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Album Review: Tracks of My Years – Bryan Adams

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Album Review: Tracks of My Years – Bryan Adams
Tracks of My Years – Bryan Adams (Verve Records, 2014) For his first studio album in six years, Bryan Adams reached back to the songs that made him want to be a musician. Drawing on classics from the late ’60s and the ’70s, along with one new song, Adams created a musical scrapbook with Tracks Read More

Memorable Moments from the 2014 GRAMMY Awards

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Memorable Moments from the 2014 GRAMMY Awards
Larger-than-life award shows always provide plenty of memorable moments, and last night’s GRAMMY Awards did not disappoint. A selection of my favorite moments: * Both Lorde and Ryan Lewis are charmingly inexperienced at accepting awards. Instead of leaving the stage for the backstage press room, they both returned to their seats with their new trophies. Read More

After 50 Years of Billboard Country Album Charts, Which Artists Were Most Successful?

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on After 50 Years of Billboard Country Album Charts, Which Artists Were Most Successful?
When Billboard first complied the Top Country Albums Chart in 1964, they were just in time. The Beatles were just about to land in America and the music industry would start to change from a singles-driven business to one focusing on albums. That the pendulum has swung back to singles is evidenced by the fact Read More

Nirvana, KISS, Peter Gabriel, Linda Ronstadt, Hall & Oates to Join Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Nirvana, KISS, Peter Gabriel, Linda Ronstadt, Hall & Oates to Join Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame
After internal votes and a music fan poll, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2014 has been announced! Iconic Seattle rockband Nirvana are perhaps a surprise inductee but the trio helped change music forever at the very end of the 1980s. KISS were the biggest band on the planet at one time Read More

Billboard #1s Weekly Chart Update: November 22, 2013

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Billboard #1s Weekly Chart Update: November 22, 2013
Weekly round-up of the Billboard chart #1s! Hot 100 Songs: ‘Royals’ – Lorde Billboard 200 Albums: ARTPOP – Lady Gaga Pop Songs: ‘Wrecking Ball’ – Miley Cyrus Hot Country Songs: ‘We Were Us’ – Keith Urban & Miranda Lambert Country Airplay: ‘Mine Would Be You’ – Blake Shelton Country Digital Songs: ‘Stay’ – Florida Georgia Read More

Carrie Underwood Honors The Beatles with Performance of 'Yesterday' at Emmy Awards

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Carrie Underwood Honors The Beatles with Performance of 'Yesterday' at Emmy Awards
At last night’s Emmy Awards a segment celebrated the 50 years since The Beatles were first introduced to American television audiences. Part of the tribute was this performance by Carrie Underwood of classic hit ‘Yesterday.’ She delivered it with no frills in a beautifully understated rendition. Check out the video below.     Read More