“Without You,” Keith Urban

After nearly hitting number one with his previous single “Put You in A Song,” Keith Urban is returning to country radio with the second single off Get Closer, “Without You.” Does the sappy love song have what it takes to take Keith back to number one, where he hasn’t been since 2009? It’s no secret…

“Live A Little,” Kenny Chesney

After gaining top five hits with “The Boys of Fall” (which nabbed an ACM nomination) and “Somewhere With You,” Kenny Chesney is releasing a third song off his Hemingway’s Whiskey album, “Live A Little.” Is this country-rock ditty good enough to become another smash for this country superstar? Ladies and gentlemen, the old Kenny Chesney…

Billboard Chart Flash: Week of Feb. 7 – 13

This week’s Billboard country charts sees the debut of Thompson Square’s debut album as well as a change atop one of the charts. Find out who is number one on each chart as well as who rounds out the top five in this week’s Chart Flash. After finally climbing to number one last week, Jason…

“Tomorrow,” Chris Young

Chris Young has seemingly become a country radio sensation in the past couple years. With “Voices” reaching number one last week, he’s now garnered three consecutive number one singles, all off his The Man I Want to Be album. Now he’s debuting a new song from an upcoming album called “Tomorrow.” Does the power ballad…

Talkin’ About the Grammy’s: Country Music’s 2010 Summed Up in Three Words

Sunday night’s 53rd Annual Grammy awards proved that 2010 was undoubtedly the year of the lady…Lady Antebellum that is. The country trio owned the night with five, out of a possible six, wins including awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Find out what else Lady A took home as well…

“Let It Rain,” David Nail

David Nail’s previous two singles have garnered awards nominations (“Red Light” scored an ACM nod last year while “Turning Home” is up for a Grammy this year) and both peaked inside the top 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. David now hopes to follow his previous successes with his new single “Let It…

Talking About the Grammy’s: Official Predictions

Music’s Biggest Night is set to happen this Sunday night with the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. This year’s leading country nominee, Lady Antebellum, could be the night’s big winner as they could take home six awards including Album of the Year. However, they’ll have stiff competition from artists like Eminem, Jay-Z, and even Miranda Lambert….

Billboard Chart Flash: Week of Jan. 31 – Feb. 6

After three weeks of Kenny Chesney and Taylor Swift ruling the Billboard country charts, this week saw both of them fall from the top to make room for new occupants. Find out which two artists replaced Chesney and Swift atop the charts in this weke’s Chart Flash. After being stuck behind Taylor Swift’s Speak Now…

2011 ACM Nominations: Snubs and Flubs

Last Tuesday saw the announcement of the 2011 Academy of Country Music Awards nominations and they were filled with plenty of surprises and shake ups including superstars getting shut out as well as a few out-of-left-field nominees in the big categories. Like we’ve done with the past few awards nominations, we’ll offer our reaction to…