Jason Aldean
Music Charts #1s Update: Taylor Swift, Slipknot, Jason Aldean
10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Music Charts #1s Update: Taylor Swift, Slipknot, Jason Aldean
Following a massively successful album release week for 1989, Taylor Swift outranks everyone in music as she tops the Artist 100 chart. The still-new chart looks across all genres for the most active artists on the charts, radio, and sales. Slipknot tops various album charts, Jason Aldean pretty much controls the country charts, and it’s Read More
Jason Aldean Keeps #1, Keith Urban, Maddie & Tae Enter Top 10
10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Jason Aldean Keeps #1, Keith Urban, Maddie & Tae Enter Top 10
Jason Aldean stays at #1 on the Mediabase chart this week with ‘Burnin’ It Down.’ Frankie Ballard and Little Big Town move into the top 5 with ‘Sunshine & Whiskey’ and ‘Day Drinking’ respectively. New to this week’s chart are Keith Urban‘s ‘Somewhere in my Car,’ and Maddie & Tae‘s ‘Girl in a Country Song.’ Read More
Jason Aldean Celebrates 12th Chart Topper, Keith Urban Drives into Top 10
10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Jason Aldean Celebrates 12th Chart Topper, Keith Urban Drives into Top 10
Jason Aldean is celebrating his 12th #1 hit as ‘Burnin’ It Down’ tops the Billboard Country Airplay Chart. Sam Hunt continues to climb with ‘Leave the Night On’, and enters the top 3. Frankie Ballard advances #10 to #8 with ‘Sunshine & Whiskey,’ and Keith Urban enters the top 10 with ‘Somewhere in My Car.’ Read More
Third Quarter Country Music Sales Low, Improvement Expected in Q4
10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Third Quarter Country Music Sales Low, Improvement Expected in Q4
In the third quarter of 2014, the sales numbers for country music were depressingly low. It tends to be a quieter quarter, since the summer months include fewer big releases, but these numbers will have inspired some discussion in record label board rooms. The biggest selling album remains Luke Bryan‘s Crash My Party, which adds Read More
Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Dierks Bentley, Jason Aldean Added to 2014 CMA Awards Performers
10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Dierks Bentley, Jason Aldean Added to 2014 CMA Awards Performers
More performers were announced for the 48th Annual Country Music Awards. Some of the biggest hitters will take the stage that night as Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Dierks Bentley, and Jason Aldean join the lineup. A lineup which so far shows a depressing scarcity of women. But anyway… The rest of the press release reads: Read More
Lady Antebellum Scores Ninth #1 with ‘Bartender’
10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Lady Antebellum Scores Ninth #1 with ‘Bartender’
Country-pop trio Lady Antebellum scored their ninth #1 hit as ‘Bartender’ tops the Country Airplay Chart this week. The single is the first song off the upcoming album, 747, due September 30. Kenny Chesney and Dustin Lynch take advantage of the changing chart to climb into the top 3 with ‘American Kids’ (#2) and ‘Where Read More
Jason Aldean Keeps Control of Country Sales and Digital Charts
10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Jason Aldean Keeps Control of Country Sales and Digital Charts
Jason Aldean is not releasing his hold on the country charts, as he stays at the top of the Billboard song sales and digital lists. Thanks to impressive digital sales Sam Hunt sees his ‘Leave the Night On’ climb to #6 on the Hot Country Songs chart. Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart (August 28, Read More
LRM Interview – Daniel Lee: “This is me, this is Roots, this is where I come from.”
10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on LRM Interview – Daniel Lee: “This is me, this is Roots, this is where I come from.”
For Daniel Lee, the wait is finally over. His debut album, Roots, hits stores this week. I caught up with Daniel at his label office to discuss the material, the art of songwriting, and the process of making the album. This interview was minimally edited for clarity. LRM: This is your full-length debut album, the Read More