ACM Presents Tim McGraw’s Superstar Summer Night – in pictures

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Last night in Las Vegas, Tim McGraw invited some of his talented friends for the ACM Presents TV special. The evening featured Dierks Bentley, Keith Urban, John Fogerty, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Faith Hill, Florida Georgia Line, Taylor Swift, The Band Perry, Brantley Gilbert and several special guests. Filmed at the MGM Grand, the special Read More

Country Music Sales Rise in First Quarter of 2013; Swift, Shelton, Top-selling Artists

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Compared to just a few years ago, the numbers are still on the low side but there is once again an upward trend in country music sales figures. With data from Nielsen Soundscan, Billboard compiled the best-selling albums and digital singles for the first quarter of 2013. It’s encouraging to see this uptick continue after Read More

Will Hoge Grabs Texas #1 with ‘Another Song Nobody Will Hear’

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Sarcasm is alive and well in Texas. Will Hoge tops the Texas Regional Radio Report with ‘Another Song Nobody Will Hear.’ Kyle Park moves into the top 5 with ‘True Love,’ and Cody Johnson leaps into the top 10 with ‘I Don’t care about You,’ rising from #14 to #10.   Texas Regional Radio Report Read More

Lee Brice’s ‘Truck’ Leads, Darius Rucker’s ‘Wagon’ Joins Billboard Country Airplay Chart

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Lee Brice returns to the top of the country music charts this week as the stunning ‘I Drive Your Truck’ leads the Billboard Country Airplay Chart. Huge congratulations to the song’s writers Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington, and Jimmy Yeary, and Brice’s team at Curb Records! Chris Young‘s ‘I Can Take it from There’ moves into Read More

Carrie Underwood Fans Surprise the Singer with Lyric Video

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I love it when country music fans show their quality. Carrie Underwood may have missed out at last night’s ACM Awards but her fans put a big smile on her face today. The creative gang behind CUnews4fans put together a great lyric video for Underwood’s new single, ‘See You Again.’ The singer almost immediately tweeted Read More

Lee Brice’s ‘I Drive Your Truck’ Hits #1 on Mediabase Country Chart!

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My favorite to pick up the Song of the Year award at the CMA Awards in November, Lee Brice‘s ‘I Drive Your Truck,’ has made it to #1 on the Mediabase Country Singles Chart this week. Huge congratulations to the song’s writers Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington, and Jimmy Yeary, and Brice’s team at Curb Records! Read More

Single Review: ‘Fill In The Blank’ – Greg Bates

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Songwriters: Greg Bates, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne Coming in on the tails of his first single, ‘I Did It For The Girl,’ Greg Bates’ latest, ‘Fill In The Blank,’ unfortunately misses the mark. ‘Fill In The Blank,’ is a song that tries to be clever and naughty in a somewhat sly kind of way, but Read More