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Lady Antebellum Hits Platinum; CRS Wrap-Ups; Ronnie Dunn Loves His Car
Lady Antebellum became the first act to reach platinum status in 2010 with its release of Need You Now.
Country California Fake News:
Radio professionals from across the nation are converging on Nashville this week for Country Radio Seminar (CRS), an annual gathering that gives them the chance to rub elbows with the next generation of country [...]Continue reading "Lady Antebellum Hits Platinum; CRS Wrap-Ups; Ronnie Dunn Loves His Car"
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Grammy Winners; Willie Nelson Cancels Concert, Crew Charged With Illegal Possession; UT to Close Historic Venue
Taylor Swift came up big at last night’s Grammy Awards. Following is a list of winners in categories relevant to this blog:
Album Of The Year
Taylor Swift – Fearless
Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Taylor Swift – White Horse
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Keith Urban – Sweet Thing
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Top Country Albums of the Decade (#30-#21)
Miranda Lambert’s best album, Vince Gill’s epic artistic endeavor and an Opry legend’s final turn in the spotlight all land on the third-to-last installment of our countdown of the decade’s top 100 country albums.
30. Revolution (2009) – Miranda Lambert
The wunderkind sheds some of the more outrageous elements of her previous album–the violence, the [...]Continue reading "Top Country Albums of the Decade (#30-#21)"
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Top Country Albums of the Decade (#100-#91)
The first decade of the 21st century was a tumultuous one for country music. Piracy exploded, iPods ascended, and within a few years the genre had bid adieu to three of its biggest stars–Garth Brooks, who retired after the release of 2001’s Scarecrow (his final studio album); Shania Twain, who retreated after 2002’s Up!; and [...]
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Staff Picks For September/October 2009
Juli Thanki
One More For The Road by Adam Steffey
The past few months have been pretty rough on the wallets of bluegrass fans, with stellar releases coming from the Del McCoury Band, Steep Canyon Rangers, and Ricky Skaggs. But for my money, the best bluegrass record of the past few months—maybe all year—is Adam Steffey’s One [...] -
Drifting Cowboys Steel Guitarist Passed Away; New Releases; Bruce Robison Tour Diary; Free Sampler
Steel guitarist Robert D. Norred, who was a member of Hank Williams‘ Drifting Cowboys for a short period in the late ’40s, passed away on Sunday.
New releases for the week of October 27, 2009 include:
Bart Crow Band – Heartworn Tragedy
Amazon | iTunes | MySpaceDel McCoury Band – Family Circle
Amazon | iTunes | MySpaceDolly Parton – [...]
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Carrie Underwood’s Holiday Variety Show; New Releases; Stream Del McCoury Band, Tim McGraw
Carrie Underwood signed for a one-time variety special on Fox tentatively titled Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special.
New releases for the week of October 13, 2009 include:
Brandon Jenkins – Brothers of the Dirt
Amazon | iTunes | MySpaceCarolyn Mark – Let’s Just Stay Here
Amazon | iTunes | MySpaceThe Dirt Daubers – The Dirt Daubers
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Joe Nichols Video Premiere; Free MP3s From Miss Leslie and James McMurtry
The Boot has the exclusive video premiere of Joe Nichol’s new song “An Old Friend of Mine” along with a brief Q&A in which Nichols discloses his feelings about the song and video.
Robert Earl Keen discussed laziness, labels, and his new record in an interview with The Boot’s Beville Darden. You can watch Keen talk [...]Continue reading "Joe Nichols Video Premiere; Free MP3s From Miss Leslie and James McMurtry"
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Patty Loveless Talks About Mountain Soul II
Where will you be Tuesday morning? Probably picking up a copy of Mountain Soul II, one of the year’s most anticipated releases. I was the lucky 9513er who got to spend a few minutes this afternoon chatting with Patty Loveless about the album, songwriting, and fishing.
JULI THANKI: It’s been eight years since Mountain Soul came [...]Continue reading "Patty Loveless Talks About Mountain Soul II"
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Miranda Lambert Kisses Haggard; Tom Russell – Best Album of the Year?; Keen Listening Party
Peter Cooper recapped last night’s ACM Honors, which seemed to be the kind of event that should be televised in the place of the regular ACM Awards.
If Williams had attended, he probably would have enjoyed the musical performances, which included medleys of his hits by Jamey Johnson and The Grascals and a smashing version of [...]
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While the voice of country’s future took home this year’s big honor, a legendary voice from country music’s past scored a win for Album Of The Year. Check out the winners in The 9513's 2nd Annual Country Music Awards now!
Josh Turner's fourth album, Haywire, furthers his reputation as one of the leading men in contemporary country, a true, traditional voice in an ever-changing Nashville scene.
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Sammy Kershaw – “Better Than I Used To Be”
As the title track off his upcoming album, “Better Than I Used to Be” is a straight-up look back on the career of a country music staple.
Emily West Featuring Keith Urban – “Blue Sky” Emily West turns in a gorgeous performance on “Blue Sky,” hitting notes few of her contemporaries can reach.
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Cheese and corn; he still likes bologna; a load of salsa; hens? Answers to the questions you'd never dream of asking. (
In each and every instance, the best country albums of the past ten years were built on the backs of songs -- stories about you and me from birth to death and stories that paint landscapes rooted in every region of America and beyond. These are the top country albums of the decade.Current Discussion
- stormy: Brady, apologies, but the point remains. Taylor has not earned the free pass her fans expect people to give ...
- Michelle: I can think of a few, but I'm not about to name them. I wouldn't want to tick anybody off. ...
- Steve M.: Matt, Not being a big listener to top 40 radio, I didn't realize they had been around that long. Thanks.
- Thomas: ...a polished turd is a polished turd, even if you sing it on-key.
- Matt B.: Steve M., Rascal Flatts are @ 10 years now. Gary LeVox's reputation isn't exactly 'golden.'
- Brady Vercher: I reckon Taylor Swift has as much claim to writing a couple of those songs as Willie does...
- Steve M.: This has gotten me thinking. Has any country star had a long career (10+ years) with a reputation of being ...
- Dan E: I like Taylor Swift a lot. But, I find it completely sad that people are bringing her up constantly on ...
- stormy: K: Willie Nelson gets a free pass because he has earned it by being better than 90% of professionals at everything ...
- Michelle: By 2020? They need to hurry the **** up!!
