Backstage at Rehearsal with Bluegrass Greats Sam Bush and Del McCoury

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Late last year, Del McCoury and Sam Bush embarked on a co-headlining tour taking their highest-quality bluegrass across the country. The good people at The Bluegrass Situation caught up with the two musicians at The Birchmere Theatre in Alexandria, VA during the final rehearsal hours before the tour kick-off show. Check out the video below, Read More

Billboard’s 10 Country Artists to Watch in 2013

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Before the new releases of 2013 start arriving, Billboard‘s Chuck Dauphin took a look at which 10 artists country music fans should listen out for.  While I think ‘the music of Nashville’ doesn’t belong in this list (for several reasons), what it does show is that I am not the only one who is expecting Read More

Zac Brown Band Spends Fifth Week at #1 in Canada with ‘Goodbye in Her Eyes’!

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‘Goodbye in Her Eyes’ is turning out to be one of Zac Brown Band‘s biggest hits. The song is glued to the #1 spot on several charts, including the Canadian Mediabase Country Singles Chart which it tops for a fifth week.   Canadian Mediabase Country Singles Chart (January 15, 2013): 1. ‘Goodbye in Her Eyes’ Read More

Free Music! Holly Williams Previews New Album, The Highway

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Singer-songwriter Holly Williams will release her third album, The Highway, on February 5, 2013. The album is already receiving critical acclaim and being called her strongest set of songs to date. Following her previous release, Williams toured extensively, and it is from life on the road that she drew inspiration for the new album. On Read More

Chris Young to Receive Coveted CMA Triple Play Award

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Honoring his hit songwriting ability, Chris Young will receive the coveted CMA Triple Play Award on January 29. The award is given to songwriters who pen three chart toppers in any 12-month period, and Young took ‘Voice,’ ‘Tomorrow,’ and ‘You,’ to #1 in 2011-2012. xz Following this new accolade, Young will head overseas for the Read More

Reckless Kelly Takes ‘Pennsylvania Avenue’ to Texas Regional Radio Report #1

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Red dirt road veterans Reckless Kelly top the Texas Regional Radio Report this week with ‘Pennsylvania Avenue.’ Jason Boland & The Stragglers and Mike Ryan join this first Top 10 of 2013 at #7 and #10 respectively.   Texas Regional Radio Report (January 14, 2013): 1. ‘Pennsylvania Avenue’ – Reckless Kelly 2. ‘The Night Is Read More

Florida Georgia Line Returns to Billboard Digital Country Songs #1 with ‘Cruise’

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The post-holiday rush briefly saw Taylor Swift return to the top but this week, duo Florida Georgia Line reclaims their #1 spot atop the Billboard Digital Country Songs Chart with smash-hit ‘Cruise.’ The Band Perry takes ‘Better Dig Two’ into the top 3 in the week the song was certified gold by the RIAA, and Read More

Feel Good Story: Dierks Bentley and Jake, Reunited

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Here’s one of the good news section! Yesterday, Dierks Bentley‘s dog Jake had enough of the bad weather around here, jumped over a fence, and perhaps sought out somewhere warmer and drier. Can’t say I really blame him for that. Bentley took to Twitter and Facebook to ask for help and many responded, including Mike Read More

Craig Campbell Returns to Australia for Country Music Awards and Festivals

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Craig Campbell will return to Australia this week for his second visit Down Under. The singer will perform at the famous Tamworth Festival and will attend the 41st CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia, to be held there on January 26th. In celebration of his headlining performance at the Tamworth Festival, ABC Music / Universal Read More