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Keith Urban Announces Date, Lineup for 2013 We're All for the Hall Benefit Concert

Cory Stromblad — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:49:21 +0000

Keith Urban will momentarily step away from his ‘American Idol‘ duties to host his fourth-annual We’re All for the Hall benefit concert, scheduled for April 16 at Nashville’s Bridgetone Arena. This year’s concert has adopted a ‘Rebels and Renegades, the Outlaws are IN’ theme and will feature performances from country music’s most rebellious artists, including [...]

Alec Baldwin Calls Hank Williams, Jr. a 'Broken-Down, Senile, Racist Coot'

Sterling Whitaker — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:00:47 +0000

Actor Alec Baldwin has never been shy in expressing his opinions about politics, and yesterday he took to his Twitter account to slam country star Hank Williams, Jr. for his recent rants against President Obama, calling him a “broken-down, senile, racist coot.” Williams has made no secret of his extreme distaste for the sitting president, [...]

Hank Williams Jr. to Release 'Best Of' Album in March

Alanna Conaway — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:00:10 +0000

Hank Williams Jr. fans new and old will garner great appreciation for a new 22-track greatest hits album that will hit stores next month. The retrospective collection, titled ‘Best of Hank Williams Jr. (All My Rowdy Friends),’ will be released by Nashville’s Curb Records and will feature the biggest and most memorable hits of Hank [...]

Trace Adkins, Hank Williams Jr. + More Included on 'This Is NRA Country Vol. 1′

Alanna Conaway — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:00:58 +0000

Josh Thompson, Rodney Atkins, Justin Moore and Trace Adkins are just a few of the big-name artists who have lent their songs to the new release from the NRA, ‘This Is NRA Country Vol. 1.’ The 12-track CD features several gun-friendly tunes, including Thompson’s ‘Way Out Here,’ Atkins’ ‘Cleaning This Gun,’ Moore’s ‘This Is NRA Country’ and Adkins’ ‘More of Us.’

Hank Williams Jr. Abruptly Leaves Stage During Performance With Jason Aldean

Billy Dukes — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:00:10 +0000

During last night’s taping of CMT’s ‘Artist of the Year’ celebration, Hank Williams Jr. walked off the stage without explanation during a live performance of ‘Tattoos on This Town’ with one of the night’s honorees, Jason Aldean. Later, he tried to explain through his management team that he didn’t feel he was doing the song justice.

Hank Williams Jr. Tells 'Fox & Friends' and ESPN, 'I'll Keep My …"

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:00:38 +0000

The Obama-Hitler comparison made on ‘Fox & Friends’ by Hank Williams Jr. a while back forced ESPN to sack the singer’s opening theme song from Monday Night Football.

Now, according to sources who spoke with the Associated Press, the 62-year-old has fired back at both ESPN and ‘Fox & Friends’ in a new song titled ‘I’ll Keep My …,’ which he recorded in a Nashville studio on Friday.

Hank Williams Jr. and ESPN Part Ways for Good

Billy Dukes — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:00:21 +0000

While both sides claim they ousted the other, the end result is the same. Hank Williams Jr. will no longer be featured in the iconic opening to ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Football’ following the comments he made Monday morning on ‘Fox and Friends.’ “We have decided to part ways with Hank Williams, Jr,” the sports network [...]

Hank Williams Jr. Issues Statement Clarifying Controversial Hitler Comment

Jeff Giles — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:30:28 +0000

It may not do anything to save his long-running gig as the musical kickoff for ‘Monday Night Football,’ but Hank Williams, Jr. has issued a personal statement in response to the brouhaha that erupted after his recent appearance on ‘Fox and Friends.’

Williams, who compared a golf match between President Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner to “Hitler playing golf with Netanyahu,” attempted to clarify his remarks through a post on his website.

ESPN Pulls Hank Williams Jr. Song from 'Monday Night Football' for Calling Obama 'Hitler' [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:40:00 +0000

ESPN pulled country star Hank Williams Jr.’s ‘All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Monday Night’ opener from the telecast of ‘Monday Night Football’ after Williams appeared on television comparing President Barack Obama to murderous dictator Adolf Hitler.

The song, a modified version of Williams’ 1984 hit, ‘All My Rowdy Friends are Coming Over Tonight,’ has won four Emmys and has ushered in the Monday night games for some 20 years.