Dwight Yoakam Reclaims No. 1 on Top 20

GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown returned this week with the first show of 2013! Gary Allan paid host Nan Kelley a visit and the two chatted about his new single “Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain),” as well as his upcoming album, Set You Free, out January 22. Top 20 Photo Gallery » On the […] Continue Reading →

Songwriter Craig Wiseman Celebrates 20th No. 1 Single

Songwriter Craig Wiseman is celebrating his 20th No. 1 hit with Canadian rock band Three Day Grace’s smash hit “Chalk Outline.” Craig, who is also a GRAMMY winner and founder of Big Loud Shirt Publishing, was joined by family and friends at the band’s recent show at Exit/In in Nashville to celebrate the milestone. To […] Continue Reading →

Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift & More Nominated for Tonight’s People’s Choice Awards

Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood are the most-nominated country artists at tonight’s People’s Choice Awards with three nominations each. The two country powerhouses are up for Favorite Female Artist alongside Adele, Katy Perry and P!nk. They are also up for Favorite Country Artist with Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean and Tim McGraw. Carrie’s Blown Away album […] Continue Reading →

Eric Church & Carrie Underwood Pick Up Year-End Touring Honors

Eric Church’s The Blood, Sweat and Beers Tour has picked up a couple of coveted year-end honors. The tour came in at No. 11 on Pollstar’s Worldwide Ticket Sales 2012 chart which includes names like Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay and Lady Gaga. He was also the only country artist to included in The New York Times feature, […] 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 →

Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill & Emmylou Harris to Honor Bruce Springsteen

Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and Emmylou Harris are just a few stars who will be honoring Bruce Springsteen as the 2013 MusiCares Person of the Year at a special event celebrating his exceptional artistic achievements as well as his philanthropic work. The event will take place Friday, Feb. 8 at the Los Angeles […] Continue Reading →

Dixie Chicks Replace Lady Antebellum at Craven Country Jamboree

The Dixie Chicks will replace Lady Antebellum as the Saturday headlining act for the 2013 Craven Country Jamboree. Lady A canceled a number of their summer dates after Hillary Scott announced her pregnancy. “We are extremely excited that we can offer a taste of country music royalty to the Craven Country Jamboree,” Kim Blevins, director […] 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 →