Trace Adkins News

When country music chanteuse Martina McBride went retro four years ago, releasing a collection of covers of songs that first emanated from rural radios in the 1950s and '60s, it seemed a bold new direction for her, as well as an unassailable bow to her influences.

Trace Adkins at the Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 5, 2009.

Don't expect an array of pyrotechnics, a set of choreographed dance numbers or a drummer and guitarist buoyed by hydraulic lifts Friday night when country music artists Randy Houser and Jamey Johnson take the stage at the Dothan Civic Center.

This is the kind of news that gives us a headache. Better reach for the Advil. For the second time in its 100 year history, BC Headache Powder is being hawked by a country crooner.

Martina McBride Country star Martina McBride has canceled a Dec. 13 concert at the BJCC Arena.

Superstar rockers Bon Jovi enliven the MGM Grand Garden Arena on March 6. Tickets are $59.95, $99.50, $175 and $225 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday at Ticketmaster outlets.

The 11th annual WKXC-FM Guitar Pull again offers a great lineup for those lucky enough to be holding tickets for the event, which begins at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the University of South Carolina Aiken Convocation Center, 471 University Parkway.

Big Head Todd & The Monsters coming to Mesa Theater Dec. 19. And don't forget about Michael Martin Murphey Nov.

The Country Music Association awards return Wednesday, offering the full Nashville experience.

Country singer and songwriter Randy Houser was born and raised in Lake, MS, where his love of music was apparent even as a young child.

Mack Center on Oct. 31, 2009. Sharpen your spurs and shine up your belt buckle - it's time for the Professional Bull Riders Championships.

ARE YOU READY FOR THE FIRST HOLIDAY MOVIE OF THE SEASON? A CHRISTMAS CAROL COMES OUT FRIDAY! HERE IS A PEAK! MEG IS SOOOO EXCITED FOR THIS MOVIE TO COME OUT.

I was always a big fan of Julie Roberts , right from the get-go. She was cute, sweet and likeable.

It's not everyday that a celebrity or a country singer makes their way through my hometown of Mattoon, Ill.

Toby Keith and the tag team match of Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins head up a batch of seven videos that were screened by the CMT New Music Video Evaluation Team.

Growing up in the South -- and being brought up on country music -- made going to a show at the Grand Ole Opry House something I've always wanted to experience.

After wrapping up the first leg of her sold-out "Fearless" tour earlier this month, teen country/pop sensation Taylor Swift [ tickets ] is gearing up for the second segment of a North American outing behind her chart-topping sophomore album.

Reading is going country. Well, at least the Sovereign Center is. Trace Adkins and Martina McBride are set to perform at the Sovereign Center in Reading on Friday, January 29.

All things music from the Tennessean.com entertainment staff. Trace Adkins might not be the first country star to pop up with an alter-ego , but his is probably the one that offers the best bragging rights.

TRACE ADKINS INTERVENTION, TIM MCGRAW IS "NOT COOL" AND A FUNNY FIRST DANCE FOR A NEWLY MARRIED COUPLE! TRACE ADKINS' INTERVENTION... The memorable moments in T r a c e A d k i n s ' life include near-fatal accidents, being shot by his second wife, and a battle with alcohol.