Country

Darius Rucker was driving around with 14 purple pills when he was stopped by police. His arrest happened on Thursday (Feb. 1), but the initial traffic stop took place nearly a year ago. The singer responded to a warrant for his arrest this week, thus the new charges, mug shot and reporting. The reason for the nearly 1-year
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Darius Rucker was arrested in the Middle Tennessee area on Thursday (Feb. 1), according to TMZ. The Williamson County’s Mobile Patrol Public Safety app also shared information about the arrest, including Rucker’s mug shot. According to TMZ’s report, Rucker’s lawyer, Mark Puryear, says that “Darius Rucker is fully cooperating with authorities related to misdemeanor charges.
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On Feb. 1, 1978, Dolly Parton‘s “Here You Come Again” became her first gold single. At the time of the song’s release, Parton was making a big push to break into the pop world. That’s certainly evident from “Here You Come Again”: Written by songwriting legends Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil — who had penned
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Reba McEntire is heading back to the small screen. Hot on the heels of her run as a coach on the singing reality series The Voice, McEntire is teaming up again with NBC in an untitled multi-camera comedy pilot. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the series revolves around McEntire’s character, “who inherits her father’s restaurant
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Fourteen years ago today (Jan. 31, 2010), Taylor Swift made musical history: It was on that date the then-20-year-old became the youngest country artist, and, at the time, the youngest act of any genre, to ever win Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards. Swift received the honor for her sophomore album, Fearless, which was released in
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Thirty-one years ago today (Jan. 31, 1993), Garth Brooks took his turn at one of the most coveted performance slots of all time: singing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl. But according to former NFL executive director Don Weiss’ book, The Making of the Super Bowl: The Inside Story of the World’s Greatest Sporting Event,
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Chris Young‘s run-in with Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) officers before his recent arrest was every bit as painful as it looked. On Tuesday (Jan. 30), the singer showed fans the bruises he incurred after an officer pushed him backwards, causing him to stumble and fall over the corner of a bar. Those injuries include
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Dynamic country hitmaker Margo Smith has died. The late-’70s chart-topper later known as “The Tennessee Yodeler” leaves behind a catalog filled with country and Christian hits. Margo Smith scored two No. 1 songs in 1978: “Don’t Break the Heart That Loves You” and “It Only Hurts for a Little While.” Her first taste of commercial
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George Strait‘s career in country music spans more than 40 years. However, the singer himself really didn’t take an interest in country music until he was in high school. Born May 18, 1952, the now-icon entered the world in Poteet, Texas, as son to Doris and John Strait. He was a big fan of news radio and the farmer’s
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