peermusic’s Neil Thrasher and Vicky McGehee Celebrate #1 hit with Randy Houser

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peermusic songwriters Neil Thrasher and Vicky McGehee celebrated the #1 success of Randy Houser‘s ‘How Country Feels,’ with their co-writer Wendell Mobley. The song became Thrasher’s 8th #1 and McGehee’s third. ‘How Country Feels’ is the title track and first single of Houser’s latest album, and was also Houser’s very first chart topper. The peermusic Read More

Blake Shelton Remains at the Top of Canadian Country Chart

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Blake Shelton‘s ‘Sure Be Cool if You Did’ holds at #1 on the Canadian Country Singles chart for a second week. Lady Antebellum‘s ‘Downtown’ is the biggest climber moving into the top 3 from #7, and Miranda Lambert joins the chart at #9 with ‘Mama’s Broken Heart.’   Canadian Mediabase Country Singles Chart (March 13, Read More

Katie Armiger Signs with New York’s Downtown Music Publishing

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Singer-songwriter Katie Armiger has signed an exclusive worldwide administration deal with leading New York-based rights management firm, Downtown Music Publishing. Catch some details in the press release: Armiger’s music joins the catalog, which includes titles by John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Hans Zimmer, Ellie Goulding, Neon Trees, Jewel, Santigold, Social Distortion, and Seal. Established in Read More

Cyndi Lauper, Don McLean, Billy Ray Cyrus Added to Lineup of Final George Jones Show, November 22

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Even more names have been added to the lineup of George Jones‘ farewell concert in Nashville on Friday, November 22, 2013. Cyndi Lauper, Don McLean, and Billy Ray Cyrus join previously announced performers. Commenting on the added performers George Jones said via the press release that “people may not know this, but I have been Read More

Kacey Musgraves Previews New Album, Same Trailer Different Park, Due March 19

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Kacey Musgraves is a week away from the release of her debut album, Same Trailer Different Park. The young singer-songwriter blends all her musical influences on this modern country-folk record of which ‘Merry Go Round’ is the successful first single. Musgraves worked on this album with hit songwriters and producers Luke Laird and Shane McAnally, Read More

UCN Interview at CRS 2013 – Amber Hayes: “Any day is a good day when you write songs.”

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CRS 2013 was the perfect time to catch up with artists and chat about what has been going on since we last spoke. Over the last two years, Amber Hayes has expanded her career and she had some exciting things to share. Her new EP, Any Day Is a Good Day, holds really great songs Read More

UCN Interview at CRS 2013 – Jared Ashley: “What people care about is the songs.”

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Jared Ashley came into the public consciousness as a contestant on the 2006 season of the TV show ‘Nashville Star’ and he’s been at it ever since! Over the last couple years, Ashley’s done quite a bit, but the one thing that he’s always come back to is the craft of songwriting.   UCN: First Read More

Little Big Town’s ‘Tornado’ Hits #1 on Mediabase Country Singles Chart

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Little Big Town grabs a second #1 hit as ‘Tornado’ reaches the top of the Mediabase Country Singles Chart. Hunter Hayes moves into the top 5 with ‘Somebody’s Heartbreak,’ and Lady Antebellum‘s ‘Downtown’ jumps up three spots to #7. Three new songs join the chart this week: Chris Young‘s ‘I Can Take it from There’ Read More

Bluegrass Duo Dailey & Vincent to Release New Album, Brothers of the Highway, May 7

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Bluegrass duo Dailey & Vincent has announced the release of their new album, Brothers of the Highway, for May 7, 2013 via Rounder Records. Read about the album’s concept in the press release: Acclaimed bluegrass group Dailey & Vincent will release their sixth studio album, Brothers Of The Highway, on May 7, 2013. The eagerly Read More