Scotty McCreery

CMA Fest 2013 – City of Hope Celebrity Softball Game

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on CMA Fest 2013 – City of Hope Celebrity Softball Game
During CMA Fest, country music stars make lots of time to give back to their fans and to some very worthy good causes. An annual tradition is the City of Hope Celebrity Softball Game raising awareness of and funds for the tremendous work of the City of Hope hospital and research center. For over 100 Read More

March Blog Rodeo: A Love Affair For The Ages

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Why does mainstream media seem to be so in love with Country Music today? I’m exploring this question from the fan perspective as I am not a member of the music industry, nor do I have any type of musical background from which I can draw. I asked friends and acquaintances why they thought this Read More

CRS 2013: The Grand Ole Opry with Brad Paisley, Vince Gill, Kacey Musgraves, Darius Rucker – in pictures

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on CRS 2013: The Grand Ole Opry with Brad Paisley, Vince Gill, Kacey Musgraves, Darius Rucker – in pictures
At CRS 2013, a special edition of the legendary radio broadcast, Grand Ole Opry, was brought to the Convention Center. It seems a logical fit to make this part of the country radio industry conference and I hope it will continue next year. The evening was expertly, and with wonderful humor, run by host Vince Read More

CMA Foundation Donates $1.2 Million to Nashville Public Schools via CMA’s Keep the Music Playing Program

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on CMA Foundation Donates $1.2 Million to Nashville Public Schools via CMA’s Keep the Music Playing Program
The CMA Foundation continues its support of public education and, through its Keep the Music Playing music education program, donated $1.2 million to Nashville schools benefiting 81,000 students. You can read about the great work being done in the press release below: The CMA Foundation donated $1.2 million to benefit music education programs for Nashville’s Read More

Special Grand Ole Opry Show Will Open CRS 2013, Featuring Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker and Vince Gill

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Special Grand Ole Opry Show Will Open CRS 2013, Featuring Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker and Vince Gill
A special edition of country music’s most famous radio show, the Grand Ole Opry, will kick-off CRS 2013 on Wednesday, February 27, 2013. The event will be held at 7 pm inside the Performance Hall at the Nashville Convention Center. Grand Ole Opry members Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker and Vince Gill are scheduled to perform Read More

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

11 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

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Taylor Swift Closes Out 2012 Atop Country Albums Chart
  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

Taylor Swift’s ‘Red’ continues domination of Country Albums Chart

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Taylor Swift’s ‘Red’ continues domination of Country Albums Chart
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

Red continues to dominate the Country Albums Chart for Taylor Swift

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Red continues to dominate the Country Albums Chart for Taylor Swift
  While the guys of Florida Georgia Line were able to edge Taylor Swift out of the top country single, they did not have quite enough power to edge her out of the top album spot. They did, however, make a good showing in their debut week, landing at number three with Here’s To The Read More

Christmas Music cannot take top country album from Taylor Swift

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Christmas Music cannot take top country album from Taylor Swift
  Not even Christmas music can take the number one album away from Taylor Swift, who holds the number one country album for the sixth consecutive week. Lady Antebellum had the greatest gaining album this week with their On This Winter’s Night album. The number three and four spots were held by Blake Shelton and Read More