Sibling Trio The Band Perry Claims Number One on Country Singles Chart

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Top Ten Country Singles chart this week sees a new number one as sibling trio The Band Perry emerges with this week’s number one. Last week’s number one, ‘Cruise’, slides down the chart to number four. Two of my personal favorites, ‘One Of Those Nights’ from Tim McGraw and ‘How Country Feels’ from Randy Houser Read More

New Video: ‘Two Black Cadillacs’ – Carrie Underwood

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Carrie Underwood‘s vengeance murder plot, ‘Two Black Cadillacs,’ has a new, beautifully shot music video. Though, is anyone else wondering why that guy didn’t just step to the side to get out of the path of the car…?     Read More

Rock out with The Cadillac Black’s ‘I’m Southern’ – acoustic live video

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There might come a day when I won’t talk about this band at every opportunity, but it is not this day. Nashville trio The Cadillac Black released their self-titled debut album in 2012, my favorite release of the year, and the disc kicks off with the scorcher, ‘I’m Southern.’ Check out lead singer, Jaren Johnston, Read More

David Mayfield to Deliver Sophomore Album, Good Man Down, on April 1, 2013

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David Mayfield will release his sophomore album, Good Man Down, on April 1, 2013. After a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign – Mayfield raised more than twice the requested amount – he can present the follow-up to the critically acclaimed debut album, Parade. As a highly-respected performer who has shared the stage with many Americana and Read More

Gary Allan’s New Album, Set You Free, Debuts at #1 on iTunes

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With Set You Free, Gary Allan delivered an immensely strong record this week. It seems the fans agree and the new disc immediately shot to #1 on the iTunes Album Chart this morning. That’s the All Genre chart, by the way, not just country albums. The album was propelled by the strong lead single, ‘Every Read More

Single Review: ‘Downtown’ – Lady Antebellum

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Songwriters: Luke Laird, Natalie Hemby, Shane McAnally Pop-country trio Lady Antebellum have been decidedly more pop than country on their second and third albums. For the upcoming fourth release, they have been talking about getting back to their original sound. If that was the aim, there is no evidence of this on new single, ‘Downtown.’ Read More

Single Review: ‘Pretty Little Lie’ – Blackberry Smoke

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Songwriters: Charlie Starr, Danny Meadows One of the bands rapidly working themselves into the public consciousness is Blackberry Smoke. The Atlanta, GA southern rockers found a musical home at Zac Brown‘s Southern Ground and are gaining fans with their third release, The Whippoorwill. They are now pushing their first single to country radio, ‘Pretty Little Read More

Randy Houser Conquers Billboard Airplay Chart with ‘How Country Feels’

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This song really grew on me over time, and though it was a slower climb, country radio eventually fully embraced Randy Houser‘s ‘How Country Feels.’ After 39 weeks, the single tops the Billboard Airplay Chart. The Band Perry‘s ‘Better Dig Two’ enters the Top 5, Tim McGraw and Taylor Swift both climb two places and Read More

Reckless Kelly Remains at the Top of Texas Regional Radio Report

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Perhaps fittingly after the Inauguration weekend, Reckless Kelly‘s open letter to Washington DC remains at the top of the Texas Regional Radio Report. Jason Boland & The Stragglers make a big leap forward with ‘Obsessed,’ lifted from #7 to #3, but the biggest climber is Stoney LaRue with ‘Travelin’ Kind,’ which comes storming into #5 Read More

New Video: ‘Sheets Down’ – Connor Christian and Southern Gothic

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They were named Billboard’s 2012 ‘Artist on the Verge,’ and Connor Christian and Southern Gothic is proving that was well-deserved. As the band prepares the release of their new album, New Hometown, for February 12, they present the video for the current single, ‘Sheets Down.’ If you like what you hear, please visit www.connorchristian.com to Read More