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For 15 years, Tricia Van Auken has been carrying the same sign to every concert she attends. It reads: “Can I Come Sing w/ You?” — and believe it or not, it has actually worked! Ten months ago, Jake Owen invited Van Auken on stage during a performance at the New York State Fair. Then on Sunday night (June 3), Van Auken’s lucky sign worked again, when Lady Antebellum called her up to sing with them during a show in Canandaigua, N.Y.

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This summer, plenty of country music fans will both remember and mourn the Indiana State Fair tragedy. In August of 2011, the fair stage collapsed before a Sugarland performance, killing seven people and injuring dozens more. Since the accident, Sugarland’s Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles have been wrapped up in depositions and legal proceedings for a trial that will determine who is responsible for the stage collapse.

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It looks as though Kenny Chesney‘s upcoming release, ‘Welcome to the Fishbowl,’ will not be his last on Sony Music Nashville — rather, it’s a first. The country superstar and his longtime label home have reached an exclusive worldwide recording agreement for all of Chesney’s future projects to be released under the Blue Chair/Columbia label, an imprint which gives the ‘Come Over’ singer more creative control. 

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The countdown to the 2012 CMT Music Awards is on! This Wednesday night (June 6), country music fanatics will get to see country’s top performers take the stage at the awards show. Plus, fans will also catch a glimpse of their favorite artists presenting awards to this year’s winners.

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Eric Church is riding high with his second smash hit from his 2011 ‘Chief’ album. ‘Springsteen’ is closing in on becoming the singer’s second consecutive Top 5 single, and it’s well on its way to being a chart-topper in just a matter of weeks, which means single number three will soon be at country radio.

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The National weather service and our local weathermen all agree, 'temperatures in Abilene and for the most part Texas, have been extremely mild this winter and spring'. Now that we're entering into summer, the temperatures have started soaring into triple digits. With that comes the dangers of dehydration, heat exhaustion and in some cases, deadly heat stroke.

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Darryl Worley recently returned home from an overseas visit where he entertained U.S. troops, made possible by Stars for Stripes. But this particular trip was extra special for the singer. During his visit, Worley had the rare opportunity to spend time with troops affiliated with the Special Ops Force, something that is not typically an option during military tours.

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The Country Music Associations Entertainer of the Year, Taylor Swift continues to burn up the music charts for both country and pop. When it comes to touring live, Swift is setting the world on fire. Taylor Swift has visited more countries than and other country music artist in history. When you visit the Taylor Swift website, you'll find that she only has one concert listed for 2012, it's in Ottawa, Ontario Canada on August 11, 2012, and we'd like to send you as our guest. Follow the link below to enter.

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ESPN is reporting that former Abilene High Eagle standout, Herschel Sims was dismissed by Oklahoma State for violating team rules.

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After a promising start with her two hopefuls, J Rome and John Glosson, expectations were high for Jennifer Nettles going into the second week of competition for ‘Duets.’ Did country music’s sole celebrity mentor tackle some of America’s greatest duets with the same energy and charisma? Considering her tied first place finish with J Rome and a fourth place finish with Glosson, Sugarland‘s leading lady is still the mentor to beat. 

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Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina were just added to a major country music awards show, but Chely Wright wasn’t and she’s upset about it. OK, she didn’t mention this show specifically when talking about being shut out of industry events, but others like it. Read both of these stories, and find out about Garth Brooks new tour dates in the Roundup below.

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It hasn’t been an easy road for country star Chely Wright, who admitted to the public two years ago that she is a lesbian. Since that time, Wright has felt shut out of the industry. Even though no country stars have directly insulted the ‘Single White Female’ singer, she feels that after she came out she was greeted with a steely silence.

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