http://www.gactv.com GAC's top news stories. en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:50:57 GMT Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:50:57 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Fastfwd Rss_Export v1.0 http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944487,00.html In her latest single, "You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift sings "She wears short skirts/I wear t-shirts," but on the August cover of Glamour magazine, she's dubbed a "Bomb-Shell in Blue Jeans." Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:21:00 GMT http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944487,00.html http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5229466,00.html July 2, 2009 — The GAC offices will be closed Friday, July 3. GACTV.com news will resume Monday, July 6. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:05:00 GMT http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5229466,00.html http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944486,00.html July 2, 2009 — A funny thing happened when Wynonna Judd came to the GAC studio to tape an episode of The Collection — she and Bill Cody enjoyed their chat so much, they lost track of time! At the end of the taping, there was so much must-see footage that editors created an episode of Master Series. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:55:00 GMT http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944486,00.html http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944479,00.html July 2, 2009 — Nan Kelley hosts a red, white and blue-themed edition of GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown this weekend, with Kellie Pickler remaining at No. 1 for the fifth straight week. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:01:00 GMT http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944479,00.html http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944480,00.html July 2, 2009 — Marty Stuart will share a concert with an ex-president, Willie Nelson will share a stage with Bob Dylan, Kid Rock will launch a new beer, Brad Paisley will likely hang out at home, and Jason Michael Carroll will spend the holiday with ... Chuck Wicks’ girlfriend!? Indeed. A bundle of events are slated across the good ol’ U.S.A. on the Fourth of July, and country music is right smack-dab in the heart of it all. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:06:00 GMT http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944480,00.html http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944448,00.html July 1, 2009 — Getting signed to a major record label is the dream of many singers and songwriters. But when it was time to make her new record, Terri Clark actually asked to be released from her contract with Sony/BMG Nashville. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:14:00 GMT http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944448,00.html http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944446,00.html July 1, 2009 — Count Reba McEntire as one of the many country stars who've joined the Twitter craze. Dial-Global reported that yesterday, Reba's tweet said she was doing interviews all day (including an interview with GAC and GACTV.com). She also busted her husband Narvel Blackstock's client Blake Shelton, who has been tweeting like a madman and isn't always very nice or "PG" in his tweets. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:04:00 GMT http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944446,00.html http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944440,00.html July 1, 2009 — While Josh Turner and the Lost Trailers’ Stokes Nielson have each had babies in the last 10 days, they’re hardly the only country stars with significant developments in their lives. SHeDAISY’s Kassidy Osborn, Aaron Tippin and Country Music Hall of Famer Ray Price have turned important pages — and Kellie Pickler’s ended something that never really started. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:05:00 GMT http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944440,00.html http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944439,00.html July 1, 2009 — Brooks & Dunn are adding a hits compilation to autumn’s album release schedule, perhaps around the time of Indian summer, while Tim McGraw’s decided on a name for his first project of new material in two years. They’re among the leading projects slated for late summer and fall release. Brooks & Dunn’s #1s ... and then some features "Indian Summer" and one other brand new song, "Honky Tonk Stomp," in a 30-track collection stuffed with 23 chart-topping singles. It hits the streets Sept. 8. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:57:00 GMT http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944439,00.html http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944434,00.html June 30, 2009 — Josh Turner and his wife Jennifer welcomed their second son, Colby Lynch Turner, to the family on Friday, June 26. The Turners are also parents to two-year-old Hampton. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:15:00 GMT http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944434,00.html http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944426,00.html June 30, 2009 — The same day Alan Jackson filled a Nashville club this month with a free concert celebrating his 20th anniversary as a recording artist, a lengthy story in The Nashville Scene indicated he was planning to put his suburban mansion, Sweetbriar, up for sale. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:14:00 GMT http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944426,00.html http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944430,00.html June 30, 2009 — Lost Trailers guitarist Stokes Nielson and his wife, Maria, added a second child to the family with the birth of a boy June 22 in Nashville. The new addition comes at the start of the summer touring season, meaning Dad will be away from his son about as much as he’s home. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:42:00 GMT http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944430,00.html http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944429,00.html June 30, 2009 — Dierks Bentley tried to create a party atmosphere when he recorded his current single, "Sideways," and now it’s given him a great reason to throw a real one. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:39:00 GMT http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944429,00.html http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944428,00.html June 30, 2009 — Country Thunder USA, in its 17th year as one of the nation’s leading festivals, will get big exposure next month on GAC. The four-day event — featuring Taylor Swift, Alan Jackson, Tim McGraw and Rodney Atkins, among others — welcomes Suzanne Alexander, who’ll cover the festival for GAC Nights and Top 20 Country Countdown. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:32:00 GMT http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944428,00.html http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944427,00.html June 30, 2009 — When Brad Paisley writes his songs, he typically does it with no more than two other people in the room, but when it’s time to record, he’s been known to turn it into a party. There’ve been big, gang vocals on several of his hits — including "Alcohol" and "I’m Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin’ Song)" — and he incorporated a marching band into "Online." Brad and his producer, Frank Rogers, used that effect even more in his new album, which comes out Tuesday. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:25:00 GMT http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944427,00.html http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944408,00.html June 29, 2009 — The first day of June marked 10 years since the release of Brad Paisley’s first album, Who Needs Pictures. The last day of the month will see the release of his latest, American Saturday Night. In the last decade, Brad’s risen to the ranks of the top entertainers in the genre, mapping out a trail of awards victories with his singing, songwriting and guitar-playing. Still, he’s never gotten quite as personal in the course of an album as he has with this one. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:26:00 GMT http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944408,00.html http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944412,00.html June 29, 2009 — The Zac Brown Band sure gets around when it comes to musical styles. Earlier this month, the group was one of the few country acts that showed up at the Bonnaroo rock music festival in Manchester, Tenn. The next day, the band played the CMA Music Festival with a four-song set that stretched from folk to reggae to a high-octane cover of Charlie Daniels’ "The Devil Went Down To Georgia." Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:45:00 GMT http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944412,00.html http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944411,00.html June 29, 2009 — It was kind of like "Friday Night Lights": high-school football being shot for TV. Except it was on a Monday night, instead of Friday; and it was for a video, and not for a regular series. Brooks & Dunn’s "Indian Summer" got a hand from two football programs in Central California when the Chowchilla Redskins lined up against the Dos Palos Broncos over, and over, and over again. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:43:00 GMT http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944411,00.html http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944410,00.html June 29, 2009 — When the Grand Ole Opry welcomes new members, the inductees get to pick which current member makes the presentation, and when Montgomery Gentry joined last week, their choice had a strong connection to their very first appearance on the show. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:39:00 GMT http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944410,00.html http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944409,00.html June 29, 2009 — Taylor Swift earned her first hit with a song titled "Tim McGraw" — now she shares a release date with the artist she celebrated as both singers have new tracks coming out on Tuesday. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:31:00 GMT http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5944409,00.html