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Carrie Underwood Named Artist of the Year

(Gibson) Carrie Underwood was named Artist of the Year at the inaugural American Country Music Awards held in Las Vegas.

BBC News reports that Lady Antebellum picked up four awards including single of the year for "Need You Now".

The American Country Music Awards differ from other country music award extravaganzas in that winners were decided by online voting. Underwood thanked her fans, saying: "We wouldn't be doing anything if there weren't people out there sitting in that audience. You guys are awesome for supporting us like you do." more on this story

Susan Boyle Back On Top

Susan Boyle is back on top. Her latest album The Gift, the fastest-selling holiday album in history, has returned to the Number 1 spot on the Billboard 200.

The Gift originally debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard 200 immediately following its domestic release on November 9, retaining its position the following week.

The album is now back for its third week (out of four) at Number 1 in the US, selling 271,500 copies during the past week. more on this story

LCD Soundsystem Beat Arcade Fire and Kanye West For Album of the Year Honors

LCD Soundsystem's "This is Happening" has been named the top album of the year by the Rhapsody music service.

It was a tight race between "This is Happening" and The National's celebrated "High Violet," which bested third-place contender, "The Suburbs" by Arcade Fire. Other artists on the list include Broken Bells, Janelle Monae, The Black Keys, Robyn, Gorillaz, Kanye West and Vampire Weekend.

Rhapsody will feature these albums, and the rest of the Top 25, with essays and reviews by Rhapsody's music editors, who will delve into the top three albums. more including the top 10 list

Keyshia Cole Calling All Hearts

Geffen Records will release Keyshia Cole's fourth CD, Calling All Hearts, on December 21, 2010.

The CD is available in both standard and deluxe editions. The deluxe edition will contain 3 additional songs; 11 tracks are on the standard with 14 on the deluxe.

Featuring collaborations with Nicki Minaj, Faith Evans, Tank, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Timbaland, her mother Yvonne Cole and others among the album's 14 songs, Calling All Hearts is an emotional manifesto about life and love in our modern world. Two singles from the album are currently available: "I Ain't Thru" featuring Nicki Minaj and "Long Way Down," which Keyshia recently performed on Jay Leno. more on this story

Michael Buble Goes High Def This Weekend

(PR) HDNet Concert Series will premiere "Michael Buble Meets Madison Square Garden," this Sunday, December 12 at 8:00 p.m. ET.

The concert, which won the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, was recorded at the famed New York arena and features a show-stopping collection of Buble's hits including, "Sway," "Save the Last Dance for Me" and "How Sweet It Is," as well as selections from his new album "Crazy Love."

The Canadian native who has won three Grammy Awards and ten Juno Awards has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide, and continues to gain accolades for his unique vocal style. Preview

G. Love Hitting The Road

(Fresh and Clean) G. Love is pleased to announce the first leg of his U.S. tour in support of his new country blues and roots album, Fixin' To Die, set for release on Brushfire Records on February 22, 2011.

Recorded at Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville, NC, and produced by Scott and Seth Avett, the album is arguably G. Love's most sincere and candid work to date. more on this story

Singled Out: Holly Conlan's Stay

Hot off a national tour with Sara Bareilles, today Holly Conlan tells us about her new single "Stay," which was recently an iTunes indie spotlight selection. Here is the story:

In terms of the aural aspect of the song, it was one of those times that as soon as I'd finished writing the song, I pretty much knew what it needed in terms of instrumentation -- and it's not much. Piano, acoustic guitar, strings, and vocals. I think the strings really seal the deal, if you know what I mean. The piano and the guitar are constant and slightly static, but the strings highlight the depth of the matter.

The first couple of verses are sort of exploring parts of my insecurity, the parts of me I keep hidden when someone comes about that I hope might stick around. Cards close to my chest, a bit of cringing at the idea they might find out who I really am - what's really underneath, or what's not there at all. All the things I present myself as might not look the way I want them to look. It's also an insecurity, or a wonder I think I'll always have, that as you go through life, how do you know whether you're leaving part of yourself behind all the time or gaining bits of self as you go? Are you growing or just getting dented up along the way? Maybe both, but I'll always wonder.

The choruses ("the ugly parts...") are those exact insecurities or fears coming into light. All the things and the parts of your character that you keep quiet because you're not sure they'll be acceptable to someone else. Rhey come when you least expect them - "breaking in," they'll come and grab you and remind you that you are exactly the person you fear you are.

The bridge ("the clouds") is a bit of pleading. I know I'm no prize. I know i'm no sunshine. But if you'll take me this way, I'd love to stay.

The last verse ("every heavy part of you...") is just looking across at that person thinking, "why are you even here? You've got it all together and I'm an incredible mess." I imagine all of us feel a similar thing in some way or another from time to time - Battling with our shortcomings and having to put our worst selves up against a relationship to see if it can hold the weight.

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself right here!

