April 19, 2013 Count 'em ... five beautiful women surrounding Brett Eldredge before he took the stage in Atlanta last night. The 'Don't Ya' singer is opening for Taylor Swift on her Red Tour, and in today's photo blog he shares what a typical meet and greet scene looks like.
April 19, 2013 Longtime country fans remember a teenaged Krystal Keith joining her father Toby Keith on stage at the 2004 CMA Awards. They sang their duet 'Mockingbird' together, and then the superstar let fans know she'd be going to college before continuing her country music education. Eight-and-a-half years later, her self-titled debut EP is available, and a full-length is coming later this year. As for that conversation between father and daughter, it wasn't exactly a 'Leave It to Beaver Moment.'
April 19, 2013 When Randy Houser debuted with 'Anything Goes' in late 2008, many were wondering if country music had just found a future Male Vocalist of the Year nominee. He voice was -- and is -- that strong. 'Boots On' was a Top 5 follow-up, and then ... then he sort of got lost -- shuffled around like a middle-reliever in Major League Baseball, despite his talent as a singer and songwriter
April 18, 2013 Charlie Worsham had a "pinch me" moment earlier this year when he took the stage with John Oates of Hall and Oates to perform their hit 'Rich Girl.' The singer called the event the highlight of his Country Radio Seminar, an industry event that features lectures on radio and the recording industry all day, and once-in-a-lifetime concerts at night.
April 17, 2013 The first song on Tate Stevens' self-titled debut album showcases a different side of the singer's personality. The single 'Power of a Love Song' is slow and sensitive, but 'I Got This' is rowdy and rebellious. It's a blue-collar country song that sets the tone for the 10 that follow. Listen to the new track (the next single, perhaps?) in its entirety right here on Taste of Country.
When he wasn't busy being trapped in a headlock by Dog the Bounty Hunter's wife at the 2013 ACM Awards, Easton Corbin was giving interviews! We caught up with the singer on a variety of topics, such as who his dream collaboration would be with, as well as the most embarrassing moment he endured onstage.
April 15, 2013 Hot rising star Hunter Hayes is on a major roll. The 21-year-old singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist released his major label debut in 2011, and since then he's scored a big hit with 'Wanted' and won a number of critical accolades. But he was still unsure of himself when superstar Brad Paisley asked him to play guitar on 'Outstanding in Our Field,' a track from the legend's new album, 'Wheelhouse.'
April 14, 2013 Two days after 'Set You Free' was released in January, Gary Allan began thinking about his next album. He tells Taste of Country that he was at an event with songwriter Hillary Lindsey -- whose credits include 'Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)' and 'Two Black Cadillacs' -- during release week, and he tried to corner her to write. She laughed and reminded him that his last project was just days old. "That means we have one year to get this done," he remembers telling her, semi-seriously.
Kip Moore is livin' the life, with a critically-acclaimed debut album, his first single 'Somethin' 'Bout a Truck' earning his first-ever Gold status and a spot on Toby Keith's 2013 Hammer Down Tour. Although he's seeing lots of success, Moore is focused on his career more than ever before.
April 13, 2013 The Pistol Annies (Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley) are as close as sisters, for better and worse. Recently, the trio shared that they insist on riding the same tour bus together ("We travel in a pack"), but sometimes that means there's nowhere to go when they fight. Oh, yeah -- they fight.
