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2013's Top Money Makers in Music: Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, Justin Timberlake

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on 2013's Top Money Makers in Music: Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, Justin Timberlake
As has become an annual tradition, Billboard ranked the biggest earners in music of the past year. 2013 continued to show that the big bucks are out on the road. The figures below are a little misleading though. They are estimates based on data from Nielsen SoundScan, Nielsen BDS, and Billboard Boxscore. They do not Read More

Dierks Bentley Debuts 'Riser' At Number One

11 years ago Sara Irvin Comments Off on Dierks Bentley Debuts 'Riser' At Number One
Dierks Bentley debuted his latest album Riser at number one on the Billboard Country charts this week, pushing last week’s number one, Eric Church, down to number two. Billboard Country Albums Chart: March 6, 2014 1. Riser – Dierks Bentley 2. The Outsiders-Eric Church 3. Cole Swindell-Cole Swindell 4. Crash My Party -Luke Bryan 5. Read More

New Music Video: 'Cold Beer with Your Name on It' – Josh Thompson

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Josh Thompson will release his sophomore album, Turn It Up, next month. Just ahead of the new disc comes the new music video for lead single, ‘Cold Beer with Your Name on It.’ Directed by Chris Hicky, the video tells the love story of a guy missing a girl who has left their small town Read More

Deborah Evans Price Talks 'Country Faith' on Big D & Bubba Radio Show

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Deborah Evans Price Talks 'Country Faith' on Big D & Bubba Radio Show
The wonderful Deborah Evans Price recently talked to Big D & Bubba about her latest book, ‘Country Faith,’ for which she compiled top country music artists’ favorite Bible verses and the reason these scriptures resonate with each star. Some of the artists who contributed their thoughts include Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley, Charlie Daniels, Read More

CMT's Lisa Chader Joins NPG PR as Executive Vice President

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on CMT's Lisa Chader Joins NPG PR as Executive Vice President
Only a few years into its operations, NPG PR is a fast-growing company and expands its staff today with Lisa Chader, who departs CMT. Read all the details in the press release: Lisa Chader, previously Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications at CMT, joins the Nashville and LA-based independent PR firm, NPG PR as Executive Read More

Small Town Pistols Release Exclusive Acoustic Performance of 'Colour Blind' On The Boot

11 years ago Brittany Fisher Comments Off on Small Town Pistols Release Exclusive Acoustic Performance of 'Colour Blind' On The Boot
  Country duo Small Town Pistols recently released an exclusive acoustic performance of their current single, ‘Colour Blind,’ through The Boot. The intimate performance showcases the duos undeniably flawless harmonies. Small Town Pistols is made up of Amanda and Tyler Wilkinson, former members of the chart-topping trio The Wilkinsons. Amanda and Tyler recently made their Read More

CRS 2014: Top Songwriters Impress at Bob Kingsley's Acoustic Alley Show

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on CRS 2014: Top Songwriters Impress at Bob Kingsley's Acoustic Alley Show
The last few years, one of the absolute highlights of CRS is Bob Kingsley’s Acoustic Alley songwriters’ show. It brings together the most successful songsmiths in Nashville and introduces the radio execs to the talents behind the hit songs they have been playing. The opening round had close friends and frequent co-writers Josh Osborne, Shane Read More

Bellamy Brothers Make History – Become First Country Act to Tour India and Sri Lanka

11 years ago Brittany Fisher Comments Off on Bellamy Brothers Make History – Become First Country Act to Tour India and Sri Lanka
Legendary country duo the Bellamy Brothers are back in the United States after an extensive tour of India and Sri Lanka. The brothers made history by becoming the first country music act to tour the Asian countries. More from Absolute Publicity: “When we arrived, they told us no other country act had ever toured in Read More

Frankie Ballard Debuts High with New Album, Sunshine & Whiskey

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Frankie Ballard Debuts High with New Album, Sunshine & Whiskey
It’s a big week for Frankie Ballard. His brand new album, Sunshine & Whiskey, makes it debut in the Top 5 of the Billboard Country Albums chart, and current single, ‘Helluva Life,’ joins the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Check out the press release below for a report on his CRS Read More

Dallas Smith Readies New 'Tippin' Point EP' for March 4 Release

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Dallas Smith Readies New 'Tippin' Point EP' for March 4 Release
Canadian country artist Dallas Smith looks set to make a mark south of the border as well as he gets ready to release his new Tippin’ Point EP on March 4, 2014. It will mark his debut on Nashville labels Big Loud Mountain Records and Republic Nashville. The six-song EP was produced by Joey Moi Read More