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What artists just announced new albums coming out in May
And a new country baby has been born Find all that out and more on this weeks episode
on Twangz
Welcome to Twangz I am Stephanie from GotCountryOnline.com bringing you a rundown of this weeks tops
headlines in Country music.
Kenny Chesney spent last week in Jacksonville Florida, in secret..... Rehearsing for his
upcoming No Shoes Nation Tour While there Kenny played not one but two "Keg
Shows". On March 4th he played a free three hour set in Key West.
The following Friday Kenny put 700 tickets on sale for $15 to his second "Keg Show" of
the week this time in Jacksonville Beach. The tickets sold out in just minutes for his
two hour set. His No Shoes Nation Tour kicks off Saturday in Tampa.
There will be a new attraction during this years CMA Fest. The all new Fan Fair X will
offer autograph signings, concerts, lifestyle exhibits, live broadcasts, and more. Lady
Antebellum will kick off the event with a ribbon cutting when doors open
On June 6th. The trio will perform, sign autographs, launch their PING PONG & SONG event, as well
as a Q&A session from fans in a segment called CMA Close Up. For all your CMA Fest info visit
our 2013 CMA FEST SURVIVAL GUIDE at GotCountryOnline.com
Congratulations goes out to Love and Thefts Eric Gunderson and his wife Emily. They welcomed
their first child Camden Williams Gunderson on March 10th. Emily was due sometime in May,
so their new son will spend some time in the hospital, but all three are doing well. Eric
will head out in May to join his bandmate Stephen Barker Liles as they join Tim McGraw
for his "Two Lanes of Freedom" tour.
And finally new music is on the way from Darius Rucker and Pistol Annies. Miranda Lambert,
Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley better known as Pistol Annies announced the follow
up to their Debut album will release on May 7th. Titled "Annie Up" Fans can get a taste
of their new music now the first single from the album "Hush Hush" shipped to radio this
week.
Darius Rucker also announced that his long awaited "True Believers" album will be released
on May 21. The album will include the title track "True
Believers" as well as "Wagon Wheel". Darius is gearing up to kick off his True Believers
Tour in Estero FL on May 9th
That wraps up this weeks top headlines. For more news head on over to GotCountryOnline.com
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Till next week,