A shuffling of the deck on the Top Country Album Chart as Taylor Swift remains number one
12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on A shuffling of the deck on the Top Country Album Chart as Taylor Swift remains number one
Happy New Year from all of us here at Urban Country News! The first Country Album Chart of the New Year sees a lot of familiar faces. In fact, there are no fresh faces on this week’s chart. Taylor Swift remains at number one, while other familiar favorites did some shifting around on the chart. Read More
Trio Dixie Chicks Takes Over for Lady Antebellum at Craven Country Jamboree 2013
12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Trio Dixie Chicks Takes Over for Lady Antebellum at Craven Country Jamboree 2013
With Lady Antebellum having to adjust their 2013 tour schedule, Texas trio Dixie Chicks are stepping in for them at the 2013 Craven Country Jamboree. The festival will take place July 11-14 in Craven, Saskatchewan, and the Chicks will join Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw as headliners. The press release has the details: “We knew Read More
The Avett Brothers Added to MerleFest 2013 Lineup
12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on The Avett Brothers Added to MerleFest 2013 Lineup
The organizers of MerleFest, a four-day music celebration in Wilkesboro, NC, have added the sparkling folk-pop of The Avett Brothers to this year’s lineup. MerleFest will take place on April 25-28, 2013. The press release has more details about this new addition: Rolling Stone calls the Avett Brothers “the best Pop band in the Alt-Country Read More
Single Review: ‘Sure Be Cool if You Did’ – Blake Shelton
12 years ago Liv Carter 2
Songwriters: Nicolle Clawson, Jimmy Robbins, Chris Tompkins. Blake Shelton is preparing a new album and the project’s first single is ‘Sure Be Good if You Did.’ Let me start by saying that I hope this isn’t representative of the rest of the record. In the song, a guy talks to a pretty woman at a Read MoreYear in Review: UCN’s Favorite Album Releases of 2012
12 years ago Liv Carter 2
The closing of a year always invites lists of favorites of all sorts of things, so this is the perfect time to share a few country music releases which especially impressed in 2012. This is not a ranked countdown but just a couple of albums which I believe should be part of the record collection Read More
Kris Kristofferson to Release New Album, Feeling Mortal, on January 29, 2013
12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Kris Kristofferson to Release New Album, Feeling Mortal, on January 29, 2013
Legendary singer, songwriter, actor, and generally wonderful human being, Kris Kristofferson, is releasing his new album, Feeling Mortal, on January 29, 2013, his first offering of new material in four years. It will also be his first completely independent release on his own KK Records label. At 76, Kristofferson has lost none of his passion Read More
Keith Urban Fans Organize 7th Annual MonkeyLove Valentines Day Plush Monkey Drive
12 years ago Liv Carter 25
For the 7th year, Keith Urban‘s fans are running a Valentine’s Day initiative to bring a little gift to children in the Lower Naugatuck Valley, CT. This year, they will also include the children of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. It is a simple way to participate in a worthwhile cause so I Read MoreUCN Interview: Introducing Nashville’s Electro Earth Rock Quintet, Vitek
12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on UCN Interview: Introducing Nashville’s Electro Earth Rock Quintet, Vitek
Music City is home to an extremely diverse community of musicians. While it is known as country music HQ, there are many artist here creating music far beyond the confines of traditional Music Row sounds. One such band is Vitek, a group of wonderfully creative young musicians who impressed me with their professional approach. Describing Read More