It should come as no surprise that country music mainstay George Strait landed at No. 1 on Billboard’s list of the top 25 country music artists of the past 25 years. The top five of Billboard’s list-which was compiled in honor of Billboard’s Country Summit and the CMT Awards-also includes Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Alan […]
Shakira paired with South African band Freshlyground to record the official World Cup anthem, “Waka Waka Levitra Tadacip (This Time for Africa),” and the Columbian singer was on hand to perform the buoyant track during the first-ever FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Concert on June 10. Billboard.com reports that the global concert began with a performance […]
Sheryl Crow is taking fans 100 Miles From Memphis when her new album arrives on July 20. The album title isn’t just a figure of speech, as the Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter literally grew up in Kennett, Mo., which is around 100 miles from Memphis, Tenn. Crow recorded the 12-track album with co-producers Doyle Bramhall II […]
Country music hotshot Kenny Chesney is taking the year off from touring, performing in just six cities this entire summer. One of those six will be at Country Thunder USA, where the city of Twin Lakes, Wis. is already bracing for the influx of country music fans ready to storm the concert grounds. This year’s […]
Even with his status as a country superstar, Tim McGraw strives to be a good neighbor. He proved this by teaming with Fritos to raise money for the Neighbor’s Keepers Fund. McGraw and Fritos will donate $500,000 to the cause, which helps families in communities around the nation. The organization works alongside other community groups, […]
The 2010 CMT Music Awards were held in Nashville on June 9, and country’s top stars came out for this much-anticipated night of country songs and fun. The most coveted award of the night was Video of the Year, and country sweetheart Carrie Underwood walked away with the award for her “Cowboy Casanova” video. To […]
Scoff all you want at the mention of the Twilight saga, but if you consider yourself an alt-rock fan you might want to give the vampire flicks’ soundtracks a listen. Billboard.com reports that British trio Muse is the only act to score a spot on all three of the films’ soundtracks. For those not paying […]
It’s pretty obvious how most people tend to use calm music. It simply is the best tool to use when you’ve had a hard day at work and all you want to do is sit back, relax and get your nerves to unwind. You should know though, that there are some other great uses for […]
2009 was all about Taylor Swift, but fellow contemporary country music darling Carrie Underwood is out to prove that 2010 is her year to shine. Underwood Levitra trumped Swift’s big night at the CMT Music Awards in ’09 with her own dominating display of accolades in 2010, winning two of the evening’s nine big awards […]
All’s fair in love and war. But what about in politics, the most dangerous game of all? That’s the question that pundits need to ask themselves in the wake of the news that Elton John, famous and fabulously out gay man and AIDS awareness advocate, served as the weekend entertainment for rotund conservative talk-jock Rush […]
