Country singer Thomas Rhett’s latest album debuted at the top of the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on Monday, leading six new entries in the top 10, according to Reuters news agency. The third studio album by Rhett, “Life Changes,” sold in excess of 94,000 albums and was streamed 30 million times, according to […]
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For the first time, Dolly Parton is set to release an album aimed at young people entitled ‘I Believe In You’ Dolly Parton’s first ever charity album, with all proceeds benefiting her non-profit literacy organisation Imagination Library. The album will be released on Dolly Records/RCA Nashville on 13 October, containing 14 tracks written and performed
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After numerous US Country No.1s, Lady Antebellum disappeared in 2014… to the point where some fans thought they’d actually split up. But now they’re back with chart-topping album Heart Break and an updated Lady A sound that may surprise. Lady Antebellum have won five Grammys, six CMA awards, sold more than 18 million units, and
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Australian Gold Coast country musician Casey Barnes’ hopes and aspirations of cracking America finally seems to be within reach, with his latest single, ‘Keep Me Coming Back’ getting a lot of exposure in the States. The track is currently being used on the Professional Bull Riders’ circuit, and towards the back end of August, the
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According to a preliminary report issued on the 13th September 2017 by the National Transportation Safety Board, engine problems caused the helicopter crash which took the lives of both Montgomery Gentry singer Troy Gentry, and pilot James Evan Robinson. Shortly after takeoff, Robinson reported that the aircraft was going through mechanical problems, and following a
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Rising Country music star Kane Brown has shown his strength in the face of adversity as he took to US law makers to oppose poverty within the US. One of Country music’s best selling artists of recent times, Kane took the issue of the rental housing crisis and homelessness to the U.S. Congress, prompted by his
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An American Idol entrant has pledged to change Country music, bringing back the raw style that we were accustomed to in yesteryear. Will Vanderheiden, 17, wants to change Country music, reigniting the old style of story-telling. “Where the songs have a meaning and they have a story behind them and not just about a party,
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Don Williams, the singer behind ‘Tulsa Time’, ‘Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good’ and ‘It Must Be Love’ has died at the age of 78. Adored by Country fans and Popular music fans alike, the star passed away yesterday after what has been described as a short illness. Born in Texas in May 1939
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Troy Gentry of Montgomery Gentry has died in a helicopter crash in New Jersey shortly before the duo were set to perform. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the helicopter crashed into a wooded area yesterday afternoon while approaching Flying W Airport in Medford. The pilot was also killed. The band’s website said: “It is
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Popular and well-loved music icon Loretta Lynn will be celebrated at the Country Music Hall of Fame exhibit in Nashville. “I am so happy the Country Music Hall of Fame has asked me to be one of their main exhibits in 2017… gonna show off my 50 some odd years in country music,” Loretta said, according to the
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