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Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, Ed Sheeran Keep Control of Billboard Folk Album Chart

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Their respective GRAMMY appearances and/or wins keep Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, and Ed Sheeran firmly in place with no changes to this week’s Billboard Folk Album chart top 5. The biggest climber is the Safe Haven soundtrack, from #10 to #6, and Nataly Dawn debuts at #10 with How I Knew Her.   Billboard Read More

Single Review: ‘He Loves to Make Me Cry’ – Kristen Kelly

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Songwriters: Kristen Kelly, Paul Overstreet, Even Stevens Kristen Kelly is following up her sassy debut, ‘Ex-old Man,’ with a bluesy love song, ‘He Loves to Make Me Cry.’ ‘He loves to make me cray / loves to make me weep / puts those tears in my eyes / not the bitter but the sweet,’ Kelly Read More

New Video: ‘Birmingham’ – Shovels & Rope

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Americana duo Shovels & Rope has a brand new video for their single, ‘Birmingham.’ Two young actors play the roles of Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent as the song and the video tell the story. It’s very sweet and the dog is hilarious!     Read More

CMA Foundation Donates $1.2 Million to Nashville Public Schools via CMA’s Keep the Music Playing Program

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on CMA Foundation Donates $1.2 Million to Nashville Public Schools via CMA’s Keep the Music Playing Program
The CMA Foundation continues its support of public education and, through its Keep the Music Playing music education program, donated $1.2 million to Nashville schools benefiting 81,000 students. You can read about the great work being done in the press release below: The CMA Foundation donated $1.2 million to benefit music education programs for Nashville’s Read More

Grammy Win Helps Mumford & Sons’ ‘Babel’ Return to Top of Billboard 200 Album Chart

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In the week following their big GRAMMY Awards win, Mumford & Sons returns to #1 of the Billboard 200 all-genre album chart with Babel. Sales, tracked by Nielsen SoundScan, shot up by 185,000 copies that week, meaning a weekly increase of 242%. What further helped increase the numbers are the two new deluxe editions that Read More

Single Review: ‘Better’ – Maggie Rose

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Songwriters: Candy Cameron, Dave Berg, Deanna Bryant Maggie Rose’s new single ‘Better’ is a bit more on the serious side than 2012’s cheeky ‘I Ain’t Your Mama.’  Written from the perspective of a woman who has just been through a bad breakup and is tempted by the urge to drink the pain away, it’s a Read More

Randy Rogers Band Has No ‘Trouble’ Reaching #1 on Texas Regional Radio Report

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In only seven weeks, Randy Rogers Band conquered the Texas Regional Radio Report chart with ‘Trouble Knows My Name.’   Texas Regional Radio Report (February 18, 2013): 1. ‘Trouble Knows My Name’ – Randy Rogers Band 2. ‘Lone Star Highway’ – Josh Grider 3. ‘Travelin’ Kind – Stoney LaRue 4. ‘Lips’ – Aaron Watson 5. Read More

The Band Perry’s ‘Better Dig Two’ Gets Second Week at Top of Billboard Country Airplay Chart

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on The Band Perry’s ‘Better Dig Two’ Gets Second Week at Top of Billboard Country Airplay Chart
The Band Perry‘s ‘Better Dig Two’ has become a solid hit as it stays at the top of the Billboard Country Airplay Chart a second week. Tim McGraw‘s ‘One of Those Nights’ moves to #2, and Little Big Town‘s ‘Tornado’ comes, pardon the pun, storming into the top 3 as it climbs from #7 to Read More

Sir Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons, Tom Petty in 2013 Bonnaroo Lineup, Tickets on Sale February 23

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Sir Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons, Tom Petty in 2013 Bonnaroo Lineup, Tickets on Sale February 23
The 2013 edition of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival already has an amazing lineup, and the organizers are not even done yet. Sir Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons, and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers are just three of the spectacular list of performers. Others due to play the famous festival include The Lumineers, ZZ Read More