Country Music Channel
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Country Music Channel is an Australia
n cable
and satellite
music
television
channel owned and operated by XYZnetworks
. It airs on Foxtel
and Austar
. CMC is the only country music
video channel
in Australia, created after the departure of MusicCountry from the Australian market.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n cable
Cable
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and satellite
Satellite
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music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
channel owned and operated by XYZnetworks
XYZnetworks
XYZnetworks owns, operates and distributes eleven subscription television channels in Australia. XYZnetworks is jointly owned by Foxtel and Austar...
. It airs on Foxtel
Foxtel
Foxtel is an Australian pay television company, operating cable, direct broadcast satellite television and IPTV services. It was formed in 1995 through a joint venture established between Telstra and News Corporation....
and Austar
Austar
Austar is an Australian telecommunications company. Its main business activity is Subscription Television but it is also involved with internet access and mobile phones...
. CMC is the only country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
video channel
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
in Australia, created after the departure of MusicCountry from the Australian market.
Programming
- The CMC Top 30 Countdown - weekly chart based on airplay
- Spotlight, 1 hour collection of videos from a single artist.
- 30 Best, Themed countdown.
- Headline CountryHeadline CountryHeadline Country is an American country music news and entertainment show airing on GAC. The show is produced by Surfing Moose Productions.The show premiered in January 2009 and runs biweekly in 30 minute episodes....
- The Wilkinsons (TV series)The Wilkinsons (TV series)The Wilkinsons is a Canadian television series that debuted on CMT on January 4, 2006. The show follows the family as they move back to The Quinte Area, Ontario from Nashville, Tennessee....
aired in 2007 - TuckervilleTuckervilleTuckerville is the television series that first aired on The Learning Channel in 2005 about the life of Tanya Tucker and her three children; Presley, Grayson and Layla....
aired in 2007 - Rollin' With..., an artist profile show host by Steve FordeSteve FordeSteve Forde is an Australian country music artist and host of Rollin with... on the Country Music Channel. Forde split from his band The Flange late 2006/early 2007.-Biography:...
. Artists profiled include Lee KernaghanLee KernaghanLee Kernaghan OAM is an Australian country music singer and songwriter. He was the 2008 Australian of the Year.-Honours:Kernaghan received the Order of Australia Medal in 2004....
, Catherine BrittCatherine BrittCatherine Britt is a country music artist who has had success in both her native Australia and in the United States. She was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, and moved to Nashville, Tennessee, United States in 2004...
, Adam BrandAdam BrandAdam Brand is an Australian musician who sings country music. Active since 1997, he has released seven studio albums and thirteen singles. His first three albums are all certified platinum in Australia...
, Troy Cassar-DaleyTroy Cassar-DaleyTroy Cassar-Daley is a multi-award-winning country musician from New South Wales, Australia.He released his first EP, "Dream Out Loud", in 1994 and was nominated for his first Golden Guitar for Best Male Vocalist the same year...
, Joe Nichols, Dierks BentleyDierks BentleyDierks Bentley is an American country music artist who has been signed to Capitol Records Nashville since 2003. That year, he released his self-titled debut album. Both it and its follow-up, 2005's Modern Day Drifter, are certified platinum in the United States. A third album, 2006's Long Trip...
, Corb Lund Band, Blaine LarsenBlaine LarsenBlaine Larsen is an American country music artist. He was raised in Buckley, Washington. At age fifteen, he recorded his debut album In My High School on Giantslayer Records, an independent record label. The album was re-issued in 2005 as Off to Join the World by BNA Records...
, Miranda LambertMiranda LambertMiranda Lambert is an American country music artist who gained fame as a finalist on the 2003 season of Nashville Star, where she finished in third place and later signed to Epic Records. Lambert made her debut with the release of "Me and Charlie Talking", the first single from her 2005 debut...
, Jack IngramJack IngramJack Owen Ingram is an American Texas Country artist signed to Big Machine Records, an independent record label. He has released eight studio albums, one extended play, six live albums and eighteen singles. Although active since 1992, Ingram did not reach the U.S. country Top 40 until the late...
, and The WilkinsonsThe WilkinsonsThe Wilkinsons is a country music trio from Trenton, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1997, the group comprises lead singer Amanda Wilkinson, her brother Tyler Wilkinson, and their father, Steve Wilkinson. The Wilkinsons achieved success late in 1998 with the hit single "26 Cents", a Number One on the... - Muster Masters A game show hosted based around the Gympie Muster (2009)
Talent
- Steve FordeSteve FordeSteve Forde is an Australian country music artist and host of Rollin with... on the Country Music Channel. Forde split from his band The Flange late 2006/early 2007.-Biography:...
