CMT News in Brief

John Michael Montgomery Enters Substance Abuse Rehab
9 May 2008
John Michael Montgomery has voluntarily checked himself into a rehabilitation treatment center for substance abuse, due to severe anxiety attacks and sleep disorder, his management company said Friday (May 9).

Jennifer Hanson's New Album Will Be Released Digitally
9 May 2008
Jennifer Hanson will release her new album, Thankful, as a digital exclusive on June 3 on Universal South Records.

Vince Gill, Rhonda Vincent Join Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman
9 May 2008
Vince Gill, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Ralph Stanley and Rhonda Vincent will all take part in the Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman series this summer at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.

Trace Adkins Creates Theme Song for New TV Series
9 May 2008
Trace Adkins has written and recorded a theme song for the new TV series, Black Gold, which will premiere on truTV on June 18.

Singer Jerry Wallace Dies in California
8 May 2008
Funeral services will be held Friday (May 9) in Corona, Calif., for singer Jerry Wallace, who scored a No. 1 country hit in 1972 with "If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry."