Rock Band Country lineup gets stronger

Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a seven pack of songs from some of country’s biggest stars will be added to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.

These artists are some of the more than 390 bands currently available through the Rock Band platform. With more than 1,000 songs available, Rock Band is, without question, the industry leader in providing the best selection of interactive musical content, songs and artists.

Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 System and Wii

“Going Country Pack 02” will feature songs from country greats like Grammy® Award-winners Alan Jackson, Keith Urban and Kenny Rogers, as well as Country Music Association-recognized artists including Shania Twain and Martina McBride. These songs originally appeared in the Country Track Pack and will now be available as downloadable content in the Rock Band Music Store.

Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Dec. 29) and PlayStation 3 system (Jan. 7):

* Alan Jackson – “Good Time”
* Cross Canadian Ragweed – “Cry Lonely”
* Jason Aldean – “She’s Country”
* Keith Urban – “I Told You So”
* Kenny Rogers – “The Gambler”
* Martina McBride – “This One’s For the Girls”
* Shania Twain – “Any Man of Mine”

(All tracks are original master recordings)

These tracks will be available for purchase as “Going Country Pack 02” as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks on Wii.