CMA Plans First International Marketing Summit in Paris

Country music is invading Paris. The Country Music Association will hold the first International Country Music Marketing Summit at Disneyland Paris on March 1. The summit is part of the association’s mission to help expand the format around the world. “With immediate and convenient access to Country Music, the world market is fertile ground for [...] Read More

GAC’s Top 10 Country Albums of 2012

Every year, music reviewers pull from the year’s releases to create Top 10 lists. 2012 was a fantastic year for country music, offering album after album of quality titles to choose from while overall sales for the genre rose 3.2% compared to this point last year. By the very nature of a ‘Top 10′ list, [...] Read More

GAC Album Review: Lady Antebellum’s On This Winter’s Night

During breaks from their Own The Night 2012 World Tour, Lady Antebellum hit the studio in the middle of summer to record an album full of Christmas songs. The 12-song set, which was recorded in a studio adorned with holiday lights to help create that festive ‘winter’ wonderland atmosphere, builds off the stunning dynamics of [...] Read More

GAC Album Review: Jason Aldean’s Night Train

Fueled by a blue-collar mentality and electric guitar crunch, Jason Aldean’s fifth CD, Night Train, roars with the sound of small town America. The album, which is available now, builds on the singer’s multi-platinum, 2011 CMA Album of the Year, My Kinda Party, with 15 new songs loaded full of strong hooks and heartland themes. [...] Read More

Kristian Bush & Brantley Gilbert to Play CMA Songwriter Series in Nashville

The CMA Songwriter Series will return to Nashville on Wednesday, October 31 at Marathon Music Works with Sugarland’s Kristian Bush, Brantley Gilbert and host Bob DiPiero. The series is part of CMA’s Country Music Month spotlighting the genre leading up to the CMA Awards on November 1. “The CMA Awards bring out the best in [...] Read More