Put Women Back In Country Music
Kacey is one of the current female stars in country music. Number: 3 On last week’s Billboard Country Airplay chart there were 3 women in the top 30. The highest was Shawna Thompson of Thompson Square....
View Article#TBT: A Little Past Little Rock by Lee Ann Womack (@leeannwomack)
Here is one of Lee Ann Womack’s biggest hits from 1998. Yesterday we heard the brand new song from Lee Ann Womack. It’s wonderful to have Lee Ann back in the mix with new country music. It’s also a...
View ArticleNew Country Music – Where do YOU discover the good stuff?
Radio is king! Or so it has been said and is believed to be true for country music since the inception of country music on radio just under 100 years ago. As music which was played live, and heard on...
View ArticleThe (Near) Death Of The Platinum Album
Ok, so there you have it – the Platinum album is pretty much a thing of the past. Only ONE country album has gone platinum in 2014 (according to RIAA,) with three weeks to go, and the winner is…… Jason...
View ArticleThe Best Country Christmas Songs: My Comments
Taste is subjective and for the readers of Country Music Life, clearly you have GREAT taste in music! As for what constitutes the BEST of something though, you must understand that the best is...
View ArticleLet’s Do This Thing by Stephen Chadwick
Here is a traditional-sounding country song. Now here is what I’m talking about. We have some music that sounds like it came out in the ’80s and ’90s. You know that’s my favorite era in country music....
View ArticleKeeping Up with the Country Stars… on YouTube
If downloading music, buying concert tickets, and following your favorite artists on Twitter isn’t enough to satisfy your country craving, you can get your fix with YouTube videos. Many artists have...
View ArticleThe Role of Genre to Country Music Singers
Much has been said the last couple of months about the role of genre in the music scene today, incited almost entirely by one singular event – the release of a “pop” album by country singer, Taylor...
View ArticleHow to Enjoy CMA Fest on a Budget
It’s the mecca of country music and the birth right trip of any country fan. CMA Music Festival, a four-day extravaganza in Nashville, Tenn., draws in country music enthusiasts from across the country...
View Article#TBT: Blue by LeAnn Rimes (@leannrimes)
Talk about a smash hit – this was a monster from LeAnn Rimes back in 1996. I can’t believe it’s been 19 years since Blue came out on the radio. Back then LeAnn Rimes was brand new to just about...
View ArticleUnconventional Country Love Songs
When you think of country love songs, you probably think about the classics. The conventional country love songs. The songs that will come up in various lists if you were to Google “country love...
View Article6 New Country Artists You Need To Watch
With all the new country artists either crossing over from pop to country or beginning their career as a country artist it can be difficult to ever really notice them. While some stars get the fame...
View ArticleGet to know Miranda Lambert
How much do you know about Miranda Lambert? Sure, maybe you know her full name (Miranda Leigh Lambert) and that she was born in Texas on November tenth nineteen eighty-three but what about the real...
View ArticleDierks Bentley What the Hell Tour is on the road
Bentley’s has been on the move with over 55 cities during the summer leg of his “What The Hell tour”. The tour started on the east coast in May and finishes up in November on Oklahoma The Chicago...
View ArticleLonely Alone by Darryl Worley (@darrylworley)
Darryl Worley is back with a great traditional country song. Back in 2000, I was watching CMT every morning before school. It was a time of change in country music. Rascal Flatts were probably leading...
View ArticleI Can’t Breathe by Parker McCollum (@ParkerMcCollum)
A new artist for us here at CML. Here is a new artist to us here at CML. I’m always curious about what’s going on down in the Texas music scene. They seem to have so many sub genres and different...
View ArticleKeeping Up with the Country Stars… on YouTube
If downloading music, buying concert tickets, and following your favorite artists on Twitter isn’t enough to satisfy your country craving, you can get your fix with YouTube videos. Many artists have...
View ArticleThe Role of Genre to Country Music Singers
Much has been said the last couple of months about the role of genre in the music scene today, incited almost entirely by one singular event – the release of a “pop” album by country singer, Taylor...
View ArticleHow to Enjoy CMA Fest on a Budget
It’s the mecca of country music and the birth right trip of any country fan. CMA Music Festival, a four-day extravaganza in Nashville, Tenn., draws in country music enthusiasts from across the country...
View ArticleUnconventional Country Love Songs
When you think of country love songs, you probably think about the classics. The conventional country love songs. The songs that will come up in various lists if you were to Google “country love...
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