Laurel Park Place, Livonia Schools Host Back To School 'iParty'
Laurel Park Place and Livonia Public Schools invite students to the Back to School iParty at the mall with special quest Jennette McCurdy, who portrays Samantha Puckett on the Nickelodeon cable TV show...
View ArticleYahoo, Ram Truck Partner In Country Music Destination
Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Yahoo Inc. and Dodge Ram Truck Thursday unveiled “Ram Country on Yahoo Music,” the first dedicated country music site on Yahoo Music, which will serve as the ultimate online...
View ArticleBrad Paisley Grabs “CMA Entertainer Of The Year Award”
The Country Music Association Awards were Miranda Lambert’s and Blake Shelton’s party, but Brad Paisley crashed the festivities. Lambert won three awards, including album of the year, on her 27th...
View ArticleLast.fm Trends: A Winning Streak For Keith Urban
Keith Urban should be awaiting the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards with some expectation: he’s been nominated for Best Male Country Vocal Performance, an award he’s won three times before. Last.fm Trends is...
View ArticleAmerican Idol Star Appearing At Downtown Hoedown
He first hit the spotlight on American Idol as the “Singing Marine” from Westland. Now, eight years later, country singer Josh Gracin is one of the headline acts at this year’s Downtown Hoedown —...
View ArticleDetroit Native, Josh Gracin, Headlining Hoedown
DETROIT (WWJ) – The Downtown Hoedown is seeing music stars from all over the county, but headlining this year’s Hoedown is a Detroit native. Josh Gracin grew up in Westland, but has lived in Nashville...
View ArticleThe Music Continues At The Downtown Hoedown
DETROIT (WWJ) – Sunday is the final day of this year’s Downtown Hoedown at Hart Plaza. The free Country Music Festival means you can hear more of Jason Aldean and others through Sunday evening. Check...
View ArticleCountry Music Pioneer Wade Mainer Dies At 104
DETROIT (AP) – A country music pioneer who got his start in North Carolina’s mountains and rediscovered music amid Michigan’s industry has died at 104. Banjoist Wade Mainer died Monday at his home in...
View ArticleComplete 2012 ACM Awards Coverage
We're at the ACM Awards in Vegas all weekend long. Follow the latest news, interviews and performances. It's like you're there.
View ArticleMichigan Man Hopes To Strike It Big With ‘Liquid Gold’
By Christy Strawser CBS Detroit Managing Editor GRAND RAPIDS (CBS Detroit) What happens when you play a country song backward? The old joke says you usually get a truck, a woman and a dog back. But in...
View ArticleNominations Announced For Academy Of Country Music Awards
The nominees for the 2013 Academy of Country Music Awards were announced this morning. And among those honored with multiple nominations include Eric Church, Taylor Swift, Jason Aldean, Carrie...
View Article“It’s Fun, It’s Upbeat” Says Country Music Fan At Hoedown
DETROIT (WWJ) – The Downtown Hoedown is going on all weekend at Comerica Park and if you are a country music fan – this is the place to be. Mike Tyranski, of Yale, tells WWJ’s Beth Fisher that he goes...
View ArticleDowntown Hoedown Recap: ‘We Had So Much Fun!’
The 32nd annual event was memorable, not only for the sunshine and blue skies, but for the throngs of fans who flooded the city ready to party like the longest winter in history was over.
View ArticleQ&A With Country Music Star Blake Shelton
DETROIT — Ever wonder what country music star Blake Shelton had to hide from Gwen Stefani when they first started dating? He revealed that little secret along with more when he called into 99.5 WYCD on...
View ArticleCountry Music Artist Joe Diffie Dies From Coronavirus
CBS Detroit – Country music artist Joe Diffie passed away Sunday from complications due to the Coronavirus. He was 61. In a report from CBS News, two days before he died he wrote, “I am under the care...
View ArticleCountry Singer/Songwriter Mac Davis Dies at 78
Mac Davis, the singer, songwriter and television personality who wrote hit songs for several country music stars after his breakout song, “In the Ghetto,” was recorded by Elvis Presley, has died at 78,...
View ArticleLuke Combs Pays Funeral Costs For 3 Men Who Died At Michigan Country Music...
(CBS DETROIT) – Country music singer Luke Combs has paid the funeral costs for the three men who died at Faster Horses Music Festival in Brooklyn, Michigan, according to WLNS. BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN – JULY...
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