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Dead Inside” the first single from Muse’s forthcoming seventh studio album – Drones – holds its reign on the top of the Mediabase and Billboard Modern Rock Charts this week. “Dead Inside” is the trio’s fourth #1 song. Muse holds the record for number of weeks at #1 with their song “Madness” which set the record back in 2012. Warner Bros. Records will release Drones on June 9th.
Country vocalist, Sandra Lynn, wanted to capture the essence of Nashville in her new video for her single “Bar Hoppin’,” and with Trey Fanjoy at the helm, that’s exactly what she did. Her single, “Bar Hoppin’” will debut at SiriusXM’s “The Highway” later this month and you can catch the stunning video on CountryWeekly.com, where it made its exclusive debut on Monday, April 6. The single is available for download on iTunes here.
Only 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.
Coming straight off her smash summertime single, “Put It In Your Pocket,” Sonia Leigh delivers yet again with her latest release, “When We Are Alone,” which debuted this weekend on Sirius XM The Highway’s On The Horizon. Co-written and produced by Danny Myrick, Leigh says the single “pushed creative boundaries.” An exclusive live acoustic performance of “When We Are Alone” is currently featured on Nash Unplugged HERE.
MCA Nashville’s Sam Hunt returns to late night TV Monday night to perform his brand new single, “Take Your Time,” on CBS’ Late Show with David Letterman. “Take Your Time” is the follow-up single to Hunt’s Platinum-selling No. 1 smash, “Leave the Night On.” Both tracks are featured on Hunt’s album, MONTEVALLO, the No. 1 and best-selling country debut album since 2011.
Platinum-selling Country star Dustin Lynch set Country Radio afire this week when his new single, the scorching “Hell of A Night,” debuted as the #4 Most Added Country song in the U.S. Continue Reading →
TAYLOR SWIFT, seven-time GRAMMY Award winner and Billboard Magazine’s recently named Woman of the Year (the only artist to have been awarded this honor twice), will exclusively unlock “Welcome To New York” on iTuneson Tuesday, October 21, giving her fans a new track and a peek at what is to come from the most highly anticipated album this year, 1989 (Big Machine Records). “Welcome To New York” is written by Taylor Swift and Ryan Tedder (One Republic) and produced by Ryan Tedder, Noel Zancanella and Taylor Swift. This is the third song revealed from 1989, Taylor’s forthcoming fifth studio album, while the current single, “Shake It Off,” remains atop the charts across the globe.
Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Will Hoge releases new single “Middle Of America” to iTunes and other digital retailers today (8/12) following the exclusive premiere of the driving tune on Rolling Stone Country. Teaming up with Producer Marshall Altman (Marc Broussard, Eric Paslay, Frankie Ballard) for the first time, “Middle Of America” was recorded in Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A and is the first single from Hoge’s forthcoming album, which is due in early 2015. Continue Reading →
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Capitol Records Nashville’s Darius Rucker released his new single, “Homegrown Honey,” to Country radio today. “Homegrown Honey” was written by Darius, label mate Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum and Nathan Chapman. This is the first single from Darius’ fourth solo country album to be released in early 2015. “Homegrown Honey” is currently available for purchase at all digital retailers. Continue Reading →
Elektra Records country singer-songwriter Dean Alexander’s new single “Live A Little,” which was recently named one of “Tomorrow’s Hits” by Billboard, cracked the Top 50 at Billboard this week and is also available on iTunes now. Warner Music Nashville’s newly created 3rd promotion team celebrated an impressive debut with the track becoming the second most added record upon release with over 50 radio stations currently spinning the track across the country. The first single from his forthcoming album, “Live A Little” is a hook-filled celebration of life and an up-tempo call to seize the day–something Alexander’s life has more than qualified him to share about. In his introductory video, No Other Road, fans can explore a little more about Alexander’s life and story behind his music which truly is the reason he is here today. Engaging his fans on Facebook and Twitter, he encourages everyone to share their own #livealittle stories with him on social media.
