Granger Smith Announces New Album, Dirt Road Driveway, Due April 16

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Texas singer/songwriter Granger Smith has built up a solid career, first in his native state and then throughout the Midwest. For his ninth studio album, Dirt Road Driveway, Smith has partnered with Nashville’s Thirty Tigers for a national campaign. You can find out more details from the press release: Prolific singer/songwriter Granger Smith will release Read More

Jaida Dreyer Celebrates Debut Album Release in Nashville – in pictures

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Earlier this evening, Jaida Dreyer‘s family, friends and supporters gathered to celebrate the release of her debut album, I Am Jaida Dreyer. The record holds ten tracks, all of which Dreyer had a hand in writing. Each of the songs describe moments of her life, and her honest writing is one of the more attractive Read More

Single Review: ‘Done’ – The Band Perry

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Songwriters: Neil Perry, Reid Perry, John Davidson, Jacob Bryant Right from the start, The Band Perry have been difficult to categorize within country music. The trio has shown great creativity and intelligence in their writing and song choices. Their new album, Pioneer, is just a few weeks away and the project’s first single, ‘Better Dig Read More

Taylor Swift’s ‘Begin Again’ Reaches #1 on Mediabase Country Singles Chart

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It has followed an interesting, and somewhat contrived, path on the radio chart but this week, Taylor Swift‘s ‘Begin Again’ takes over at #1 on the Mediabase Country Singles Chart. Dierks Bentley‘s ‘Tip in on Back,’ a song of which the path also shows the effects of good radio promotion, finally enters the Top 5. Read More

Angie Johnson Signs with Sony/ATV Music Publishing in Nashville

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Toward the end of last year, Angie Johnson signed with Sony Nashville as a recording artist. Now, Johnson also put ink on a deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing as a songwriter. Still working as a Missouri Air National Guard Tech Sergeant regular weekends, Johnson is also working on her debut EP with producer Josh Leo. Read More

New Video: ‘Get Your Shine On’ – Florida Georgia Line

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Florida Georgia Line‘s new music video for ‘Get Your Shine On,’ may start out as you would expect with sun, sea, and beautiful women. But it also has two characters you may not be expecting! Directed by Declan Whitebloom and filmed at the Hard Rock Hotel in Cancun, this video looks like it was a Read More

What Young Musicians Can Learn from Jamey Johnson

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Shortly before the 2013 GRAMMY Awards, Rolling Stone magazine caught up with some of the nominees. A very patient journalist, Dan Hyman, went to interview Country Album of the Year nominee Jamey Johnson in Chicago. The conversation was almost painful to read and it holds a valuable lesson that I think upcoming artists must take Read More

Watch Chris Janson Perform ‘Better I Don’t’ Live at WSIX

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The Bobby Bones Show, the fun new morning crew on Nashville’s WSIX, got a visit from Bigger Picture’s Chris Janson. As ever full of energy, he performed his debut single, ‘Better I Don’t,’ and impressed his hosts and, judging by the tweets to the station following his performance, also the audience. Go, Chris! Check out Read More