FOX’s “Monarch” Canceled as Showtime’s “George & Tammy” Soars
It's the tale of two television shows, as two networks try to tap into the rich narrative of country music, one via fictionalized drama, and another via the true story of Tammy Wynette and George...
View ArticleBig George Jones “Still Playin’ Possum” Concert Announced
April 26th, 2023 will be the 10th Anniversary of the death of George Jones, and on the day before---Tuesday April 25th---artists and fans will be congregating in Huntsville, Alabama at the Propst Arena...
View ArticleAaron McCune Keeps Bass Singing Alive with Oak Ridge Boys, Dailey & Vincent
Aaron McCune can not only can handle the bass parts to iconic country songs from The Oak Ridge Boys and others, he can go even deeper, and this is bringing the important element of four-part harmonies...
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Album Review – Justin Moore’s “Outlaws Like Me”
Those previous positive statements I made about Justin? Well it looks like I need to back pedal pretty hard from them, because this album is awful. In my opinion, and I appreciate the gravity and the...
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Saving Country Music’s Worst Country Songs of 2011
I can't recall a year with this high caliber of a crop of bad songs. This group can hold their own against the Achy Breaky Hearts and Honky Tonk Bandonka Donk's of the last few decades. And this year...
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The 6 Pop Country Archetypes
Have you ever wondered who actually listens to those songs they play on pop country radio? Here are the six primary Archetypes, or as Music Row refers to them, "target demographics", that make up the...
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Song Review – Tim McGraw’s “Truck Yeah”
With the first single from the Big Machine Records-era of Tim McGraw, the country music mega-star pulls off the biggest sellout move of his career, and one of the biggest sellout moves ever seen from...
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Ocean Breeze Making Signature Line of Country Douches
Just when you thought you'd seen it all, a feminine products company out of North Carolina called "Ocean Breeze" announced Thursday they are launching a new line of products pandering to the country...
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Saving Country Music’s Worst Country Songs of All Time
We all know them and we all hate them, those ubiquitous and ridiculous pop country songs that make us hang our heads in shame, embarrassed to call ourselves country fans, constantly making us having to...
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Dallas Davidson & Country’s Narrowing Songwriting Consortium
In Zac Brown's recent disparaging comments about Luke Bryan's hit "That's My Kind Of Night," Zac went out of his way to lay as little blame as possible on Luke Bryan. Instead it was the song itself,...
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LeAnn Rimes Redeems ACA Awards with Patsy Cline Tribute
But then here came a Patsy Cline tribute in the last quarter of the show and the whole sad sack theme of the night did a complete 360. There was LeAnn Rimes, singing a medley of Patsy Cline songs, and...
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Grand Ole Opry’s Newest Members Not Paying Their Dues
Membership to the Grand Ole Opry is seen a one of the most prestigious accolades a country music artist can be bestowed, and the recognition is sought after by performers both big and small, mainstream...
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Trace Adkins Brawls with Impersonator / Enters Rehab
Country star Trace Adkins has checked himself into rehab according to Country Weekly after taking his first drink in 12 years and ending up in an altercation with a Trace Adkins impersonator aboard a...
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Why Jerrod Niemann’s “Donkey” Was His Waterloo
When you live by the bit, you die by the bit. And Jerrod Niemann has just been bitten in the ass by a "Donkey." Early on when you looked at the amount of "adds" the song was getting on radio, it did...
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Jason Isbell, Jamey Johnson + More to Tribute Lynyrd Skynyrd
On November 12th, artists from across the country and Southern rock world will be coming together to pay tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd in a unique way. Not your typical tribute concert, and not your...
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Song Review – Toby Keith’s “35 MPH Town”
Written by Keith with Bobby Pinson, the song tries to do something similar to "Drunk Americans," which is make a statement about the current climate of society. Cutting completely against the grain of...
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1 Dead, 3 Injured After SUV Drives Through Crowd at Trace Adkins Concert
Trouble began when the heavily-intoxicated Carson started a fight in the concert area. He then left the area, and returned in his SUV, brandishing a revolver, and threatening to kill people. According...
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Rape Reported at Brad Paisley Concert in California
The summer is heating up, and so are the disturbing stories surrounding the behavior at mainstream country music concerts. In 2014, concert conduct became a big concern as statistics and specific...
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Song Review – Trace Adkins’“Jesus and Jones”
Boy this thing sure had me intrigued when I first saw the image of Trace Adkins looking all contrite, weathered, and wise in the promotional picture with his hat in his hand, like he was ready to ask...
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Kris Kristofferson Plays a Badass Gun-Toting Bartender in New Western Movie...
Director Timothy Woodward Jr. was inspired to make a Western version of the Liam Neeson blockbuster "Taken," and decided to cast country music songwriting legend and noted actor Kris Kristofferson on...
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