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Early Success for The Band Perry’s ‘Better Dig Two’ with 82,000 Downloads

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Early Success for The Band Perry’s ‘Better Dig Two’ with 82,000 Downloads
Republic Nashville’s The Band Perry delivered a stunning single to fans and country radio, and both have embraced ‘Better Dig Two.’ The song shot to the iTunes Country Singles Chart #1 and fans downloaded the track over 82,000 times in its first week, giving the band a good start for pursuing another gold certification. You Read More

Dwight Yoakam, 3 Pears Top Chart for Second Week

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Dwight Yoakam, 3 Pears Top Chart for Second Week
Dwight Yoakam maintains the #1 spot for a second week with 3 Pears. I was personally excited for this release and am glad to see it doing well on Americana radio. Other than a few place changers, this week’s top 10 remains the same.   Americana Albums Airplay Chart (November 5, 2012): 1. 3 Pears Read More

Tune In! Mac Powell Performs on Hallmark Channel’s Marie, Thursday, Nov 8

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Tune In! Mac Powell Performs on Hallmark Channel’s Marie, Thursday, Nov 8
On Thursday, November 8, at noon ET/11:00 CT, Mac Powell will make an appearance on Hallmark Channels’ new talk show, Marie, to talk about his excellent self-titled debut country album. Joined by guitarist and producer Jason Hoard, Powell will perform two new songs, ‘June Bug,’ and ‘Mississippi.’ Read More

Taylor Swift Has Five Tracks in Billboard Digital Country Songs Top 10

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Taylor Swift Has Five Tracks in Billboard Digital Country Songs Top 10
Usually only singles chart on the Billboard Digital Country Chart, but with Taylor Swift‘s Red record having been downloaded over 1 million times in its first week in the US alone, several album cuts have found there way in. As a result, half of this Top 10 belong to Swift. Florida Georgia Line valliantly holds on Read More

Luke Bryan’s ‘Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye’ Hits #1 on Mediabase Country Singles Chart

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Luke Bryan’s ‘Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye’ Hits #1 on Mediabase Country Singles Chart
No newcomers in this week’s chart, just a re-ordering. Luke Bryan‘s ‘Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye’ switches places with Lee Brice‘s ‘Hard to Love’ to take the #1 spot. Jake Owen advances into the Top 3 with ‘The One that Got Away,’ and Miranda Lambert‘s ‘Fastest Girl in Town’ joins the Top 5.   Mediabase Country Singles Read More

Country Music Stars Give Back to Troops Following CMA Awards

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Country Music Stars Give Back to Troops Following CMA Awards
After the 46th Annual CMA Awards, several artists took some time out from the party to give back to American troops, before they headed to the Big Machine Label Group’s after-party. Read More

6th Annual Gram Parsons Birthday Hoot to Take Place Monday, November 5 in Austin, TX

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on 6th Annual Gram Parsons Birthday Hoot to Take Place Monday, November 5 in Austin, TX
If you are near Austin, TX next week make sure you don’t miss this year’s Gram Parsons Birthday Hoot. The party will take place on Monday, November 5th at Threadgill’s World Headquarters. An impressive collection of performers will gather from 7 to 10:30PM to celebrate the music of Gram Parsons, and the night will benefit Read More

Recap: Highlights of the 46th Annual CMA Awards – November 1, 2012

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The 46th Annual CMA Awards were held Thursday night, November 1st in downtown Nashville at the Bridgestone Arena. The live broadcast, on the ABC network, opened with Jason Aldean performing ‘Only Way I Know’ in front of a huge American flag and giving a shout out to the resilient people of New York and the Read More