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Brett Eldredge Takes His ‘Beat’ to #1, Joe Nichols Says ‘Yeah’ to Top 10

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Brett Eldredge Takes His ‘Beat’ to #1, Joe Nichols Says ‘Yeah’ to Top 10
Brett Eldredge has to wait out a few other hits but he finally sees his catchy summer tune, ‘Beat of the Music,’ reach #1 on the Mediabase chart. Justin Moore moves to #2, and Jake Owen to #4. At the other end, Joe Nichols returns to the country music top 10 with ‘Yeah.’   Mediabase Read More

Tom Hiddleston to Portray Hank Williams in New Movie

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Tom Hiddleston to Portray Hank Williams in New Movie
Director Marc Abraham is preparing a new movie about the life, career, and untimely death of early country star Hank Williams. The film will be based on Colin Escott’s biography of the iconic singer and the production has secured the music catalogue via Sony ATV. British actor Tom Hiddleston has signed on to the project Read More

Tracy Lawrence Releases ‘Til I Was a Daddy Too’ for Father’s Day

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Tracy Lawrence Releases ‘Til I Was a Daddy Too’ for Father’s Day
Tracy Lawrence became a dedicated family man and to celebrate his fellow fathers, he is digitally re-releasing ‘Til I Was A Daddy Too’ from his 11th studio album For The Love on the LMG record label. The song originally released in 2007 has long been a country music favorite and now is made readily available Read More

Colt Ford Joined by Keith Urban, Justin Moore, Lee Brice on New Album, Thanks For Listening

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Colt Ford Joined by Keith Urban, Justin Moore, Lee Brice on New Album, Thanks For Listening
Colt Ford has worked tirelessly to build up a loyal fanbase across the country. Among those fans are some of country music’s biggest stars, and several are joining Colt on his new album, Thanks for Listening, due on July 1 via Average Joes Entertainment. Keith Urban, Justin Moore, Lee Brice, Jerrod Niemann, and Randy Houser Read More

Song Covers and Copyright: Is Don Henley Right or Uptight?

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Song Covers and Copyright: Is Don Henley Right or Uptight?
This is an interesting one. Alt-hip hop artist Frank Ocean apparently took it upon himself to write new lyrics to the track of ‘Hotel California,’ Eagles‘ legendary and multi-million selling rock anthem. Ocean didn’t release the song commercially but did make it available for free and performed it live. Don Henley was not impressed and Read More

Lorrie Morgan Celebrates 30th Anniversary as Grand Ole Opry Member

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Lorrie Morgan Celebrates 30th Anniversary as Grand Ole Opry Member
Country music icon Lorrie Morgan is celebrating a very impressive milestone in her extraordinary career this weekend. On June 9, she will have been a proud member of the Grand Ole Opry for 30 years! Read her story in the press release: In life and in art, the glamorous and gifted Lorrie Morgan is enjoying Read More

CMA’s 2014 SRO Awards Finalists of Touring Industry Announced

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on CMA’s 2014 SRO Awards Finalists of Touring Industry Announced
The Country Music Association announced the finalists for the 2014 SRO Awards, which will honor the far too often unsung heroes of the touring industry. CMA members will be able to cast their vote in categories including tour manager, publicist, caterer, lighting director, and my old gig, front of house sound engineer. The winners will Read More

Impressions from My Very First Keith Urban Show

11 years ago Brittany Fisher Comments Off on Impressions from My Very First Keith Urban Show
Let me preface this short-but-sweet review by saying that only celebrities or artists of a certain stature earn the honor of inserting the word “freaking” between their first and last name. You know, Michael-freaking-Jackson, Tom-freaking-Hanks or Britney-freaking-Spears. You get the idea. Well, this guy has definitely earned that name addition. When Keith Urban stepped out Read More

The Black Keys’ ‘Fever’ Still Dominates the Triple A Format

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on The Black Keys’ ‘Fever’ Still Dominates the Triple A Format
Nashvillians The Black Keys are still lording it over everyone in the Triple A format with ‘Fever,’ but Kongos keeps up the challenge at #2 with ‘Stay with Me.’   Mediabase Triple A Chart (June 2, 2014): 1. ‘Fever’ – Black Keys 2. ‘Come with Me Now’ – Kongos 3. ‘Stay with Me’ – Sam Read More