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Yearly Archives: 2016
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With his recent No. 1 single, “Make You Miss Me,” Sam Hunt has become the first solo artist to earn four Billboard Country Airplay No. 1s from a debut album. The Airplay chart launched in 1990, and since then, only three groups have copped four No. 1s from a debut album. Any guesses who they…… MORE
In Honor of Labor Day, the 40 Hardest Working Songs in Country Music History: #31–40
It’s time to clock in—we’ve got the 40 Hardest Working Songs in Country Music. Today, Aug. 30, we’re featuring #31–40. Country music throughout the decades has not only embraced its working class roots, it’s made a point to praise them. Yes, work is tough, as Merle Haggard wrote in “Workin’ Man’s Blues” or as George…… MORE
Dolly Parton Back on Top With First No. 1 Album in More Than 25 Years
The pure and simple fact of the matter? After more than 25 years, Dolly Parton has a Billboard No. 1 album, Pure & Simple. The Tennessee songstress topped the charts for the first time since her album Eagle When She Flies peaked at No. 1 in May 1991. According to Nielsen, Pure & Simple sold…… MORE
Florida Georgia Line Tears Up the Track in New Video Feat. Tim McGraw
Country’s hottest duo, Florida Georgia Line, is tearing up the track with their new video for “May We All,” which comes hot on the tail of the release of their new album, Dig Your Roots, on Aug. 26. The five-and-a-half-minute mini-movie features acting vet—oh yeah, and country singer—Tim McGraw, who plays a veteran race car…… MORE
Jana Kramer Puts on Dancing Shoes for “Dancing With the Stars”
It’s been a busy week for Jana Kramer. First came the news that the petite singer was separating from her husband, Mike Caussin, after a year of marriage. Mike is reported to be in a rehab facility. Today (Aug. 30) it was announced on Good Morning America that the “I Got the Boy” singer will…… MORE
Sturgill Simpson Unleashes 2nd Facebook Onslaught . . . Was Just Getting Warmed Up Yesterday
Sturgill Simpson, much like Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman, was “just getting warmed up” yesterday with his initial Facebook post in which in bashed the ACMs, Music Row and “Garden & Gun” magazine. In an update to his initial Facebook post, Sturgill clarified that he has no problem on a personal level with…… MORE
Kane Brown Answers 12 Off-the-Wall Questions
If you have not heard of Kane Brown yet, get your head in the game. The 22-year-old singer from Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., has been making a name for himself in country music over the last year. With his debut EP, Chapter 1, spawning songs like “Used to Love You Sober” and “Ain’t No Stopping Us…… MORE
Cam Announces First-Ever Headlining Tour
It’s been a little more than a year since Cam became a force to be reckoned with on the country music scene with the release of her smash hit, “Burning House.” She has since been nominated for ACM and CMA awards, played the stage with some of country’s biggest stars and released the third single…… MORE
Sturgill Simpson’s Facebook Post Bashes the ACMs, Music Row and “Garden & Gun”
In a lengthy Facebook post today (Aug. 29), Sturgill Simpson unleashed a powerful diatribe against the ACMs, Music Row and Garden & Gun magazine. Sturgill’s main bone of contention stems from the fact that the ACMs created the inaugural Merle Haggard Spirit Award, saying “I find it utterly disgusting the way everybody on Music Row…… MORE