Martina McBride

“I'm so excited about this music and this time in my life. Creatively I have a renewed energy and I feel like this album reflects that.” -Martina ... www.cmt.ca

At the recent CMA Music Fest, Martina McBride 's annual auction raised $72,195 for the YWCA of Nashville and Middle Tennessee, more specifically ... kucountryblog.blogspot.com

 NY Vocal Group of the Year and two Academy of Country Music nods for Top Vocal Group and Vocal Event of the Year for 'Life In A Northern Town.' The band has headlined their own tour as well as toured with Martina McBride, George Strait, and others. ...

 PA A cowboy hat-clad Cassie Corsaro secured second place and a $150 cash prize in the competition after sitting down on the edge of the stage to sing the final verse of the poignant Martina McBride song "Concrete Angel." "I noticed no one else did that ...

In an exclusive interview, multi-nominee Martina McBride discusses the 41st Annual CMA Awards and the possibility of having a record-breaking night. fr.truveo.com

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 OH The 11 songs here make up as fine an assortment of country tunes as anything in McBride's growing discography. “Shine” is her 10th studio album and, despite all McBride's successes, it shows yet another level of freshness to hold fans' interest. ...

 TN Yes, she still has that timeless quality that brought out the longtime fans. The ones who've been with her since “My Baby Loves Me.” And the ones who have never even heard of Taylor Swift and probably don't own a Carrie Underwood CD. ...

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 OK Martina McBride rebounds from the annoyingly titled "Waking Up Laughing” release from 2007 with a fresh, 11-track effort that sees the Kansan improve the songs and production that surround her terrific voice. McBride channels Linda Ronstadt with the ...

 OH It’s been awhile since Waking Up Laughing came out that Martina McBride would come again with another release and this time she delivers Shine. McBride kicks it off with a sultry poppy ditty on “Wrong Baby, Wrong Baby Wrong, Baby” as it’s this sappily ...

Top40 Charts/ RCA Records) - Multi-platinum recording artist Martina McBride delivers the fourth album of her career to debut at No 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart with her acclaimed new release, Shine. With more than 41000 units in ...

Contemporary country singer Martina mcbride rose to stardom in the late '90s, starting out with a more traditionalist approach and later moving into pop-friendlier territory. She was born Martina Mariea Schiff in Medicine Lodge, KS, ...

 ND So have Martina McBride and Dolly Parton. But mentoring contestants on "American Idol" is one thing you'll never find Trace Adkins doing. He tells NASCAR.com that he's never been a fan of those talent shows. He says his kids like the show, ...

It’s almost hard to believe that the Martina McBride who made Shine is the same Martina McBride who made the stellar 2005 covers album Timeless, a work steeped in traditional country. Timeless was something of an anomaly in McBride’s career, ...

Following her self-produced "Waking Up Laughing" two years ago, she's brought in Dann Huff (Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Faith Hill) to co-produce "Shine," and his ear for instrumental hooks and classic-rock production touches should pay off on radio ...

I enjoy many songs by Martina McBride, and one of my favorite McBride songs is Valentine (with Jim Brickman). Thanks to the Family Review Network ... www.sageandsavvy.com

Elvis Presley Christmas Duets is the ultimate mash-up release. Here, the King's renditions of "Blue Christmas," arguably his most famous holiday jingle, "Here Comes Santa Claus," "Silent Night," "White Christmas," "Merry Christmas Baby" and "O Come All Ye Faitherful" are essential...

Well, now you can test your pipes against Martina McBride and Elvis Presley in private, and if you like what you hear, you can share them with your friends via email. As a promotion for "Elvis Presley Christmas Duets" album, Sony BMG Music Entertainment has created a Web site that allows you...

By brandy Oklahoma native Carrie Underwood finished her busy touring schedule for 2008 Tuesday night when she performed at the Grand Ole Opry. In this photo provided by the Opry, Underwood and fellow Opry member Martina McBride and Carrie Underwood perform “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” al...

By atreuter@gmail.com (Annie) It's that time of the year again! The cold weather is starting to settle in, houses are fully decorated and most importantly, it's finally time for some holiday music. I'll warn you now, the next few weeks will most likely have tons of holiday song features. This week's "Song of the Week" is my...

By Brody Vercher It’s been ten years since Elvis Presley appeared on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, but he logged his second entry in two weeks with the No. 43 debut of Martina McBride’s duet on “Blue Christmas.” That follows last week’s No. 60 bow of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” with Carrie Underwood. It...

Timeless · CD review - Timeless. Some of the top country legends have some of their best songs covered by Martina McBride, the best voice in today's crop of songbirds. The list of legends includes Hank Williams, Ray Price, Lynn Anderson ...

Martina McBride - “Ride” Catchy, but a little low on cogency–not to mention originality. And it essentially resolves into the same kind of positive “message song” that has defined so much of McBride’s recent work. ...

By Juli Thanki After nearly a two year hiatus, Martina McBride is back with a new single off of her album Martina McbRIDE, slated for release in March 2009. Despite the success of serious songs such as “Independence Day” and “A Broken Wing,” McBride has spent the past few years traveling down the safe rout...

