Country Music

CMA Songwriters Series Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary at Joe’s Pub

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Ten years ago, Bob DiPiero had a great idea. He gathered some of Nashville’s finest songwriters and put on a Bluebird Cafe-style writers round in New York City to coincide with the CMA Awards that year. Since then, writers are eager to be part of this series which has grown into one of the biggest Read More

Lucy Hale Plans First Headline Tour, with Special Guest Josh Dorr

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Lucy Hale had a very busy, and successful 2014, and she is ready to take it to the next level. The singer announced her first headline tour for early in 2015. Catch the details and dates in the press release below: Rising country music singer and Pretty Little Liars actress Lucy Hale announced this morning Read More

Sam Hunt Deploys the Humpty Dumpty Defense

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While I am not really a purist about music genre boundaries, I can’t help but think of Lewis Carroll’s words in Alice in Wonderland whenever I hear or read an interview with Sam Hunt. In a recent chat with Rolling Stone Country, he defended himself thus: “I do think I’m country, but your definition of Read More

New Music Video: ‘Lay Low’ – Josh Turner

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With a busy holiday season before us, take a few minutes to retreat to a gorgeous cabin in the woods with Josh Turner. His new song, ‘Lay Low,’ has a great new video, directed by Trey Fanjoy. I hope ‘Lay Low’ will mark a return to the top of the charts for Josh Turner, it’s Read More

New Music Video: ‘What We Ain’t Got’ – Jake Owen

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Jake Owen‘s ‘What We Ain’t Got’ is one of those exceptional songs to which you think a music video isn’t really going to add anything. Director Mason Dixon may have had a similar thought, and left the song the absolute center of attention in the new music video. Enjoy the new video, and especially the Read More

Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan Address CMA Board about History of Country Music Documentary

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As they continue work on their documentary series on the history of country music, filmmakers Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan delivered the keynote address at the quarterly CMA Board of Directors meeting Wednesday in Nashville. The new series is slated for release on PBS in 2018.   Read More

Kix Brooks Named First Recipient of the CMA Foundation Humanitarian Award

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The Country Music Association has developed a new award, the CMA Foundation Humanitarian Award, to honor the efforts of a person who has served the community. The first recipient will be Kix Brooks, who will receive the award early in the new year. Check out Brooks’ accomplishments, which make him a deserved first honoree, in Read More

Trio Lucy Angel Debuts on SiriusXM with New Single ‘Crazy Too’

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Trio Lucy Angel is debuting at country radio with brand new song, ‘Crazy Too.’ Check out the song’s details from the press release: Country music’s most buzzed about emerging trio, Lucy Angel, will debut as a Highway Find with new single “Crazy Too” on SiriusXM’s The Highway today. The upbeat and infectious tune from their Read More

New Music Video: ‘Shotgun Rider’ – Tim McGraw

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Taken from Tim McGraw‘s American Express Unstaged performance in the Hammerstein Ballroom at the Manhattan Center, the new ‘Shotgun Rider’ video captures the reason for Tim’s long career – his genuine live performance!   Read More

Brian Collins to Debut ‘Never Really Left’ on SiriusXM The Highway’s “On The Horizon”

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New artist Brian Collins is growing his profile at radio and his new single, ‘Never Really Left,’ is attracting attention. The song is now set to debut on SiriusXM’s weekend program On The Horizon on Saturday, November 15th. Hosted by Buzz Brainard, On The Horizon airs every Saturday on SXM’s The Highway at 11 AM Read More