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Concert Review: CMA Songwriters Series – Marathon Music Works, Nashville, TN – Oct 31, 2012

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Concert Review: CMA Songwriters Series – Marathon Music Works, Nashville, TN – Oct 31, 2012
It has become a tradition. The night before the CMA Awards, Nashville turns the spotlight on some of its most successful songwriters. Last night, host Bob DiPiero brought with him Brett James, Kristian Bush and Brantley Gilbert for an entertaining evening at Marathon Music Works. Writers rounds are a combination of songs in their natural Read More

Lee Brice Grabs Billboard Country Airplay #1 with ‘Hard to Love’

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Lee Brice Grabs Billboard Country Airplay #1 with ‘Hard to Love’
Country radio finds nothing about Lee Brice hard to love, and has helped him to the Billboard Country Airplay #1 Spot. Jake Owen makes a big move from #7 to #4 with ‘The One that Got Away,’ and Florida Georgia Line enters the chart at #9 with summer hit ‘Cruise.’   Billboard Country Airplay Chart Read More

JB and the Moonshine Band Reaches #1 on Texas Regional Radio Report

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on JB and the Moonshine Band Reaches #1 on Texas Regional Radio Report
Country-rock quartet JB and the Moonshine Band tops the Texas chart this week with ‘No Better than This.’ Eli Young Band advances to #5 with ‘Say Goodnight,’ and veteran Pat Green is the biggest mover, taking ‘Even the Losers’ from #12 to #7.   Texas regional Radio Report (October 30, 2012): 1. ‘No Better than Read More

Tim McGraw Announces New Album for Feb 2013, New Single ‘One of Those Nights’ Out Now

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Tim McGraw Announces New Album for Feb 2013, New Single ‘One of Those Nights’ Out Now
Go ahead and program a reminder in your calendar for February 5, 2013. Tim McGraw has announced the release of his new album, Two Lanes of Freedom, for that day. It will be his debut record for Big Machine, and its second single, the stunning ‘One of Those Nights,’ was released to country radio today. Read More

Taylor Swift’s ‘Red’ Achieves Highest Selling Debut Week in a Decade

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Taylor Swift’s ‘Red’ Achieves Highest Selling Debut Week in a Decade
The past week belonged to Taylor Swift. Her new album, Red, enjoyed the highest first-week sales in a decade when it was purchased an astounding 1.208 million times last week in the U.S. Needless to add that the record tops the Billboard 200 all-genre album chart this week. According to the number-crunchers at Nielsen SoundScan Read More

Canadian Country Singles Chart Still Topped by Luke Bryan

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Canadian Country Singles Chart Still Topped by Luke Bryan
The shuffles in the Canadian Country Singles Top 5 do not effect Luke Bryan who holds on to the #1 spot with ‘Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye.’ Easton Corbin leaps from #12 to #7 with ‘Lovin’ You Is Fun,’ homegrown talent Chad Brownlee enters at #10 with ‘Listen.’   Canadian Country Singles Chart (October 30, 2012): 1. Read More

Taylor Swift’s Fans Keep Her at Top of Billboard Country Digital Chart

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Taylor Swift’s Fans Keep Her at Top of Billboard Country Digital Chart
With the download sales still high, Taylor Swift‘s ‘We Are Never…’ is firmly planted at #1 on the Billboard Country Digital Songs Chart. Florida Georgia Line breaks up the Swift hegemony by taking ‘Cruise’ to #2, pushing ‘Red’ to #3. Jason Aldean debuts ‘Night Train’ at #6, and joining the chart from ABC TV-show, Nashville, Read More

Single Review: ‘Begin Again’ – Taylor Swift

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: ‘Begin Again’ – Taylor Swift
Songwriter: Taylor Swift The second single, ‘Begin Again,’ taken from her new album, Red, has Taylor Swift playing to her strengths. The mellow song is an observational, acoustic gem. With a great many songs written about moving on after a bad break-up, the way to make the story still interesting is to make it personal. Swift Read More

Lee Brice Reaches #1 on Mediabase Country Singles Chart

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Lee Brice Reaches #1 on Mediabase Country Singles Chart
Taking over from Carrie Underwood, Lee Brice climbs to #1 on the Mediabase Country Singles Chart this week with ‘Hard to Love.’ Florida Georgia Line‘s summerhit, ‘Cruise,’ has not run out of fuel yet and enters the chart at #8, and Justin Moore takes his declaration of love, ‘Til My Last Day,’ to #10.   Read More