Country

On June 30, 1993, Kenny Chesney signed his first record deal, with the newly opened country division of Capricorn Records. The musician had moved to Nashville after graduating from East Tennessee State University, and managed to land a songwriting deal with publisher Acuff-Rose in 1992. In a 2007 interview with HitQuarters, Chesney’s longtime publisher, Troy Tomlinson,
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Kelly Clarkson may be starting a new chapter post-divorce from Brandon Blackstock, but she hasn’t cut ties with former stepmother-in-law, Reba McEntire. During the June 27 episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, Clarkson confirmed that the split hadn’t changed the personal dynamic between the two artists. “Not at all,” she insists. “We were friends before [Blackstock and
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She’s a singer, she’s a dancer, and she knows how to entertain a crowd. Kellie Pickler became a name in country music after her sixth-place finish on American Idol‘s fifth season, and her Southern charm and infectious personality have made her a favorite in the genre. Pickler, a native of North Carolina, has released four records,
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June 26, 1989, might have seemed like any other day in Nashville, but it was actually one of those watershed moments that only reveals itself in retrospect. A struggling young country singer named Alan Jackson signed his first recording contract that day — 34 years ago today — launching one of the most celebrated country
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