Archive | January, 2015

TIM McGRAW KICKS OFF 2015 ON TOP OF THE COUNTRY RADIO CHARTS WITH HIS LONGEST-RUNNING #1 HIT IN 10 YEARS

imageWhile 2015 may have just begun, Superstar TIM MCGRAW and Big Machine Records are continuing the celebration by scoring the #1 song in the nation with “Shotgun Rider” on both the Billboard Country and Mediabase charts. McGraw logs a four-week run at #1 on Mediabase, with a three-week stint at the pinnacle on both Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and Billboard Country Airplay. Written by Marv Green, Hillary Lindsey and Troy Verges, “Shotgun Rider” signifies McGraw’s 36th career chart-topper and remains the current best-selling song on the iTunes Country Singles chart with over 500,000 copies sold to date. The fete marks McGraw’s 27th #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, which is the most of any artist in the chart’s 25–year history.

 

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PHOTO: Tyler Farr performance at the NFL Wild Card Game (January 3rd – Arizona Cardinals vs. Carolina Panthers)

imageTyler Farr performed this past Saturday (1/3/15) during halftime of the NFL Wild Card Game of the Carolina Panthers vs. Arizona Cardinals at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC.

 

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$499 Regular Rate for CRS 2015 Ends Jan. 12

Monday, Jan. 12 is the deadline to purchase $499 regular rate registrations for Country Radio Seminar 2015. The on-site rate will take effect on Jan. 13, increasing registrations to $599 per person.

 

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Maddie & Tae “FLY” With New Single

imageOnly the third female duo since the inception to Billboard’s Country Singles Chart – the first 71 years ago – MADDIE & TAE have been embracing impossible dreams since leaving Ada, Oklahoma and Sugar Land, Texas in the name of writing and singing their own songs. You could joke it’s hard to be young, pretty and talented, but when you’re starting, that doesn’t always make the way easier… or your confidence impenetrable.

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Country Stars React to Passing of Little Jimmy Dickens

Little Jimmy DickensThe country music industry is in mourning following the death of the iconic and beloved Little Jimmy Dickens.  Dickens passed away yesterday at the age of 94.

 

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Dolly Parton Reacts to the Passing of Little Jimmy Dickens

imageI often perform one of Little Jimmy’s best known songs “I’m Little But I’m Loud.”  I’ve always related to him and loved him as a person, as a friend, and as an entertainer.  He will always be loved and remembered.”  — Dolly Parton

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