To Celebrate His 80th Birthday, Willie Nelson Honored as Legacy Recordings’ Artist of the Month

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On April 29, music icon Willie Nelson will celebrate his 80th birthday. To honor the occasion, and the man, he will be celebrated as Artist of the Month this April by Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. As part of the celebration, Legacy will release the new album, Let’s Face The Music And Read More

Hunter Hayes’ ‘Somebody’s Heartbreak’ Conquers Mediabase Country Chart

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Hunter Hayes continues his radio success as ‘Somebody’s Heartbreak’ tops the Mediabase Country Singles Chart this week. He is being chased by Lee Brice‘s ‘I Drive Your Truck,’ and Lady Antebellum‘s ‘Downtown,’ which enters the top 3. The release of their new album bumps Thompson Square up to the top 5 with ‘If I Didn’t Read More

Single Review: ‘Friday Night’ – Eric Paslay

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Songwriters: Eric Paslay, Rose Falcon, Rob Crosby Singer-songwriter Eric Paslay had a spectacular year. On top of releasing his first two singles, he co-wrote three of the year’s #1 hits earning him a CMA Triple Play songwriters award. He is now releasing his new single, ‘Friday Night.’ The song will be familiar to Lady Antebellum Read More

New Video: ‘Playing with Fire’ – Katie Armiger

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Katie Armiger has released the music video for her newest single, ‘Playin’ With Fire.’ The video was directed by Stephen Shepherd and you can check it out below.     Read More

Lady Antebellum Takes ‘Downtown’ to MusicRow #1

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Lady Antebellum‘s ‘Downtown’ has climbed to #1 on the MusicRow CountryBreakout Chart. Eric Church joins the top 5 with ‘Like Jesus Does’ at #5, and Rascal Flatts enter the chart at #9 with ‘Changed.’   MusicRow Country Breakout Chart (March 29, 2013): 1. ‘Downtown’ – Lady Antebellum 2. ‘Mama’s Broken Heart’ – Miranda Lambert 3. Read More

Tracy Lawrence and Friends Kick Off Tin Pan South at The Station Inn, April 2

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Next week, the Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival will take over many of the music venues in Nashville, TN. The first performance at legendary The Station Inn will feature Tracy Lawrence & Friends. They will kick things off at 6 pm on April 2, 2013. Find out who will be joining him from the press Read More

Kacey Musgraves Debuts Same Trailer At Number One

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Kacey Musgraves’ Same Trailer Different Park debuts at number one on the Billboard Country album chart this week. The rest of the top ten remains largely unchanged with most albums leap frogging around a bit. Kacey’s is the only new album on the charts this week. Congrats to her on an awesome showing!   Billboard Read More

Blake Shelton Still ‘Cool’ at Number One While Darius Rucker Rolls Into Number Two

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Darius Rucker rolls into the number two spot on Billboards Top Country Singles chart this week as Blake Shelton holds steady at number one. Thompson Square enters the chart at number ten with ‘If I Didn’t Have You’.   Billboard Country Songs Chart (March 28, 2013): 1. ‘Sure Be Cool If You Did‘ -Blake Shelton Read More

Single Review: ‘Boys ‘Round Here’ – Blake Shelton

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Songwriters: Dallas Davidson, Thomas Rhett, Craig Wiseman If there was a TV show that satirizes country music the way The Colbert Report does the news, this would be its theme song. On paper, Blake Shelton‘s new single, ‘Boys ‘Round Here,’ looks like satire. Let’s come up with the most cliche-riddled, stereotype-confirming lyric and have a Read More

Florida Georgia Line Gets Their Shine On with Gold Certification for New Single

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Duo Florida Georgia Line adds a different kind of shine to their career as the current single, ‘Get Your Shine On,’ achieved Gold certification by the RIAA for selling over 500,000 copies. The song follows the Double Platinum success of debut single, ‘Cruise,’ and you can find more about the duo’s tour plans for 2013 Read More