George Jones: new country music needs a new name - Yahoo! News
Nashville, Tenn. – Country Music Hall of Famer George Jones isn't a big fan of where the genre has moved in recent years. When asked about what he thought about Music by today's top Country stars , the 78-year-old said while they are good, "they've stolen our identity." Jones made the comment during a recent interview when asked about Music by artists like Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift . "They had to use something that was established already, and that's traditional Country Music . So...

Country Legend George Jones Blasts Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift: VIDEO
Country Music Hall of Famer George Jones isn’t a fan of how pop-influenced the genre he loves has become in recent years. The 78-year-old “Choices” crooner has some harsh words for some of Country’s modern day big acts, like Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift, who Jones accuses of “stealing our identity.” “They’re definitely not traditional Country Music. It’s good to know that we still do traditional Country Music. Alan Jackson still does...

Carrie Underwood to Boyfriend: You Make My Life Better: PHOTO
Carrie Underwood has kept a low profile with her year-long romance with hockey player Mike Fisher  -- but not when it came to acknowledging him on her new album. The Country-music beauty thanked the Ottawa Senator player on the liner notes of her new album, Play On . Carrie wrote: "Thank you #12. You are the most amazing addition to my life! You are such a wonderful person and have had such an amazing hand in the building of this album and in the growth of me as a person. I love you so...

Carrie Underwood To Mike Fisher: “I Love You So Much!”: PHOTO
Carrie Underwood’s in love — and she doesn’t care who knows it! The charttopping former American Idol professes her love for hockey playing beau Mike Fisher in a special message tucked away in the linear notes of her third album, Play On , available now. In the album’s pamphlet, Carrie passionately writes : “Thank you #12 (Mike's jersey number for the Ottawa Senators). You are the most amazing addition to my life! You are such a wonderful person and have had such an...

Carrie Underwood Plays Up The 'Sass' With Kara DioGuardi On 'Undo It'
Carrie Underwood and Kara DioGuardi might not have crossed paths on " American Idol ," but the ladies did manage to hook up for a couple of tracks on the country singer's just-released album, Play On. Underwood said working with the outspoken "Idol" judge has helped her embrace her sassy side. "I love sass ," she told CMT. "And this is what I think is great about the whole album. People have so many layers and so many different emotions and feelings, and throughout the album, we tapped into a...

Carrie Underwood 'Thank God' for Mike Fisher 'Every Day': PHOTO
Wed, 04 November 2009 03:56:29 ET © AAR/Fame Pictures Winner of "American Idol" fourth season, Carrie Underwood , found herself in love with professional ice hockey center for Ottawa Senator, Mike Fisher. Carrie showed off his deep feeling for Mike through the thank-yous written on her newest CD. On the liner notes of "Play On", she gave Mike a shout-out. Carrie wrote, "Thank you #12 You are the most amazing addition to my life! You are such a wonderful person and have had such an amazing...

Carrie Underwood Plays Up The 'Sass' With Kara DioGuardi On 'Undo It'
'It's so fun to play a character and play something that you would never really be in real life,' she says of her feisty songs. By Jocelyn Vena Carrie Underwood and Kara DioGuardi might not have crossed paths on "American Idol," but the ladies did manage to hook up for a couple of tracks on the country singer's just-released album, Play On. Underwood said working with the outspoken "Idol" judge has helped her embrace her sassy side. "I love sass," she told CMT. "And this is what I think is great...

Carrie Underwood - Play On Review: VIDEO
Review by Daniel Wilcox Track listing: 1. Cowboy Casanova 2. Quitter 3. Mama’s Song 4. Change 5. Undo It 6. Someday When I Stop Loving You 7. Songs Like This 8. Temporary Home 9. This Time 10. Look At Me 11. Unapologize 12. What Can I Say [feat. Sons of Sylvia] 13. Play On You can argue just how much of an accomplishment this really is, but Carrie Underwood has sold more records than any other American Idol alum and as such is clearly the show’s greatest success story. That should suggest that.

Carrie Underwood - Underwoods Big Thanks To Boyfriend Fisher: PHOTO
Country star Carrie Underwood has gone public with her feelings for ice hockey star Mike Fisher in the liner notes of her new album, PLAY ON. The former American Idol winner has yet to speak out about her new romance but she opens up during the thankyous on her new CD, calling the Ottawa Senators star "amazing". Underwood, who previously dated American football star Tony Romo, writes, "Thank you #12. You are the most amazing addition to my life! You are such a wonderful person and have had such...

Carrie Underwood Says -Every Woman' Has Met A Cowboy Casanova
‘We’re not trashing this guy; we’re just warning these other girls about him,’ she says of her sassy single. By Jocelyn Vena Carrie Underwood Photo: CMT Three albums into her career, Carrie Underwood is already a Country-music vet, paving the way for ladies like Taylor Swift to find success outside of Nashville. On her latest album, Play On, the “American Idol” alum is proving her songwriting muscle, especially on the sassy first single “Cowboy...

