Reba McEntire is the latest celebrity to fall victim to a death hoax that spread through the Internet on Monday. But do not worry, country fans, because The Queen of Country is alive. The whole thing was one big misunderstanding. Someone just forgot to read the fine print.
While Taylor Swift may be winning the hearts of all the American girls who used to insist that they’d listen to “any kind of music except country,” music icon and occasional failedsitcom star (well, in our opinion, the show was at least an “artistic failure”) Reba McEntire is jokingly calling out the rising star for writing so many songs about ex-boyfriends. Continue Reading
I think it’s safe to say that the majority of BeatCrave readers don’t pay much attention to country music. Whether I’m right or wrong in my assumption, it doesn’t matter. The Academy of Country Music has released their list of 2009 nominations and it seems they’ve thrown a bit of a curve ball.
The Raconteurs actually made the list for “Musical Event of the Year” with the song “Old Enough”. Now I’m not quite sure what constitutes a “Musical Event of the Year” (I was thinking music festivals and the like) but it seems that in country music, a song is considered an event and what an event “Cowgirls Don’t Cry” by Brooks & Dunn ft Reba McEntire must have been.
On another note, Brad Paisley has been nominated for six awards this year which is quite an achievement. Here’s the full list according to the Associated Press:
Ever since watching Reba McEntire’s (pictured above) television comedy show, I have a new respect for her and am willing to give her new country album, Keep On Loving You a try. Now back to the true rock music… we have singer/songwriter and musician (he plays the guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, and drums) Brendan Benson with a new album, as well as alternative rock band Sister Hazel with their seventh studio album. And if you are into mainstream reggae/dance music like I am, you have been waiting for the new Sean Paul album for awhile. Well the wait it over, it is out this week.
Albums coming out August 18th:
