-
Blake Shelton’s Defiant Attitude; Rascal Flatts Pluses; Carolwood Records Folds
Blake Shelton on his more defiant attitude of late:
“One thing we’re doing that we probably haven’t done is showcase the … ‘I don’t give a (expletive) if you like it or not’ attitude,” Shelton says. “It’s puzzled me why country artists have to be so politically correct. I mean I’m not a politician. If I’m [...]Continue reading "Blake Shelton’s Defiant Attitude; Rascal Flatts Pluses; Carolwood Records Folds"
-
The 9513 Last.fm Chart Update (6-07-09)
Ah, there’s the George Strait push that I was expecting last week. Twenty-six people in The 9513 group decided to give King George a listen, making him the top artist of the week by a pretty large margin. Johnny Cash and Dwight Yoakam were the closest, with 21 listeners apiece.
Kenny Chesney, who’d been largely absent [...] -
Dierks Bentley & Wife Welcome Daughter, Evalyn Day
In their ever-exclusive fashion, People.com learned of the birth of Dierks Bentley and wife Cassidy’s daughter, Evalyn Day Bentley, who was named after her maternal grandmother.
Dierks’ family isn’t the only one growing, Miranda Lambert blogged about her new horse and three new cats.
Charlie Louvin’s motor home was involved in an accident in New Jersey [...]Continue reading "Dierks Bentley & Wife Welcome Daughter, Evalyn Day"
-
Jessica Simpson Is The Highest Charting Debut Solo Artist
Jessica Simpson made history by becoming the highest charting debut solo artist in the history of Billboard’s country singles chart for her song “Come On Over.”
John Bohannon says John Hiatt’s formula becomes closer to perfect with each album and Same Old Man follows in that lineage.
His ability to relate to an audience through repetition and [...]Continue reading "Jessica Simpson Is The Highest Charting Debut Solo Artist"
-
Country Music Hall of Famer Eddy Arnold Passed Away This Morning
Country Music Hall of Famer Eddy Arnold passed away early this morning at age 89.
Before Garth Brooks came along, Arnold was easily country music’s biggest record-seller. Sales of his discs from the mid-1940s to the present, in every recorded medium from 78s to CDs, have topped 80 million. Along the way, Arnold became a key [...]Continue reading "Country Music Hall of Famer Eddy Arnold Passed Away This Morning"
-
The 9513 Mother’s Day Playlist
We’ve come up with a playlist to help you add a more personal touch to that expensive gift that we know you’re lavishing on your mom this upcoming Mother’s Day. Mother’s play a special role in the lives of their children and each one of the following songs pays tribute to that bond between mother [...]
-
Mailbag: The First Edition
This is the first edition of the mailbag, except instead of answering questions that people sent to me via email, I pulled some questions from the search queries in our stats program that people used to find The 9513. Let’s get started.
——————————–
Who wrote the lyrics to Stupid Boy sang by Keith Urban?
Sarah Buxton, Deanna Bryant, [...] -
Best of 2006 Lists
It’s nearing the end of 2006 and news is slow in the country music world without any major album releases in December, so everyone (including us) is posting their best of year lists. If you take a look at them, you’ll notice that no two are even close to being the same, but that’s what [...]
-
Nick’s Pick: Best Albums of 2006
This post was contributed by Nick Berry.
I know lists are supposed to come in nice numbers like “The Top Ten”, but you’ll have to make due with eight. I’m not sure what it is, but something about the following albums stuck with me and pulled me through the year, making them my personal favorites for [...] -
Saturday News Roundup
Sara Evans will sing the national anthem tomorrow for the Indianapolis Colts vs.Tennessee Titans game at LP Field in Nashville. The game starts at 1:00 p.m. (EST)/12:00 p.m. (CST) and will be broadcasted by CBS.
Wynonna Judd made an apperance in New York for a special event at a retail store in Manhattan yesterday, marking World [...]
Popular Stuff
Sponsor
Is Dave Haywood going solo? This and many other of country music's most pressing questions answered in the September edition of The 9513's world famous Mailbag!
Caroline Herring likes to sing songs about life in the South. No, not exactly like Justin Moore and Jason Aldean...
The 9513's resident historian Paul W. Dennis sits down for a chat with country music legend Gene Watson.
As much as we love girl singers, we love songs about girl singers even more. Here's just a few of the many tribute songs out there.
Step away from the river and up to a jukebox, because heartbreak is only temporary, but a good song about drowning yourself—like a diamond—lasts forever.
What do you think about music labels "testing the waters" with a single before providing access to an artist's entire album? 
What country artist, young or old, would you recommend as a must-listen artist to a newcomer on his/her journey through country music, and what would your essential song picks be?Current Discussion
- Matt: I'm glad you chose to review this as opposed to the new Joe Nichols album. Instead of complaining about bad ...
- Terry Ridont: I think its cool. Thats what I like about indy rock artists, everything isn't the same high budget packaging and ...
- Stormy: Jon: The problem is that the progressive country music is now being called Americana. And why is it ...
- Razor X: Maybe his brother did talk him into it but what’s to say he hasn’t ‘always loved’ and ‘wanted’ to ...
- Brian: Josh Kelley will be fine. At the very least it means Katherine Heigl may show up on country award shows regularly. ...
- Razor X: Change may be inevitable but we aren't required to support it and if enough people boycott it, it doesn't last ...
- Jon: "You can’t stop “progress”… We can if we try hard enough. Um, no. Not that I think "progress" is a good ...
- Joe: When she moved from Mercury to BNA, I think we were all just allowed to think there'd be some grand ...
- sam sam: Well, Suzie, maybe if I saw his live show I'd love him. But I'm not interested in attending concerts. Radio ...
- JOHN: Personally Sherrie s voice is as pure as it gets to me. Just listened to her demo songs after reading ...
