IN THE NEWS:
Award-winning country songstress Reba McEntire has added another round of dates to her North American journey behind last year's "All the Women I Am."
Performances by Keith Urban, Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum, Sugarland, Blake Shelton, Martina McBride and Reba McEntire are set for the " CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock" television special airing Aug. 7 on ABC.
Selling out Nashville's LP Field for or the second consecutive year with crowds of approximately 65,000 per day, the CMA Music Festival showcased some of country music's most popular stars and rising stars. The four day event, which kicked off on June 9, featured such names as Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert and Trace Adkins, among others.
Country superstar Reba McEntire has plans for a tour across North America this summer and fall as she continues supporting last year's "All the Women I Am."
Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton's May 26 Tornado Relief Concert to benefit Oklahoma's disaster victims sold out in less than two hours, prompting the country artists to add a second show on May 25. Both shows will be held at the Choctaw Casino in Durant, OK.
Reigning CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Miranda Lambert, Vocal Group of the Year Lady Antebellum and Male Vocalist of the Year Blake Shelton are among the acts slated to take the stage at this summer's CMA Music Festival in Nashville.
British singer Susan Boyle scored her second No. 1 as "The Gift" slid down the chimney to come in first place on the nation's album sales chart, selling 318,000 copies in the week ending Nov. 14, according to figures compiled by Nielsen SoundScan.
George Strait, Reba McEntire and Lee Ann Womack -- who toured together earlier this year -- will get together in early 2011 to tackle another round of arena dates.
