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Taylor Swift Admits a 'Cruise' Obsession, Mourns George Jones in Billboard

Sterling Whitaker — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:39:31 +0000

One woman pop country juggernaut Taylor Swift is an unstoppable force in today’s music business, not just in country, but cutting across genres. She performed at the Billboard Music Awards and she spoke to Billboard Magazine to share her highs and lows of the last year. “I’m obsessed with ‘Cruise’ by Florida Georgia Line,” Swift gushes [...]

Tim McGraw to Billboard: 'Curb Records Ruined My Career'

Amy Sciarretto — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:00:57 +0000

Anticipation is high among both fans and the music industry for Tim McGraw's Big Machine debut 'Two Lanes of Freedom,' especially after a public and not-so-amicable split from his former label, Curb. To celebrate McGraw's latest and greatest, he covers the new issue of Billboard. Ladies, can you handle it?

Jason Aldean's 'Night Train' Rolls to Top of Billboard Top 200

Jessica Nicholson — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:00:25 +0000

Jason Aldean‘s latest release, ‘Night Train,’ has rolled into the top slot on the ‘Billboard’ Top 200 chart, marking the singer’s first debut atop the all genres chart. The ‘Take a Little Ride’ singer’s highly-anticipated fifth album sold 409,303 copies in its first week, which also makes ‘Night Train’ the second-highest debut album of the [...]

Latest Luke Bryan Album Debuts At #1

Joe Bob — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:40:05 +0000

It’s amazing how slowly the wheels turn in the country music business. It’s equally amazing how quickly a star can rise once the wheels are in motion. When you start seeing someone’s name constantly in the media and hearing it on the airwaves every time you turn on your radio, it’s already happening. Seems like it’s [...]

Billboard Makes Lady Antebellum #1 For Second Week In A Row

Joe Bob — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:27:10 +0000

Lady Antebellum’s “Just a Kiss” has claimed the top spot on the Billboard country chart for a second week in a row and climbed to #1 on the Country Aircheck chart, taking the place of the Zac Brown Band and Jimmy Buffet’s “Knee Deep”. CMT Daily Roundup says the trio wrote the hit single with their [...]

McDonald's Billboard Hosts Giant Game of Pong [VIDEO]

Amory Gritta — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:30:15 +0000

A giant McDonald's video billboard in Stockholm, Sweden is hosting a game of pong that just about anybody with a smart phone can join in, without having to download any new software.

Instead, potential players use their smart phone to log on to a website associated with the promotion. After the phone's geo-location device confirms you are close enough to the billboard, the phone's touch screen can be used to control the game.

Who's Making All The Money?

Joe Bob — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:32:32 +0000

I’ve always been kind of a statistics freak. I like box scores and lap times and latest population estimates. I noticed (according to CMT Country Music News) Billboard has released their list of Music’s Top 40 Money Makers in 2011 and 11 of those acts are country artists. Now, I know this seems like a bit [...]