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(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that’s happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.) Say it ain’t so. I’d hate to think that the rant from The Tennessean‘s music writer Peter Cooper is true, that country singers are just a bunch of [...]

(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that’s happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.) If you have a little kid with a big voice, you’ve probably dreamed of the day when he/she would be discovered and your family would be thrust into [...]

The 2011 CMA Music Festival brought a record $30 million in tourism spending this month, according to Smith Travel Research, a data tracking firm. The four-day event attracted 65,000 country fans and helped fill an estimated 110,000 hotel rooms, according to the study. The 2010 event brought in an estimated [...]

(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that’s happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.) Vegas? Memphis? Vegas? Memphis? Trying to decide which one would make a better getaway? Not a problem. Because you could win free trips for two to both in [...]

Miranda Lambert hosted her biggest fan club party to date Sunday morning (June 12), expanding the annual celebration from 300 to 500 people. Held at the Nashville Palace, a bar and grill located right outside the city, fans enjoyed burgers, barbecue and beer pong prior to the singer’s performance. Once [...]