GAC Album Review: Gary Allan’s Set You Free

Singer/songwriter Gary Allan can’t escape the dark corners of his past, nor has he ever tried to run from the haunting tragedy of his wife Angela’s 2004 suicide. While somber tones filled even his earliest hits like 1999’s “Smoke Rings In the Dark,” Gary’s sound grew darker in the latter half of the 2000s as […] Continue Reading →

GAC Album Review: Gary Allan’s Set You Free

Singer/songwriter Gary Allan can’t escape the dark corners of his past, nor has he ever tried to run from the haunting tragedy of his wife Angela’s 2004 suicide. While somber tones filled even his earliest hits like 1999’s “Smoke Rings In the Dark,” Gary’s sound grew darker in the latter half of the 2000s as […] Continue Reading →

GAC’s Top 50 Videos of 2012

Each year we ask fans to help us choose the best of the best country music videos released during the prior 12 months for our year-end Top 50 Videos of the Year countdown. Here are the voting results for 2012 based on videos released and added to the GAC playlist from Nov. 1, 2011 to […] Continue Reading →

Keith Urban’s Favorite Songs of 2012

Keith Urban is a fan of good music. As 2012 came to an end, he shared his favorite songs of the year and created a Spotify playlist for fans to listen along with him. Songs from Eric Church, Jason Aldean, Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert, Florida Georgia Line and Taylor Swift were among some his […] Continue Reading →

Top 10 Country Tweets of the Week

Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, Taylor Swift is concerned about what her Christmas presents mean while Kip Moore sets up a Christmas showdown with his brother-in law. Plus, Jimmy Wayne reveals his dance moves, Jay DeMarcus procrastinates and Blake Shelton has a ‘dinner guest.’ Here are our picks for this week’s Top […] Continue Reading →

Billboard’s Top 50 Country Albums of 2012

Billboard.com has released their Top Country Albums of 2012. Taylor Swift’s Red tops the chart with albums from Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, Lady Antebellum and Carrie Underwood rounding out the Top 5. Taylor also has two more albums appearing in the Top 50. Billboard Charts are calculated using custom formulas collecting sales, streaming and radio […] Continue Reading →

Faith Hill Takes Over At No. 1 On GAC’s Top 20

For the last Top 20 Country Countdown of the year and we brought you the best of the best! Host Nan Kelley along with Storme Warren and Suzanne Alexander revisited some of their favorite Top 20 moments, including interviews with Lionel Richie, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Lisa Marie Presley, […] Continue Reading →

2012 Rewind: No. 6 – Eric Church & Little Big Town’s Breakthrough Years

When Eric Church and Little Big Town look back on their careers, 2012 will likely be a year circled in bright red. After years of hard work, dedication and believing in their dreams, both acts had breakthrough years, earning first career No. 1s, award show nominations and wins and headlining their own tours. Eric Church […] Continue Reading →