Living Legend Garth Brooks Returns to the Country Music Scene
Few country music arts have had successful careers as Garth Brooks. His music and his influence over younger country artists have helped shape the genre for so many years. In 2001, Brooks, then the reigning king of country music, broke the hearts of his fans throughout the world when he announced his retirement from the [...]
Organizers Announce the Country Throwdown Tour, The Coolest Country Music Event This Summer
If you think the famous Vans Warped Tour only has punks and street kids in mind, think again. On November 2 of this year, the brains behind the tour have announced that they will hold a similar event for country music fans this summer. Dubbed the first-ever Country Throwdown Tour, the event is slated to [...]
Some of the Best Country Songs Ever Written
Ahhh country songs! They make us cry, laugh, fall in love, get angry—sometimes all at the same time. Throughout the history of country music, many songs have stood out for very different reasons. Some became famous because of the beauty of the vocals, the theme, the exquisite lyrics, the unforgettable melody, or even the political [...]
Kenny Chesney: Possibly the Hottest Male Crossover Artist in Country Music Today
For any country artist, achieving crossover success could be quite a tricky process—you could gain a wider fan base BUT end up losing original ones by experimenting and straying far from their country roots. This was a lesson Faith Hill learned the hard way when she released two albums, “Faith” and “Breathe,” that the critics [...]
Move Over Girls, The Lady is Back!
The recent years have seen an upsurge in the popularity of young female country singers whose powerful pipes and good looks helped pave their way to success; and, although their songs still talked about the heartaches and pains of losing a lover, they do so now with maturity and such confidence. However, before the Taylor [...]
Big Voices and Big Bank Accounts: The Top Five Country Music Earners of 2008
There is no doubt that country music’s biggest stars not only sell millions of records and sell even more concert tickets, they are also celebrities who have the power to snare multi-million dollar endorsement deals from major brands positioning themselves in the “country market.” When all of these add up, we could begin to understand [...]
Warner Music Group Continues to Reinvent Itself, Expands its Nashville Base
Amidst declining record sales, it is good to know that music giants are still willing to invest in the Nashville music community. In a bid to boost record sales by investing in the most stable music genre in the United States, Warner Music Group Corp. has recently announced its plans to expand its Nashville-based operations. [...]
Country Music Artists: From Selling Songs to Selling Brands
Over the years, various brands—from beer, cosmetics, apparel, and others—have fallen all over themselves trying to get the biggest country acts to sign up and team with them for effective nationwide marketing campaigns. Some of these partnerships produced the most memorable ad campaigns that we know today. Anyone who understands what marketing is should easily [...]
Country Music and Fashion
Early this year, teen country sensation Taylor Swift collaborated with the Jones Apparel Group via the Jones Apparel Group’s “L.e.i”. brand to launch a line of sundresses to be sold exclusively at all Wal-Mart chains nationwide. Practically Swift’s uniform off the red carpet, sundresses are easy-to-wear clothes that allow a girl to dress up without [...]
Country Living with Cooper Boone
A talented country artist, clinical psychologist, country store owner, chicken farmer and an online cooking show host, Cooper Boone can certainly be dubbed country music’s newest “Renaissance Man.” Hollywood Music Awards’ Best Country Artist last year, Boone is certainly a busy man. According to the practicing psychotherapist, “I think most people are a lot of [...]