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• Inaugural 'Boots and Hearts' Festival Includes Major Headliners! Boots and Hearts is the largest country music festival of its kind ever to be hosted in Canada.  This year's 3 day inaugural event takes place at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Ontario (1 hour east of Toronto) on August 10th through 12th. The...
• GLEE Covers Taylor Swift's 'Mean' In Episode Dealing With Bullying And Abuse The ever popular TV show, Glee, nearing the end of it's 3rd Season, presented a moving cover last night of Taylor Swift's "Mean" by Puckerman aka "Puck" (played by Mark Salling) and Coach Beiste (Dot-Marie Jones).  Glee has a reputation for dealing...
• Kenny Chesney, Lady A, Carrie Underwood Among 2012 CMT Awards Performers Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Brad Paisley, and the Zac Brown Band are among the artists who will perform next month at the 2012 CMT Music Awards. The award show will be held June 6 in Nashville, and air live...
• Eric Church Puts 'Blood, Sweat, & Beers' Into Chicago Tour Stop When Eric Church took the stage for his Blood, Sweat, and Beers Tour this past Friday night in Chicago, it took no less than each of those items to pump out his brand of country music. Church's show was heavy on pyrotechnics and sound; and Church...
• Southern Nights' Kristina Kraus Sends 'Glitter Kisses' To Jake Owen & Kip Moore Kristina Kraus, a cast member on CMT's Southern Nights, stopped by the 99.5 WYCD studio today. The glammed up reality star described the show as "Jake Owen's Barefoot Blue Jean Nights meets [Jason Aldean's] Tattoos On This Town." The show combines...
• Jake Owen Explains The Story Behind Almost Getting Arrested On Cinco De Mayo Jake Owen has had quite a busy couple of weeks. Not only did he get married on the beach a week ago, but a couple days before that, he nearly got himself arrested, after goofing around outside a Steak 'n Shake in his home town of Vero Beach,...
• Listen To Play 'Pump It Forward!' 99.5 WYCD is filling your tank with free gas for you and a friend! Tune in weekdays for your chance to play 'Pump It Forward' with the station that keeps the Motor City moving! Every weekday this week, be listening to 99.5 WYCD and 5 times a day...
• Kid Rock Raises $1 Million For Detroit Symphony Orchestra On paper, it sounds like a crazy idea. Kid Rock and an orchestra, performing together on the same stage. But in actuality, it was a very successful evening in Detroit. It was a blending of rock and classical at the beautiful Fox Theatre. Patrons at...
• Top 20 Most Requested & Played Songs Of The Week! Check out the Motor City’s Most Wanted – most requested and most listened to songs on Detroit’s #1 for Country, 99.5 WYCD for the week of May 6th through 12th! Count down on the air with the Dr. Don Morning Show, every Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m.!
• Kelly Clarkson Sends a Message to Seattle Children's Cancer Patients Kelly Clarkson wrote her song "Stronger" for all those who've suffered a broken heart. But she probably never imagined it would become an anthem for those suffering from something much worse. Recently, the young cancer patients at Seattle...
• 'New Girl' Zooey Deschanel To Play Coal Miner's Daughter Loretta Lynn made a special announcement during her performance at the Grand Ole Opry this week. She revealed plans for a Broadway Musical adaptation of Coal Miner's Daughter. Adding to the excitement, Loretta revealed and brought Zooey Deschanel on...
• Jason Aldean Comes Clean On Being 'Hot' (Or Not) Not many guys would admit they're "hot," even if they are. But most would stop right there because, secretly, they still would like to think they are. But Jason Aldean isn't afraid to tell it like it is. In a recent interview with morning show...