Single Review: ‘Done’ – The Band Perry

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Songwriters: Neil Perry, Reid Perry, John Davidson, Jacob Bryant Right from the start, The Band Perry have been difficult to categorize within country music. The trio has shown great creativity and intelligence in their writing and song choices. Their new album, Pioneer, is just a few weeks away and the project’s first single, ‘Better Dig Read More

Taylor Swift’s ‘Begin Again’ Reaches #1 on Mediabase Country Singles Chart

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It has followed an interesting, and somewhat contrived, path on the radio chart but this week, Taylor Swift‘s ‘Begin Again’ takes over at #1 on the Mediabase Country Singles Chart. Dierks Bentley‘s ‘Tip in on Back,’ a song of which the path also shows the effects of good radio promotion, finally enters the Top 5. Read More

Angie Johnson Signs with Sony/ATV Music Publishing in Nashville

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Toward the end of last year, Angie Johnson signed with Sony Nashville as a recording artist. Now, Johnson also put ink on a deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing as a songwriter. Still working as a Missouri Air National Guard Tech Sergeant regular weekends, Johnson is also working on her debut EP with producer Josh Leo. Read More

New Video: ‘Get Your Shine On’ – Florida Georgia Line

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Florida Georgia Line‘s new music video for ‘Get Your Shine On,’ may start out as you would expect with sun, sea, and beautiful women. But it also has two characters you may not be expecting! Directed by Declan Whitebloom and filmed at the Hard Rock Hotel in Cancun, this video looks like it was a Read More

What Young Musicians Can Learn from Jamey Johnson

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Shortly before the 2013 GRAMMY Awards, Rolling Stone magazine caught up with some of the nominees. A very patient journalist, Dan Hyman, went to interview Country Album of the Year nominee Jamey Johnson in Chicago. The conversation was almost painful to read and it holds a valuable lesson that I think upcoming artists must take Read More

Watch Chris Janson Perform ‘Better I Don’t’ Live at WSIX

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The Bobby Bones Show, the fun new morning crew on Nashville’s WSIX, got a visit from Bigger Picture’s Chris Janson. As ever full of energy, he performed his debut single, ‘Better I Don’t,’ and impressed his hosts and, judging by the tweets to the station following his performance, also the audience. Go, Chris! Check out Read More

Watch Charlie Worsham Perform ‘Could It Be’ at WSIX

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Nashville’s Big 98 WSIX has a brand new morning program, the organized chaos that is the Bobby Bones Show. They had some great guests in this week and on Thursday got a visit from Charlie Worsham. He sang his debut single. ‘Could it Be,’ and showed why he is one of the most exciting new Read More

Taylor Swift’s ‘Begin Again’ Takes over MusicRow Chart #1

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It’s been a slower climb to the top than she has got used to, but Taylor Swift‘s ‘Begin Again’ tops the MusicRow CountryBreakout Chart this week. Kacey Musgraves moves to the #2 spot with ‘Merry Go Round,’ and Lee Brice‘s ‘I Drive Your Truck’ enters the top 5 at #4.   MusicRow Country Breakout Chart Read More