Tim McGraw’s ‘Highway Don’t Care’ Wins Two CMA Awards, Musical Event, Video of the Year

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Tim McGraw‘s collaboration with Taylor Swift and Keith Urban, ‘Highway Don’t Care,’ has been announced as the winner in two CMA Awards categories, picking up Musical Event of the Year and Music Video of the Year. The announcement was made on Good Morning America this morning which was broadcasting livefrom the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Read More

Wade Bowen’s ‘Songs about Trucks’ Claims Texas #1

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Texas country radio listeners are on board with Wade Bowen‘s ‘Songs about Trucks’ and helped the song reach #1 in just 11 weeks. Congrats to Wade, and songwriters Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally. In a relatively uneventful week in the rest of the Top 10, the only newcomer is Eli Young Band‘s ‘Drunk Last Night,’ Read More

Blake Shelton Grabs 15th Career #1, Eli Young Band Returns to Top 10

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Blake Shelton‘s ‘Mine Would Be You’ inches out just ahead of Tim McGraw‘s ‘Southern Girl’ to snag this week’s Country Airplay #1. When audience impressions are measured in millions, a difference of only a few thousand is practically a tie. Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert reach the top 5 with ‘We Were Us,’ and Eli Read More

Eric Church Reveals The Outsiders Album Cover and Release Date

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Eric Church has unveiled the cover art for his upcoming fourth studio album, The Outsiders. The disc, released on EMI Nashville, will hit stores on February 11, 2014. Fans can pre-order a special bundle via ericchurch.com starting tomorrow, November 6. Church is set to perform the album’s title track and lead single on the CMA Read More

Keith Urban’s Guitar Line Is Sellout Success on Debut

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Keith Urban debuted his new URBAN Guitar Collection on HSN Sunday, November 3, and promptly sold out of over 20,000 instruments. The three planned follow-up shows were cancelled as the debut was a sellout success. Full press release: Four-time GRAMMY Award winner and American Idol® judge Keith Urban introduced his new URBAN™ Guitar Collection via Read More

Pearl Jam Stays in the Lead, Arcade Fire Joins Triple A Top 10

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Seattle rockers, Pearl Jam, stay at #1 on the Mediabase Triple A chart with ‘Sirens.’ Bastille storms to #1 with ‘Pompeii,’ and at the other end, Arcade Fire’s ‘Reflektor’ joins the chart at #10.   Mediabase Triple A Chart (November 04, 2013): 1. ‘Sirens’ – Pearl Jam 2. ‘Wake Me Up!’ – Avicii 3. ‘Pompeii’ Read More

Live Review: Reignwolf/J Roddy Walston and The Business – Exit/In – Nashville, TN

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Live Review: Reignwolf/J Roddy Walston and The Business – Exit/In – Nashville, TN
The desolate three-hour journey from Memphis to Nashville seemed more like six hours as my heart fluttered with excitement. I was on my way to see two of my favorite artists for the first time. It would be a night filled with wild electric guitar, trickling piano keys and rowdy, untamed performances. After arriving at Read More

The Year of the Duo Continues as The Swon Brothers Join Arista Nashville Roster

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It’s a good time to be in a country music duo right now. Many of the new label signings of late have been pairs. The newest act to join the Sony Music Nashville imprint Arista Nashville is sibling duo, The Swon Brothers. Following a successful appearance on season 4 of TV show The Voice, the Read More

Tim McGraw’s ‘Southern Girl’ Becomes His 35th #1 Hit

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‘Southern Girl’ has reached the #1 spot on the Mediabase Country Singles Chart and becomes Tim McGraw‘s 35th chart-topping hit! Huge congratulations to Tim, songwriters Jaren Johnston, Rodney Clawson, and Lee Thomas Miller!   Mediabase Country Singles Chart (November 04, 2013): 1. ‘Southern Girl’ – Tim McGraw 2. ‘Mine Would Be You’ – Blake Shelton Read More

CMA to Present Pinnacle Award to Taylor Swift during 2013 CMA Awards

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The Country Music Association is awarding the Pinnacle Award for only the second time, this year presenting it to Taylor Swift. Created in 2005 when it was received by Garth Brooks, the award recognizes an artist who achieved worldwide fame through touring and record sales, and whose, according to the press statement, “talent and presence Read More