Eric Church Takes #1 with ‘Talladega,’ Carrie Underwood Challenges with ‘Water’

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Eric Church grabs his next trophy as ‘Talladega’ reaches #1 on the Mediabase Country Chart. Right behind him, Carrie Underwood is mounting a strong challenge with ‘Something in the Water,’ seemingly set to take over.   Mediabase Country Chart (January 26, 2015): 1. ‘Talladega’ – Eric Church 2. ‘Something in the Water’ – Carrie Underwood Read More

Ronnie McDowell Gives Dolly Parton Her Elvis Moment

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Country veteran Ronnie McDowell started his career with the Elvis tribute, ‘The King Is Gone,’ and over his decades long career, Elvis featured largely. Recently, McDowell enlisted another Elvis fan for a duet – Dolly Parton. Check out the press release below for the story of how Ronnie gave Dolly a very special present to Read More

CMA Songwriters Series Kicks off 11th Year at Sundance with Jessi Alexander, Kelley Lovelace, Kyle Jacobs, Neil Thrasher

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Entering its second decade, the CMA Songwriters Series will start off 2015 at the Sundance Film Festival. On January 28 and 29, four of Nashville’s top writers will perform at the Sundance ASCAP Music Café: Jessi Alexander, Kelley Lovelace, Kyle Jacobs, and Neil Thrasher. More details and admission info in the press release: The CMA Read More

Wade Bowen Performs ‘When I Woke Up Today’ on Conan

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Wade Bowen showed off his positive attitude with his new single, ‘When I Woke Up Today,’ when he performed the song on Conan this week. Texas country music! Represent! Check out the video of the performance here, and head to www.wadebowen.com for more!   Read More

New Orleans Jazz Fest 2015 Lineup: Elton John, The Who, Keith Urban, Kacey Musgraves, Jimmy Buffett,

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New Orleans Jazz Fest has a reputation as one of the most diverse music festivals on the calendar, and its living up to it with this year’s lineup! Just check out this group of headliners for the seven-day party: Elton John, the Who, Keith Urban, No Doubt, Widespread Panic, and Jimmy Buffett. Across more than Read More

Tim McGraw Announces 2015 Tour with Billy Currington, Chase Bryant

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Tim McGraw has announced the first list of cities for his 2015 Shotgun Rider Tour. He will begin his trek in June with Billy Currington and Chase Bryant. McGraw will first take some time to be home as his oldest daughter completes high school, but he is looking forward to returning to the road. 
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Bonnaroo 2015: Billy Joel, Mumford & Sons, Deadmau5, Robert Plant, Slayer, Moon Taxi

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Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has announced the 2015 lineup, and, as usual, it’s quite a diverse list! Following Sir Paul McCartney in 2013 and Elton John in 2014, this year Billy Joel will be the headlining piano man. ‘Roo darlings Mumford & Sons return, and other acts on the list so far include Deadmau5, Read More

Brad Paisley Still Dominates with ‘Storm,’ Eric Church Races in with ‘Talladega’

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Still a quiet week on the Billboard Country Airplay chart as radio returns from holiday programming, but Brad Paisley‘s ‘Perfect Storm’ holds at #1. Kenny Chesney moves up to #1 with ‘Til It’s Gone,’ and Eric Church enters the top 3 with his nostalgic ‘Talladega.’   Billboard Country Airplay Chart (January 12, 2015): 1. ‘Perfect Read More

Bloodshot Records Invites You to Celebrate their 20th Anniversary in Nashville

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Bloodshot Records is one of those rare genreless labels. Basically, if you’re good, a bit of a free spirit, and can kick ass on stage, they are interested. It has made for a very diverse and interesting roster over the past two decades, and now it is time to party! On January 24, Bloodshot Records Read More

Taylor Swift Switched to a New Genre and to a New Backstory

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When Taylor Swift officially moved over to pop music, she made some other changes too. She moved her main residence from Nashville to New York City and apparently some people made a big deal out of that. In a recent interview with Billboard, Swift was asked about this reaction. “There has been so much talk Read More