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January 29, 2010

Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley says the country trio definitely experienced some second-album jitters while making the just-released "Need You Now," which has been pegged for a likely No. 1 debut on next week's Billboard 200 chart.

"I think we definitely put a lot of pressure on ourselves with the success of the first (self-titled 2008) record, that we wanted to make one that surpassed it," Kelley tells Billboard.com. "We definitely don't want to get into...the sophomore slump. We want to be doing this for a long time and also live up to the expectations of some of the awards we've been lucky to get, the CMAs and stuff."

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January 18, 2010

Reba McEntire savors her fourth consecutive week at the top of Billboard's country songs chart with the feisty "Consider Me Gone" -- a pretty remarkable achievement when you consider that the ageless redhead scored her first No. 1 ("Can't Even Get the Blues") 28 years ago and her first single ("I Don't Want to Be a One Night Stand") 34 years back.

Taylor Swift's Fearless still occupies the country albums summit. That CD was the bestseller of 2009, with more than 3.2 million copies purchased that year alone. The album's overall sales now exceed 5.3 million.

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January 11, 2010

A new year but the same old charts. Well, almost. The top three albums and top four songs are the same this week as last. So, yes, that means Taylor Swift's Fearless and Reba McEntire's "Consider Me Gone" are still No. 1 on Billboard's country albums and country songs lists.

The only new album to note is newcomer Easton Corbin's EP, A Little More Country Than That. It debuts at No. 62.

Albums returning to the chart include John Doe and the Sadies' Country Club (No. 59), the Eli Young Band's Jet Black & Jealous (No. 67), Jason Aldean's Live Sessions EP (No. 73) and Steve Earle's Townes (No. 75).

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December 15, 2009

Zac Brown Band has been added to the list of performers at the Grammy Awards on Jan. 31 in Los Angeles. The ensemble is nominated for best new artist, best country performance by a duo or group ("Chicken Fried") and best country album (The Foundation). Other newly announced performers include Dave Matthews Band, Green Day, Lady Gaga and Pink. As previously announced, Lady Antebellum and Taylor Swift will also perform during the ceremony, which will be broadcast on CBS.

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