Josh Groban Lands Two Albums In The Top 20

Josh Groban has two albums charting in the Top 20 on Billboard's Top 200 chart this week: Illuminations, which lands at No. 9, and the 5x-platinum Christmas album Noel, at No. 18. Now a holiday classic, Noel spent five consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard album chart in 2007 and was the best-selling album of that year.

Released by 143/Reprise Records on November 15th, Illuminations debuted at No. 4 on Billboard's Top 200 chart (Groban's fourth consecutive Top 5 chart bow), selling 191,337 units in its first week. Stellar reviews for the album have been pouring in. Entertainment Weekly declared that "Illuminations might be Groban's handsomest effort yet." USA Today raved: "Illuminations yields glowing music. Sturdy, deeply personal statements, brimming with poignancy." The New York Times also praised the album, saying it "showcases Mr. Groban's songwriting" and "reflects the conviction that gallantry can also be pensive and uncertain." The Washington Post calls out Groban's cover of Nick Cave's "Straight To You," calling it a "doozy of a track, which finds Cave and Groban united in their fondness for dark romantic overstatement."

Illuminations is the result of an unprecedented partnership between Groban and his producer Rick Rubin, who came together to create an entirely new zone where art meets intimacy and immediacy meets timelessness. Groban — who ranks as Billboard's 14th top-selling artist of the 2000s with more than 20 million units sold in the U.S. alone — has expressed himself at his fullest by tapping into a new range of expression and emotional connection with lyrics drawn straight from the heart. more on this story

Yanni Announces New Album and Tour

Yanni has announced the release of his new album, Truth Of Touch, on February 8, 2011 through YanniWake and Rocket Science Ventures.

The international superstar will also launch a major North American tour in 2011 starting March 22 in Peoria, IL.

In the course of a career spanning over 25 years, Yanni has accumulated more than 35 platinum and gold albums globally, with sales totaling over 20 million copies, including the double-platinum 1997 Tribute album, which sold more than a million albums within six weeks of its release, and his 1994 Live at the Acropolis album, which has sold more than 7.5 million copies worldwide (5 million in North America alone). He earned Grammy nominations for his 1992 album Dare to Dream, and the 1993 follow-up, In My Time. more on this story

Bill Monroe and Glen Campbell Sideman Donald Lineberger Dies

(Gibson) Donald Lineberger, a renowned left-handed banjo player who worked with Bill Monroe and Glen Campbell died Sunday night in Valdosta, GA.

WALB news reports that the Lowndes County Coroner said 71-year old Donald Lineberger died from smoke inhalation and exposure to heat.

Lineberger played with the legendary Bill Monroe in the mid '60s and also worked on Glen Campbell's national TV show, The Glen Campbell Good Time Hour and on the Smothers Brothers TV show. more on this story

Daryl Hall and Jose Feliciano Holiday Special

Daryl Hall and Jose Feliciano join together for a special holiday edition in the 37th installment of the award-winning Live From Daryl's House web show.

The Puerto Rican-born, eight-time Grammy winner first exploded onto the pop music scene 40 years ago, earning Best New Artist and Best Pop Song of the Year at the 1969 ceremony for his hit version of The Doors' "Light My Life," which he performs with Daryl Hall on the latest Live From Daryl's House web show, premiering Dec. 15 exclusively at www.lfdh.com.

"It was an amazing experience to hang out with such a talented individual as Daryl Hall," said Feliciano about his Live From Daryl's House appearance. "Not only that, but his wonderful personality goes with his great talent." more on this story

Tasha Taylor Releases Christmas Single

(PRP) Tasha Taylor, the youngest daughter of R&B Pioneer Johnnie Taylor, is offering her sultry, Christmas original, "Merry Christmas Baby" in advance of the release of her CD, Taylormade, scheduled for release early next year.

An accompanying "Merry Christmas Baby" video is now available for viewing at TashaTaylor.com and at YouTube.

"Taylormade is filled with remembrances, and sometimes more about how I feel about my mother's and father's feelings and relationship than about myself," Tasha elaborates. "'Merry Christmas Baby' is one of those songs on the album that has taken on a life of its own and now is really more evocative of my parents than about me." more on this story

Stephen Cochran Heads Up Free Liberty Welcomes Concert For Wonded Warriors

More than 50 Wounded Warriors from the Walter Reed Medical Center and Bethesda Naval Hospital are expected to attend a free concert Saturday, Dec. 11, featuring Nashville recording star, Stephen Cochran, a former Marine who was wounded in Afghanistan.

The concert, which will be held at the Sheet Metal Union Hall (Penn's Landing Caterers) at 1301 South Columbus Blvd (at Washington Avenue), is being sponsored by the Navy League -Philadelphia Council as part of its "Liberty Welcomes" activities.

The free concert, which also features the local band, Stolen Rhodes, is open to all veterans, active military and the general public. Annapolis midshipmen and West Point cadets are also expected. Event begins at 7:30 p.m. with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. - more on this story