Blake Shelton

Keith Hill, defender of the status quo at country radio

9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Keith Hill, defender of the status quo at country radio
In the weekly Country Aircheck update, country radio consultant Keith Hill outlined, with cold indifference to the actual music, how radio stations can improve their numbers. And by numbers, he actually means profit. Hill gave some tips about optimizing libraries and codes, and oh yeah, he also said this: And the internet outrage machine cranked into Read More

Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton Headline First Big Barrel Country Music Festival

9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton Headline First Big Barrel Country Music Festival
The producers of the Stagecoach and Firefly music festivals are putting together some of country music biggest current and legendary stars during the first Big Barrel Country Music Festival. The new festival will be held at the Woodlands of Dover International Speedway, the site of the annual Firefly Music Festival, from June 26-28, 2014. Three Read More

CMA’s 2014 SRO Awards Honor Top Touring Professionals – Full List of Winners

9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on CMA’s 2014 SRO Awards Honor Top Touring Professionals – Full List of Winners
The Country Music Association announced the winners of the SRO Awards this evening, honoring the very best in the country touring industry. Kix Brooks hosted the event at Marathon Music Works in Nashville. Blake Shelton‘s crew picked up three awards, and Little Big Town‘s bass player, John Thomasson, was named Touring Musician of the Year. Read More

Blake Shelton Achieves 13th Consecutive #1 Hit, Parmalee Returns to Top 10

9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Blake Shelton Achieves 13th Consecutive #1 Hit, Parmalee Returns to Top 10
Blake Shelton reaches the top of the country charts for the 13th consecutive time with ‘Neon Light.’ Frankie Ballard looks set to take over next week with ‘Sunshine & Whiskey,’ and Little Big Town returns to the top 3 with ‘Day Drinking.’ Maddie & Tae keep climbing with ‘Girl in a Country Song,’ now at Read More

Live Review: Music City Hitmakers – Nashville, TN – October 23, 2014

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Live Review: Music City Hitmakers – Nashville, TN – October 23, 2014
On a beautiful, if slightly chilly, evening in Nashville, there is nothing better than listening to world class songwriters. On October 23, Music City Hitmakers kicked off a new music series, titled Songwriters Under the Stars, at the gorgeous Cheekwood Mansion located in Cheekwood Botanical Gardens. Under the artistic direction of Charles Dixon, and performing Read More

Cole Swindell Repeats at #1, Blake Shelton Brings ‘Neon’ to Top 10

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Cole Swindell Repeats at #1, Blake Shelton Brings ‘Neon’ to Top 10
The dudebro fest is still not over, and the entire top 5 is populated by exponents of the sub-genre. Cole Swindell repeats the #1 success of his debut with second single, ‘Hope You Get Lonely Tonight.’ Blake Shelton sees the result of album release promotion as ‘Neon Light’ climbs into the top 5.   Billboard Read More

Big Names Announced for 2014 CMA Awards Performances

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Big Names Announced for 2014 CMA Awards Performances
The first round of performers for the 48th Annual CMA Awards hold no surprises. Some of the biggest name of the last few years, and nominees for the evening’s top awards will liven up the show. Announced to perform so far are Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, and Luke Bryan. You can read the Read More

CMA Awards 2014 – List of Nominees and Predictions

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on CMA Awards 2014 – List of Nominees and Predictions
The list of 2014 CMA Awards nominees confirms Miranda Lambert‘s status as queen of country music. She equals her own 2010 record of nine nominations, including in all the major categories. Dierks Bentley finally arrives on the big award scene with five nods, and Keith Urban returns to the Entertainer of the Year category, along Read More

Keith Urban Joins Call to Preserve Nashville’s Music Row

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Keith Urban Joins Call to Preserve Nashville’s Music Row
The past few months, several artists have spoken up about the rapid development happening on Nashville’s 16th and 17th Avenue South, known as Music Row. Keith Urban has joined the call to preserve the historic part of the city in a short editorial he penned for The Tennessean. In the article, he explained: Evolution is Read More

Music Charts #1 Update: Weird Al, FGL, Keb’ Mo’, Blake Shelton, Trampled by Turtles

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Music Charts #1 Update: Weird Al, FGL, Keb’ Mo’, Blake Shelton, Trampled by Turtles
Despite having been in the business of making very popular records, Mandatory Fun becomes the first #1 debut for Weird Al this week, as it sits atop the Billboard 200 Albums chart. Florida Georgia Line takes control of both the Hot Country and Country Digital Songs chart, while Blake Shelton returns to #1 on the Read More