The barometer by which Darius Rucker’s stint as a country artist will be measured isn’t critical acclaim, but rather commercial success. Therefore, it shouldn’t be any surprise that Live To Learn doesn’t break new ground but treads familiar water, despite overtures to the contrary in pre-release press. Throughout twelve songs, Rucker demonstrates that he [...]
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Darius Rucker's crossover to country music has been nothing short of fantastic. His first three singles from his debut album Learn To Love all went to number one on the Billboard Hot Country charts, and his latest, History in the Making has number one in it's cross-hairs as well. And, like the first three, the video for this song is first class. Enjoy!Follow Us:
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2009 CMA Awards winners were announced live tonight (November 11) live from the Sommet Center in Nashville on ABC-TV. Congrats to Taylor Swift - Entertainer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year “Fearless” and Video of the Year “Love Story;"Brad Paisley - Male Vocalist of the Year; Sugarland - Vocal Duo of the Year; Lady Antebellum - Single of The Year “I Run To Y
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It seems like you read maybe once a week about a country artist crossing over to the pop charts. What happens less often than, say, a Jimmy Buffett album that sounds like he means it, is a pop artist crossing over to scale the country charts. What happens, well, pretty much never, is an African American pop artist scoring a #1 country hit -- which is exactly what Hootie & The Blowfish frontma...
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Songwriters: Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley, and Darius RuckerDarius Rucker’s second country single, “It Won’t Be Like This For Long,” exhibits a few flaws, but one of the main knocks against it is one that mars his album, Learn To Live: it’s lack of originality. The song revolves around specific moments between a father and [...]
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Music fans probably recognize the name Darius Rucker pretty quickly from his work with Hootie and the Blowfish. Now, the country music community is getting to know him really well with his new solo project titled "Learn to Live." Now, here lately, quite a few artists from other styles of music have tried to break into the world of country music. Some have done well, others, well not so much....
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Darius Rucker is celebrating his first RIAA-certified platinum country album this week.“To have an album sell a million copies today is really an achievement. I feel so blessed to have been embraced in the country music community with this album, and I couldn’t have done it without all the support from country radio and [...]
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Darius Rucker and Lee Ann Womack will announce the final nominees for the 43rd Annual CMA Awards LIVE on Wednesday, September 9 on ABC’s Good Morning America.Rucker and Womack are excited to be part of the announcement.“I was so honored to perform at the 2008 CMA Awards Show, and I feel privileged to be a [...]
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That's right, I'll be live blogging the 2009 Country Music Association Awards tonight, starting at 8 pm EST.I'm always amused by country music award shows. I'm not a huge fan of country music but I appreciate good music no matter where it comes from. And there are always enough moments at these shows to keep rock fans interested. Like Darius Rucker being nominated for Male Vocalist and Dave
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The BRAND NEW video for Darius Rucker’s latest single, “History In The Making” premiered on iTunes this week. To celebrate the new video, they’ve also discounted Rucker’s album, Learn To Live, to $7.99 (thru Monday)!Click HERE to check it out.
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Capitol Records Nashville threw a party for Darius Rucker last week to celebrate the success of Rucker’s country debut Learn To Live which was just certified Platinum by the RIAA for sales of over one million copies.Today, Rucker is celebrating his latest single, “Alright” with a No.1 party. After the party, Rucker is playing a [...]
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Darius Rucker is performing at the historic Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN tomorrow (Monday, August 24) as part of the Samsung at&t Summer Krush concert series and we have TWO pair of priority access tickets for the show to give away!If you’re in the Nashville area and would like to attend the concert, send [...]
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Photo Credit: Russ HarringtonHe's known by many as the former frontman of Grammy-winning group Hootie & The Blowfish and now Darius Rucker is making a wave on country radio. Rucker's debut country album, Learn To Live, landed No. 1 on the Billboard charts and his first two singles off that album are receiving just as much success — including most recent "It Won't Be Like This For Long" landing
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The Country Music Association announced its nominees for the 43rd Annual CMA Awards earlier today by Darius Rucker and Lee Ann Womack on ABC's Good Morning America and by Randy Houser on CMT.Brad Paisley led the nominations with six while George Strait, Keith Urban, Jamey Johnson, Taylor Swift and Zac Brown each received four.Veteran Artists were nominated in eight of the twelve categories, inc...
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