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Nelson visits Carter Country singer Willie Nelson meets with his friend Jimmy Carter in Plains for a television special and a free concert. Elliot Minor The Associated Press PLAINS — Willie Nelson visited his longtime friend former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday for the taping of a television special and a free concert for the residents of Carter's hometown. The Associated Press Former President Jimmy Carter, left, talks with his old friend, country singer Willie Nelson, on a platform of the railroad depot Thursday in Plains. "We have a long friendship," Carter said, noting that in recent conversations he and...

FRANKLIN, Tenn. Country singer Mindy Mc-Cready was arrested today and charged with prescription drug fraud. Authorities said she used a fake prescription to obtain the pain medicine OxyContin. Investigators said the 28-year-old Mc-Cready presented a fraudulent prescription at a pharmacy last February, paid for the drugs and then left. Officers said they later learned that Mc-Cready was not a patient at the doctor's office from which the prescription purportedly originated. Mc-Cready was released on ten-thousand dollars bond. The singer had a Number One hit in 1996 with "Guys Do It All the Time."

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I know this is a vanity and it will probably be pulled, but I'M MAD AS HELL AND I DON'T WANT TO TAKE IT ANYMORE! It's like it open season on Republicans and Conservatives on any kind of media and we can't respond and it's only going to get worse. Sometimes it's overt like Michael Moore, and other times it's subtle and that is far more dangerous. I was watching the Country Music Television's Top 100 Love Songs. (Yes, you read correctly). You know these kinds of shows. They count down the top songs with celebrity comments. You'd think it...

Patriotic star Toby Keith paid tribute to the soldiers occupying Iraq as he collected three awards at Wednesday's Country Music Television's Flame Worthy Video Music Awards show. Keith dedicated his video of the year award for "American Soldier" to the U.S. forces in the Middle East - and delivered a harsh message to Anti-War campaigners. He says, "This is a very important award for me because this is voted on by music lovers all over the place. I thank you all. Don't forget our brothers and sisters overseas making it free for us tonight." "It's a really nasty thing going...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Toby Keith (news) received a leading four nominations for Country Music Television's Flameworthy Video Music Awards, while Kenny Chesney (news), Rascal Flatts and Alan Jackson (news) picked up three each. AP Photo   The fan-voted awards show airs live from Nashville 8-10 p.m. EST April 21. CMT released the list of nominees Wednesday. Keith is nominated for collaborative video for his duet with Willie Nelson (news) "Beer for My Horses." The video, which unfolds like a TV crime show, is also in the running for video of the year. Director Michael Salomon also was nominated for his...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The live telecast of the Grand Ole Opry is moving from Country Music Television to its smaller competitor, Great American Country. The hour-long country music show, "Grand Ole Opry Live," has appeared on CMT every Saturday night since 2001. It draws 1.5 million to 2 million viewers and was CMT's highest-rated weekly series. The move means the TV broadcast will reach fewer viewers. Great American Country, started in 1996, reaches only 25.2 million U.S. households, compared to the more than 70 million households reached by CMT. "There isn't a bigger, longer-running music show on TV...

"The Perfect Country and Western Song"A lot of things happened last week that might seem worthy of discussion. Martha Stewart got indicted. Sam Waksal of ImClone was sentenced to seven years in jail (this week). The naughty bits of Hillary Clinton's autobiography leaked out a week early. Howell Raines and Gerald Boyd resigned from the New York Times. And the Israelis and Palestinians took tentative steps toward a hint of a beginning of peace. But there was another story last week of greater truth and enduring importance. Country Music Television (CMT) announced the top 100 country songs of all time....

CMT picks 100 greatest country music songs 06/05/2003 Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. - George and Tammy are there. So are Johnny and Hank, and Waylon and Willie. But a ranking of the top 100 songs in country music history is bound to contain a few surprises, and the new one by Country Music Television is no exception. Is Tammy Wynette's 1968 classic "Stand by Your Man" truly the best country song of all time? Should Garth Brooks' "Friends in Low Places" rank that high (No. 6)? Is the Eagles' "Desperado" really a country song? And where's Merle Haggard's "The Fightin'...

<p>American flags are everywhere as Toby Keith, center, performs Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue at the Academy of Country Music Awards last year in Los Angeles.</p> <p>As thousands of country fans stream into Nashville this week for Fan Fair, the country music community is wrestling, perhaps as never before, over issues of patriotism and free speech.</p>

This is my first time posting , so sorry if it is a little rough. I was wondering if anyone else has noticed that CMT has been playing alot of programs featuring the Dixie Chicks? It seems like they are trying to revive there sorry careers.

This is for Country Music Television -- a national poll. Please hit this one hard! http://www.cmt.com/ Scroll down on the left How much did the Dixie Chicks’ interview with ABC Primetime’s Diane Sawyer help their image and career? Helped greatly 5% Helped somewhat 5% Made no difference 8% Didn’t help at all 68% I didn’t see the interview. 14%

<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Country singer Toby Keith feels vindicated by the three video awards he won for his hawkish anthem "Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue (The Angry American)."</p> <p>"The night we had tonight vindicates me for the controversy from that song," said Keith, who won video of the year, cocky video and best male video for the song during Country Music Television's 2003 Flameworthy Video Music Awards on Monday.</p>

Hosts Toby Keith and PETA Pam Anderson didn't seem to like each other much. Toby kept staring at her "lung hammers". Darryl Worley came on and did "Have you Forgotten?" crowd insane. I didn't see this announced, suprise! Brett Butler was on, she was pretty funny, raunchy, risque and dogged the blixie ho's. Martina McBride won an award. Alison Krauss and Union Station again showed thier consummate skill and music artistry. Shania sang with em, sorta. Kenny Chesney did "no shoes, no shirt, no problem." He's the next George Strait. Toby Keith won video of the year. He Mr. Rumsfield,...

Everybody’s tight-lipped about the surprise guests at Monday’s (April 7) CMT Flameworthy 2003 Video Music Awards, but here’s what we know: The last time Flameworthy co-host Toby Keith was interviewed by CMT, he was asked what he’d be performing at the awards show. He said he might share one of his bus songs (such as “Only the Best-Looking Tuna Gets to Be Star-Kissed”), and he thought he’d perhaps write something for the occasion. Of course, with “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue” up for two nominations -- or three, if … well, you know. Keith is going to make...

CMT Flameworthy 2003 Video Music Awards Final nominees for the CMT Flameworthy 2003 Video Music Awards have been announced, and FINAL VOTING IS OPEN. Who will be the big female winner at the CMT Flameworthy 2003 Video Music Awards? Dixie Chicks Terri Clark Faith Hill Martina McBride Shania Twain ... VOTE NOW!!! Final Norminees Fan voting will continue through April 5 on the CMT Web site. The five finalists for video of the year will be announced at the beginning of the April 7 telecast, with voting continuing throughout the show. Faith Hill, Toby Keith and Shania Twain have each...