Little Big Town Uses “Opry Bump” to Reach Top 10, Luke Bryan Returns to #1

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Luke Bryan adds to his string of consecutive #1 hits with ‘Roller Coaster,’ crowning the Billboard Country Airplay chart after only a 16-week climb. Little Big Town experiences a bit of an “Opry bump” as following last week’s invitation to join the institution, their new single ‘Day Drinking’ racked up quite a few more spins. Read More

Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Dierks Bentley, Jason Aldean Added to 2014 CMA Awards Performers

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More performers were announced for the 48th Annual Country Music Awards. Some of the biggest hitters will take the stage that night as Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Dierks Bentley, and Jason Aldean join the lineup. A lineup which so far shows a depressing scarcity of women. But anyway… The rest of the press release reads: Read More

Luke Bryan Continues his #1 Hit Streak, Sam Hunt Joins Top 10

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Luke Bryan continues his radio success as ‘Roller Coaster’ becomes his next #1 hit. Sam Hunt‘s ultra-modern pop-country finds favor with radio and he sees his debut single, ‘Leave the Night On,’ burst into the top 10. The song climbs from #11 to #6, after a massive gain in spins.   Billboard Country Airplay Chart Read More

Cole Swindell Repeats at #1, Blake Shelton Brings ‘Neon’ to Top 10

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The dudebro fest is still not over, and the entire top 5 is populated by exponents of the sub-genre. Cole Swindell repeats the #1 success of his debut with second single, ‘Hope You Get Lonely Tonight.’ Blake Shelton sees the result of album release promotion as ‘Neon Light’ climbs into the top 5.   Billboard Read More

Well, This Is One Way to Stop Ticket Scalpers…

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When singer-songwriter Yusuf Islam found out about the extortionate prices some people were asking for tickets to one of his shows, he decided to do something about it. So he canceled his show. New York state law requires tickets to be transferable so using a paperless ticketing system which would require concertgoers to show ID Read More

Album Review: Tracks of My Years – Bryan Adams

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Tracks of My Years – Bryan Adams (Verve Records, 2014) For his first studio album in six years, Bryan Adams reached back to the songs that made him want to be a musician. Drawing on classics from the late ’60s and the ’70s, along with one new song, Adams created a musical scrapbook with Tracks Read More

Gary Allan Starts Sold Out Australian Tour with The Mavericks, Blackjack Billy

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If you follow Gary Allan on Twitter (@GaryAllan), you already know that he is having a wonderful time Down Under! Also enjoying his return to Australia are his loyal fans. They ensured Allan kicked off a tour last night that was sold out before it began. Allan opened his tour at Enmore Theatre in Sydney, Read More

Dustin Lynch Stays at Billboard Airplay #1, Sam Hunt Continues Fast Climb

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Dustin Lynch keeps ‘Where It’s At’ at the Billboard top for a second week. At #10, Sam Hunt seems to be following the Florida Georgia Line development plan. ‘Leave the Night On’ breaks into the top tier after only 15 weeks, which is the fastest top 10 entrance with a debut single since ‘Cruise,’ which Read More

Dustin Lynch Celebrates First #1 Hit, Five Artists Join Top 10

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Broken Bow does it again. The label has some serious radio promo mojo going on, and elevates Dustin Lynch to his first #1 hit with ‘Where It’s At.’ Even though only two new songs join the top 10, five artists do. The duet by Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood, ‘Somethin’ Bad,’ enters at #9, and Read More

New Music Video: ‘Would You Fight for My Love’ – Jack White

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Jack White does not do things the way other people do them. When working on a title track of his latest album, Lazaretto, he only took 4 hours to record it and press it to vinyl. Now, the music video for his new single, ‘Would You Fight for My Love,’ was created and filmed in Read More