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Vince Gill and Paul Franklin's Bakersfield: Deluxe Edition Released Today at Cracker Barrel

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Vince Gill and Paul Franklin's Bakersfield: Deluxe Edition Released Today at Cracker Barrel
As if I needed an extra reason to go to Cracker Barrel… The restaurant chain releases an exclusive and expanded edition of Vince Gill and Paul Franklin‘s fantastic album, Bakerfield: Deluxe Edition. It will also be available digitally starting tomorrow. Today, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® releases Bakersfield: Deluxe Edition, an exclusive and expanded edition Read More

A Reminder of the 2014 Grammy Awards Nominees

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on A Reminder of the 2014 Grammy Awards Nominees
Happy Grammy Day! Tonight, the 56th Grammy Awards will take place and celebrate the most successful, acclaimed, and impactful music of the last year. Two Nashvillians worked their way into the General Field as Kacey Musgraves is nominated as Best New Artist, which I do hope she wins, and Taylor Swift‘s Red is up for Read More

After 50 Years of Billboard Country Album Charts, Which Artists Were Most Successful?

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on After 50 Years of Billboard Country Album Charts, Which Artists Were Most Successful?
When Billboard first complied the Top Country Albums Chart in 1964, they were just in time. The Beatles were just about to land in America and the music industry would start to change from a singles-driven business to one focusing on albums. That the pendulum has swung back to singles is evidenced by the fact Read More

LRM Interview – Rhonda Vincent: "Bluegrass puts a joy in your heart!"

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Rhonda Vincent‘s new project, Only Me, is an even split between bluegrass and country music. We chatted about the album in a Music Row studio and covered a whole range of topics.   LRM: You credit ‘When the Grass Grows Over Me’ with being the inspiration for this project. Rhonda Vincent: We were on the Read More

Popular Bluegrass Band Cumberland River Announces Split

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Popular Bluegrass Band Cumberland River Announces Split
Someone recently told me that as long as there are drummers there will be break-ups,” but sadly, bluegrass bands aren’t immune. Popular quintet, Cumberland River, is disbanding. The full press release with more details: Jamie Dean, band leader of the popular bluegrass band CUMBERLAND RIVER, has announced the group is disbanding effective immediately. Harlan, Kentucky Read More

The Swon Brothers Sign Publishing Deal with Sony/ATV – [VIDEO]

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on The Swon Brothers Sign Publishing Deal with Sony/ATV – [VIDEO]
The Swon Brothers are the newest addition to the Sony/ATV songwriters roster. Colton and Zach Swon add the new publishing deal to their recording contract with Arista Nashville. If you always wanted to know what goes on during a contract signing in Nashville, check out the video below of the brothers finalizing the deal. Read More

Moonshine Bandits and The LACS Team Up for 2014 Country Gone Wild Tour

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Moonshine Bandits and The LACS Team Up for 2014 Country Gone Wild Tour
The 2014 tours seem to be competing with each other for which will be the bigger party tour. California’s Moonshine Bandits and Georgia’s The LACS are hitting the road together on the appropriately named Country Gone Wild Tour. Both acts are signed to Average Joes Entertainment, and have already built up a large live following. Read More

Martina McBride Reveals New Album Cover Art for 'Everlasting'

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Martina McBride Reveals New Album Cover Art for 'Everlasting'
Martina McBride will release her new album, Everlasting, on March 4, 2014. In keeping with the nostalgic theme of the project, the newly revealed album cover looks like an old worn-out LP sleeve. The new record was produced by Don Was and is a collection of soul and old-school R&B covers, among them a duet Read More

A Sampling of Comments on Tim McGraw's New Single, 'Lookin' for that Girl'…

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on A Sampling of Comments on Tim McGraw's New Single, 'Lookin' for that Girl'…
Tim McGraw knows his audience really well, and has always been good at figuring out what they will accept from him and what they won’t accept. To the outside observer ‘Truck Yeah’ may have seemed like a risk, but his live show audience embraced it fully, as I am sure he predicted they would. With Read More

Tim McGraw Reveals New Single, 'Lookin for that Girl,' and New 2014 Tour Dates

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Tim McGraw Reveals New Single, 'Lookin for that Girl,' and New 2014 Tour Dates
Tim McGraw is ready to follow up his hugely successful Two Lanes of Freedom album era with the arrival of his new single, ‘Lookin’ for that Girl.’ The song hits country radio today and will be available on iTunes on January 21. The song was written by Jimmy Slater, Chris Tompkins, and Mark Irwin. Entertainment Read More