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Study Finds ‘Countryphiles’ Shy Away From Digital Downloads
A few interesting notes from a study of country music listeners by the Country Music Association:
Roughly two in five American adults ages 18-54 qualify as country music fans.
They’re predominantly Caucasian, more often female than male.
Forty percent of them make more than $50,000 year.
Roughly 5 percent of American adults aged 18-54 qualify as “countryphiles,” and they’re [...]Continue reading "Study Finds ‘Countryphiles’ Shy Away From Digital Downloads"
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Richie McDonald – “How Do I Just Stop”
Songwriters: Tommy Lee James and Richie McDonald.
In an election year full of tough questions and partisan bickering, former Lonestar-frontman-gone-Christian-crooner Richie McDonald offers some much-needed common ground. “How Do I Just Stop” is so gloriously simple and unequivocally lackluster that people of every political persuasion should rejoice in the opportunity to come together and have [...]
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