ÿþ <HTML> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <HEAD> <!-- CONTENT ÿÿ2006 United Stations Radio Networks. All rights reserved. --> <!-- Code written by Dano Panariello & Warren Boutros --> <!--This feed was generated on Mon Jul 21 12:02:16 2008 --><STYLE type='text/css'> @import url(style.css);</STYLE> </HEAD> <body bgcolor="white" TEXT="black" LINK="blue" VLINK="blue" alink="blue"> <A NAME="top"></A> <TABLE align="CENTER" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="4" border="0"><TR><TD><A NAME="1"></A><BR></TD></TR><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP"><STRONG><P class="headline">TAYLOR SWIFT HAS 'HIGH HOPES' FOR LATEST SINGLE</P></STRONG><P><B>Taylor Swift</B> is screaming up the charts once again with her fifth single, "Should've Said No." The teenager wrote this song all by herself, and from all indications, it's bound for the top of the country charts. </P> <P>Swift told us she's had pretty good luck with those self-penned tunes, seeing as the last one that was released, "Our Song," also claimed the Number One spot. <B>"It's another one that I wrote by myself, and the first one that I wrote by myself went to Number One, so we're keeping high hopes. It's just always good to know that you can put five singles off of a record, and thanks to country radio for making the singles move so fast. These last two singles have been really fun to see go up the charts, so I'm just crossing my fingers for this next one." </B></P> </P><P>Swift is currently on tour with <B>Rascal Flatts</B>. </P> <A HREF="audio/Taylor_Swift_On_New_Single.rm"><IMG SRC="images/misc/realogo.gif" ALT="Sound" BORDER="0" HSPACE="3"></A>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A HREF="#top">Back to top</A></TD></TR><TR><TD><A NAME="2"></A><BR></TD></TR><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP"><STRONG><P class="headline">DIERKS BENTLEY PLAYS FOR FANS OVERSEAS</P></STRONG><img src="images/photos/dierksbentley2_75.jpg" height="75" width="75" alt="DierksBentley2" border="0" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="3"><P><B>Dierks Bentley</B> is in the midst of a sold-out European mini-tour this week. The run includes stops in England, Ireland, Norway and France. </P> </P><P>Bentley said, "We've always tried to focus on playing new places or spots you maybe wouldn't expect to see a country singer. Whether it is a gig in France or a rock festival like <I>Lollapalooza</I>, the goal is always the same -- to bring some new fans back to Nashville with us." </P><P>Bentley will return to the States in time for an August 2nd main stage slot at <I>Lollapalooza</I> in Chicago's Grant Park. </P><P>Following his summer festival stops, Bentley will take a long-awaited break from the road to return to the studio to put the finishing touches on his fourth studio album.</P> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A HREF="#top">Back to top</A></TD></TR><TR><TD><A NAME="3"></A><BR></TD></TR><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP"><STRONG><P class="headline">JESSICA SIMPSON'S COUNTRY PERFORMANCE GETS MIXED REVIEWS</P></STRONG><img src="images/photos/jessicasimpson3_75.jpg" height="75" width="75" alt="JessicaSimpson3" border="0" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="3"><P><B>Jessica Simpson</B> made her live country music debut on Saturday (July 19th) night in Wisconsin to mixed reviews. "It's crap, she doesn't belong here," a witness told <I>TMZ.com.</I> "She's not good enough to be here. She's an embarrassment to country music." </P> <P>"I don't know what your perception is of Jessica Simpson or what tabloid you buy, but I just want you to know that I'm just a girl from Texas; I'm just like you," the singer told the crowd, according to the <I>Kenosha News</I>. "I actually like her country songs better," attendee<B> Mary Grace</B> told the newspaper. "She has a great voice, plus, she's adorable." </P> </P><P>In addition to her own material, Simpson sang covers of <B>Willie Nelson</B>'s "On the Road Again" and <B>Shania Twain</B>'s "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?" </P><P><B>Joe Simpson</B>, Jessica's father and manager, recently announced that her country album would be released on September 9th, 2008.