Keith Urban

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

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

Go Ahead, Take a Mental Health Break…

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Go Ahead, Take a Mental Health Break…
There are days when it’s all just a little too much and you want to take a little break to regroup. I don’t know about you, but for me, shutting the world out for a few minutes with a really great song often does the trick. Luckily for us, Sturgill Simpson stopped by Conan yesterday 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

Keith Urban Concert in Boston Scene of Alleged Rape. When Will This Stop?

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Keith Urban Concert in Boston Scene of Alleged Rape. When Will This Stop?
I was just starting to consider lunch, but I just lost my appetite. I feel sick. As The Boston Globe reports, 18-year-old Sean Murphy was charged with rape following an alleged assault in the lawn section of the Xfinity Center during a Keith Urban performance. A West Roxbury man has been arrested after allegedly raping Read More

Keith Urban to Debut New Single, ‘Somewhere In My Car,’ at GMA Summer Concert Series

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Keith Urban to Debut New Single, ‘Somewhere In My Car,’ at GMA Summer Concert Series
Keith Urban‘s current album era has a bit of a car theme to it. Following ‘Cop Car’ comes new single ‘Somewhere In My Car.’ He will give the song its television debut on Friday, July 11, during GMA’s Summer Concert Series in Central Park, NYC. It will put Urban back in front of US audiences Read More

Album Review: Thanks for Listening – Colt Ford

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Album Review: Thanks for Listening – Colt Ford
Thanks for Listening – Colt Ford (Average Joes Entertainment, 2014) From the moment he decided to pursue a music career, Colt Ford has fought up uphill battle. He didn’t seem to have any of the prerequisites to achieve success in an intransigent genre which increasingly favored looks over substance. He didn’t have any save one: Read More

Colt Ford Joined by Keith Urban, Justin Moore, Lee Brice on New Album, Thanks For Listening

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Colt Ford Joined by Keith Urban, Justin Moore, Lee Brice on New Album, Thanks For Listening
Colt Ford has worked tirelessly to build up a loyal fanbase across the country. Among those fans are some of country music’s biggest stars, and several are joining Colt on his new album, Thanks for Listening, due on July 1 via Average Joes Entertainment. Keith Urban, Justin Moore, Lee Brice, Jerrod Niemann, and Randy Houser Read More

Impressions from My Very First Keith Urban Show

10 years ago Brittany Fisher Comments Off on Impressions from My Very First Keith Urban Show
Let me preface this short-but-sweet review by saying that only celebrities or artists of a certain stature earn the honor of inserting the word “freaking” between their first and last name. You know, Michael-freaking-Jackson, Tom-freaking-Hanks or Britney-freaking-Spears. You get the idea. Well, this guy has definitely earned that name addition. When Keith Urban stepped out Read More