday.
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The Shortlist is finally short. After an initial 73 nominations for the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize, the 10 finalists have been announced. Among them are Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand, quirky chanteuse Nellie McKay and country veteran Loretta Lynn, whose comeback album was produced by the White Stripes' Jack White.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Toby Keith, Norah Jones and Lucinda  Williams lend a hand to outlaw country icon Willie Nelson on  his forthcoming studio album, "It Always Will Be."
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Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney pick up two prizes each at the Country Music Association awards.
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Texan George Strait, once  called a "honky tonk Sinatra," led the list of the 42nd Academy  of Country Music Awards nominees announced on Monday at  Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame.
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R&B singer Mary J. Blige led the nominees for the Grammy Awards on Thursday, while country outcasts the Dixie Chicks picked up key nods for a defiant tune stemming from critical comments they made about President George W. Bush.
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NASHVILLE (Billboard) - With the "American Idol" finals just getting under way, it's too early to tell if there are any budding country stars in the field, but the last two seasons have provided a bumper crop. And country-rocker Bucky Covington, who finished eighth last year, is the latest "Idol" finalist to get a Nashville record deal.
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Perennial award favorite Allison Krauss and Union Station are the top nominees, with 11, for the International Bluegrass Music Association awards.
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New albums by Kenny Chesney and LeAnn Rimes brought a taste of country back to the top of U.S. pop albums chart Wednesday.