After releasing arguably the best single of his career with “Don’t You Wanna Stay,” Jason Aldean has the difficult task of following it with another single off his My Kinda Party album. Will “Dirt Road Anthem” become another career defining song for Aldean? When I first listened to Jason’s My Kinda Party, “Dirt Road Anthem”…
Month: March 2011
Brad Paisley featuring Alabama, “Old Alabama”
With “This Is Country Music” hitting the roadblock that is Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson’s “Don’t You Wanna Stay,” Brad Paisley is hoping his newest single will take him back to the top of the singles chart. Does “Old Alabama” have what it takes to do what “This is Country Music” couldn’t? So from a…
Billboard Chart Flash: Week of March 7 – 13
On this week’s Billboard country charts we see the debut of Sara Evans’ newest album, Stronger. Where did Sara debut in her first week out? Find out in this week’s Chart Flash along with how Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson faired on the singles chart. Just as expected, Sara Evans’ Stronger debuts atop the Country…
Taylor Swift, “Mean”
Aftering scoring top five hits with “Mine” and “Back to December,” Taylor Swift is releasing her third single off her Speak Now album. Taylor is hitting country radio with “Mean.” Is this song a potential critical darling or just another piece of Swift ear-candy? Congratulations Taylor Swift…you are finally winning this music critic over. After…
Indie Spotlight: The Welch Brothers, God Bless California
A couple weeks ago we introduced a California trio of brothers called The Welch Brothers in the first installment of our Indie Spotlight. Now, we’re offering a song-by-song review of their first EP, God Bless California. The EP contains four original songs recorded by The Welch Brothers and produced by Colby Wedgeworth. Once again the…
ACM Fan Voting Now Open
Once again the Academy of Country Music awards is leaving two categories up to the fans. This year fans can choose one of six nominees as this year’s Entertainer of the Year as well as one of two artists as Top New Artist. Find out how to cast your vote as well as who the nominees…
Billboard Chart Flash: Week of Feb. 28 – Mar. 6
This week saw an album debut at number one on the Country Albums while the juggernaut called “Don’t You Wanna Stay” spends a second week at number one on the Hot Country Songs chart. Find out which album made an impressive debut as well as what else went down on the charts in this week’s…
Billboard Chart Flash: Week of Feb. 21 – Feb. 27
Last week saw Lady Antebellum and Blake Shelton reign surpreme on Billboard’s country music charts. This week, one of those artists was overtaken while the other held onto the number one position on their chart. Find out what happened in this week’s Chart Flash. This week’s Country Albums chart is once again topped by the best selling…
Indie Spotlight: Getting to Know The Welch Brothers
With this being the first day of March, ATC is excited to get the month started with our first Indie Spotlight of 2011! In case you’ve forgotten how this goes, we pick a lesser known artist to introduce to our readers. This month’s Spotlight features California based trio, The Welch Brothers. The group was nice…
Billboard Chart Flash: Week of Feb. 14 – 20
This week’s charts saw five-time Grammy award winner Lady Antebellum experience a 205% increase to land at number one on the Country Albums chart once again. Meanwhile, this week also saw a new song reach the top of the Hot Country Songs chart. Find out who was able to replace Luke Bryan’s “Someone Else Calling…
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