For two weeks in a row former Hootie and the Blowfish front man Darius Rucker has claimed the charts with his album Learn to Live, which has topped both of the Billboard country charts. His debut country album has been met by very positive reviews and even more positive sales numbers. The lead single from the album “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It” also tops the Billboard charts for top country single. Rucker is the first African American since Charlie Pride to top the chart’s of country music which ...

Being an independent artist in music today is something that is about as hard as it gets. Michael Dean Church has been through the trials and tribulations of the music industry and after the success of his first single he is releasing his newest song “Take It Out On Me”. The song is the second single from his Extended Play EP that was released exclusively to Itunes in September. Michael who is known for his first single “Why Can’t You Forgive Me” which was a fun and upbeat song switches ...

Taylor Swift’s music seems to become more popular by the day and was by far the highest selling country album this year as she has stayed at the top of the chart almost two years after her debut album was released. This is something that very few accomplish in the country genre. One of the largest reasons she has done this is because of her younger fan base but with her new single “Love Story” she might just alienate her older country fan base that will support her for years ...

A song from Taylor Swift’s new album Fearless will appear on the two-hour season premiere of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy Thursday (Sept 25th). As quoted in many interviews Taylor Swift has always dreamed about one of her songs being used on the show. The song is from her second full length studio album, Fearless, which hits the shelves Nov. 11th.

Craig Morgan will become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry on October 25th in Nashville. Morgan was surprised with the invitation by Opry member John Conlee while performing for troops in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. Morgan had been stationed at Ft. Bragg during his 10-years of active duty with the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne. Morgan’s top ten hits include “Almost Home,” “Redneck Yacht Club,” “That’s What I Love About Sunday,” and most recently “International Harvester.”

A McLennan County grand jury has indicted country singer Billy Joe Shaver on felony charges for his alleged role in an April 2007 shooting at a Lorena bar. Shaver, 69, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and a charge of unlawful carrying of a handgun by a licensed holder.

Toby Keith and Willie Nelson will both appear on The Colbert Show’s Christmas Special on Comedy Central. A Colbert Christmas will appear on Comedy Central on November 23 with Willie Nelson performing a duet with Steven Colbert called “The Little Dealer Boy”. The Christmas special will also have special guests John Legend, Jon Stewart, Elvis Costello, and more. A DVD of the special will be released on Nov. 25, with proceeds benefiting Feed America.

Hank Williams Jr. will be presented with the BMI Icon award November 11th in Nashville, TN during the performing rights organization’s 56th annual country music awards. Williams will be honored with an all-star musical tribute at the awards.Williams wrote many of his largest hits such as “Country Boy Can Survive,” “All My Rowdy Friends,” and “Dixie on My Mind” just to name a few.

Four Brandenton, Florida natives better known as One Night Rodeo have won “The Next GAC Star” in the live broadcast event.  The group made up of Duane Allison, Mike Elrod, Cory Hildreth and Jack Tamburin have been together for thirteen years now with their style being influenced by groups such as Eagles and Rascal Flatts. Along with the title of Next GAC Star, One Night Rodeo received a Gibson Hummingbird guitar, the opportunity to film a music video, and the main ambition they’d aimed for—a record deal with Original Signal ...

Kenny Chesney continues furthering his status as a country music legend with leading in nominations at the 2008 CMA awards. Chesney lead nominees with seven being closely followed by Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles with six. Rascall Flats also received a nomination for vocal group of the year which they have won for five years in a row. As well the entertainer of the year category boasts the usual artists as Kenny Chesney, George Strait, and Brad Paisley are all once again nominated. In the new artist category that has replaced the ...