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Crystal Gayle’S Sister Loretta Lynn Gave Her New Name

Crystal Gayle’s country star sister Loretta Lynn came up with her new name after record label bosses ordered her to change it.The 72-year-old singer was born Brenda Webb but she was asked to use a...

Kacey Musgraves Hits Out At Grammys Over Country Album Snub

Kacey Musgraves has blasted the Grammy Awards for ruling her new album ineligible for the Best Country Album prize.The 33-year-old singer's latest record 'star-crossed' won't be on the shortlist in the country category for next...

Loretta Lynn Cancels Album Release As She Recuperates From Health Scare

Loretta Lynn is back home and well on her way to recovery after suffering a stroke earlier this year. However, the rest of her tour dates for this year have been scrapped and her new...

Loretta Lynn Plans First Album In Over 10 Years

The Coal Miner's Daughter singer has signed a multi-project deal with bosses at Legacy Recordings and her first release under the new label will be titled Full Circle, which will hit retailers in...

Miranda Lambert Sings Loretta Lynn's Divorce Song At Acm Honors

The Mama's Broken Heart hitmaker, who officially became single again in July (15), was all smiles as she took the stage at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee to perform the 1972 track....

Guy Clark Misses Austin Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony Due To Illness

The Grammy Award winner was set to be honoured alongside stars including Loretta Lynn and the late Townes Van Zandt at the ceremony in Austin, Texas, but he missed the event as he...

Loretta Lynn And Jack White Induct Each Other To Nashville's Walk Of Fame

The frequent collaborators shared the big moment by presenting each other with a sidewalk star in the city's newly-renovated Walk of Fame Park, joining previous honourees including Elvis Presley and Dolly Parton....

Loretta Lynn & Luke Bryan To Receive Special Country Awards

The Coal Miner's Daughter singer will collect the Crystal Milestone Award - her 13th ACM trophy - at the ceremony, while Bryan has been named the winner of this year's Gene Weed Special...

Loretta Lynn To Receive Tennessee Governor's Arts Award

Country music icon Loretta Lynn is set to receive a lifetime achievement award from the Tennessee Arts Commission.The Coal Miner's Daughter singer, 82, will be honoured for her 50-year career with the Distinguished Artist Award...

Kacey Musgraves Went Commando For Cma Awards Performance

Singer Kacey Musgraves went commando as she stepped onstage to perform with veteran entertainer Loretta Lynn at the Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday night (05Nov14) after her stick-on panties fell off.The Blowin' Smoke hitmaker...

Loretta Lynn Postpones Gig For Family Emergency

Country star Loretta Lynn was forced to postpone a concert in Iowa on Thursday night (04Sep14) as her daughter prepared to undergo a mystery surgery.The Coal Miner's Daughter singer was scheduled to perform at the...

Loretta Lynn And Jackson Brown Among Lifetime Honourees At Americana Awards

Veteran singers Loretta Lynn and Jackson Browne are set to be saluted with lifetime achievement prizes at the 2014 Americana Music Association Honors and Awards in Nashville, Tennessee.Country icon Lynn will be recognised for her...

Jamie Lynn Spears Ready To 'Prove' Herself As An Artist

Jamie Lynn Spears is ''proud'' of her sister Britney Spears' achievements but is ready to show what a great artist she can be.The 23-year-old star has released her debut EP, 'The Journey', this week and...

Loretta Lynn Thanks Fans For Support After Small Fire

Country veteran Loretta Lynn has assured fans she is fine after suffering minor burns in a small house fire as she prepares to return to the stage on Friday (28Feb14).The Coal Miner's Daughter icon, 81,...

Loretta Lynn Suffers Minor Burns After House Fire

Country singer Loretta Lynn is recuperating after reportedly suffering minor burns following a blaze at her home on Tuesday morning (25Feb14).The fire started when a candle's flame set a chair ablaze in the conservatory of...

Exhausted Loretta Lynn Cancels Concerts

Singer Loretta Lynn has postponed two of her shows in Iowa due to exhaustion.A statement on the 81 year old's website explains the singer fell ill after the Canadian leg of her current North American...

Loretta Lynn Hit It Off With Zooey Deschanel Straight Away

Country icon Loretta Lynn knew Zooey Deschanel would be perfect to portray the singer in a Broadway musical based on her life after hitting it off with the actress within minutes of meeting.The New Girl...

Loretta Lynn's Daughter Dies

Country music icon Loretta Lynn is mourning the loss of her daughter, who died on Monday morning (29Jul13).Betty Sue Lynn passed away from complications related to emphysema. She was 64.It's the second time the Coal...

Loretta Lynn To Host Gospel Music Festival

Country legend Loretta Lynn is hosting a music festival on her ranch in Tennessee later this year (13).The inaugural Loretta Lynn's Gospel Music Festival will take place on her estate in Hurricane Mills on 28-29...

Zooey Deschanel Pestered Loretta Lynn Musical Producers For Lead Role

Actress/singer Zooey Deschanel spent months badgering the producers behind a new Broadway musical based on the life of country icon Loretta Lynn in a bid to land the lead role.The New Girl star reveals the...

Loretta Lynn's Tennessee Home Takes A Lashing In Severe Storm

The home of country music legend Loretta Lynn has been seriously damaged after a powerful storm swept through Tennessee on Wednesday (30Jan13).Lynn's rocker pal Bret Michaels claims the 80-year-old singer and her family have found...

Country Stars Join Loretta Lynn To Celebrate Grand Ole Opry Anniversary

Singers Miranda Lambert, Trace Adkins and Lee Ann Womack helped to honour country icon Loretta Lynn as she celebrated her 50th anniversary as a member of the prestigious Grand Ole Opry on Wednesday night (26Sep12).Lynn...

Loretta Lynn Is A Great-grandmother

Country icon Loretta Lynn is a great-grandmother - her singer granddaughter Tayla Lynn has given birth to a baby boy.The Stealing Angels star and her husband Jon Finger, who wed in April (12), became parents...

Kitty Wells Death Sparks Tributes From Country Greats

The death of country music singer Kitty Wells has been reported by the Los Angeles Times today (July 17, 2012). Kitty, 92, was one of the first influential and successful female country singers, who scored...

Country Stars Pay Tribute To Kitty Wells

Loretta Lynn, Martina Mcbride and Chely Wright are among the stars saluting country legend Kitty Wells, who died on Monday (16Jul12).Wells, widely regarded as the first female superstar of country music, passed away aged 92...

Keith Richards: Jack White Could Produce Next Stones Record

In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Keith Richards revealed that "the door is wide open" for Jack White to produce the next Rolling Stones album. This year marks the band's 50th anniversary and whilst...

Loretta Lynn Is Actually 3 Years Older Than You Think

Loretta Lynn is actually three years older than she has led her fans to believe, which means the story she tells of being married at thirteen-years-old is not true. According to document obtained by the...

Zooey Deschanel To Play Loretta Lynn On Broadway

Loretta Lynn has signed up Zooey Deschanel for the lead role in a new musical stage show based on the country star's life story.The 80 year old singer has been working on a Broadway show...

George Jones To Perform At Loretta Lynn's Ranch

Country icon George Jones is poised to make his live comeback with a concert at Loretta Lynn's famous ranch.The veteran singer scrapped a string of dates after he was hospitalised in March (12) and diagnosed...

Lynn To Be A Great-grandmother

Country icon Loretta Lynn is set to be a great-grandmother - her singer granddaughter Tayla Lynn is pregnant.The Stealing Angels star recently became engaged to her fiancee Jon Finger and now the couple is expecting...

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