Billy Currington’s ‘We Are Tonight’ Hits #1, Dierks Bentley, Cole Swindell Advance

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Billy Currington’s ‘We Are Tonight’ Hits #1, Dierks Bentley, Cole Swindell Advance
In the middle of a successful run of summer tour dates, Billy Currington celebrates a new #1 hit as ‘We Are Tonight’ rises to the top of the Mediabase chart. Congratulations to Billy, songwriters Marc Beeson, Sam Hunt, and Josh Osborne! Dierks Bentley‘s ‘Drunk on a Plane’ is still gaining and joins the top 3 Read More

Album Review: The No-Hit Wonder – Cory Branan

11 years ago Brittany Fisher Comments Off on Album Review: The No-Hit Wonder – Cory Branan
He makes his home in Nashville, TN, but singer-songwriter Cory Branan hails from Southaven, MS, a small city just across the state line from Memphis, TN. About an hour south of Cory’s hometown is the famous crossroads where blues musician Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil in exchange for Read More

Keith Urban Joins Call to Preserve Nashville’s Music Row

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Keith Urban Joins Call to Preserve Nashville’s Music Row
The past few months, several artists have spoken up about the rapid development happening on Nashville’s 16th and 17th Avenue South, known as Music Row. Keith Urban has joined the call to preserve the historic part of the city in a short editorial he penned for The Tennessean. In the article, he explained: Evolution is Read More

The Real Issue with Brad Paisley’s Album Leaks and/or Marketing Stunt

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on The Real Issue with Brad Paisley’s Album Leaks and/or Marketing Stunt
Since last week Saturday, Brad Paisley has been having fun posting various bits and pieces of his upcoming album, Moonshine in the Trunk, on social media. The whole “controversy” comes complete with screenshots of e-mails and text messages from record label execs, managers, and other players in the game, asking him to stop leaking the Read More

Keith Urban Concert in Boston Scene of Alleged Rape. When Will This Stop?

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Keith Urban Concert in Boston Scene of Alleged Rape. When Will This Stop?
I was just starting to consider lunch, but I just lost my appetite. I feel sick. As The Boston Globe reports, 18-year-old Sean Murphy was charged with rape following an alleged assault in the lawn section of the Xfinity Center during a Keith Urban performance. A West Roxbury man has been arrested after allegedly raping Read More

Joe Nichols Has Longest Run at #1; Kenny Chesney, Dustin Lynch Join Top 10

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Joe Nichols Has Longest Run at #1; Kenny Chesney, Dustin Lynch Join Top 10
Country radio is still enamored with Joe Nichols‘ ‘Yeah,’ as the song remains at #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay Chart for a third week running. It is the first time in his career that he stays in the top seat for that long! Billy Currington is trying hard to take over, as ‘We Are Read More

Big & Rich Announce New Album, Gravity, to Be Released on September 23

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Big & Rich Announce New Album, Gravity, to Be Released on September 23
Big & Rich returned this summer with new single, ‘Look at You.’ The duo has now released more details about the upcoming album, Gravity. The album will be released on their own Big & Rich Records label, on September 23, 2014. “This is an exciting and intense time in the history of Big and Rich,” Read More

Brad Paisley Shares ‘River Bank’ Colt Ford Remix, “Leaks” New Album

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Brad Paisley Shares ‘River Bank’ Colt Ford Remix, “Leaks” New Album
Brad Paisley has been active on Twitter the last few days previewing his upcoming album, Moonshine in the Trunk, complete with a (quite possibly totally manufactured) label and management “controversy.” Check out the little clip below to hear a quick run-through of some of the sounds featured on the new disc, which is due for Read More

Live Review: Twin Forks – 1884 Lounge – Memphis, TN

11 years ago Brittany Fisher Comments Off on Live Review: Twin Forks – 1884 Lounge – Memphis, TN
When I was in high school, Dashboard Confessional was the greatest thing since sliced bread. Everyone who was anyone had Dashboard lyrics gracing their AOL Instant Messenger profile or “away” message. Some of the more extreme fans took it to the next level by having their lyrics tattooed someplace. Thankfully, I didn’t go that far. Read More