Songwriter: Maren Morris Taken at face value, the female narrator of "Goodbye" is an independent woman happily rid of a lover who never really meant that much to her in the first place. Since their break up, she hasn't shed a tear, could care less about how he's doing, and is thankful he wasn't able [...]
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Jason Aldean has earned his keep in country music by embracing rock-infused hillbilly anthems like "Hicktown" and "Johnny Cash." So there's nothing particularly unexpected about his latest release, "She's Country," a song which ardently follows that theme. It's also no surprise, in that sense, that "She's Country" reeks of dumbed-down lyrics and amped-up, rock-based production. Aldean's [...]
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The Zac Brown Band could easily be described as country music's feel-good story of 2008. A typically hard-working, long-touring regional band that has worked its way up to a major label record deal, the Atlanta based five-piece has already scored a top five hit on country radio with lead single "Chicken Fried." Despite the band's [...]
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Songwriters: George Ducas and David Lee Murphy. A lot has changed in country music since George Ducas charted his sole top ten single in 1994. Traditional stalwarts Travis Tritt, the Judds, Clint Black and Tanya Tucker headlined the Super Bowl halftime show. Vince Gill didn't just host the CMAs, he racked up Male Vocalist [...]
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On the eve of "Country's biggest night," an interesting, if not unusual, mix of artists took to the stage at the Chevy CMA Kickoff Show outside the Sommet Center in Nashville. It was a chilly, grey-skied setting as a modest crowd gathered for performances from Heidi Newfield, Rodney Atkins, Eli Young Band and Kevin Costner [...]
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Taylor Swift's "Teardrops On My Guitar" won country song of the year at Tuesday night's 56th Annual BMI Country Awards and Hank Williams Jr. was honored as a music icon. Casey Beathard, who co-wrote several recent hits including Kenny Chesney's "Don't Blink" and George Strait's "How 'Bout Them Cowgirls," earned songwriter of the year. Peter [...]
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Later tonight some of country music's biggest names will be bringing home CMA bling. But what about you? Shouldn't they share the love with you, the die-hard fans who buy records, go to shows, and make your favorite artist's career possible? Hey, the least they could do would be send over a little something [...]
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Songwriters: Keith Urban & Monty Powell. Urban is so damn good that he's just doing his own thing at this point. And who's going to stop him? It's not really country. It's not really pop. It's not even really what we'd define as country-pop. But this guy sweats musical talent-rather, he would sweat musical talent [...]
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Taylor Swift's much anticipated sophomore album finds her at a point of transition, on the brink of two very different and conflicting musical directions—one of which builds on the foundation of her enormously successful self-titled debut, while the other dismisses that foundation entirely. Fearless is a slightly bipolar album that dips its feet into both [...]
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Amber Digby was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, moved to Texas to sing honky tonk country music, has a mother who was a harmony singer for Connie Smith and a father who played bass for Loretta Lynn, and is probably the best new female country music vocalist to debut in at least a decade. [...]
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Courtesy of Universal Republic/Universal Records South, we have three copies of Untold Truths, the first-ever album from Kevin Costner and his band Modern West. Untold Truths is available in stores and online today. From the bio: The band's history goes back some 20 years when Kevin first met band mate John Coinman in Los [...]
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Songwriter: Marcel. Jessica Andrews should be a star. She possesses more than the requisite sexiness, a personality that shines through her music and a powerful, ever so slightly raspy voice that is among the best in the business. But there's always been something about her music this just doesn't sit right, and, with the exception [...]
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Asking Randy Travis which self-written song he's most proud of is like asking a father to choose his favorite child. In a rare public interview Friday at the Country Music Hall of Fame's Ford Theater in Nashville, the 49-year-old country icon chose not to play favorites, but did mention how [...]
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Honeyhoney isn't country. That's what lead singer Suzanne Santo, one half of the Venice, California, duo will tell you. But the sultry-voiced Santo and her musical partner Ben Jaffe have together created a sound, as heard on their debut album First Rodeo, that if not technically country or entirely country, nonetheless boasts considerably country undertones. [...]a
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Pam, Mel and the Tillis family announced "A Tillis Family Christmas," their holiday tour that begins later this month. Blake Shelton on "Bare Skin Rug," a collaboration with girlfriend Miranda Lambert on his new album, Startin' Fires: "What's funny about it, man, you'll never believe — I had to kick and fight and cuss and was pretty [...]
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Songwriters: Toby Keith and Vicky McGehee. One of only two songs on That Don't Make Me A Bad Guy not co-written by Bobby Pinson, "God Love Her" finds Keith doing what he does best—being a not too bad bad-boy, loving strong on the same spunky everywoman who appears in many of his narratives (think "Whiskey [...]
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I just came home to count the memories that I've been countin' in my mind I just come home to count the memories from a better day and time "I Just Came Home To Count The Memories" (written by Glen Ray, 1974) When the Florida Sunshine Opry (Eustis, FL) booked its first "name" (non-local) act back in 1999, [...]
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Here at The 9513, we know how you like your country music-free. So just think of our Free Music series as our contribution to the economic bailout. Today's relief comes courtesy of Australian songstress Kasey Chambers, who joins forces with musician/husband Shane Nicholson for the rousing rootsgrass collection that is Rattlin' Bones. Grab a Foster's, toss [...]
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Songwriter: Mac McAnally. It is not simply a divide which separates the songwriting of Mac McAnally from the majority of contemporary songwriters—it is a vast canyon. The sole songwriter of Sawyer Brown's "All These Years" and "Café on The Corner," two of the most honest and poignant songs in modern country music history, McAnally's narrative [...]
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Album releases for the week of 11/4/2008 include: Beth Stevens - Strong Enough Amazon Brad Paisley - Play Amazon | iTunes The Churchmen - I'll Be Long Gone Amazon Mark Wills - Familiar Stranger Amazon | iTunes Randy Owen - One on One Amazon | iTunes Trailer Choir - Trailer Choir EP Amazon | iTunes Cybergrass has more information on Strong Enough, the new album from Beth Stevens, [...]
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