Jeff Giles
Billy Currington Wants to Star in Movies
Billy loves doing music video's and told me he wouldn't mind having the chance to act in a movie when he was here in Bozeman last year.
Billy Currington is having a moment right now — he’s scored seven consecutive number one singles, and his latest hit, ‘Love Done Gone,’ is well on its way to making it eight. Clearly, people can’t get enough of hearing him on the radio.
You can hardly blame the gu
Alan Jackson Tops CMT’s List of Country’s ’20 Greatest Men’
Trying to name the greatest man in country music seems like a pretty impossible task, but if you’re going to assemble the list, asking the folks at CMT to compile it seems like a pretty good place to start.
And with more than 25 chart-topping country hits (and more than 30 million albums sold in the US alone), it’s pretty hard to argue with Alan Jackson at number one.
Taylor Swift Beats Out Paul McCartney for July Concert Crown
Time will tell if we’ll still need her when she’s 64, but last month, Taylor Swift was the biggest concert draw in the land — selling even more tickets than Paul McCartney.
According to numbers released by the ticketing service TicketsNow, Swift accounted for an amazing six percent of system-wide sales, good enough to place her sixth on the all-agency list of events for the month.
Martina McBride Reveals Track Listing for Upcoming Album, ‘Eleven’
Let’s say you’re a country superstar, and you’re about to release your 11th album. It contains eleven songs, and it’s coming out on October 11. What do you call it?
For Martina McBride, the answer was obvious.
Lady Antebellum Scheduled to Perform on ‘SNL’ in October
They cleaned up at the last Grammys, have sold more than three million copies of their latest record, and are gearing up to release one of the most highly anticipated albums of the year. What’s next for Lady Antebellum?
Performing on the next season of ‘Saturday Night Live,’ for starters.
Craig Morgan Gives Up His Hair to Raise $1,200 for Charity
It’s been a few years since Craig Morgan fans were treated to a new album, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been busy — in fact, in between working on his next record, he’s been hard at work raising money for charity.
And now he’s got the shaved head to prove it.
Kellie Pickler Is ‘Excited’ About Her New Album
It’s been almost three years since Kellie Pickler released her second album — but the wait for new music is almost over.
Pickler, who recently wrapped up recording on her next release, says fans can expect to hear her adopt a more traditional sound this time around.
Pistol Annies Reveal How They Came Together to Create New Album, ‘Hell on Heels’
Who’s the hottest new country act of the year? With one single to their name, a debut album still two weeks away from store shelves, and Miranda Lambert in the lineup, the answer just might be Pistol Annies.
The red-hot trio — consisting of Lambert, Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe — recently sat down with Taste of Country to dish a little about their first album, ‘Hell on Heels,’ and discuss t
Lauren Alaina’s ‘Like My Mother Does’ Video Premieres [VIDEO]
Your long wait is over, Lauren Alaina fans: the video for her first single, ‘Like My Mother Does,’ is finally here.
The clip premiered Monday and, like the song, it’s a sentimental affair, featuring scenes of Alaina reminiscing as she leafs through family photos — and finishing with a shot of the ‘American Idol’ runner-up and her real-life mom.
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Building Mammoth Mansion on Private Island [VIDEO]
Between the two of them, the husband-and-wife duo Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have sold over 80 million albums and notched almost 30 number one singles on the country charts. What does that kind of success buy you?
How about your very own private island?
Marshall Grant, Johnny Cash’s Last Living Original Band Member, Dead at 83
Nashville legend Marshall Grant, the last surviving member of Johnny Cash‘s original band, passed away on Sunday after suffering an aneurysm. He was 83 years old.
Grant’s bass playing helped anchor the Cash combo known as the ‘Tennessee Two,’ and was a signature part of his early sound. Just as importantly, Grant, in the picture above on the right, served as the band’s road manager, working with C
LeAnn Rimes’ Offers Surprising Twist on Covers Album ‘Lady and Gentleman’
By the time she was 14, LeAnn Rimes had already recorded four albums — and the fourth, 1996′s ‘Blue,’ sold more than six million copies in the United States alone.
Rimes has come a long way since those early days — she’s now a 28-year-old married woman with 15 studio albums under her belt. And for her latest studio set, ‘Lady and Gentlemen,’ she took a brand new approach.