For the second time, Lorrie Morgan has filed for bankruptcy in federal court listing estimated liabilities between $1 million and $10 million and assets of $500,000 to $1 million. Her first filing was in 1992 with a Chapter 11.

Morgan said the recent Chapter 7 bankruptcy is “an unfortunate yet necessary part” of the restructuring of her business:

“It’s very important to me that my fans and business associates understand that I’m OK. Today’s economic times have affected many American families and businesses. I, along with many of you, am not immune to this fact. I would appreciate the courtesy of my friends and fans respecting my privacy regarding this matter.”

Though this is sad — I’ve been a fan of Lorrie Morgan for many years and it’s always rough to hear that someone you admire going through hard times — you’ve got to wonder what was going on that she ended up $1 million-plus in the hole!

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Gretchen Wilson released her newest single “Don’t Do Me No Good” yesterday. The song is from her upcoming album “I Got Your Country Right Here,” which is due to be released in October. Have you heard it? What did you think?

Gretchen is still putting the finishing touches on the album and touring this summer. She also just completed her GED, and says “What a great way to kick off the summer with the new tune. After being on the road and taking the time to graduate, I’m ready to rock again on country radio.”

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Yes! Finally!! Patty Loveless is getting set to release a new CD - I’m so excited about this I can’t even tell you!

Even though it’s “only” a covers album, this 19th release from Patty (and the first in three years) promises to be as good as any of her other work. It’s titled “Sleepless Nights” and will hit stores September 9.

Husband Emory Gordy Jr. helped produce it and the release marks Patty’s first release with an indie label (one-month-old Saguaro Road Records) after twelve years at Epic Records.

The album will feature 14 classic country hits that they pulled from a pool of nearly 500, and will include:

1. Why Baby Why
2. The Pain of Loving You
3. He Thinks I Still Care
3. Sleepless Nights
4. Crazy Arms
6. There Stands the Glass
7. That’s All It Took
8. Color of the Blues
9. I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know
10. Next In Line
11 Don’t Let Me Cross Over
12. Please Help Me I’m Falling
13. There Goes My Everything
14. Cold Cold Heart

About the album, Patty says, “Emory and I were talking over dinner about recapturing some of these moments from my youth because I want to inspire and remind people of what country is made of. It takes me back especially to my brother, Roger, and my sister, Dottie, and the music they loved. It’s a little bit of a history lesson, but I think once you hear the songs, the stories, you’re going to be drawn to it. People lived a little differently then, but at the same time, there’s a lot more in common (with today) than people would think.”

The music video for Reba McEntire and Kenny Chesney’s duet “Every Other Weekend” from Reba’s “Duets” album debuted yesterday on CMT. You can view the official video on the CMT website.

The music video is actually different version than the radio release, which features songwriter Skip Ewing instead of Kenny.

The song and video portray a divorced couple with shared custody who must exchange children every other weekend.

What do you think?

George Strait has announced plans for yet another Christmas album!

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The album, titled “Classic Christmas,” will be the third holiday disc that George has released and will include ten of his personal favorite traditional holiday songs including “We Three Kings,” “Up on the Housetop,” “Hark, The Herald Angels Sing,” “Deck the Halls,” “O Come, All Ye Faithful” and “We Wish You A Merry Christmas.” His last holiday album was 1992’s “Merry Christmas Wherever You Are.”

Strait says, “I wanted to put together a collection of my favorite traditional Christmas songs that I grew up listening to. It was hard to narrow it down to 10 of them, but I think I’ve done it. I hope these songs bring back good memories for my fans like they have for me.”

The album is set to drop October 7.

Sugarland has announced plans to kick off a fall concert tour in September! They’re calling it “Love On the Inside,” which is also the name of their upcoming album, due out July 22.

Kellie Pickler and Ashton Shepherd will be opening. I’m sad to see they have nothing out west - hopefully that’ll change as time goes by and they add more venues!

