Kenny Chesney’s “Pirate Flag” Cracks Top 40 Within Hours of Release

Kenny Chesney released his latest single, “Pirate Flag,” on January 31 and within hours, the song was in the Top 40 at country radio and steadily climbing. The tune in for the song’s premiere on Kenny’s No Shoes Radio station was so intense that the station’s bandwidth reached its limit and slowed to less than […] Continue Reading →

Kenny Chesney’s “Pirate Flag” Cracks Top 40 Within Hours of Release

Kenny Chesney released his latest single, “Pirate Flag,” on January 31 and within hours, the song was in the Top 40 at country radio and steadily climbing. The tune in for the song’s premiere on Kenny’s No Shoes Radio station was so intense that the station’s bandwidth reached its limit and slowed to less than […] Continue Reading →

Tim McGraw Shares Why He Quit Drinking & Got Healthy

As Tim McGraw prepares to release his new album, Two Lanes of Freedom, on Tuesday, his new music isn’t the only thing people are talking about. The 45-year-old superstar is in the best shape of his life. In the recent People magazine cover story, Tim shared his workout secrets – and the reason he stopped […] Continue Reading →

Gary Allan & Kip Moore Sell Out Shows in Minutes

Gary Allan’s April 17 show at the historic Ryman Auditorium went on sale Friday morning and within 10 minutes, the show was sold out. The demand for tickets from fans prompted Gary to add a second Ryman performance on April 19, which is now also sold out. “Playing at the Ryman is always special, that […] Continue Reading →

GAC Album Review: The SteelDrivers’ Hammer Down

With three Grammy nominations to their credit, Nashville bluegrass outfit The SteelDrivers were quickly emerging as one of the genre’s hottest new acts following the release of their 2010 sophomore album, Reckless. At the time of the release, however, the group was also breaking in a new singer, former Mercury Nashville recording artist Gary Nichols, […] Continue Reading →

Country Stars Tweet About Super Bowl, Praise Beyonce

Tim McGraw [GAC’s February Artist of the Month] played his father in The Blind Side, but that doesn’t mean Tim picked Michael Oher’s team, the Baltimore Ravens, to win the Super Bowl. Of course, that doesn’t mean Tim wasn’t cheering for the Ravens either. He made his Super Bowl pick – San Francisco 27-17 – […] Continue Reading →

Country Stars Tweet About Super Bowl, Praise Beyonce

Tim McGraw [GAC’s February Artist of the Month] played his father in The Blind Side, but that doesn’t mean Tim picked Michael Oher’s team, the Baltimore Ravens, to win the Super Bowl. Of course, that doesn’t mean Tim wasn’t cheering for the Ravens either. He made his Super Bowl pick – San Francisco 27-17 – […] Continue Reading →

Emerson Drive Releases New Single, New Album

Emerson Drive has released a new single, “She’s My Kind of Crazy.” The track is the lead single from Roll, the band’s new studio album. With more than 20,000 iTunes downloads in under three months and over 40 spins per week on Sirius XM’s The Highway, the song’s popularity pushed the release of Roll up […] Continue Reading →

Carrie Underwood Partners with Tickets-for-Charity.com

Carrie Underwood has teamed up with Tickets-for-Charity.com to offer fans some of the best seats in the house on her Blown Away Tour. Proceeds from the tickets will benefit ACM Lifting Lives and the C.A.T.S. Foundation. Fans pay the same or better price for tickets but their purchase though Tickets-for-Charity.com support causes important to artists […] Continue Reading →

Taylor Swift’s “Begin Again” Is No. 1 on Top 20

Taylor Swift is back on top of GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown this week with her latest video, “Begin Again.” Carrie Underwood debuts at No. 2 with her new video, “Two Black Cadillacs,” while videos from Josh Turner and Ashley Monroe featuring Train also make their countdown entrances. Plus, Sarah Darling dropped by the studio […] Continue Reading →