Billboard’s Top 50 Country Artists of 2012

Taylor Swift has been named Billboard.com’s Top Country Artist of 2012. Taylor was also Billboard’s Top Country Artist in 2011. Jason Aldean comes in at no. 2 with Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum and Carrie Underwood rounding out the Top 5. The Top 20 includes several new faces this year. Lionel Richie secured the No. 15 [...] Read More

Watch the Premiere of LoCash Cowboys’ New Christmas Video

Christmas is a time for gathering with family – which means spending time with those crazy relatives you only see once a year. In the LoCash Cowboys new Christmas video, “What Time Is It,” the family gathering is includes spiked eggnog, tacky Christmas sweaters and a camo-snuggie-wearing grandma. Directed by Sunny Mabrey, the video is [...] Read More

Colt Ford is December’s NRA Country Artist of the Month

Colt Ford has been named the NRA Country Artist of the Month for December. As part of the promotion, fans can enter to win a Colt Ford prize pack that includes an autographed copy of his new album, Declaration Of Independence, a t-shirt, hat and sticker. “I have lived my life and built my career [...] Read More

Luke Bryan Leads American Country Awards Nominees

The nominees for the 2012 American Country Awards have been announced! Luke Bryan leads the way with seven nominations while Lady Antebellum and Zac Brown Band follow close behind with six each. Hosted once again by Trace Adkins and Kristin Chenoweth, the awards will air live on FOX on December 10 at 8/7 p.m. CT. [...] Read More

GAC Album Review: Colt Ford’s Declaration of Independence

With each new release, Colt Ford has managed to raise his mainstream country profile. That’s no easy task for the Georgia-bred country rapper, who still has not gained widespread support at radio. However, whereas Colt’s 2008 debut Ride Through the Country entered the country album chart at No. 24, his latest genre-bending album, Declaration of [...] Read More