Tour dates are:

September
Sept. 13 Asheville, NC Asheville; Civic Center
Sept. 14 Wilmington, NC; Trask Colesium
Sept. 19 Mashantucket, CT; MGM Foxwoods
Sept. 20 Atlantic City, NJ; Mark G. Etess Arena *
Sept. 21 Columbia, MD; Merriweather Post Pavilion *
Sept. 26 Bloomsburg, PA; Bloomsburg Fair *
Sept. 27 W. Springfield, MA; Eastern States Exposition
Sept. 28 Gilford, NH; Meadowbrook

October
Oct. 2 Ames, IA; Hilton Coliseum @ IA State Center
Oct. 3 Stillwater, OK; Oklahoma State University *
Oct. 10 Columbia, SC; South Carolina State Fair
Oct. 11 Roanoke Rapids, NC; Carolina Crossroads Outdoor Amphitheatre *
Oct. 12 Perry, GA; Reaves Arena
Oct. 16 Verona, NY; Turning Stone Resort & Casino
Oct. 17 Rochester, NY; Blue Cross Arena
Oct. 18 Erie, PA; Erie Civic Center Complex
Oct. 23 Tupelo, MS; BancorpSouth Arena
Oct. 24 Evansville, IN; Roberts Stadium
Oct. 25 Lexington, KY; Rupp Arena

November
Nov. 6 Jacksonville, FL; Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Nov. 7 Kissimmee, FL; Silver Spurs Arena @ Osceola Heritage Park
Nov. 8 Fort Myers, FL; Lakes Regional Park
Nov. 14 Lafayette, LA; Cajundome
Nov. 15 Beaumont, TX; Ford Arena
Nov. 16 Bossier City, LA; CenturyTel Center

* dates do not include Kellie Pickler and/or Ashton Shepherd

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During a Tim McGraw concert in Washington State on Tuesday night a drunk fan allegedly starting pushing his way to the front of the stage and in the process knocked over a female fan.

Tim McGraw saw this and called for security but when they didn’t arrive quickly enough he took matters into his own hands - literally! Reaching down in the crowd he pulled the concert-goer up onto stage where on-stage security quickly whisked him away, but not before Tim is seeing cocking his arm back as if to really subdue the guy if need be!

The topping on the cake - Tim was in the middle of performing “Indian Outlaw,” and after the kerfuffle immediately started back up with the line “I ain’t lookin’ for trouble.”

Jessica Simpson will be appearing on The View tomorrow, June 25th. The show will be broadcast live from Las Vegas at 11am Eastern.

She’ll be talking about her switch to country music and the release of her upcoming album in September. She’ll also be performing her new single “Come On Over” for the first time on TV.

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Tim McGraw has announced he’ll be releasing his next album this fall! At least, that’s what he told concert-goers this past Saturday at the Mandalay Bay here in Las Vegas. There has been no official word from anyone else but I guess he would know, right?

He played three new songs, possibly from the album, during the concert: “Still,” “Southern Voices (or Boys)” and “You Had To Be There.” The last is about a father who goes to visit his song after not being in his life.

The venues for Tim’s “Live Your Voice” tour can be seen here.

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Faith Hill is gearing up to release her first Christmas album this September!

The long-awaited album will contain 10 Christmas classics like “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town,” “Holly Jolly Christmas,” and “Silent Night,” and one original song called “A Baby Changes Everything.”

Faith has been working on the album, titled “Joy to the World,” for two years and says:

“I had a very clear vision for the type of Christmas album that I wanted to make,” said Hill. “Indicative of the big band orchestras of the ’40s and ’50s, with a full compliment of horns, stings, woodwinds, percussion and chorales. David’s orchestrations were a gift. They embodied everything that I could have imaged; unique and beautiful, and yet they seem as though they were always intended for these songs.”

The album is set to drop September 16.

The full track list includes:

1. Joy To The World
2. What Child Is This
3. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
4. Little Drummer Boy
5. O Come All Ye Faithful
6. Holly Jolly Christmas
7. Away In A Manger
8. O Holy Night
9. Winter Wonderland
10. Silent Night
11. A Baby Changes Everything

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