Carrie Underwood Says 'Every Woman' Has Met A Cowboy Casanova
Three albums into her career, Carrie Underwood is already a Country-music vet, paving the way for ladies like Taylor Swift to find success outside of Nashville. On her latest album, Play On, the "American Idol" alum is proving her songwriting muscle, especially on the sassy first single "Cowboy Casanova." "I think to every woman, this song would be telling a story about someone they know or met or has tried to pick them up in a bar," she said in an interview with...

George Jones on the Taylor Swifts: Don't call it country music: PHOTO
Nashville, Tennessee — Country Music Hall of Famer <b>George Jones</b> isn't a big fan of where the genre has moved in recent years.

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George Jones hopes traditional country music 'comes back'
Country Music Hall of Famer George Jones, 78, says he isn't keen on how pop the genre has become in recent years. When asked about artists like Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift, he says in an AP interview, that while they are good, "they've stolen our identity." And, he added, "They're definitely not traditional Country Music. It's good to know that we still do traditional Country Music. Alan Jackson still does it, so does George Strait. We still have it, and...

Carrie Underwood Loves Tongue Hockey: PHOTO
Country star Carrie Underwood has gone public with her feelings for ice hockey star Mike Fisher in the liner notes of her new album, Play On . The former American Idol winner has yet to speak out about her new romance but she opens up during the thankyous on her new CD, calling the Ottawa Senators star " amazing ". Underwood, who previously dated American football star Tony Romo , writes, " Thank you #12. You are the most amazing addition to my life! You are such a wonderful person and have had...

Carrie Underwood sends liner note to hockey casanova
Looks like the Carrie Underwood hockey-tonk romance with Ottawa Senators star Mike Fisher is coming out into the light. You might remember that Mike spoke

Billy Deaton, Faron Young's Longtime Manager, Dead at 74
Billy Deaton, who served as Country Music Hall of Fame member Faron Young 's manager for 26 years, died Saturday (Oct. 31) in Nashville following a long illness. He was 74. Born near Ruleville, Miss., Deaton became interested in the Music business in the mid-1950s while working as a disc jockey for the Armed Forces Radio Network. He formed his first band when he was stationed in Iceland with the U.S. Air Force. Deaton recorded briefly as a solo act for Smash Records and, after completing his...

Fans Predict Taylor Swift as Big Winner at 'CMA Awards' in Annual CMT Poll
Taylor Favored to Win Entertainer of the Year; Brooks & Dunn Reclaim Duo Title Carrie Underwood Named Female Artist with Best Red Carpet Style Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- If fans have their way, Taylor Swift could walk away with as many as three wins in the categories of Entertainer, Female Vocalist, and Album of the Year at the "The 43rd Annual CMA Awards" , according to CMT's fourth annual poll. Swift would become the youngest artist ever to win Entertainer and join an elite...

Scheduled To Appear
ABC will air “In the Spotlight with Robin Roberts: Bright Lights. Big Stars. All Access Nashville” Tuesday Nov. 10 at 10 p.m. EST. During the show, Roberts will pay home visits to Carrie Underwood , Tim McGraw , Martina McBride , Loretta Lynn , Rosanne Cash , Lynn's granddaughter Tayla Lynn and Vince Gill's daughter Jenny Gill . Bonus interview footage, videos, photos and music from all the artists will also be available in a special section of the ABC news website. For more info, visit...

The World According To Jones
During a recent interview, Jones spoke his mind about new Country Music stars as well as traditional Country artists reaching into other genres for songs, like Johnny Cash did when he recorded Nine Inch Nails' “Hurt.” Responding to a question about today's Country artists like Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood , the 78-year-old Jones gave the young stars a backhanded compliment, saying while they're good, “they've stolen our identity.” “They had to use something that was...

MUSIC NEWS: Glee, Amerie, Michael Feinstein & Cheyenne Jackson, Carrie Underwood, Rihanna, Beyoncé: PHOTO
MODERN TONIC The editors of Modern Tonic present a weekly music update here on Towleroad. The rest of the week, they scan the pop culture landscape for movie, TV, book and Web recommendations in their daily email.   TODAY'S NEW RELEASES: Last week, Glee graduated from sleeper hit to full-blown phenomenon, thanks to a ringing endorsement from Rolling Stone (“it's Liza with a -Z' meets Carrie .”) and the show's cover of Journey's “Don't Stop Believin'” earning gold...

Carrie Underwood, -Play On': The extended Music Mix album review: PHOTO
Carrie Underwood, Play On (19/Arista Nashville) Note: Underwood’s label didn’t make her new album available early for press; Play On is out today. If it seems vaguely insulting to call the material of American Idol 's smashingly successful country alum formulaic, know at least that it is, three albums in, one the most well-honed formulas in the business. Underwood's M.O.

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Chris Caught Kissing Kate; Kristen Thinks Fame Is "Sad, Desolate" Like A Vampire [Dirt Bag (After Dark)]: PHOTO
Chris Martin was reportedly spotted kissing Kate Bosworth, a friend of his wife, Gwyneth Paltrow. An eyewitness reports, "At first I thought it might be Gwyneth, but when she came up for air, it was clear the woman was Kate..."