Brandy Clark

Nashville represented in big Grammy Awards 2016 categories: the nominees

8 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Nashville represented in big Grammy Awards 2016 categories: the nominees
Nashville will be represented in three of the four big Grammy Awards categories when the gramophones are handed out in February 2016. I was thrilled to see Chris Stapleton‘s Traveller in the Album of the Year category, especially after he cleaned up at the CMA Awards. Could an even bigger surprise be waiting for him? Read More

Keith Urban Sends Thank-you to Fans for ‘Fuse’ Success

9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Keith Urban Sends Thank-you to Fans for ‘Fuse’ Success
Over the past year, Keith Urban has had plenty to be thankful for, and he is not forgetting the people who are responsible for a lot of that – his loyal fans. Keith created a special video for the song ‘Come Back to Me,’ a track from his latest album, Fuse. If you are a Read More

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

9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on CMA Songwriters Series Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary at Joe’s Pub
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

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

9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Trio Lucy Angel Debuts on SiriusXM with New Single ‘Crazy Too’
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

CMA Songwriters Series Returns to Nashville with Brandy Clark, Jaren Johnston on November 4

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on CMA Songwriters Series Returns to Nashville with Brandy Clark, Jaren Johnston on November 4
During CMA week, the immensely popular CMA Songwriters Series will once again return to Nashville. Performers announced so far are Brandy Clark and Jaren Johnston. Check out the press release below for info on the writers and how to get tickets: As part of the events and activities leading up to “The 48th Annual CMA 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

Nashville's Top Songwriters to Perform at CRS 2014: Brett James, Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, Rodney Clawson, and more

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Nashville's Top Songwriters to Perform at CRS 2014: Brett James, Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, Rodney Clawson, and more
One of the highlights of the Country Radio Seminar conference is Bob Kingsley’s Acoustic Alley. A truly impressive line-up was put together for this year’s edition, taking place on February 20, 2014. Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, and Brandy Clark were the vanguard of the new wave of country hits last year, with the pinnacle being Read More

13 Albums I Hope You Heard in 2013

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on 13 Albums I Hope You Heard in 2013
Now that 2013 is officially behind us (Happy New Year everyone!) it’s time to look back at some of the important albums of the year. The people complaining that there isn’t a lot of good music must not have been paying attention. A lot of great records were made last year, and I am sure Read More

Wade Bowen’s ‘Songs about Trucks’ Claims Texas #1

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Wade Bowen’s ‘Songs about Trucks’ Claims Texas #1
Texas country radio listeners are on board with Wade Bowen‘s ‘Songs about Trucks’ and helped the song reach #1 in just 11 weeks. Congrats to Wade, and songwriters Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally. In a relatively uneventful week in the rest of the Top 10, the only newcomer is Eli Young Band‘s ‘Drunk Last Night,’ Read More

Single Review: 'Songs about Trucks' – Wade Bowen

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: 'Songs about Trucks' – Wade Bowen
Songwriters: Shane McAnally, Brandy Clark Texas country artist Wade Bowen takes on a trend on his new single, ‘Songs about Trucks.’ Whenever there is a popular trend, you will find people who say they hate it, whether genuinely or to establish some sort of hipster cred. ‘Songs about Trucks’ calls out the overload of truck Read More