CMT Blog
Talented musician siblings Kimberly, Neil and Reid Perry -- known as the Band Perry -- have finally released their catchy debut single, "Hip to My Heart," after years of touring and perfecting their sound together. Growing up in Mobile, Ala., the Perry siblings were constantly influenced by rock and country music. "Daddy rocked us to [...]
Thank you, Sheryl Crow, for giving me a real legit reason to tune into the much-talked-about new show, Cougar Town. Until now, I've only heard bad things: Courteney Cox plays a divorced woman on the prowl for men and talks incessantly about sex with anyone who will listen, like her neighbor/friend Ellie and her assistant/friend [...]
I loved Blake Shelton's album, Pure BS, from 2007. I thought it was one of his best. One of country's best, even. But you know how it goes: you get obsessed with a CD and then you just kind of overdose on it -- "The More I Drink," "She Don't Love Me," "The Last Country [...]
They might've come for the rodeo. But after the 1,800-pound bulls had gone back into the exit chute and the cowboys had all packed up their chaps, the audience stuck around. That's because Jake Owen gave the Chicago crowd a whole lot of reasons to stay put for his post-rodeo concert on Friday night (Feb. [...]
If you fancy a little poker on Saturday nights, butter on your biscuit and a few scratch-off tickets, then you’re sure to enjoy country newcomer Josh Thompson’s debut single, “Beer on the Table.” Born in a small town near Milwaukee, Wis., Thompson grew up laying concrete for his father’s construction company and understands the demands [...]
In this Q&A with the Washington Post, Eric Church sounds very complicated. Maybe even a little conflicted. Because first he says, "Country music, the thing I love about it, more than any other music, it does represent real life and it represents Middle America better than any format." But then Church goes on to talk [...]
Patty Loveless tackles the Harlan Howard classic "Busted" on her Mountain Soul II album and makes it her own using traditional bluegrass instrumentation. After growing up in Kentucky, those mournful sounds and her voice now seem made for each other. Her video finds a confused waitress who appears to stumble back in time to a [...]
We're only six weeks into the year and I've been pleased with the amount of new Americana music that's been coming my way. I think my favorite album title so far is Ray Wylie Hubbard's A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There Is No C) and if you listen closely, you might just get some answers [...]
If you are a country fan, today might be a good day to call in sick. Or at least take a really, really long lunch. That's because the latest issue of People Country is out and you won't want to miss a page (or a free download.) Cover boy Keith Urban tells the magazine that [...]
I took some friends to a bull riding rodeo this weekend. I know. A rodeo? In Chicago? It hardly ever happens, so I wanted to get my group in the mood with good country music about boots, chaps, cowboy hats, spurs and latigo. And just the wild rides in general. Some are about going to [...]