Blake Shelton, ‘Cool’ at Number One; Lady Antebellum takes us ‘Downtown’

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Blake Shelton manages to hang on to the top spot on this week’s Top Country Singles chart, while his wife, Miranda Lambert slips out of the number two spot into number three. Lady Antebellum shuffles their way into the number two spot with the catchy ‘Downtown’. Kenny Chesney plants his ‘Pirate Flag‘ to round out Read More

New Music: Chuck Wicks Readies Rough EP for April 9 Release

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Fans of Chuck Wicks, your wait is over…well, almost. The Delaware native has been teasing fans for weeks about the release of his newest album, an EP titled Rough. On March 20th, Wicks launched a brand new website, where fans can pre-order the album ($5 each), which is set to drop April 9th. The pre-ordered Read More

New Video: ‘Murder of Crows’ – Lindi Ortega

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Lindi Ortega accompanies her new song, ‘Murder of Crows,’ with a suitably sinister music video. Check it out below. You can find ‘Murder of Crows’ on Lindi’s excellent album, Cigarettes & Truckstops.     Read More

Blake Shelton Leads Digital Chart, Hunter Hayes Takes over On-Demand Chart

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Blake Shelton‘s ‘Sure Be Cool if You Did’ keeps control of the Billboard Country Digital Chart for another week. Darius Rucker‘s version of ‘Wagon Wheel’ keeps selling well and moves into the #2 spot. On the On-Demand Chart, Hunter Hayes beaks the Taylor Swift hegemony with ‘Wanted’ now at #1.   Billboard Country Digital Songs Read More

New Video: ‘Nashville Without You’ – Tim McGraw

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Tim McGraw‘s recent album, Two Lanes of Freedom, is filled with remarkable songs. One standout is ‘Nashville Without You.’ Penned by Kyle Jacobs, Joe Leathers, and Ruston Kelly, the song celebrates everything that makes Music City such a singular place, from its landmarks to its timeless hits. Check out a new video below that ‘s Read More

Single Review: ‘Sunbird’ – Vitek

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Created from equal parts world music and electro-pop, Vitek’s single ‘Sunbird’ is a really pretty piece of music coming to a radio near you soon. The dynamic arc this Nashville-based quintet employs for the song is really well done. They start out with the song’s somewhat African sounding vocal hook, Rhodes piano, and a low Read More

Blake Shelton Remains Top, Lee Brice Drives into Canadian Country Top 10

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Blake Shelton‘s ‘Sure Be Cool if You Did’ stays at #1 on the Canadian Country Chart this week. Hunter Hayes‘ ‘Somebody’s Heartbreak’ moves into the top 5, and Lee Brice joins the chart at #8 with ‘I Drive Your Truck.’ Tim Hicks closes out the chart with new single, ‘Get By.’   Canadian Mediabase Country Read More

Single Review: ‘Beat this Summer’ – Brad Paisley

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Songwriters: Brad Paisley, Luke Laird, Chris DuBois For Brad Paisley, his new project, Wheelhouse, is all about exploring new territory, literally and musically. We got a taste of the new direction on the first single, ‘Southern Comfort Zone,’ and it continues with, ‘Beat this Summer.’ At first listen just another summer single about how this Read More

Single Review: ‘Hey Girl’ – Billy Currington

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Songwriters: Rhett Akins, Ashley Gorley, Chris DeStefano With a new album on the way, Billy Currington return to the country music radio waves with new single, ‘Hey Girl.’ From the opening lines ‘Hey girl, what’s your name girl? / I’ve been looking at you / And every guy here’s doing the same, girl,’ the song Read More

Krystal Keith to Release Debut EP on April 16, Includes ‘Daddy Dance with Me’

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Krystal Keith to Release Debut EP on April 16, Includes ‘Daddy Dance with Me’
Show Dog-Universal Music has announced the release of Krystal Keith’s debut EP for April 16. Her full-length album, Whiskey & Lace, may be a few months away still but country music fans can get to know Krystal on this 4-track disc. The main driver behind the early release is the massive reaction to the song Read More