With her brilliant single, “The House That Built Me,” spending four weeks at number one, Miranda Lambert is releasing her fourth single from her ACM award-winning album, Revolution. Is the rowdy anthem “Only Prettier” good enough to extend Lambert’s streak of number ones to three in a row? Written by Miranda Lambert and Natalie Hemby,…
Month: June 2010
Billboard Chart Flash: Week of June 14 – 20
For the fourth straight week in a row, Lady Antebellum and Miranda Lambert stay put atop the Billboard country charts. Read the Flash to find out who follows them this week. Lady Antebellum’s Need You Now spends its 21st week atop the Billboard Country Albums chart by seling an additional 40,000 copies. The album’s total…
Billboard Chart Flash: Week of June 7 – 13
The big story on this week’s Billboard country charts was the dogfight between Lady Antebellum’s Need You Now and Dierks Bentley’s latest release, Up on the Ridge, for the top spot on the Albums chart. It was a fight to the finish and the winner barely snuck past the runner-up by less than 800 copies….
Julianne Hough, “Is That So Wrong?”
Julianne Hough first hit the country radio airwaves back in 2008 with her debut single, “That Song in My Head.” The single was somewhat successful on the charts (it peaked inside the top 20), but wasn’t the smash hit Hough and her label, Mercury Records, were hoping for. Now Hough is back with her newest…
Steel Magnolia, “Just By Being You (Halo and Wings)”
Steel Magnolia bursted onto the scene last year after winning CMT’s Can You Duet? talent competition. After their first song hit the top five, the duo is releasing its follow up single, “Just By Being You (Halo and Wings),” to radio. Will the single be able to match the success of their smash debut single,…
Billboard Chart Flash: Week of May 31 – June 6
For the second straight week, 2010’s biggest country artists occupy the top of Billboard’s Country Albums and Hot Country Songs Charts. Find out who trails Lady Antebellum and Miranda Lambert on this week’s charts. On the albums chart, Lady Antebellum’s Need You Now spends its 19th week at number one on the chart. The last album…
Leann Rimes, “Swingin'”
Leann Rimes hasn’t reached the top ten on the charts since she nearly hit number one back in 2006 with “Something’s Gotta Give.” With her career in a bit of a slump, it’s a bit of a surprise that she’s chosen to release an album of cover songs rather than delivering new music. The first…
Danny Gokey, “I Will Not Say Goodbye”
American Idol alum Danny Gokey first hit the charts last year with his debut single, “My Best Days are Ahead of Me.” After the single barely cracked the top 25 on the country songs chart, Gokey is hoping his latest release, “I Will Not Say Goodbye,” will help push him further up the charts. Does…
Southern Voice Tour 2010: Tim McGraw with Lady Antebellum and Love and Theft
Tim McGraw was the headliner during his Southern Voice Tour 2010 stop in Phoenix, Arizona, but it was super-trio Lady Antebellum who stole the show. Country music superstar Tim McGraw brought his Southern Voice Tour to Phoenix’s Cricket Wireless Pavillion last night as well as special guests Lady Antebellum and Love and Theft. It was…
Billboard Chart Flash: Week of May 24 – May 30
This week’s Billboard country charts are topped by the two artists that owned the night during this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards. For an amazing 18th consecutive week, the remarkable sophomore album from five time ACM award winner, Lady Antebellum, stays put atop the Country Albums chart. Meanwhile, three time winner Miranda Lambert scores…
Billy Currington, “Pretty Good at Drinkin’ Beer”
Billy Currington has become a fan favorite at country radio. In fact, only two of Currington’s singles failed to reach the top ten on the Billboard charts and he’s had two consecutive number one singles. Now he’s trying to add to his streak with his latest single, “Pretty Good at Drinkin’ Beer.” Can he continue…
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