Rollin' with... - The Sunny CowgirlsThe Sunny CowgirlsThe Sunny Cowgirls are an Australian country music group formed in 2005. They have released a total of four studio albums since 2005. Their debut album, Little Bit Rusty, was released in 2005. Their latest album is entitled Summer and was released early 2010.-Biography:The Sunny Cowgirls, Sophie...
Muster Masters, CMC Rocks the Hunter
Live Events
CMC co-produces a 2 day music festival, with Rob Potts Entertainment Edge and Michael Chugg Entertainment - CMC Rocks.- The first three years the event took place in Thredbo, New South WalesThredbo, New South WalesThredbo Village and ski resort is in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, and a part of the Snowy River Shire.Thredbo is about 500 kilometres south of Sydney, accessible by the Alpine Way via Cooma, Berridale and Jindabyne...
. - In 2008, CMC Rocks the Snowys featured Mia DysonMia DysonMia Dyson is an Australian singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She shot to fame with her 2003 album Cold Water and her subsequent follow-up album, Parking Lots, which won "Best Blues & Roots album" at the 2005 ARIA Awards....
, Brian CaddBrian CaddBrian George Cadd is an Australian singer-songwriter, keyboardist and producer who has performed as a member of The Groop, Axiom, Flying Burrito Brothers and solo...
, John Butler TrioJohn Butler TrioThe John Butler Trio are an eclectic roots and jam band from Australia led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler. They formed in Fremantle in 1998 with Jason McGann on drums and Gavin Shoesmith on bass guitar...
, Shea FisherShea FisherShea Fisher is an Australian-born country singer. She has moved to the United States to begin a career in country music, signing to Stroudavarious Records that year...
, The McClymontsThe McClymontsThe McClymonts are an Australian country music trio comprising sisters Brooke Maree McClymont , Samantha Kate McClymont and Mollie Therese McClymont , originally from Grafton, New South Wales...
, Jim LauderdaleJim LauderdaleJim Lauderdale is a musician & singer-songwriter who performs bluegrass and country music. He has recorded since 1986 and has released nineteen studio albums. Artists who have recorded his material include George Strait and Patty Loveless.-Biography:...
, Catherine BrittCatherine BrittCatherine Britt is a country music artist who has had success in both her native Australia and in the United States. She was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, and moved to Nashville, Tennessee, United States in 2004...
, Steve FordeSteve FordeSteve Forde is an Australian country music artist and host of Rollin with... on the Country Music Channel. Forde split from his band The Flange late 2006/early 2007.-Biography:...
, Adam HarveyAdam HarveyAdam Harvey is an Australian country music singer. Harvey has been nominated three times for an ARIA Music Award and is a multiple CMAA Award winner.-Biography:Adam Harvey got his start musically learning country classics on the guitar as a small boy...
, Shannon NollShannon NollShannon Noll first came to prominence as runner-up of the first series of Australian Idol which led to him being signed to Sony BMG. Since then he has released five Top 10 albums and ten Top 10 singles. His first two albums That's What I'm Talking About in 2004 and Lift in 2005 debuted at No...
, Sugarland, Gary AllanGary AllanGary Allan Herzberg is an American country music artist, known professionally as Gary Allan.Signed to Decca Records in 1996, Allan made his debut on the United States country music scene with the release of his single "Her Man", the lead-off to his gold-certified debut album Used Heart for Sale,...
, and Patty GriffinPatty GriffinPatty Griffin, born Patricia Jean Griffin, March 16, 1964, is an American Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter and musician. She is especially known for her down-home crafting of songs and her connection to musicians including Emmylou Harris, Ellis Paul, and the Dixie Chicks, who have played with...
. - In 2009, CMC Rocks the Snowys featured Corb Lund and the Hurtin' AlbertansCorb Lund and the Hurtin' AlbertansCorb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans are a Canadian country music band, formerly known as the Corb Lund Band.-Corb Lund:Corb Lund, the lead singer, grew up in Southern Alberta living on his family's farm and ranches near Taber, Cardston and Rosemary. He is proud of being an Albertan...
, Steve FordeSteve FordeSteve Forde is an Australian country music artist and host of Rollin with... on the Country Music Channel. Forde split from his band The Flange late 2006/early 2007.-Biography:...
, Captain Flange, Taylor SwiftTaylor SwiftTaylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America...
