Single Review: Ours – Taylor Swift

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Songwriter: Taylor Swift Pulling a sixth single from the hugely successful Speak Now album, Taylor Swift goes the simple route. ‘Ours’ is an innocent, girl-meets-boy love letter aimed squarely at her main demographic. In ‘Ours,’ the girl daydreams about her boy and has an internal dialogue about the challenges their young love might face. The Read More

Eli Young Band Finally Conquers the Mediabase Country Singles Chart with ‘Crazy Girl’

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Texas country outfit Eli Young Band has taken over the #1 spot on the Mediabase Country Singles chart this week with ‘Crazy Girl’ after a months-long climb. This is a victory of persistence. The band, the fans, the team at Triple 8 Management, and the people at Republic Nashville all deserve congratulations! Blake Shelton‘s ‘God Read More

Jimmy Wayne – Paper Angels – An Artist’s Inspirational Book

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No stranger to journaling and songwriting, but certainly a self-proclaimed novice as a novelist, Jimmy Wayne’s “Paper Angels” was released on November 1st. Co-written with Travis Thrasher,”Paper Angels” is a fictional  story meant to inspire others to help and give back to those who are much less fortunate, many times those are people in our own communities, Read More

Songwriters Circle: Mary Hartman

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  The Songwriters Circle interviews are all about finding out what makes writers tick, about getting into their heads and gaining insight into what they do and why they do it. With songwriter Mary Hartman this was easily achieved as she shared openly about her experience trying to carve out a Nashville songwriter’s career. If Read More

Single Review: Home – Dierks Bentley

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Songwriters: Dierks Bentley, Dan Wilson and Brett Beavers Dierks Bentley has been placed in a bind by corporate country radio. When he releases ultra-accessible fodder pretty indistinguishable from a hundred other songs (see: ‘Am I the Only One?’) he achieves great chart success; well-written pieces of musical art  get overlooked (see: ‘Draw Me a Map’). Read More

Single Review – Uncountrify Me – Barry Michael

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Songwriters: Corey Barker and Barry Michael The latest release to contribute to the plague of country songs proclaiming the artist’s inherent ‘countriness’ is Barry Michael‘s ‘Uncountrify Me’. In the song, Michael warns a woman that, while she may be able to adjust some of his behavior, she won’t be able to reverse his being ‘country.’ Read More

CMA Celebrities to Autograph Camaro for Keep the Music Playing Charity Auction

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                                                                 Photo courtesy of Sony Music Nashville Chevrolet, the official ride of Country Music, is joining forces with the Country Music Association (CMA) to shine a light on music education by partnering with Keep the Music Playing, CMA’s music education initiative. To kick off their two-year commitment to Keep the Music Playing, Chevy has donated a Read More

New Video – Fired Up – Matt Andersen

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If, like me, you occasionally like some blues with your rock, this is for you. Canadian artist Matt Andersen has released a new album, Coal Mining Blues, and the first single is the spirited song ‘Fired Up.’ Check out the video below. Read More