Lorde Continues at Triple A #1 with ‘Royals,’ Pearl Jam Moves up

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Lorde continues to, um. lord it over the Triple A chart as ‘Royals’ stays firmly at #1. Pearl Jam‘s ‘Sirens’ is gunning for that spot, and moves up another three spots, to #3. Head and the Heart returns to the top 10 with ‘Shake,’ now at #8.   Billboard Triple A Chart (October 14, 2013): Read More

Eric Church, Kacey Musgraves, FGL, Alan Jackson Added to CMA Awards 2013 Performers

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Eric Church, Kacey Musgraves, and Florida Georgia Line have been added to the line-up for the 47th Annual CMA Awards on November 6, 2013. Also appearing will be Alan Jackson and George Strait in a special tribute to the late George Jones. Hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will also take the stage as performers Read More

Lady Antebellum Postpones Take Me Downtown Tour until January 2014

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Lady Antebellum announced that the Take Me Downtown Tour, originally scheduled to start in November, will be postponed until January 2014. Via a statement to their fans, the trio explained that pushing back the tour is due to the November release of the deluxe version of the latest album, Golden. Kip Moore and Kacey Musgraves Read More

Billy Currington’s ‘Girl’ Hits #1, Tim McGraw’s ‘Girl’ Joins Top 5

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Billy Currington‘s ‘Hey Girl’ made the final jump, from #3, to lead this week’s Mediabase Country Singles chart. He holds off Thomas Rhett‘s ‘It Goes Like This’ which climbs to #2. Tim McGraw clinches another Top 5 hit as ‘Southern Girl’ moves to #5, and new this week is ‘We Were Us,’ at Keith Urban Read More

Billboard Charts #1 Weekly Update

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Weekly round-up of the Billboard chart #1s! Hot 100 Songs: ‘Royals’ – Lorde Billboard 200 Albums: The 20/20 Experience (2 Of 2) – Justin Timberlake Pop Songs: ‘Roar’ – Katy Perry Hot Country Songs: ‘That’s My Kind Of Night’ – Luke Bryan Country Airplay: ‘Hey Girl’ – Billy Currington Country Digital Songs: ‘That’s My Kind Read More

Vote for Your Favorite Touring Artist in Billboard Touring Awards 2013

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For the 10th Billboard Touring Conference & Awards, Eventful is helping facilitate the fan-voting process. Vote for your favorite touring artist and help crown the Eventful 2013 Fans’ Choice Award winner at this year’s conference. Click here to cast your vote. This year’s nominees: Beyonce Blake Shelton Bon Jovi Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Read More

Delta Country Jam 2013: We’ve Been Waiting for You

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One week ago today, I was preparing for the first ever Delta Country Jam in Tunica, MS. Having lived in the Memphis area my entire life, I was overjoyed that we finally had a country music festival nearby. Memphis is overflowing with musical history. Elvis, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis all began their careers Read More

LRM Interview – Smithfield: “If you have a strong work ethic, you give yourself the best chance.”

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Smithfield is one of Nashville’s most promising new country music acts. The duo, comprised of Jennifer Fiedler and Trey Smith, is just a few months into a first record deal with Bigger Picture Group. It was a good time to catch up with them to talk about what life is like just after signing a Read More

Luke Bryan Leads Country Albums Chart; Tyler Farr Debuts At Number Two

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An interesting shuffle this week on the Top Country Albums chart according to Billboard; Luke Bryan again maintains his hold of the number one spot, while country newcomer Tyler Farr makes his album debut at number two for the week. Alan Jackson continues to hang out in the top five, coming in at number five Read More

Luke Bryan Leads A Male Dominated Top Ten Country Singles Chart

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Luke Bryan and Thomas Rhett continue their domination of top spots on the Country Singles chart according to Billboard. Tyler Farr climbs back up the chart to come in at number there, hopefully inching his way closer to the coveted top spot. Billboard Country Songs Chart (October 10, 2013): 1. ‘That’s My Kind Of Night’-Luke Read More