Keith Urban is one of the most famous faces in music thanks to his award-winning career and recurring role as a judge on ‘American Idol,’ but he also has his own idols that he admires. So when he was invited to perform with the Rolling Stones at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., in 2013, he jumped at the …
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Thomas Rhett Explains How Being a Songwriter Differs From Being an Artist
Thomas Rhett is a relative newcomer to the country music scene as an artist himself, but the 24-year-old jack-of-all-trades has written songs for Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line, among others, and knows what it’s like to work both on stage and behind the scenes. Continue reading…
Read More »George Strait, Luke Bryan Top StubHub Year-End List
It’s good to be in country music these days, and the numbers prove it. StubHub released its concert ticket sales rankings for 2014, and George Strait and Luke Bryan came in at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, on the list. Continue reading…
Read More »#CMTTop40, From Happy to Haters
On the CMT All-Time Top 40: Artist’s Choice marathon, more than 100 of country music’s biggest names voted on the greatest musical acts of all time, regardless of the genre they represent. The results were spotlighted in a CMT special over the weekend of Dec. 27-28. Country fans swiftly responded on Twitter. Here are some… Read more »
Read More »The Year’s Worst Cliches in Country Songs
When Maddie & Tae‘s “Girl in a Country Song” was released this year, I was all like “Genius! A song with a list of what guys should not sing about anymore.” But the girls in the band, Madison Marlow and Taylor Dye, said repeatedly in interviews that they were just kidding. That said, I hope… Read more »
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