Brett James, Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson Team with Louisville Orchestra for Music City Hit-Makers

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Three of Nashville’s elite songwriters, Brett James, Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Sampson will be heading to Louisville to perform with Music City Hit-Makers at the Louisville Orchestra on Saturday, January 12th at 8 PM. These heavy-hitters have five Carrie Underwood #1 hits between them and countless cuts with the biggest artist in country music. This Read More

Zac Brown Band Goes #1 on Canadian Country Singles Chart

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Zac Brown Band has reached #1 on the Canadian Country Singles Chart with ‘Goodbye in Her Eyes.’ Kip Moore moves to the #2 spot with ‘Beer Money,’ while Randy Houser leaps into the Top 5 from #11 to #5.  Other strong climbers are Jason Aldean‘s ‘The Only Way I Know,’ jumping from #14 to #7, Read More

Billboard’s Year-end Country Charts of 2012

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Billboard has compiled all of its year-end lists. Below are all those who topped the country music related charts, including artists, songs, record labels, publishers, and songwriters.   • Country Artists of the Year: Taylor Swift • Top New Country Artists: Hunter Hayes • Top Country Artists-Duo/Group: Lady Antebellum • Top Country Artists-Female: Taylor Swift Read More

Sony/ATV Songwriters Rule Charts but Big Loud Shirt’s Rodney Clawson Takes the 2012 Crown

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It is the time for year-end lists and Billboard took a look at which country music songwriters were most successful in 2012. During CMA week, Sony/ATV was recently named publisher of the year by BMI, ASCAP and SESAC. Proving they deserved the honor, the company tops both the Country Airplay Publisher Corporations year-end chart and Read More

Florida Georgia Line Stays in Charge of the Airwaves for a Three-week #1 with ‘Cruise’

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Who saw this coming all that time ago when duo Florida Georgia Line first released ‘Cruise’ to radio? Now, with Republic Nashville working their radio voodoo, the boys have a three-week #1 hit to celebrate! The fight for its successor is still on between the Messrs. Moore: Justin‘s ‘Til My Last Day’ stays at #2, Read More

Florida Georgia Line and Hunter Hayes Dominate Billboard Country Digital Songs Chart

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Both duo Florida Georgia Line and Hunter Hayes land two singles in the Billboard Country Digital Songs Chart this week. ‘Cruise,’ also atop the Airplay Chart, remains undisputed at #1. The duo’s new single, ‘Get Your Shine On,’ was sent to radio but their fans seem to prefer the album’s title track, ‘Here’s to the Read More

Kyle Park Takes Over the Texas Regional Radio Report #1

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Kyle Park leads this week’s Texas Regional radio Report with ‘The Night Is Young.’ Pat Green’s two-week stay at the top seems to have nixed Eli Young Band’s chance of another home state #1, while Josh Abbott Band joins the chart at #8 with new single, ‘I’ll Sing About Mine.’   Texas regional Radio Report Read More

Kip Moore Takes His ‘Beer Money’ to Mediabase Country Singles #1!

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Just before the end of the year (or the world?), Kip Moore grabs his second #1 of 2012 as ‘Beer Money’ tops the Mediabase Country Singles Chart! Huge congratulations to Kip and his co-writers Blair Daly and Troy Verges! Florida Georgia Line‘s ‘Cruise’ is still clocking up the spins and only drops at Read More

Single Review: ‘I Will Wait’ – Mumford & Sons

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Songwriters: Marcus Mumford, Ted Dwane, Country Marshall, Ben Lovett One of the biggest music trends of the last few years is the increasing popularity of roots music leading to a renewed interest in folk, Americana, bluegrass – pretty much alt-anything. Storming ahead of everyone is British quartet Mumford & Sons.  The folk-rockers arrived on the Read More

Taylor Swift’s ‘Red’ Leads Billboard Top 30 Country Albums of 2012 Chart

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As expected, Taylor Swift‘s most recent album, Red, tops the Billboard Top 30 Country Albums of 2012 Chart. It deserves to top this list only if you consider this to be a country album, which I don’t; a criticism I have of two more albums in the top 10 (I will leave it to readers Read More