'A' is for Alabama ... or is it for Aldean, Allan or Autry? 'B' could be for Brooks, but what about Brooks and Dunn, Black or the Bellamy Brothers? This list of 26 country superstars decides who the king or queen of each letter of the alphabet is. A few are easy (can anyone name two 'Q' artists?), but others like the letter 'C' ... that's a debate that is only beginning.
Guilty pleasure songs are songs you'd never list as all-time favorites, but when they begin playing on the radio you find yourself looking around, rolling up the windows of the car and cranking the volume to 12... These songs aren't bad, but they attract a significant amount of criticism for being ... quirky.
March 2013 begins with a flurry of new songs for country fans to enjoy. Superstars like Brad Paisley and Tim McGraw released new tracks to end the winter, and others like the Band Perry and Sheryl Crow introduced new music just in time for spring. All of these artists are slotted within the Top 40 Country Songs list for March 2013, but none are No. 1. That honor goes to a song that debuted at No. 3 last month.
Which Kenny Chesney lyrics are your favorites? The singer's catalog of hit songs and powerful lines is nearing 20 years old. The singer has painted over a dozen pictures of summers along the beach with friends and lovers. Other songs feature lines describing the loss of a friend, family member or child. Few singers can swing from emotional highs to lows so effortlessly. Which Kenny Chesney lyrics are your all-time favorites?
Guitar faces: everyone has one, some just get paid a whole lot of money for making them on stage every night. Keith Urban and Brad Paisley are some of the best axemen country music has to offer, and coincidentally, they also have two of the funniest guitar faces. Even beauties like Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift can be caught in a rock n' roll expression every now and then.
Mindy McCready's career was as promising as anyone could dream when she released 'Ten Thousand Angels' to country radio in 1996. Fans loved her voice and style, which got a little sassy quickly, but in a good way. A string of Top 10 hits followed (all with BNA Records) -- in total, McCready charted over 10 singles from five studio albums.
Country fans have found a favorite song from Tim McGraw's new 'Two Lanes of Freedom' album. 'Highway Don't Care' -- a collaboration with Taylor Swift and Keith Urban -- is the track that's creating the most buzz on the internet in the days since the project's Feb. 5 release. Suddenly, there's an epidemic of creative fan covers on YouTube.
Misery loves company, and a country music fan reeling from a breakup won't have to search long to find a song to identify with. From Hank Williams to Taylor Swift, generations of Nashville's top talent have penned tunes about dealing with the end of a relationship. Some songs in this collection of the best breakup songs are poignant, some are heartbreaking. And at least one is downright violent.
We've got picture proof that country music's best-looking stars were even more adorable as kids. Photos of some of Nashville's biggest hitmakers reveal that some were inspired to sing and play guitar or banjo at a very young age.
The 2013 Grammy Awards are this Sunday (Feb. 10), and country music is sure to be well-represented, both performing and presenting. There are guaranteed to be surprises and mishaps (anyone remember Jason Aldean's microphone issues last year?), but there are five things you can
