Howard Stern announced on his show that Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines has agreed to sing a song at his upcoming wedding. This whole Sugarland release, it's kind of a big deal, and most everyone seems to be excited about the new music: CMT' Craig Shelburne talks to the duo about their songwriting, spirituality and conditioning. USA [...]...

Love on the Inside, the third studio release from rising superstar duo Sugarland, is a good example of an album of significantly less quality than the sum of its parts. With few exceptions, each track sounds like a song from a good or even great album. Unfortunately, most tracks sound like the same song from [...]...

Original songs week was always something to look forward to during Nashville Star's USA Network run: the predictably hilarious debacles, the unexpected gems and mostly the fact that Nashville Star held it contestants to a much higher standard than any other talent competition. NBC deserves credit for continuing this tradition despite the abysmal talent [...]...

TMZ posted video of fans and paparazzi mobbing Randy Travis. My favorite quote from someone in the crowd: "I love your voice. I wish I had a man-voice like this. [I] hate my voice." After a recent shopping spree, Texas billionaire Robert Rowling–through his company TRT Holdings–became the largest shareholder of Gaylord Entertainment, which counts the [...]...

The big news of the day revolves around James Stroud, who formerly served successful stints at Giant Records and DreamWorks Nashville. He started up a new label called Stroudavarious Records, and releases are already planned for Willie Nelson, Darryl Worley, and Lorrie Morgan. In the latest edition of his Nashville Skyline, Mr. Flippo discusses his favorite [...]...