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Florida Georgia Line Continue To ‘Cruise’ At Number One On Country Singles Chart

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Florida Georgia Line Continue To ‘Cruise’ At Number One On Country Singles Chart
A couple of surprises as I look at this week’s top country singles chart. The guys of Florida Georgia Line continue sitting pretty at number one with ‘Cruise’ for the second consecutive week. The big surprise is that Hunter Hayes, The Band Perry and Gary Allan all surpassed Taylor Swift, to put her at number Read More

Little Big Town, Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum Will Perform at CMA Fest 2013

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Little Big Town, Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum Will Perform at CMA Fest 2013
Little Big Town, Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, and Lady Antebellum are the first artists announced for the nightly LP Field performances during CMA Fest this year. The music festival will take place in Nashville between Thursday June 6 and Sunday June 9. In its over 40-year history, CMA Fest has grown into the biggest celebration Read More

Taylor Swift Continues Her Reign of Country Albums Chart

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In the second week of Billboard charts for 2013, Taylor Swift keeps a tight grasp on the number one country album. Carrie Underwood moves up to number two and Florida Georgia Line makes an impressive jump from number eight to number three. Eric Church makes a return to the top ten while the latest release Read More

Florida Georgia Line Nabs Number One Spot On Billboard Country Singles Chart

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On this week’s Billboard Top Country Songs chart, Florida Georgia Line has managed to jump past Taylor Swift again to reclaim the number one song for the week! This gives the duo a very impressive four-week #1 with their debut single, ‘Cruise.’ Carrie Underwood slipped down the chart with ‘Blown Away’ but managed to remain Read More

Taylor Swift Reclaims Number One Spot On Country Singles Chart

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Taylor Swift Reclaims Number One Spot On Country Singles Chart
After a mix-up in yesterday’s reported Country Singles Charts, here is the correct chart for the first week of 2013. Billboard reports that Taylor Swift, helped by a surge in digital downloads during the holiday, climbed back into the number one sport making this her tenth week at number one with ‘We Are Never Ever…’. Read More

A shuffling of the deck on the Top Country Album Chart as Taylor Swift remains number one

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on A shuffling of the deck on the Top Country Album Chart as Taylor Swift remains number one
Happy New Year from all of us here at Urban Country News! The first Country Album Chart of the New Year sees a lot of familiar faces. In fact, there are no fresh faces on this week’s chart. Taylor Swift remains at number one, while other familiar favorites did some shifting around on the chart. Read More

Taylor Swift Closes Out 2012 Atop Country Albums Chart

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  Days after Christmas and there was absolutely no change in country album chart placement. Taylor Swift remained firm in her grasp on the number one country album. It is probably safe to say that many people received some of these country albums as stocking stuffers this Christmas.   Billboard Country Albums Chart (December 27 Read More

Justin Moore Spends Christmas at #1 on Mediabase Country Chart with ‘Til My Last Day’

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Justin Moore Spends Christmas at #1 on Mediabase Country Chart with ‘Til My Last Day’
Justin Moore‘s ‘Til My Last Day’ spent Christmas Day at #1 on the Mediabase Country Singles Chart, quite an achievement after having been released to radio 40 weeks ago. Zac Brown Band moves into #2 with ‘Goodbye in Her Eyes,’ ready to take over for New Year’s. It’s great to see Gary Allan back in 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’ continues domination of Country Albums Chart

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Days before Christmas and Taylor Swift continues to hold the number one country album, according to Billboard. It seems that she may hold that spot well into the New Year. A new entry into the top ten for the week is the soundtrack to the popular TV drama Nashville.   Billboard Country Albums Chart (December Read More