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Keith Urban’s ‘Fuse’ Debuts at No. 1
Keith Urban's newest album 'Fuse' debuted at No. 1 on Billboard after its release on Sept. 10, but it wasn't without a battle to get to the top.
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Little Big Town, ‘Sober’ [Listen]
Little Big Town's new single 'Sober' is a sweet love song bathed in four-part harmonies reminiscent of the group's most popular cuts from the mid '00s. After three edgier singles, the quartet lightens up.
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Keith Urban (Feat. Miranda Lambert), ‘We Were Us’ [Listen]
Two artists not known for their duets come together on Keith Urban's 'We Were Us.' The second single from 'Fuse' features Miranda Lambert as co-lead vocalist. It'd be woefully inaccurate to call this simply a "guest appearance," as it's her voice that opens the song.
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George Strait Agrees to Record Five More Albums With MCA
George Strait has released 40 albums on MCA Nashville, but that total will reach at least 45 before he's done. On Wednesday night (Aug. 28), his label CEO announced that the legend has signed a contract to record five more albums, even though he's retiring from the road after next year.
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Shania Twain on New Album: ‘I’m Pretty Much There With My Songs’
It was a great day in country music when Shania Twain announced her plans to begin working on a new album. The star recently confirmed she's made great headway, and the album is coming along quickly and smoothly.
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Carrie Underwood Wants Everyone to Love Country Music, Stands Up for the Genre
From 'Jesus Take the Wheel' to 'Two Black Cadillacs,' Carrie Underwood's hits have found themselves a comfortable home in country music, which the singer loves. She recently stood up for the genre, explaining why she adores it so much and even going into detail on what country music is really all about.
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Steve Martin and Kermit the Frog Have ‘Dueling Banjos’ Banjo-Off
Just when we were beginning to worry we would never see Steve Martin doing anything funny again, here he is playing 'Dueling Banjos' with Kermit the Frog!
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Morgan Frazier, ‘Hey Bully’ – Song Review
Morgan Frazier's new single 'Hey Bully' is a neat and tidy soundtrack for an anti-bullying PSA. The singer shares a story she seems intimately familiar with, but the scattered lyrics don't quite latch on as tightly as one hopes.
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Luke Bryan Feels There’s Room for Blending Genres in Country Music
Country fans are fiercely loyal about their favorite music genre -- sometimes to the point that they only want "true country artists" to identify themselves as country singers. But Luke Bryan thinks that there's room for blending genres in today's brand of mainstream country music.
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American Young, ‘Love Is War’ – Song Review
There's an easy sweetness to American Young's harmonies. On their debut single 'Love Is War,' the duo does more than just mirror one another. Jon Stone and Kristy Osmunson are two distinct, yet compatible halves of a truly unique piece of country fruit.
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Dierks Bentley, ‘I Hold On’ – Song Review
The familiar shuffle that has held down so many of Dierks Bentley's best songs is back in a brand new way on 'I Hold On,' the new single from the upcoming 'Riser' album. Instead of a locomotive guitar, it's the bass that drives this uptempo track about love, faith and family.
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The Band Perry, ‘Don’t Let Me Be Lonely’ – ToC Critic’s Pick [Listen]
'Don't Let Me Be Lonely,' the third single from the Band Perry's 'Pioneer' album, is thematically similar to their biggest hit, but few will confuse this song with 'If I Die Young.' The latest track may not be as instantly catchy, but it's every bit the sharp songwriting effort the cut from the trio's debut album was.