Taste of Country Staff
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Scotty McCreery Named Country’s Sexiest Male
The fans have spoken and Scotty McCreery is the hottest male in country music.
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2014 ACM Awards Best Dressed Pictures
Blues and deep reds were popular amongst the best dressed at the 2014 ACM Awards on Sunday night.
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2014 ACM Awards Worst Dressed Pictures
Men dominate the 2014 ACM Awards Worst Dressed list. Someone needs to work with these guys to make a few adjustments, because each is really not that far away from drifting down the red carpet unnoticed at worst. There is one female star on our list of fashion felons. Four of these five makes one mistake, while one becomes the first person to make both Best and Worst lists.
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Big and Rich, ‘Look at You’ [Listen]
Big and Rich’s ‘Look at You’ re-introduces fans to the softer side of the country duo. While John Rich and Big Kenny Alphin are known for rowdy, in-your-face country-rockers, it’s this style that has found them the most fans at radio. This may be their most organic release to date.
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Win a Trip to Myrtle Beach for a Private Beach Performance From Dan + Shay!
Dan + Shay are taking their new music to the most natural place possible -- the beach! Enter here for your chance to see the ACM nominated duo play new music from 'Where It All Began' in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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ToC Encore: What’s Different About George Strait’s ACM Entertainer of the Year Campaign
George Strait's campaign for 2014 ACM Entertainer of the Year asks fans to make him the Entertainer of a Lifetime. It's a deviation from most campaigns for fan-voted awards that list everything an artist has accomplished in that year. Taste of Country writer Billy Dukes argues that Strait may be the only person capable of doing this.
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Album Spotlight: Jerrod Niemann, ‘High Noon’
Fans will get to know Jerrod Niemann well by listening to his ‘High Noon’ album. While the project is covered in good time, groovy, party tracks, there are a few speckled in between that cast the 34-year-old as a romantic.
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Album Spotlight: Jo Dee Messina ‘Me’
Country fans who like their women weak and their music vanilla will not care for what Jo Dee Messina offers on the 12 songs that make up ‘Me.’ The album — funded by a Kickstarter campaign — is full of attitude.
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Win an Exclusive, Autographed Jerrod Niemann High Noon Saloon Prize Pack!
Kick open the doors of the High Noon Saloon and stir up trouble with Jerrod Niemann with his new interactive bar fight game and a sweet prize pack. Enter here to win an autographed prize from the 'Drink to That All Night' hitmaker.
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ToC Encore: Country Duets and the Trouble They Create
There have been some wonderful country duets in recent years. Collaborations between Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson come to mind, but these songs (and others like 'Highway Don't Care') take some serious coordination.
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Kacey Musgraves, ‘Keep It to Yourself’ [Listen]
The fourth single from Kacey Musgraves’ ‘Same Trailer Different Park’ album isn’t nearly as risky as her last, or the two before it. ‘Keep It to Yourself’ is a straight-forward country heartbreak song that finds the singer turning the corner on the depression that often comes after a bad breakup.
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Win a Guitar Signed by Sara Evans and Copy of ‘Slow Me Down’
The new album from Sara Evans is available right now, and the singer wants to upgrade your 'Slow Me Down' experience. Enter here to win a signed guitar, and a signed copy of the new album.