Luke Bryan
Luke Bryan’s ‘Dust’ Leads Radio Charts, Chris Janson’s ‘Boat’ Enters Top 10
9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Luke Bryan’s ‘Dust’ Leads Radio Charts, Chris Janson’s ‘Boat’ Enters Top 10
Billboard Country Airplay Chart (Aug 3, 2015): 1. ‘Kick the Dust Up’ – Luke Bryan 2. ‘Kiss You in the Morning’ – Michael Ray 3. ‘Young & Crazy’ – Frankie Ballard 4. ‘Loving You Easy’ – Zac Brown Band 5. ‘One Hell of an Amen’ – Brantley Gilbert 6. ‘Tonight Looks Good On You’ Read More
Keith Hill, defender of the status quo at country radio
9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Keith Hill, defender of the status quo at country radio
In the weekly Country Aircheck update, country radio consultant Keith Hill outlined, with cold indifference to the actual music, how radio stations can improve their numbers. And by numbers, he actually means profit. Hill gave some tips about optimizing libraries and codes, and oh yeah, he also said this: And the internet outrage machine cranked into Read More
So, about this new Luke Bryan single…
9 years ago Liv Carter 2
It’s becoming a tradition. Luke Bryan releases a new single, the corners of the internet decrying the current state of country music howl. And who can blame those people? Luke Bryan wields enormous power at radio, and his single choices are influential. Still, I tend to be quite forgiving. I understand the place his music Read More
CMA Fest 2015 LP Field Lineup Announced: Keith Urban, Eric Church, Alan Jackson, Dierks Bentley…
9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on CMA Fest 2015 LP Field Lineup Announced: Keith Urban, Eric Church, Alan Jackson, Dierks Bentley…
The Country Music Association has announced the lineup for the nightly concerts at LP Field during CMA Fest 2015! Tickets for the shows sold out in November, long before even one name was mentioned, showing just how much the country music fans want to be part of this party. They will be getting the biggest Read More
10 Questions with…Cole Swindell
9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on 10 Questions with…Cole Swindell
One of the country artists who seemingly came out of nowhere in 2014, was Cole Swindell. A beneficiary of an apparent change in business strategy at Warner Music Nashville, he got his opportunity, along with artists like Frankie Ballard and Brett Eldredge, and he grabbed it with both hands. After spending a few years writing Read More
Luke Bryan Stays at Country Radio #1, Darius Rucker Joins Top 10
9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Luke Bryan Stays at Country Radio #1, Darius Rucker Joins Top 10
Luke Bryan‘s ‘I See You’ stays in control of the Billboard Country Airplay Chart for the second week running. Returning to the top 10 this week is Darius Rucker, with ‘Homegrown Honey.’ Billboard Country Airplay Chart (February 09, 2015): 1. ‘I See You’ – Luke Bryan 2. ‘Sun Daze’ – Florida Georgia Line 3. Read More
Billboard Power 100 Includes Borchetta, Dungan, Esposito but Shows Nashville’s Place in Music
9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Billboard Power 100 Includes Borchetta, Dungan, Esposito but Shows Nashville’s Place in Music
When you live in Nashville and you keep hearing about how it is “Music City,” it is sometimes easy to forget that the real top music industry power brokers are still elsewhere. Billboard’s annual Power 100 list is a great reminder of just who are the men and (still depressingly few) women behind the curtain. Read More
Luke Bryan Leads, Brett Eldredge Joins Mediabase Country Chart
9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Luke Bryan Leads, Brett Eldredge Joins Mediabase Country Chart
Luke Bryan start 2015 the way he spent much of 2014 – leading country music charts. ‘I See You’ tops the Mediabase Country Chart this week. Randy Houser‘s ‘Like a Cowboy’ looks set to become his next chart-topper, as the song enters the top 5. And Brett Eldredge lines up his new hit, ‘Mean to Read More