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Single Review: Wanted – Hunter Hayes
12 years ago Liv Carter 2
Songwriters: Hunter Hayes, Troy Verges There is no denying the musical talents that live and breathe within 20 year old musician and singer/songwriter, Hunter Hayes. The love ballad, ‘Wanted,’ off his self-titled album, ‘Hunter Hayes,’ expresses a young man’s longing and love for his girl, with the desire to have her always know that she is Read MoreKeith Urban’s ‘You Gonna Fly’ Remains at #1 on Mediabase Chart!!
12 years ago Liv Carter 5
Now, this, I was not expecting… A year ago, I told Preston Brust and Chris Lucas that if ‘You Gonna Fly,’ which they co-wrote with Jaren Johnston, was released as a single, they’d have a #1 hit. But given the revolving door at the top of the country charts, I didn’t dare predict a multi-week Read MoreKeith Urban’s ‘You Gonna Fly’ Hits #1 on Mediabase Chart
12 years ago Liv Carter 3
Hooray! Every now and then, songs which are good pieces of songwriting hit #1 on the Mediabase Country Singles Chart. It’s happened a few times recently, and I would start to feel spoiled were it not for the fact that this will all come to an end next week. But for now, let us celebrate Read More
CMA Presents Triple Play Awards at Annual Songwriters Luncheon
12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on CMA Presents Triple Play Awards at Annual Songwriters Luncheon
If you are a songwriter and an artist decides to cut one of your compositions, you know you’ve already beaten the odds. To then have then have the song chart is a bit like the lottery, and the chances of it hitting #1, well they’re astronomically small. Songwriters who achieve this once already deserve much Read MoreTaylor Swift’s ‘Sparks Fly’ Reaches #1 on Mediabase Country Singles Chart
13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Taylor Swift’s ‘Sparks Fly’ Reaches #1 on Mediabase Country Singles Chart
Taylor Swift returns to the top of the charts this week with ‘Sparks Fly.’ The song hits #1 in a week with relatively little changes in the Top 10. Last week’s Top 3 songs switch places, with Eli Young Band‘s ‘Crazy Girl’ dropping from #1 to #2, and Blake Shelton‘s ‘God Gave Me You’ exchanging Read MoreSingle Review: Ours – Taylor Swift
13 years ago Liv Carter 3
Songwriter: Taylor Swift Pulling a sixth single from the hugely successful Speak Now album, Taylor Swift goes the simple route. ‘Ours’ is an innocent, girl-meets-boy love letter aimed squarely at her main demographic. In ‘Ours,’ the girl daydreams about her boy and has an internal dialogue about the challenges their young love might face. The Read More