Legendary Country duo, The Bellamy Brothers, have released a new single and video with The Bacon Brothers, titled "Guilty of the Crime." The cut is currently in medium rotation on CMT Pure and featured worldwide on CMT.com.  Directed by Laura Lyness, the video was shot in a single day inside an actual prison in Memphis, Tenn.  The video features both sets of brothers and former "Beverly Hills 90210" star Shannen Doherty.

"This song gave all of us an opportunity to do something a little different," says David Bellamy. "We had a great time recording and filming with the Bacon Brothers and feel like we had the perfect song to bring both of our styles together.  Having Shannen Doherty in the video was an added bonus, and shooting in a real, working prison gave the whole thing the right look and vibe."

"Guilty of the Crime" is the first single from the Bellamy Brothers' forthcoming album, The Anthology, Vol. 1.  It will be available Aug. 1 on BellamyBrothers.com and at iTunes.  The collection will be released in stores on Sept. 29.

For the first time in his illustrious career, country legend Ronnie Milsap tells his inspirational story through the two CD set 'Then Sings My Soul: 24 Favorite Hymns Gospel Songs'. This collection includes gospel greats including "I'll Fly Away", "Amazing Grace", "Up To Zion" and secular treasures like "Stand By Me", and "People Get Ready." This release marks the first time Milsap delves into the spiritual music that has surrounded his personal life.

"This recording of inspirational songs is going to set a brand new mark for me, especially. My fans, they have indicated they've wanted this for so long," Milsap explains, "And I was shy to do this for a long time because I didn't necessarily want to show the inside of my soul. It was easy to hide behind 'Daydreams About Night Things' or 'There's No Getting Over Me' or 'Stranger In My House.' It was easier to hide behind those big hits. Nobody ever asked me to dig deep inside of your spirit and expose that. That's why it took me a while to be able to do that."

Alan Jackson will perform in Denmark, Sweden and Norway, August 13-14-15, respectively. This is the first time that Jackson has performed in Scandinavia. In Norway, where fans have made his critically acclaimed Good Time album a Platinum success, 14,000 tickets were snapped up within days of the concert going on sale. This will be the first time Jackson has played Europe since 1990, when he played Germany and UK.

Jackson has been named a recipient of a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the year 2010 by the Hollywood Walk of Fame Committee of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. He was chosen from hundreds of nominations by The Chamber for his extraordinary career accomplishments and charitable work. The date for the Star ceremony will be set soon, and Jackson fans everywhere will be welcome to come.

LeAnn Rimes, Martina McBride and Julianne Hough will grace the cover of the July issue of Shape magazine, clad in bikini swimsuits. ••• Kellie Pickler has the cover and a six-page feature in OK magazine. ••• Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and Miley Cyrus are among the nominees for the popular Teen Choice 2009 Awards. The Jonas Brothers will host the show which airs Aug. 10 on Fox. ••• Attendance of 75,000 people who attended Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn, last week topped the 70,000 in 2008, and just shy of the 80,000 tickets that would sell out the festival. Producers Ashley Capps of A.C. Entertainment, and Jonathan Mayers of Superfly Presents, are already working on the line-up for 2010 and 2011.

Montgomery Gentry--the Grand Ole Opry’s newest members--are taking to the airwaves as hosts of a Star-Spangled America’s Opry Weekend Special, which is available to country radio stations across America from Westwood One.  The special will share country music’s biggest hits so far this summer; contemporary country salutes to the red, white, and blue; and live cuts from the Opry stage by Alan Jackson, Kellie Pickler, Brad Paisley, and more; as well as updates from the summer’s hottest tours and  backstage Opry interviews

Montgomery Gentry’s new single, “Long Line Of Losers” is just now hitting the airwaves and follows in the footsteps of their recent Top 5 hit “One In Every Crowd.”  The duo’s current album, Back When I Knew It All, has also yielded the No. 1 hit single “Back When I Knew It All” and the multi-week No. 1, “Roll With Me.”  See Eddie and Troy on Kenny Chesney's Sun City Carnival Tour this summer. 

EVENTS Calender 2009:

• Jul. 15-18 - Country Thunder USA, Twin Lakes, WI
• Jul. 17-26 - Cheyenne Frontier Days, Cheyenne, WY
• Aug. 1-2 - UTV Country Fest, Belfast, Ireland
• Sept. 17 - Americana Music Association Awards, Nashville, TN
• Sept. 23-27 - Gene Autry Film & Music Festival, Gene Autry, OK

These events and a whole lot more are listed on our LINKS page!

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