Jerrod Niemann squeaked out a win over three country superstars on Thursday. While Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan and Eric Church were busy performing 'The Only Way I Know' at the CMA Awards, fans of 'Only God Could Love You More' flooded the online and phone polls at Taste of Country Nights radio to push the ballad to a new day -- and a new challenger.
Love and Theft charged early, but a late push by Brantley Gilbert on Facebook was enough to come from behind to put his new song 'More Than Miles' in the winner's circle for a second straight day. Few artists can count on fan support like Gilbert. Today and tonight on Taste of Country Nights radio, a country legend will be looking for a similar push from his fanbase.
One more win for 'Find Me a Baby' by Josh Turner and the song will become the second in two weeks to make the Showdown Hall of Fame. The singer's fans easily took care of 'Better in a Black Dress' by Katie Armiger on Friday and Friday night on Taste of Country Nights radio, setting up a battle with a beautiful ballad by newcomer Tyler Farr for Monday.
Country artists with new singles are glad to see High Valley's new song 'Love You for a Long Time' retired. The trio's fans scored a huge come-from-behind win yesterday and last night on Taste of Country Nights radio, knocking the latest cut from Chris Young's 'Neon' album out with a flurry of online and telephone votes.
The surprise Showdown song of the year has to be 'Love You for a Long Time' by Nashville newcomers High Valley. The brother trio hopes to make it five wins in a row today and tonight on Taste of Country Nights radio. That would mean the peppy love song gets retired to the Showdown Hall of Fame.
The string of artists High Valley has taken down during their Showdown run would make a great country festival lineup. Last night, 'Love You for a Long Time' ousted Kix Brooks' new single. That's after online and telephone voting on Taste of Country Nights radio led to wins over songs from Clay Walker and Little Big Town. Perhaps it will take another country newcomer to oust the brother trio's single?
High Valley fans are proving to be some of the most tenacious in country music. The trio's following has moved their new love song 'Love You for a Long Time' to a third straight round of Showdown voting. After topping hits from Little Big Town and Clay Walker, they'll be up against another modern legend on Thursday and Thursday night on Taste of Country Nights radio.
If the Showdown is any indicator of a hit in the making (and it usually is), then Little Big Town's 'Tornado' is well on its way to becoming another big song for the country quartet. After knocking off Uncle Kracker on Monday and Monday night on Taste of Country Nights radio, the single goes for its fourth straight win against a trio of country newcomers.
Little Big Town's new song 'Tornado' has bested new singles from two of country music's biggest stars. Today, and tonight on Taste of Country Nights radio, the quartet's single will go up against a man best known for his success in the pop-rock world. Uncle Kracker will need his fans from both country and pop to support 'Nobody's Sad on a Saturday Night' if he wants a show at moving on to round No. 2.
With a big push from followers on Facebook, Little Big Town toppled one-day champion Brad Paisley yesterday and last night on Taste of Country Nights radio. The quartet's new song 'Tornado' moves in position to take down another country music superstar in Faith Hill on Friday.
Brad Paisley fans loaded up the phone lines at Taste of Country Nights radio last night, pushing his new song 'Southern Comfort Zone' past the new single from the Zac Brown Band. Paisley's first offering from his upcoming album took 55 percent of the online and phone voting, meaning he'll move on to face another song today.
Today's Showdown competitors will be glad to know they won't have to face Darius Rucker and his new song 'True Believers.' The hit was retired after winning five Showdowns in a row. This means he'll be placed in the Hall of Fame, along with a select group of country hits. It's two new competitors today and tonight Taste of Country Nights radio.
