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KHAZ Country Music News: Dierks Bentley Mixes Old and New on Upcoming Album, “Riser,” Due Out This Fall »

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Dierks Bentley fans can look forward to familiar themes on his upcoming album, Riser, including a few lonesome songs and some songs about drinking a nice, cold beer. There are some new elements to the music too due to where Dierks is in his life right now as a husband and father. He adds, “You [...]

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KHAZ Country Music News: “Dancing with the Stars” Champ Kellie Pickler Headed Back to the Recording Studio to Finish Album #4 »

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Now that Kellie Pickler has won this season of Dancing with the Stars, she’s ready to get back to her first love — making music.  Kellie just released her new country single, “Someone Somewhere Tonight,” to radio. She tells ABC News Radio, “I’m really excited about getting back in the studio ’cause I started working [...]

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KHAZ Country Music News: You Could Sing with Sara Evans at Her Fan Club Party in Nashville »

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Sara Evans will hold her annual fan club party June 6 in Nashville, and you could be singing onstage with her at the event. From now through Saturday, Sara is taking video submissions of fans singing their favorite songs from her catalog. On May 27, five finalists will be announced, after which fans will you [...]

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KHAZ Country Music News: Tim McGraw Releasing Live Tracks from Two Lanes of Freedom Tour This Summer »

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Tim McGraw is releasing live tracks recorded on his Two Lanes of Freedom tour all summer long starting with this Friday’s release of “Southern Girl.”  More live tracks will be released June 7, June 21, July 12 and July 26 at TimMcGraw.com as part of the McGraw Overdrive Series Live project.  All of the featured [...]

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KHAZ Country Music News: George Strait Extends His “Billboard” Country Albums Chart Record with “Love Is Everything” »

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George Strait has scored his 25th #1 on Billboard‘s Country Albums chart with Love Is Everything, extending George’s reign as the artist with the most chart-toppers on that tally. Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard are tied for distant second place, with 15 #1 albums apiece. According to Nielsen Soundscan, Love Is Everything moved nearly 120,000 [...]

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KHAZ CT40 Fan Magazine »

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Check out Bob Kingsley’s CT40 Fan Magazine. The Country Top 40 airs Sundays 8 am to noon on 99 KZ Country.      

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KHAZ Country Music News: Chris Young Enlists the Fans to Help Him Announce Details on His Fourth Album »

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Chris Young will release his fourth studio album this year, and he wants you to help him announce all the details. Between now and Friday, May 31, fans can go to ChrisYoungCountry.com to take part in the announcement. He says, “I feel like this new record really captures my live show for the fans and [...]

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KHAZ Country Music News: Trisha Yearwood Performs at White House in Honor of Carole King »

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Trisha Yearwood was one of several artists invited to the White House Wednesday night to pay tribute to Carole King, who was honored by President Obama and awarded the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Obama remarked, “For an entire decade, behind so many of the songs that touched our hearts and stirred our [...]

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KZ Country Cheesy Joke of the Day 5/23/13 »

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Why do bees have sticky hair? -Because they use honeycombs.   Join fans of 99 KZ Country on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/99KZCountry      

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KHAZ Country Music News: Blake Shelton Putting Together Televised Benefit Show for Oklahoma Tornado Victims »

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Blake Shelton is putting together a benefit concert for the victims of Monday’s deadly Oklahoma tornadoes. He tells Billboard the show will air on NBC, and that more details will be announced very soon. Blake grew up in Ada, OK, which is just 75 miles from the tornado-ravaged town of Moore, OK.  He says of [...]

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