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By Kevin J. Coyne Then the announcer said it was Martina’s new single and I laughed out loud! People calling in didn’t like the song, but I personally love it. A good up-tempo Martina song is rare, Waking Up Laughing didn’t really have any. ...

It took me a minute to figure out that she had already began singing "For These Times" off her current album Waking Up Laughing. Martina's versatility as a performer is seamless as she transitions between tender and sweet love songs, ...

By Craig Shelburne Matraca Berg: “Wild Angels,” Martina McBride “We Danced Anyway,” Deana Carter “Nobody Drinks Alone,” Keith Urban “On Your Way Home,” Patty Loveless “Hey Cinderella,” Suzy Bogguss “The Last One to Know,” Reba McEntire “They Call It Fallin’ for a Reason,” Trisha Yearwood

Where Would You Be" was outstanding, so much so, that she got her third standing ovation of the night. Now keep in mind that this is the type of venue where the audience is expected to remain seated during the performance. ...

Laurie Petricka attended Martina McBride's October 18, 2008 concert at the Treasure Island Casino in Redwing, MN. Read her review and view photos taken at the show.

By Alison Bonaguro USA Today’s Brian Mansfield may be a brunette, but he knows the power of blonde. In his recent story about blondes taking root in country music, he points to the success of Taylor Swift, Kellie Pickler, Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Julianne Hough, Jessica Simpson and Sugarland’s J...

 PA - Sep 24, 2008 The Christmas album, though, comes as a brief punctuation between "Waking Up Laughing," McBride's current successful album and the title of her tour, ...

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 IL - McBride is returning to the road this summer, touring amphitheatres to support "Waking Up Laughing," and has also released a live DVD/CD, "Martina McBride: ...

 AZ - 16, 2008 10:50 AM If there's anyone who truly feels the music and shows emotion as she sings it, it's country singer Martina McBride. ...

 MT - The Missoula concert was part of her Waking Up Laughing tour. On this tour, she also will be in Maine, California and Alabama along with many other stops. ...

 OH - Jul 15, 2008 Martina McBride has been one of country music’s quintessential ladies and she returns with Waking Up Laughing. “If I Had Your Name” was the first one out of ...

 - McBride's 2007 "Waking Up Laughing" jaunt was one of the year's Top 10 tours across all genres, according to a press release. The album of the same name ... Martina Kicks Off Tour, July 11 Country Weekly all 2 news articles

A new compilation, Country Sings Disney, will feature Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and Trisha Yearwood and will be released on July 8. The collection features country artists singing songs from films like Bambi II (Alison Krauss, Martina McBride) and Cars (Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts). Other...

By Joe Reality The program explores whether six participants can link themselves to country music superstar Martina McBride without calling her office, tracking her down at her next performance or Googling her. Instead they must complete the challenge by going to someone they know, asking them to ta...

McBride soothes Wachovia crowd   USA - One that will rouse the savage beast, if you will, not soothe it. There are not a lot. But Martina McBride is one of them. On Friday night at Wachovia Arena ... Review: McBride brings a bit of Vegas to town Charleston Gazette (subscription) all 3 news articles

McBride’s show an effortless treat Review  PA - Jun 30, 2007 WILKES-BARRE TWP -- What’s not to like about Martina McBride? Arguably McBride has one of the best voices in all of music, more hits than she can possibly ...

Review: McBride brings a bit of Vegas to town subscription),  USA - By Roger Lilly And Thursday night’s Little Big Town/Martina McBride show at the Charleston Civic Center was nothing like a good old-fashioned country ...

By Joe Reality Lewis, 25, grew up in Bothell, Washington and began singing at the age of 5. He first auditioned for 'American Idol' in Seattle having never seen an episode of the show. He is the first runner-up for Season Six of 'American Idol.' American Idol' tour tickets are available for purchase at www.am...

By Kaonashi I guess FOX has run out of filler sitcoms for Wednesday nights, because we keep having these boring hour-long results shows. Whatever happened to that Wedding Bells TV show that they were promoting early on in the year? I saw one episode and that was it.

By Bob Benedetti Hey y’all, it’s country week on American Idol. Our remaining 7 contestants threw on some snug Wranglers and boots, jumped in the pickup truck, and traveled down a few dirt roads to meet this week’s guest mentor, Martina McBride. The 40-year-old star McBride, who heralds from Sharon, Kansa...

By Kaonashi This week, the Top 7 showed off their mad country singing skillz - well, at least some of them did. Others, like a certain contestant whose name rhymes with "banjaya", just crashed and burned. Martina McBride was the gang's mentor, and I know nothing about her or her music so I can't really com...

By Joe Reality For country music theme night, Martina McBride mentored the remaining seven American Idol finalists. To kick things off, Phil Stacey sang “Where The Blacktop Ends.” Randy Jackson said “Dude, you could have a career in country music.” Paula Abdul said...

By Al Barger Martina McBride is Waking Up Laughing, and why shouldn't she? Personally, I can't remember a single song from among her numerous hits [something I'd say of very many interchangeable modern "country" singers], but she's sold tens of millions of albums, and this is top ten already.

By Scott Pepper The American Idol producers are clearly running out of ideas for weekly themes, as tonight's was simply any track from the past five years. One would have thought that with such a broad array of choices, the contestants would have picked better songs than they ended up with.1. Carrie Underwo...