November 26, 2012, 1:05 pm The Recording Academy has announced the newest additions to the GRAMMY Hall of Fame collection. Among the country inductees are “Act Naturally” by Buck Owens, “Bonaparte’s Retreat” by W.H. Stepp, Foggy Mountain Banjo by Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys and “The Titanic” by Ernest V. ‘Pop’ Stoneman. This round of inductees [...] Read More
October 2, 2012, 12:42 pm “There are only two ways you can compete in this business: you do what everybody else is doing and you do it better or you do something nobody else is doing and you don’t invite comparison,” says Kenny Rogers in Backstory: Kenny Rogers premiering tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern on GAC. Clearly the entertainment icon [...] Read More
September 16, 2012, 3:02 pm Kenny Rogers will release his memoir, Luck or Something Like It, on October 2. In the book, he will reflect on his rise to fame and cover his personal highs and lows. He’ll speak candidly about his rough childhood, including living in the projects in Houston and growing up in poverty. He’ll also detail how [...] Read More
May 9, 2012, 11:01 am Lionel Richie’s Tuskegee has been certified platinum after selling more than one million units in just five weeks. The country duets album has held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Top 200 for two consecutive weeks and is at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart for the fourth week since its March [...] Read More
November 23, 2011, 9:09 am We love hearing singer-songwriters onstage, but sometimes it’s even better to see them perform in a more casual setting. Brett Eldredge has a web series called “Couch Sessions,” in which he does acoustic performances of songs he’s written for himself and also for other artists, plus the occasional cover song. 5 Things You Didn’t Know [...] Read More
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