, Joe Nichols, Old Crow Medicine ShowOld Crow Medicine ShowOld Crow Medicine Show is an old-time string band based in Nashville, Tennessee. Their music has been called bluegrass, Americana, and alt-country, in addition to old-time. Along with original songs, the band performs many pre-World War II blues and folk songs...
, John WilliamsonJohn WilliamsonJohn Williamson is the name of:* Jack Williamson , American science fiction writer* John H. Williamson , American, North Carolina politician and newspaper publisher* John N. Williamson , American, U.S...
, Pete Murray, The WaifsThe WaifsThe Waifs are an Australian folk rock band formed in 1992 by Josh Cunningham , and sisters Vikki Thorn and Donna Simpson...
, The Sunny CowgirlsThe Sunny CowgirlsThe Sunny Cowgirls are an Australian country music group formed in 2005. They have released a total of four studio albums since 2005. Their debut album, Little Bit Rusty, was released in 2005. Their latest album is entitled Summer and was released early 2010.-Biography:The Sunny Cowgirls, Sophie...
, Ash GrunwaldAsh GrunwaldAsh Grunwald is an Australian radio announcer and blues musician.-Early career:...
, The AudreysThe AudreysThe Audreys are an ARIA Award-winning Australian five-piece blues/roots band who formed in Adelaide, South Australia in 2004.-Biography:The pre-cursor to The Audreys started in Melbourne as a duo consisting of lead singer Taasha Coates and guitarist Tristan Goodall...
, Jasmine RaeJasmine RaeJasmine Rae is a classically trained Australian Country singer and songwriter who is best known for her song "Country Singer" and for winning the Telstra Road to Tamworth in 2008.-Early life:...
, and Deana CarterDeana CarterDeana Carter is a country music artist who broke through in 1996 with the release of debut album Did I Shave My Legs for This?, which was certified 5× Multi-Platinum in the United States for sales of over five million...
. - In 2010, CMC Rocks the Snowys featured Adam HarveyAdam HarveyAdam Harvey is an Australian country music singer. Harvey has been nominated three times for an ARIA Music Award and is a multiple CMAA Award winner.-Biography:Adam Harvey got his start musically learning country classics on the guitar as a small boy...
, Nanci GriffithNanci GriffithNanci Griffith, is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas.-Biography:...
, Tania KernaghanTania KernaghanTania Maree Kernaghan is an Australian country music singer.She is the sister of Lee Kernaghan and daughter of Ray Kernaghan-Career:In 1992 Kernaghan released her first single, "I'll Be Gone"...
, Steve FordeSteve FordeSteve Forde is an Australian country music artist and host of Rollin with... on the Country Music Channel. Forde split from his band The Flange late 2006/early 2007.-Biography:...
, Phil VassarPhil VassarPhil Vassar is an American country music artist. Vassar made his debut on the country music scene in the late 1990s, co-writing singles for several country artists, including Tim McGraw , Jo Dee Messina , Collin Raye , and Alan Jackson Phil Vassar (born May 28, 1964 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an...
, Jack IngramJack IngramJack Owen Ingram is an American Texas Country artist signed to Big Machine Records, an independent record label. He has released eight studio albums, one extended play, six live albums and eighteen singles. Although active since 1992, Ingram did not reach the U.S. country Top 40 until the late...
, Lee KernaghanLee KernaghanLee Kernaghan OAM is an Australian country music singer and songwriter. He was the 2008 Australian of the Year.-Honours:Kernaghan received the Order of Australia Medal in 2004....
. - In 2011, the event moved to the Hunter Region of New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
and featured Troy Cassar-DaleyTroy Cassar-DaleyTroy Cassar-Daley is a multi-award-winning country musician from New South Wales, Australia.He released his first EP, "Dream Out Loud", in 1994 and was nominated for his first Golden Guitar for Best Male Vocalist the same year...
, Russell MorrisRussell MorrisRussell Norman Morris is an Australian singer-songwriter who had five Australian Top 10 singles during the late 1960s and early 1970s...
, Alan JacksonAlan JacksonAlan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista...
, Joe Nichols, Emerson DriveEmerson DriveEmerson Drive is a country music band founded in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada in 1995. The band is Brad Mates , Danick Dupelle , Mike Melancon , Dale Wallace , and David Pichette .Early on, the band found minor success in Canada, releasing two albums under the name of 12 Gauge, the first Open...
, Dean BrodyDean BrodyDean Brody is a Canadian country music artist. Signed to Broken Bow Records in 2008, Brody made his debut later that year with the single "Brothers"...
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