Scotty McCreery & The Peach Pickers Do The Harlem Shake

The Harlem Shake is the latest dance craze sweeping the nation and Scotty McCreery got in on the act during a tour stop in Pittsburgh on Thursday. Scotty enlisted his band and the crowd gathered for his Weekend Road Trip Tour for the video. Watch The Peach Picker’s Harlem Shake video below: Scotty wasn’t the [...] Read More

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

Jake Owen Celebrates Third Consecutive No. 1 Single

Jake Owen is having a really good week. He and wife Lacey welcomed their first child, daughter Olive Pearl, on Thanksgiving and just a few days later, Jake scored his third consecutive No. 1 single with “The One That Got Away. It’s also the first No. 1 Jake has had as a songwriter. See Jake [...] Read More

GAC Album Review: Aaron Lewis’ The Road

There’s an interesting trend when established hard rock artists crossover to country; the sound can be very traditional. Kid Rock has shown this several times over the past decade, but his impact in the genre started on the ’70s country, outlaw-inspired megahit, “Picture,” a duet with Sheryl Crow. Aaron Lewis, frontman of the platinum-selling rock [...] Read More

See Photos from the SESAC, ASCAP and BMI Awards

It’s CMA Awards week in Nashville, but there are a few other award shows that take place leading up to “Country Music’s Biggest Night.” Performing Rights Organizations SESAC, ASCAP and BMI each hold their own awards ceremonies to honor the songwriters, composers and music publishers of the year’s most-performed songs in their respective catalogs. See [...] Read More