Zac Brown Band

Tim McGraw’s ‘Highway’ Leads to Mediabase #1, Gilbert, ZBB Join Top 10

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Tim McGraw’s ‘Highway’ Leads to Mediabase #1, Gilbert, ZBB Join Top 10
Tim McGraw can celebrate his first #1 hit with new label Big Machine as ‘Highway Don’t Care,’ featuring Taylor Swift and Keith Urban, tops the Mediabase Country Singles chart. Jake Owen and Brad Paisley both jump into the Top 5, with ‘Anywhere with You’ (#4) and ‘Beat this Summer’ (#5) respectively. Brantley Gilbert‘s ballad, ‘More Read More

Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Eric Church, Miranda Lambert Join CMA Fest LP Field Lineup

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Eric Church, Miranda Lambert Join CMA Fest LP Field Lineup
The lineup for the nightly shows at CMA Fest 2013 just keeps getting more and more impressive. The performances between June 6-9 will be a who’s-who of country music! More artists have been announced today including Gary Allan, Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Kelly Clarkson, Florida Georgia Line, Hunter Hayes, Miranda Lambert, Jake Owen, Brad Paisley, Read More

Taylor Swift Takes Back Top Country Album

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Taylor Swift Takes Back Top Country Album
On this week’s charts, Taylor Swift regains the top spot with her album Red, sending Tim McGraw down to the number two spot on the chart. Zac Brown Band climbs back into the top ten to land at number ten with Uncaged.   Billboard Country Albums Chart (February 21, 2013): 1. Red-Taylor Swift 2. Two Read More

55th GRAMMY Awards Show – Performances – in pictures

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on 55th GRAMMY Awards Show – Performances – in pictures
There were several great highlights for me during the 55th GRAMMY Awards last night. Check out a photo gallery below with some significant, both good and, well, less good, moments.     Read More

55th GRAMMY Awards: Country Music, Folk, and Americana 2013 Winners

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on 55th GRAMMY Awards: Country Music, Folk, and Americana 2013 Winners
At last night’s 55th GRAMMY Awards many artists took home awards. While there were several acts who did very well indeed (hello, The Black Keys), there wasn’t anyone who totally dominated in the way we have seen in previous years. The big award, Album of the Year, went to Mumford & Sons‘ 2012 release Babel Read More

Soundtrack to ABC’s ‘Nashville’ Claims Number Three, While One and Two Remain The Same

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Soundtrack to ABC’s ‘Nashville’ Claims Number Three, While One and Two Remain The Same
On this week’s Country Album Chart, numbers one and two remain the same, while the rest of the chart sees some moving and shaking. The soundtrack to ABC’s hit Nashville which has been on the charts for a few weeks, hits its highest placement this week landing at number three. A new comer to this Read More

Sibling Trio The Band Perry Claims Number One on Country Singles Chart

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Sibling Trio The Band Perry Claims Number One on Country Singles Chart
Top Ten Country Singles chart this week sees a new number one as sibling trio The Band Perry emerges with this week’s number one. Last week’s number one, ‘Cruise’, slides down the chart to number four. Two of my personal favorites, ‘One Of Those Nights’ from Tim McGraw and ‘How Country Feels’ from Randy Houser Read More

Single Review: ‘Pretty Little Lie’ – Blackberry Smoke

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Songwriters: Charlie Starr, Danny Meadows One of the bands rapidly working themselves into the public consciousness is Blackberry Smoke. The Atlanta, GA southern rockers found a musical home at Zac Brown‘s Southern Ground and are gaining fans with their third release, The Whippoorwill. They are now pushing their first single to country radio, ‘Pretty Little Read More