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2013 in Review – Billboard Top Pop/Rock Songs and Albums: Imagine Dragons, Mumford & Sons, Robin Thicke

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on 2013 in Review – Billboard Top Pop/Rock Songs and Albums: Imagine Dragons, Mumford & Sons, Robin Thicke
With three songs in the year-end top 10, 2013 was undeniably the year of Imagine Dragons on the Rock Songs Chart, with ‘Radioactive’ leading the pack. A fairly wide definition of “rock” allows The Lumineers to snatch the #2 spot, while breakout act Lorde lands at #3. I don’t particularly consider Mumford & Sons‘ Babel Read More

Vote for Your Favorite Touring Artist in Billboard Touring Awards 2013

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Vote for Your Favorite Touring Artist in Billboard Touring Awards 2013
For the 10th Billboard Touring Conference & Awards, Eventful is helping facilitate the fan-voting process. Vote for your favorite touring artist and help crown the Eventful 2013 Fans’ Choice Award winner at this year’s conference. Click here to cast your vote. This year’s nominees: Beyonce Blake Shelton Bon Jovi Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Read More

CMA Fest 2013 Set Attendance Record and Held Lots of Surprises

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on CMA Fest 2013 Set Attendance Record and Held Lots of Surprises
This year’s edition of CMA Fest set a new attendance record with over 80,000 country fans enjoying the week’s festivities. The four nightly shows at LP Field were sold out six weeks in advance, and the new Music City Center hosted the Fan Fair X events with autograph signings and acoustic performances. “This event has Read More

CMA Fest 2013 – LP Field – Thursday, June 6: in pictures

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on CMA Fest 2013 – LP Field – Thursday, June 6: in pictures
The first night at LP Field held several surprises. With all the country artists in town for CMA Fest, you never know who might jump on stage to join in on a friend’s performance. On Thursday June 6, the line up included Oak Ridge Boys singing the National Anthem, Tracy Lawrence, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Read More

George Jones Final Nashville Concert to Be Turned into Tribute Show

11 years ago Liv Carter 1
The organizers of what would have been George Jones‘ final performance on November 22 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville have announced the show will go ahead as a tribute. The show has already sold out and ticket holders can use their already purchased tickets. Performers who were set to appear are being contacted to Read More

Country Music World Bids Farewell to George Jones

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Country Music World Bids Farewell to George Jones
Yesterday, Nashville and the worldwide country music family said farewell to George Jones. Welcomed by Opry announcers Keith Bilbrey and Eddie Stubbs, and George’s pastor, Mike Wilson, a packed Opry House heard his friends pay moving tribute to his life. Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam assured Nancy Jones that “Tennessee will never stop loving George Jones,” Read More

Keith Urban’s 4th Annual All for the Hall Benefit – in pictures

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Keith Urban’s 4th Annual All for the Hall Benefit – in pictures
Keith Urban gathered some of his musical friends together in front of a totally sold out Bridgestone Arena in Nashville for the 4th Annual All for the Hall concert on April 16, 2013. The evening benefited the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and featured among others Vince Gill, Tim McGraw, Eric Church, Jason Read More

Garth Brooks, Kid Rock, Shelby Lynne Join George Jones Farewell Show Lineup, November 22

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Garth Brooks, Kid Rock, Shelby Lynne Join George Jones Farewell Show Lineup, November 22
More stars have been announced for George Jones‘ farewell show on November 22, 2013 in Nashville. Garth Brooks, Kid Rock, Shelby Lynne, The Oak Ridge Boys and Sam Moore will be joining previously announced guest including Dierks Bentley, Charlie Daniels, Jamey Johnson, Montgomery Gentry, Lorrie Morgan, Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis, Tanya Tucker, Josh Turner and Read More

Songwriters Circle: DeeAnn Dominy

13 years ago Liv Carter 3
When an interview is allowed to flow naturally, often a theme develops organically. When sitting down with singer-songwriter DeeAnn Dominy, again and again, the topic of conversation went back to a quality she embodies: honesty. The reason for our get-together was her independently released (and brilliantly titled) album, Based on a True Story. With this Read More