Mega country star, Carrie Underwood, has been enjoying a good deal of radio success with her two most recent number one singles, Heartbeat and Church Bells. But fans are itching for the next girl-empowering, man-squashing, “get-back-at-your-cheating-husband” type of super-hit, for which Underwood has become known. And with the release of her latest single, Dirty Laundry, from her current album, Storyteller, fans won’t be disappointed.
Two Words – American Idol. This music reality competition show has been in our homes, on our television screens, on Wednesday and Thursday nights for the past fifteen years. If you’ve been a loyal watcher, like I have been through the years, I’m sure you experienced the same rollercoaster of emotions, when we said a final, bittersweet goodbye to the show last month, on April 7th.
While we’re all still trying to figure out what Ryan Seacrest’s “For Now” comment at the end of the show meant… I thought it would be fun to take a trip down memory lane and explore the impact that American Idol has had on country music, and revisit the 7 wonderful country artists who owe their careers to the show, its producers, and of course the countless fans who faithfully cast their votes.
The lights went down and the curtain went up to create another memorable night at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee!
Starting out the show was the wonderful Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers! They sang a few of everyone’s favorites including, “Houston,” “She’s A Broken Woman,” and the one we all sang Continue reading
After Rhonda Vincent finished playing at the Texas Troubadour Theater in Nashville, I had the opportunity to ask her a couple quick questions for The CMBeat’s first exclusive interview.
I asked Vincent about her new single, which is dedicated to the late, great Merle Haggard. At her performance during the Grand Ole Opry, Continue reading
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