Billboard‘s Top 50 Country Artists of 2011

Billboard.com has released their list of the Top Country Artists of 2011. Artists are ranked based on album sales, song downloads and airplay, touring revenue, Social 50 chart action, ringtone sales and streaming data provided by Nielsen BDS. Congratulations to Taylor Swift for being named the Top Country Artist of 2011! What do you think [...] Read More

2011 Rewind: No. 10 – Kellie Pickler, Shania Twain Among Country Stars to Get Married

Several country stars tied the knot in 2011. Two of them even kicked off the year with New Year’s Day nuptials in tropical places! Shania Twain married husband Frédéric Thiébaud in Puerto Rico on New Year’s Day in front of 40 close friends and family. Shania announced their engagement on her website on December 21, [...] Read More

Billboard‘s Top 50 Country Albums of 2011

Billboard.com has just released its year-end charts for 2011. Here are the 50 most popular country albums for the year (based on album sales). Congratulations to Taylor Swift for taking the top spot with her Speak Now album! Speak Now – Taylor Swift My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean Nothing Like This – Rascal Flatts Need [...] Read More

Linda McCartney Tribute Album Featuring Phil Vassar, Chuck Wicks & More Available

The Let Us In Nashville – A Tribute To Linda McCartney album, which features several country artists such as Phil Vassar, Chuck Wicks, Steel Magnolia and Sarah Darling performing their versions of Sir Paul McCartney songs, is now available. Proceeds from the album will go to The Woman and Cancer Fund. The album is streaming [...] Read More

Reba McEntire Learns from Her Opening Acts

  Reba will wrap her All the Women I Am Tour this coming Saturday in Tupelo, Mississippi. She has shared the stage with her label mates, The Band Perry, Edens Edge and Steel Magnolia, and the young artists have left her impressed. Despite all their talk about learning from Reba, Reba insist she’s the one [...] Read More