Keith Urban photo by Max Vadukal, courtesy of Capitol Nashville.
This afternoon, Keith Urban was a guest on the Ellen DeGeneres Show and the two starred in a fake commercial for Keith’s new cologne, Phoenix. Watch the clip and see what a powerful effect the cologne has on Ellen! Continue Reading
Jake Owen photo by Mark Anthony Jeffries, courtesy of Sony Music Nashville.
Jake Owen is celebrating his first No. 1 song by holding the top spot on three charts this week. Jake’s latest single, “Barefoot Blue Jean Night,” is the top song on both the Billboard Country Songs and Country Aircheck charts and his new album by the same name, released last week, debuted atop Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart with more than 55,000 copies sold.
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“I’ve never had a No. 1 anything before,” says Jake. “This is an amazing feeling that is hard to describe. I’m just so grateful that I was able to record a song like ‘Barefoot Blue Jean Night’ that truly represents who I am and I’m even more grateful that people liked it. I can’t wait for everyone to hear the rest of the record.” Continue Reading
Chris Young photo by Randee St. Nicholas, courtesy of Sony Music Nashville.
Chris Young is on the road more than he’s home in Nashville. Going from sleeping in a bed to a bunk on a tour bus – or the seat of a rental car – required an adjustment, but Chris tells Country Aircheck the real trick to sleeping on the road is waking up. “I’m one of those people who can fall asleep anywhere, but figuring out how to fall asleep in a rental car, wake back up and seem like you hadn’t been asleep before a visit was key,” Chris said.
Being on the road all the time means a lot of meals eaten out. Chris has his go-to meal memorized. “Taco Bell. No. 7 with Diet Coke and mild sauce,” he said. “I don’t know if that’s impressive that I know that off the top of my head or if it’s just sad.” Continue Reading
Jennifer Nettles, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Martina McBride, Carrie Underwood and The Judds perform during the Girls' Night Out: Superstar Women Of Country concert. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
If you were in Las Vegas last Monday night and were lucky enough to attend the Academy of Country Music’s Girls’ Night Out: Superstar Women Of Country taping, you saw many once-in-a-lifetime performances. Each part of the show – which spotlighted honorees Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire, The Judds, Sugarland‘s Jennifer Nettles and Martina McBride – featured a musical collaboration as well as a video tribute and performance salute. Click HERE to see photos from the taping!
Country Aircheck reports that Miranda’s fiancé Blake Shelton sang “Famous In A Small Town” for her. Miranda also debuted her new group Pistol Annie with Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley to perform “Hell On Heels.” Vince Gill sang “Jesus Take The Wheel” for Carrie, who then joined Vince on “How Great Thou Art.” Rascal Flatts performed “Why Haven’t I Heard From You” for Reba, who sang “The Heart Won’t Lie” with the Flatts. John Fogerty performed “Rockin’ With The Rhythm Of The Rain” for the Judds. Wynonna and Fogerty then performed “Proud Mary,” while Naomi Judd observed. Sugarland partner Kristian Bush hosted a video tribute for Nettles, who joined Ronnie Dunn on “Let Him Fly.” Dunn also performed Sugarland’s “Stay.” Little Big Town and McBride sang Linda Ronstadt’s “When Will I Be Loved.” Honoree Loretta Lynn couldn’t attend the taping because of recent knee surgery, but she spoke via a satellite video feed. Continue Reading
Kenny Chesney photo courtesy of Sony Music Nashville.
Kenny Chesney’s collaboration with Dave Matthews, “I’m Alive,” hit No. 12 last week on the Country Aircheck singles chart. It’s an achievement that’s four years in the making, going back to the first time they met at Farm Aid in 2005.
“I had already written ‘I’m Alive,’ and Dave told me he loved that ‘I’m Alive’ song and that he felt like that would be something that would fit on one of his records to stand alone,” Kenny recalls. “I said ‘Well, why don’t we try doin’ it?’ Continue Reading
Eric Church photo by Jim Wright, courtesy of Capitol Nashville.
Eric Church set a personal high with his current single, “Love Your Love The Most.” Eight months after it was released to radio, the song is now a Top 10 single in both Billboard and Country Aircheck for the first time.
He takes that career step at a time when taking any steps physically is a pain — literally. Eric broke his foot three weeks ago at the Syracuse State Fair, forcing him to pull out a stool and do subsequent shows sitting down. Continue Reading
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