While celebrating four back-to-back No. 1 hits last week, Capitol’s Luke Bryan was surprised by UMG Nashville Chairman & CEO Mike Dungan with the news that his record-breaking album, Crash My Party is now RIAA-certified Double Platinum.
Capitol recording artist Jon Pardi received a plaque celebrating his first RIAA Gold record for “Up All Night” on Sunday before taking the stage at Riverfront Park for the final day of CMA Music Fest. Pardi’s “Up All Night,” written by Pardi, Bart Butler and Brett Beavers, was the first Top 10 earned …
Country newcomer Russell Dickerson rocked the Hard Rock Cafe stage Saturday afternoon at CMA Fest with a little help from his friends. Before Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard took the stage in front of 60,000 country fans at LP Field that night, he made an unannounced appearance joining Dickerson at the …
Lee Brice has announced that his new album I Don’t Dance will be released September 9 on Curb Records. I Don’t Dance is the follow-up to his 2012 Gold-selling ‘Hard 2 Love,’ an album that yielded three #1 singles and the CMA/ACM Song of the Year “I Drive Your Truck.”
Kenny Chesney knew – when he took a year off – when he came back, he wanted his music to hit a whole new level; but he also wanted to make sure he was speaking to the people who have always invested their lives in his music. The result? “American …
Hot country newcomer Chris Lane is gearing up for the release of his debut single “Broken Windshield View” to country radio today, 6/10. Hitting just in time for summer, the catchy song is currently featured on SiriusXM’s The Highway and highlighted as New and Noteworthy on iTunes.
Zach and Colton Swon, Arista Nashville’s sibling duo The Swon Brothers, recently shot their debut video for their hit single, “Later On,” which spotlights the brothers’ charming and fun-loving personalities.
One of the most buzzed-about new artists on the country music scene is Georgia native Sam Hunt. Hunt, a successful songwriter in his own right, recently signed his first record deal with MCA Records Nashville, joining fellow artists Gary Allan, Vince Gill, Kip Moore, David Nail, George Strait and Josh Turner.
Miranda Lambert wrote “Automatic” as a reminder to herself to slow things down, enjoy the moment and remember what it’s like to live more simply. Today, she’s enjoying some precious downtime at home, as the song becomes her newest Mediabase #1 single.
When Jerrod Niemann moved to Nashville from Fort Worth, Texas in 2000, his sights were not only set on causing mayhem on Music Row with his wildly creative songwriting, unique vocal prowess, and on-stage antics, but also on the realization of a childhood dream: to headline the renown Ryman Auditorium. …
With his groundbreaking blend of country music with hip-hop grooves, country artist, Colt Ford, is a cultural force on the verge of going from cult status to a household name with the release of his 5th Average Joes Entertainment studio album, “Thanks For Listening,” July 1, 2014.