Last week, Randy Travis was cited with a Class C assault after a physical confrontation with his girlfriend’s estranged husband in the parking lot of a Texas church. The husband, Dr. Ritchie Beougher, claims the country superstar did much worse than inflict an “unwanted touch” upon him.
Summer tours have allowed the hottest country men to travel the nation — in less clothing than normal — giving every fan a chance to see one or two of the sexiest male stars of 2012. A few look their best on stage, while others wear a suit and tie like a policeman wears his uniform. It just fits.
This week, Blake Shelton returns to the top of the country singles chart with his seventh-consecutive No. 1 hit, ‘Over.’ The tune is the fourth release from his current album, ‘Red River Blue,’ which has also spawned the chart-topping ‘Honey Bee,’ ‘God Gave Me You’ and ‘Drink on It.’
August 21, 2012 Hey country fans, are you looking for new music? Well today's the day that you can grab new music from new artists. J.T. Hodges and Dustin Lynch both have new albums out today. Luckily, I was fortunate enough to grab one of each and preview them. Personally, I wasn't blown away by either. Lynch's album is definitely more country, but Hodges just may have better music. It's all personal preference. By the way, The Breakfast Club will be giving both away today after 8 a.m.!!!!! :) For those of you who
August 20, 2012 Every now and then a new artist runs through WYRK studios and performs a mini concert for a few of the staffers. Most of the time, we find out that the guy/girl has been working the circuit in Nashville or has been writing there for quite a while. One guy who recently blew through Buffalo on one of those quick tours was D. Vincent Williams. Williams has been writing in Nashville for a long time and now he finally has a chance to try and be a star. Did you know that D. Vincent Williams had part in writing the Rascal Flatts hit
Carrie Underwood salutes her “awesome” mother, who was also her school teacher, in this clip from last night’s (Aug. 17) ‘Teacher’s Rock’ special on CBS.
It’s a busy month for new country music releases in September 2012, with no less than 10 albums from major country music stars hitting the shelves. While few are using the day after Labor Day to release new music, Sept. 11 is literally packed with new music. Little Big Town, Kix Brooks and Aaron Lewis are just three of the artists with new albums out that day.
Jerrod Niemann is helping his fans gear up for the release of his highly anticipated sophomore album. “Free the Music’ is set to hit stores in less than two months — October 2 — and this week, the singer revealed the album’s sexy cover and the track listing for the 12-song project.
After seven days of voting, Brantley Gilbert‘s fans proved what the singer already knew: His supporters are the most passionate in all of country music. The BG Nation took over 35 percent of reader votes in a week-long readers poll, easily topping second and third place finishers Taylor Swift‘s Swifties and Scotty McCreery‘s McCreerians.
Taylor Swift is asking fans to ‘Speak Now’ on August 13, with the singer taking to her official YouTube channel to talk directly with her legion of loyal followers in real-time for the unique fan interaction. And, she’s got some news to share.
August 8, 2012 August is a good month to pick up new music by “new” artists. Colt Ford isn’t really new, but to some mainstream/casual listening country fans, he sure is. Colt is not your typical country artist…he has a lil urban flare, let’s say. Colt’s new album dropped Tuesday-“Declaration Of Independence.” Other artists that have new music in August include…
August 3, 2012 Rumors have already been swirling regarding Brad Paisley and a possible position as a judge on "American Idol." Now, "Country Vibe" is reporting that Paisley will
