GAC Album Review: Blue Sky Riders’ Finally Home

What sets the Blue Sky Riders apart is the unique diversity and songwriting talents of its members. And it’s not just the lyrical content, but also the ability to craft tightly woven songs full of dazzling harmonies. Kenny Loggins (writer of such pop classics as “Footloose,” “What A Fool Believes,” “I’m Alriht,” “This Is It,” [...] Read More

Hunter Hayes Reveals His GRAMMY Plans – And Artists He Hopes to Meet

Hunter Hayes received some great news from Billboard recently – he’s the youngest male country artist to be simultaneously nominated in all the categories he’s up for in the 55th annual Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, Best Country Solo Performance for “Wanted” and Best Country Album for his self-titled debut album. He revealed to [...] Read More

Gary Allan’s Set You Free Debuts at No. 1

Gary Allan is back at the top of several charts. His latest single, “Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain),” has reached No. 1, marking his fifth chart-topping song. In addition, his new album, Set You Free, released last week, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart and the Billboard Top 200 Chart. [...] Read More

Tim McGraw Picks Songs for the Long Haul

Tim McGraw talks candidly about his former label home, Curb Records, in Billboard’s cover story. He also discusses his new album, Two Lanes of Freedom, out February 5. His first project for Big Machine Records includes the song “Highway Don’t Care,” a song with Taylor Swift featuring Keith Urban on guitar. It’s a full circle [...] Read More

Billboard’s Top 10 Country & Americana Artists to Watch in 2013

The future of country music looks bright. Billboard has released their 10 Artists To Watch in 2013 list, highlighting artists and bands they feel are positioned for a breakout year. Among those named to the list are Ashley Monroe, Kacey Musgraves and Canadian trio High Valley. Ashley Monroe makes up one-third of the Pistol Annies, [...] Read More