March 22, 2013, 1:42 pm By Bob Doerschuk © 2013 CMA Close Up® News Service / Country Music Association®, Inc. One strength of country music is its ability to mirror real life. Rarer is the artist whose stories come to us not washed in neon but raised from a deeper, dreamier place. Kacey Musgraves is one such anomaly. Born in [...] Read More
March 11, 2013, 11:32 am The critical acclaim for Kacey Musgraves came quick after the release of her major label debut single, “Merry Go Round,” in 2012. Standing ovations at industry events, praise from widespread media outlets and three ACM Award nominations (including Female Vocalist of the Year) were all there to receive the 24-year old East Texas native and [...] Read More
March 7, 2013, 4:15 pm Kacey Musgraves will release her debut album, Same Trailer, Different Park, on March 19. Produced by Kacey, Shane McAnally and Luke Laird, the album includes her Top 10 debut single, “Merry Go ‘Round,” and according to Kacey, is a reflection of her life up until this point. “The songs all came from different aspects of [...] Read More
February 21, 2013, 12:57 pm Jason Aldean’s new single, “1994,” is a fun, nostalgic look back at the year Jason was a senior in high school, Joe Diffie had a mullet, Justin Bieber was born, the OJ Simpson trial was headline news and a gallon of gas was $1.09. To celebrate the release of “1994,” Jason took to Twitter to [...] Read More
November 1, 2012, 5:29 pm 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
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