Q & A: 'Nashville Star' contestant Shawn Mayer (The Daily Reporter) bi13671593 For the first time the " Star" country music competition began, Shawn Mayer wants the show to send her back to northwest Iowa -- but only for a hometown concert

Star Treks: Trace Miley Cyrus' roots near Nashville (New York Daily News) bi13671593 Before she began her double life as "Hannah Montana," Miley Cyrus actually was an average teenager living on a (500-acre) farm outside of . It's worth a trip to part of Tennessee for die-hard fans wanting to trace her footsteps

RacersReunion.com Airs First Live Broadcast of Racing Event from the Music Ci bi13671593 Retired NASCAR legends return to the track for Old School Racings (OSR) inaugural event on July 18th. The "Old School-RacersReunion.com Shootout" be held at the famed Music City Motorplex (MCM) , TN . The event be aired live at RacersReunion.com

After 'Nashville Star,' Gilbert seeks a return to normalcy (Crookston Daily T bi13671593 Now that former Crookston resident Alyson Gilbert has been voted off NBC's " Star," she's looking forward to finishing her last semester at the University of Tennessee Martin to earn her bachelor's degree animal science. At the moment, she's transitioning back to her life husband Brian Harms Jackson, Tenn., and furry critters, after being sequestered the ..

Nashville train to get state boost (Knoxville News Sentinel) bi13671593 NASHVILLE - The state give 's commuter train $1 million to help keep the struggling Music City Star running, agrees to turn over management to the city bus system

'Nashville Star': Gilbert, Hewitt make final 10 (Crookston Daily Times) bi13671593 Having made through the judges' and voters' cuts on the first two episodes of " Star," Northwest Minnesota natives Ashlee Hewitt and Alyson Gilbert are both confident that they can remain for at least a few more shows. They're now among the 10 finalists, one of whom be eliminated on tonight's live show, begins at 8 p.m. on NBC (Crookston channel 11)

Gilbert's 'Nashville Star' run comes to an end (Crookston Daily Times) bi13671593 After making through the first four episodes of season's " Star," Crookston native Alyson Gilbert was eliminated at the end NBC's live show Monday night. She received the least amount of votes during the previous week's online and phone voting by viewers and fans

Music and mission part of Caedmon's Call (Midland Daily News) bi13671593 The internationally acclaimed Christian band Caedmon's Call mixes music and mission to bring the Word to people

'Ten out of Tenn' showcases Nashville's pop scene (The Tennessean) bi13671593 Following a roadtrip epiphany, songwriter Trent Dabbs and wife, Kristen, decided to compile some of Music City's best pop

Ocean Way Monitor Systems Available Exclusively @ Guitar Center GC Pro (Broad bi13671593 DMN Newswire--2008-7-14--In a first for both large scale recording studio monitors and music industry retailers, Ocean Way's renowned Hi-Res Main Monitor Systems are now available for demonstration and purchase through Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro), the outside sales division of Guitar Center that focuses on the needs of professional users

Reuters Entertainment Summary (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News) bi13671593 Rare Marley, Skynyrd performances sold online NASHVILLE - Vintage concert performances by such acts as Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bob Marley soon join the nearly 500 recordings already available for download purchase at the music and memorabilia site Wolfgang's Vault. The additions were made possible through a deal between Universal Music Group and Wolfgang's Vault founder Bill ..

iPhone Gains; Palm, BlackBerry Pains (Red Herring) bi13671593 Apple iPhone 3G sales gains indicate bad news for other makers of phones, analyst says

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