Jason Aldean should be afraid—very, very afraid. On Justin Moore’s self-titled debut album, the Poyen, Arkansas (Population: 272) native effectively out Jason Aldeans Aldean himself, pulling off his brand of twangy, down-on-the-farm roots and rock influences with a country authenticity more capably than any other country up-and-comer at the moment.Moore, who co-wrote nine of the [...]
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Last week in news magazine Newsweek, Steve Tuttle discussed the changing aesthetics of the county music genre in his article “Murder on Music Row: Taylor Swift? Songs about cute little kids? What has happened to country music?!”Tuttle, a general editor for the magazine, bluntly expressed his disapproval of artists like Rodney Atkins and Lonestar, as [...]
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The cover of Back to Tennessee tells potential listeners all they need to know: here’s an album that’s all image and very little substance. With his artfully arranged bangs and carefully cultivated facial scruff, it appears as though Cyrus is desperately trying to remain hip, sexy, and most importantly, relevant among the non-Disney set. [...]
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Here we are, three and a half hours until showtime and ready to find out whether Carrie Underwood will dethrone Kenny Chesney as Entertainer of the Year. If the number of links to our staff predictions posted this morning from Carrie fan sites are any indication, the possibility is a strong one. Various rumors are [...]
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The Academy of Country Music awards show airs Sunday, but some trophies have already been handed out. One of these early honors went to Brad Paisley, who won Video of the Year for “Waitin’ On A Woman.”Music videos (or “filmed inserts,” as they were sometimes referred to before the 1980s) have been around longer than [...]
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You gaze at that guitar on your kneeIn a way that you never look at meThis love affair of yours has gone too farAnd I’m tired of playing second fiddle to an old guitarFrom “Second Fiddle (To an Old Guitar),” Capitol Records, 1964Kitty Wells may have been the reigning Queen of Country Music during the [...]
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Remember that whole Nashville Star thing? John Rich is trying to distance himself from his involvement in the show.“I wouldn’t touch ‘Nashville Star’ with a 40-foot pole,” he told The Tennessean. “NBC completely bastardized what country music is about. I thought this was really going to represent country music, put us on a new level. [...]
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The greatest injustice in mainstream country music during 2008 was the fact that Emily West’s debut single “Rocks in Your Shoes” wasn’t a massive, format-defining hit. With “Rocks,” West delivered a brilliant performance on an infectious, fun and thematically substantial contemporary-country up-tempo tune that should have marked the emergence of one of the most talented [...]
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Dwight Yoakam told The Sacramento Bee correspondent Mel Shields that he’ll be recording a new album this summer.“I’m about to do a new album this summer, but I’m not sure where or on what level,” he explained. “I’ll do what makes the most sense and makes the music accessible to the most people.“There’s not an [...]
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The music portion of SXSW kicks off today in Austin, TX and I’ll be in the midst of the mayhem, bouncing from venue to venue, trying to take in as much music as I possibly can. In the process, I’ll attempt to keep y’all updated on what’s going down wherever I happen to be via [...]
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It’s country night on American Idol–Grand Ole Opry night, to be exact–and we’ve got you covered with all the real-time commentary you can handle. I’ll be joined this evening by the one and only Ms. Karlie Justus as we witness this year’s “Top 11″ butcher cover Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood and Josh Turner.American Idol has [...]
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The first day of spring kicks off next Friday, and with warmer weather comes exciting announcements of summer country concert tours. We’re pretty concert-happy around here as well, as we’re sponsoring the New American Voices Tour with Rodney Hayden and Drew Kennedy.Before television and the Internet, the concert experience was the only way to get [...]
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A poll of more than 13,000 radio listeners who cited a country station as their main station ranked Brad Paisley (4.5) as listeners’ favorite country artist. He was followed by Brooks & Dunn (4.4) and George Strait (4.4) on a scale that graded the artists from one to five. According to a press release sent [...]
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For two days, March 17 and 18, American Idol will feature a Grand Ole Opry theme in which contestants will choose and perform songs popularized by Opry members. Carrie Underwood will also appear on the show to sing “I Told You So” with Randy Travis and Brad Paisley will debut his new single, “Then.”Kelleigh Bannen [...]
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Few artists are capable of making pop country sound as good as Jo Dee Messina. Country music’s second fieriest red-head has a smooth, instantly recognizable voice well suited to the succinct, hook-driven songs that fueled her 1990s rise into the upper echelon of country music stardom, as well as a unique knack for sitting back [...]
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Based on a quote from a source close to the Spears family, E! Online is reporting that Jamie Lynn Spears, the younger sister to Britney Spears, is working on a country album. [That should get the comments flowing.]The Tennessean’s Peter Cooper and The New York Times‘ Douglas Martin wrote profiles on the life and career [...]
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Who sings “That’s what brothers are for?”Nashville-via-Canada Broken Bow recording artist Dean Brody, but only after one too many Moosehead Lagers. – CMWho plays guitar for Chuck Wicks?A player who, having chosen consistent employment over artistic satisfaction, consoles himself nightly with the fact that at least he’s not One Night Rodeo’s guitar player. – BenHow [...]
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Almost exactly 50 years ago on February 3, 1959, a plane crash in Iowa killed three rock and roll pioneers. The Day the Music Died, as it was coined in Don McLean’s “American Pie,” marked the loss of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson (who wrote George Jones’ first No. 1 [...]
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Celebrated singer, songwriter, guitarist, recording artist and producer Buddy Miller suffered a heart attack on Friday in Baltimore, MD while touring with Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin and Shawn Colvin. After being taken to the hospital, he successfully underwent triple-bypass heart surgery and will likely remain in the hospital for several weeks while he recovers. The Oak [...]
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On “Footsteps of our Fathers,” the opening track of his latest album What I’m For, Pat Green incorrectly declares that he “Ain’t no deep theologer/No Ph.D psychologer.” Although the Texan’s lyrics are layered in the dusty sentimentalisms of a modern everyman, they are, at the same time, inquisitive and thoughtful, the product of an artist [...]
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