</P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A HREF="#top">Back to top</A></TD></TR><TR><TD><A NAME="4"></A><BR></TD></TR><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP"><STRONG><P class="headline">LITTLE BIG TOWN'S KAREN FAIRCHILD MAKES GUEST APPEARANCE ON NEW JOHN MELLENCAMP ALBUM</P></STRONG><img src="images/photos/littlebigtown1_75.jpg" height="75" width="75" alt="LittleBigTown" border="0" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="3"><P><B>Little Big Town</B> member <B>Karen Fairchild</B> has lent her voice to <B>John Mellencamp</B>'s new album, called <I>Life, Death, Love &amp; Freedom</I>. Fairchild can be heard on four of the 14 tracks: "My Sweet Love," "Don't Need This Body," "For the Children," and "A Ride Back Home."</P> </P><P>"My Sweet Love" is Mellencamp's debut single, which is currently at radio. Fairchild appears in the song's video, which was shot in Savannah, Georgia. </P><P>Fairchild can also be seen in the <I>Life, Death, Love and Freedom</I> documentary, which began airing on A&amp;E's Biography Channel last weekend. </P><P>The <I>Life, Death, Love &amp; Freedom</I> album was released last week. </P><P>Mellencamp and Fairchild will perform "My Sweet Love" today (Monday, July 21st) on CBS' <I>The Early Show</I> live from Daley Plaza in Chicago. </P> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A HREF="#top">Back to top</A></TD></TR><TR><TD><A NAME="5"></A><BR></TD></TR><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP"><STRONG><P class="headline">NEW KELLIE PICKLER ALBUM TO HIT STORES ON SEPTEMBER 30TH</P></STRONG><P><B>Kellie Pickler</B> will release her self-titled sophomore album on September 30th. In addition to the current debut single, "Don't You Know You're Beautiful," the project features a collaboration with <B>Taylor Swift</B> called "Best Days Of Your Life," which the two co-wrote. </P> </P><P>Pickler said, "I'm so excited and proud of the new album. The material on the new album is part small town girl, but also a reflection of the experiences I've had over the last two years. I've matured, some, seen a lot more of the world, and naming the album <I>Kellie Pickler</I> says, 'This album is me, this is who I am and where I am'." </P><P>Pickler will co-host and perform on the upcoming ABC special, <I>CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock</I>, which will air on September 8th. </P> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A HREF="#top">Back to top</A></TD></TR><TR><TD><A NAME="6"></A><BR></TD></TR><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP"><STRONG><P class="headline">SUGARLAND LEAD SINGER GETS INKED WITH A FREE HEART</P></STRONG><img src="images/photos/sugarland(jennifernettles)1_75.jpg" height="75" width="75" alt="Sugarland(JenniferNettles)" border="0" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="3"><P>Fans have noticed that <B>Sugarland</B> lead singer <B>Jennifer Nettles</B> is sporting a somewhat new tattoo. The singer had a heart with wings inked on the inside of her upper right arm. While Nettles said the idea of a heart with wings is hardly unique, it represents a special meaning for the singer. <B>"I got it for me, personally, just at a time in my life where I was wanting to celebrate just my heart being open and freedom and liberation and really feeling like I could fly, really, where love is concerned and also within my self, so that's what it means to me." </B></P> <P>The heart with wings logo also turned out to be the perfect cover artwork for the duo's upcoming album, <I>Love On The Inside</I>, as Nettles explained: <B>"Kristian had started then when we were doing our autographs and things he had started doing a line drawing of it and we would sign under each wing and that sort of took on another meaning, and then when we named the record <I>Love On The Inside </I>it seemed appropriate when we started thinking about the implications and the symbolism just of the open heart and how transformative that can be and having the freedom there with the wings, it seemed an appropriate cover as well." </B></P> </P><P><I>Love On The Inside: Deluxe Fan Edition</I> hits stores on Tuesday (July 22nd). The regular version of the album will be released on July 29th.</P> <A HREF="audio/Jennifer_Nettles_On_Getting_Heart_With_Wings_Tattoo.rm"><IMG SRC="images/misc/realogo.gif" ALT="Sound" BORDER="0" HSPACE="3"></A><A HREF="audio/Jennifer_Nettles_On_Heart_With_Wings_As_Album_Cover_Art.rm"><IMG SRC="images/misc/realogo.gif" ALT="Sound" BORDER="0" HSPACE="3"></A>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A HREF="#top">Back to Top</A></TD></TR></TABLE> <BR> </body> </HTML> </html>