CMT Announces the Main Winner of the City Madness Competition
For the past three seasons, Country Music Television, an MTV Networks production, has conducted nationwide competitions in its bid to discover the “next best thing” in country music through its Music City Madness Video Contest. Its goal is to serve as a venue in which competitors—country singers and/or songwriters—can showcase their talent to the rest [...]
What’s Next for Taylor Swift in 2010?
There is no doubt to anyone in the entertainment industry that country sweetheart Taylor Swift is the Breakout Star of 2009. People Magazine has named her as one of the “Most Interesting People of the Year,” and will be featuring her on the cover of its special year-end issue “25 Most Intriguing People of 2009.” [...]
Artists Who Dominated the Country Music Scene in 2009
In a memorable year that has produced so many hits and some noteworthy crossover artists, who are to be considered as the ones who dominated the scene in 2009? Let us take a look back at the year that was…
Keith Urban
Heading the list is Keith Urban whose single “Sweet Thing” off of his “Defying Gravity” [...]
Aaron Watson and “The Road” of His Life
Country singer Aaron Watson has recently released his new single “The Road,” the first single from his forthcoming studio album scheduled for release in early 2010. The song, written by Elliot Park, features an infectious chorus that will surely make “The Road” a driver’s seat soundtrack. Different from the countless other “road songs” sang from [...]
This Ain’t Your Granddaddy’s Country Music…
There are a lot of country-music families whose members have enjoyed varying degrees of success in the country music scene to date. There is of course the legendary Carter family and the more contemporary Cyrus clan. And then there are the “Hanks,” Hank Williams and Hank Williams Jr. A third generation Hank, Hank III, has [...]
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Honors Janis Joplin with Week-Long Retrospective
Even after almost forty years after her death in 1970, Janis Joplin remains the inimitable rock goddess countless rock diva-wannabes want to emulate, and while her sound may not be purely country music, her sound did cross over various genres ranging form soul, rock, blues, country and folk music. So far, no one has matched [...]
Kenny Chesney is Hitting the Charts Once Again
Kenny Chesney’s single I’m Alive from his latest album, Lucky Old Sun, peaked at No.8 on Billboards Hot Country Song Chart as of November 14, 2009. Prior to this, the single spent a week at No.55 on the chart. It also peaked at No.48 at US Billboard Hot 100 and No.6 in the Canadian Radio [...]
Taylor Swift’s SNL Sketch, A Hilarious Success
Is there anything this young country superstar cannot do? She is a chart-topping, critically acclaimed, and multi-awarded country artist. She is also fashion designer, a fashion icon, and a top-earning endorser. Just recently, you may also add “comedienne” to her list of titles. No one absolutely knew what to expect regarding Taylor Swift’s much anticipated [...]
CMA Delivers Fast and Useful Industry Information Through its Industry Insite Webisodes
In its goal of educating the public regarding this beloved American musical genre, the Country Music Association has recently launched a major project geared toward facilitating a broader understanding of the inner workings of the industry for countless hopefuls wishing to break into the market. The program, dubbed the “CMA Industry Insite Series,” features regular [...]