April 1, 2013 "...on certain types of medication!" I've been using that line for years (even though I am not currently on any medication)! But the "old" version of that saying must be true, because today (April 1, 2013) marks my six month anniversary as your humble Morning Show Host on KIXS 108! I really don't know where the time has gone!
Women continue to rule the Taste of Country Top 10 Video Countdown. For a third straight week, a video for a song sung by a female topped the weekly countdown. It was Carrie Underwood's 'Two Black Cadillacs' last week, and prior to that, 'American Beautiful' by the Henningsens. Can new clips by Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton or Eric Church best the country superstar? It's up to fans to decide the weekly Top 10.
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Newcomer Weston Burt's debut single 'Lucky Sometimes' aims right down the middle and hits the mark. The upbeat, head-over-heels love song is easy to find yourself singing along with before the first spin is complete. Listen again to hear him flex a little vocal muscle in the most subtle ways.
The setlist for the 2013 ACM Awards isn't as impressive as the top spots on the ToC Top 40 Country Songs list for April 2013. New songs from Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney, George Strait, Hunter Hayes and Blake Shelton (twice) all find themselves inside the Top 20, but none of these cuts are No. 1. That honor goes to one of the more unique and surprising singles in quite some time.
Florida Georgia Line's debut single 'Cruise' is a double platinum-sized hit. The duo's infectious song has been certified as such by the RIAA, meaning it has exceeded sales of two million copies. That's a huge feat for a newer artist in today's rapidly declining music industry landscape, so congrats to the boys on this enormous accomplishment.
Luke Bryan's big year just got even bigger. The singer, who saw his 'Spring Break…Here to Party' record hit No.1 on the Billboard chart and is gearing up for his first stint as an ACM Awards co-host, just landed the cover of Billboard. That's a huge feather in the singer's cowboy hat, since the industry magazine is taking a moment to recognize and celebrate the Luke Bryan brand.
After playing in Europe for the first time, Brantley Gilbert came back with a passion for making his music global, discovering that the message of music can make it a small world after all.
The list of 2013 ACM Awards performers is as big and spectacular as one would expect for country music's biggest party. Taylor Swift, Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean lead the five Entertainer of the Year nominees who will perform. Twenty performances have been announced so far, with space remaining for one more big surprise.
Taylor Swift invited one of her "favorite lead singers of one of my favorite all-time bands" to join her onstage at the third sold-out show of her three-night stand in Newark, New Jersey last night (March 29.) Swift brought the pop-rock singer Pat Monahan of the band Train onstage to sing his band's song 'Drive By.'
Country superstar Tim McGraw returns to his roots for his new video 'Nashville Without You,' which celebrates both the legacy of country music, and the artists who make the music happen.
May 7 is shaping up to be a big release date in country music. Hot on the heels of the news that Lady Antebellum's 'Golden' and Pistol Annies' 'Annie Up' will land on that date, Craig Campbell is getting in on the fun. The singer will release his sophomore effort 'Never Regret' that very same day.
