The Rise of the Country DJ: “Country is in the digital age”
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The past few years, several country stars have taken a, for country music, new kind of opening act on the road: a DJ. CMA’s Brett Ratner investigates the phenonmenon: About 15 years ago, a few electronic musical pioneers started sneaking Country snippets into their DJ sets at dance clubs. Meanwhile, at some Country bars, DJs Read More
Keith Urban to Debut New Single, ‘Somewhere In My Car,’ at GMA Summer Concert Series
11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Keith Urban to Debut New Single, ‘Somewhere In My Car,’ at GMA Summer Concert Series
Keith Urban‘s current album era has a bit of a car theme to it. Following ‘Cop Car’ comes new single ‘Somewhere In My Car.’ He will give the song its television debut on Friday, July 11, during GMA’s Summer Concert Series in Central Park, NYC. It will put Urban back in front of US audiences Read More
Music Chart #1s Update: Ed Sheeran, Miranda & Carrie, Mastodon
11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Music Chart #1s Update: Ed Sheeran, Miranda & Carrie, Mastodon
Ed Sheeran‘s X album leads every album chart, Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood take over the Hot Country Songs chart, and Kenny Chesney has another hit with ‘American Kids.’ Weekly round-up of the Billboard chart #1s! Hot 100 Songs: ‘Fancy’ – Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX Billboard 200 Albums: X – Ed Sheeran Pop Songs: Read More
Eric Church, FGL, Luke Bryan Lead SoundScan Mid-Year Country Sales Charts
11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Eric Church, FGL, Luke Bryan Lead SoundScan Mid-Year Country Sales Charts
It comes as a surprise to no one who has followed the country charts in 2014 so far, Eric Church, Florida Georgia Line, and Luke Bryan lead the sales at the midway point. Billboard compiled the Nielsen Soundscan figures and they place Eric Church’ The Outsiders as the top-selling album, with just under 650k copies Read More
Get a Taste of Lucero’s Live Album with ‘Sweet Little Thing’ [AUDIO]
11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Get a Taste of Lucero’s Live Album with ‘Sweet Little Thing’ [AUDIO]
Lucero has announced the release of their first live album, Live from Atlanta. You can get a taste of what the two-disc set has to offer with the preview track, ‘Sweet Little Thing.’ Check it out below. The album will be available as a two-disc set, digital download, or a limited edition 15- gram vinyl Read More
First Round of Performers for AmericanaFest 2014 Announced, The Avett Brothers to Headline
11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on First Round of Performers for AmericanaFest 2014 Announced, The Avett Brothers to Headline
The Americana Music Association has announced its plans for the most ambitious AmericanaFest to date. The 15th edition of the music festival, which will take place in Nashville September 17-20, 2014, will feature some of the eclectic genre’s biggest stars and most promising talent. The Avett Brothers are set to close out the whole event Read More
Bluegrass Duo The Roys Prepares New Album The View for September Release
11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Bluegrass Duo The Roys Prepares New Album The View for September Release
Bluegrass duo The Roys is finishing up their fourth studio album, The View, due for release via Rural Rhythm Records in September, 2014. Grab some more details from the press release: Award-winning brother/sister Bluegrass duo, THE ROYS, continue their creative momentum as they gear up for the September release of their fourth studio album, THE Read More
Lucero to Release First Live Album, Live from Atlanta, August 12, 2014
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Memphis, TN southern punk-rock band Lucero is releasing their first live album, Live from Atlanta, on August 14, 2014. Like much of what the band does, it’s hardly a conventional effort. Live from Atlanta spans the whole of of the band’s career, and contains over two hours of music. The 32 songs on the album Read More