January 13 -
CMT premieres CMT Crossroads, which features country music artists being paired with artists from other genres. The show has since become one of the channel's most successful programs; the first episode featured
Lucinda Williams and
Elvis Costello.
October 7 -
Toby Keith begins airing in television spots as the spokesman for
Ford, with his original composition, "Ford Truck Man", during that night's broadcast of Monday Night Football.
November 19 –
Shania Twain returned with her fourth album, Up!. It opened at No. 1 on the
Billboard 200 chart with 874,000 copies; the album remained atop the chart until the new year.
January 13 -
CMT premieres CMT Crossroads, which features country music artists being paired with artists from other genres. The show has since become one of the channel's most successful programs; the first episode featured
Lucinda Williams and
Elvis Costello.
October 7 -
Toby Keith begins airing in television spots as the spokesman for
Ford, with his original composition, "Ford Truck Man", during that night's broadcast of Monday Night Football.
November 19 –
Shania Twain returned with her fourth album, Up!. It opened at No. 1 on the
Billboard 200 chart with 874,000 copies; the album remained atop the chart until the new year.