Number One Debut for The Band Perry and Pioneer

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The Band Perry debuted their new album titled Pioneer this week and the fans responded. The album debuted on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart at number one. Blake Shelton fell to number two with Based On A True Story…. ACM New Artist of the Year Florida Georgia Line comes in at number three and Read More

Kip Moore Rocks El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, CA – in pictures

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On April 9, 2013, Kip Moore performed at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. As has become customary on his current run of dates, he turned the place upside down. Luckily, Getty sent a photographer along to document the show, and even better, it turned into one of the best sets of concert Read More

Mike Culotta Appointed President of Streamsound Records

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One of Nashville’s new and innovative record labels, Streamsound Records has announced the appointment of radio executive Mike Culotta as President. Culotta will oversee operations for the Nashville-based label, which is distributed by Sony Music Nashville. He will start the position on April 15th. You can find out more about Culotta from the press release: Read More

Bobby Chitwood Turns Jason Mraz’ ‘I Won’t Give Up’ into Country Ballad

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For his first national single release, Bobby Chitwood has transformed the Jason Mraz hit ‘I Won’t Give Up’ into a country ballad. Read the story of how the new song came about in the press release: The recording of the song, which appears on Chitwood’s forthcoming album Gravity (Mesa/Bluemoon Records, May 2013), came about through Read More

Kenny Rogers, ‘Cowboy’ Jack Clement, and Bobby Bare to Join Country Music Hall of Fame

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Three country music icons will join the Country Music Hall of Fame this year. The CMA announced Kenny Rogers, producer ‘Cowboy’ Jack Clement, and Bobby Bare will receive the highest honor later this year. You can catch details of their achievements in the press release: Rogers will be inducted in the “Modern Era Artist” category, Read More

Tin Pan South 2013: Brian White, LoCash Cowboys, Ben Caver

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Tin Pan South is pretty much my favorite festival, and it’s mainly because of evenings like this. I have seen countless songwriters rounds at Douglas Corner Cafe but this may have been the rowdiest so far! Host Brian White brought his friends LoCash Cowboys and Ben Caver, along with some special guests, and turned this Read More

Photo Release: Craig Morgan Participates in Sweden’s Fjällräven Polar Dog Sled Race

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American country music star and award-winning TV host Craig Morgan traveled to Sweden this week to participate in the sixth annual Fjällräven Polar, a thrilling 200-mile dog sled excursion above the Arctic Circle. The 5-day, once-in-a-lifetime adventure, is hosted by Swedish outdoor brand, Fjällräven. Morgan will be among twenty people from ten countries who will Read More

Lady Antebellum’s ‘Downtown’ Holds #1 in Canada, Lambert Challenges

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Trio Lady Antebellum holds the #1 spot on the Canadian country charts for a second week with ‘Downtown.’ They hold off a challenge by Miranda Lambert‘s ‘Mama’s Broken Heart,’ which climbs from #4 to #2.   Canadian Mediabase Country Singles Chart (April 9, 2013): 1. ‘Downtown’ – Lady Antebellum 2. ‘Mama’s Broken Heart’ – Miranda Read More

ACM Presents Tim McGraw’s Superstar Summer Night – in pictures

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Last night in Las Vegas, Tim McGraw invited some of his talented friends for the ACM Presents TV special. The evening featured Dierks Bentley, Keith Urban, John Fogerty, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Faith Hill, Florida Georgia Line, Taylor Swift, The Band Perry, Brantley Gilbert and several special guests. Filmed at the MGM Grand, the special Read More

Country Music Sales Rise in First Quarter of 2013; Swift, Shelton, Top-selling Artists

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Compared to just a few years ago, the numbers are still on the low side but there is once again an upward trend in country music sales figures. With data from Nielsen Soundscan, Billboard compiled the best-selling albums and digital singles for the first quarter of 2013. It’s encouraging to see this uptick continue after Read More