Best of 2013: Singles Part 3 (10-1)

The final ten songs on my list of the best singles of the year feature only one male artist, one group, and a handful of outstanding female artists. These are the ten songs that, in my eyes, have been landmark singles on country radio (though not many have experienced chart success). They tackle various social…

Best of 2013: Singles – Part 2 (20-11)

A continuation of the Best Singles of 2013, this set offers the middle 10 songs found on my top 30 singles of the year. Any guesses on who the final 10 will be? Am I missing any songs so far? Let me know!

Best of 2013: Singles – Part 1 (30-21)

The year is winding down as we’ve reached the middle part of December. That means it is time to unveil the list of Best Singles of the year, as ranked by me of course. When I starting putting together this list, I realized that 1) there are several artists who appear twice this year and…

Jamie Lynn Spears, “How Could I Want More”

Jamie Lynn Spears is professionally known as the star of the Nickelodeon show Zoey 101. However, she is most known as the little sister of pop superstar Britney Spears. The younger Spears sister is showing that she has talent as well by releasing her first country music single. Let’s just say the song isn’t what…

Little Big Town, “Sober”

Little Big Town has been on the biggest high since last year’s “Pontoon” barreled them into the top of the charts. Their album, Tornado, was one of the most critically acclaimed albums of 2012 and scored them a CMA nomination for Album of the Year. After stumbling a bit on the charts with the album’s…

Kacey Musgraves, “Follow Your Arrow”

Since bursting on the scene with immense critical acclaim, country cutie Kacey Musgraves has become one of the most authentic artists in today’s country music. Her debut single “Merry Go ‘Round” was included on countless lists of best singles of 2012 and she’ll no doubt be appearing on Best of 2013 lists with the follow-up…

Jason Aldean, “1994”

There’s a popular phrase that can be heard often that goes something like this: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Well in Jason Aldean’s case, I think it’s time to fix it. The superstar’s newest single, “1994,” pays homage to 90’s star Joe Diffie. Unfortunately for Joe, it’s difficult to tell if the song’s…

Taylor Swift, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”

Country music has seen a lot of teenagers achieve success throughout its history such as artists like Leann Rimes and Tanya Tucker to current artists like Scotty McCreery, and Lauren Alaina. To be a child star takes a lot of growing up in the spotlight and having to mature quicker than the normal teenager. That’s…

Tim McGraw, “Truck Yeah”

Tim McGraw is one of country music’s biggest superstars and serves as a role model for some of the genre’s newcomers who long to have a career as huge as his. I believe that role model status has a lot of responsibility attached to it and one should try to set a great example for…

Review Blast: Songs of the Summer

The summer season has brought with it some of the hottest temperatures our country has ever seen. Thankfully, country music has offered some fantastic songs to keep us cool during the extremely hot season. Here are some quick reviews of some of my personal favorites from artists like Little Big Town, Zac Brown Band, and…

Hunter Hayes, “Wanted”

With his debut single “Storm Warning,” newcomer Hunter Hayes gained a wave of momentum after the song hit the top 15 at country radio. That momentum led him to his first ACM nomination and a spot on Carrie Underwood’s upcoming Blown Away Tour. Trying to keep that momentum going, the singer is hitting country radio…

George Strait, “Drinkin’ Man”

When it comes to artists in country music, it doesn’t get any bigger or better than The King, Mr. George Strait. Somehow the legend keeps churning out hit after hit, album after album which serve as proof that he can still hang with today’s younger superstars. He recently charted two top fives from his hit…