Dierks Bentley

Zac Brown Band Not Yet Saying Goodbye to Mediabase #1

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Zac Brown Band‘s ‘Goodbye in Her Eyes’ sees off Randy Houser‘s ‘How Country Feels’ for one more week and remains at #1 on the Mediabase Country Singles Chart. Gary Allan moves into the Top 3 with ‘Every Storm,’ and Brad Paisley‘s ‘Southern Comfort Zone’ hits the Top 5. New to the chart this week as Read More

Year in Review: UCN’s Favorite Album Releases of 2012

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The closing of a year always invites lists of favorites of all sorts of things, so this is the perfect time to share a few country music releases which especially impressed in 2012. This is not a ranked countdown but just a couple of albums which I believe should be part of the record collection Read More

Songwriters Circle: Marty Dodson

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For those outside of Music Row, the business of songwriting in Nashville can seem deeply mysterious. The Songwriters Circle interview series is slowly uncovering the realities of life for songwriters and the many aspects of music publishing. Next up is ole’s Marty Dodson, who has landed cuts with Kenny Chesney, Billy Currington, George Strait, Carrie Read More

Taylor Swift’s ‘Red’ Leads Billboard Top 30 Country Albums of 2012 Chart

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As expected, Taylor Swift‘s most recent album, Red, tops the Billboard Top 30 Country Albums of 2012 Chart. It deserves to top this list only if you consider this to be a country album, which I don’t; a criticism I have of two more albums in the top 10 (I will leave it to readers Read More

Dierks Bentley’s ‘Tip it on Back’ Hits #1 on MusicRow Country Chart

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Dierks Bentley‘s end-of-the-work-week anthem, ‘Tip it on Back,’ climbs to the top of the MusicRow Country Breakout Chart, appropriately on a Friday. That’s a reason to have a drink! Zac Brown Band‘s ‘Goodbye in Her Eyes’ rockets from #7 to #2, and Darius Rucker joins the top 3 with ‘True Believers’ at #3. At the Read More

Dierks Bentley, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Lady Antebellum to Headline Country Thunder 2013 in Wisconsin

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Following yesterday’s lineup announcement for the Arizona edition, today, Country Thunder reveals the headliners for the four-day festival in Twin Lakes, WI. In order, from Friday July 18 to Sunday July 21, the night will be closed out by Dierks Bentley, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley and Lady Antebellum. Making the lineup even more attractive are Read More

Dierks Bentley Brings CMA’s ‘Keep the Music Playing’ to New York City

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On September 13, Dierks Bentley took time out from his tour to help bring the Country Music Association’s wonderful Keep the Music Playing program to New York City. In the evening, he joined hit-songwriters Jim Beavers, Jaren Johnston, and host Bob DiPiero for an installment of the CMA Songwriters Series at the city’s famous Joe’s Read More

Chris Young, Sheryl Crow and More Will Join Dierks Bentley’s Miles and Music for Kids, October 17

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As has become a fall tradition in Nashville, Dierks Bentley will hold his ‘Miles and Music for Kids’ celebrity motorcycle ride and concert again, this time on Sunday, October 14, 2012. The ride will begin at Harley-Davidson of Columbia (1616 Harley Davidson Blvd., Columbia, TN) and make its way to downtown Nashville’s Riverfront Park. The Read More

Jaren Johnston to Play CMA Songwriters Series with Dierks Bentley in NYC, Sept 13

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On Thursday, September 13, the CMA Songwriters Series returns to Joe’s Pub in New York City. One of the most exciting writers in Nashville, and The Cadillac Black frontman, Jaren Johnston, will make his series debut on the night that features Dierks Bentley. Completing the round are Jim Beavers and host Bob DiPiero. Bentley is Read More