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The UK may be on the brink of a country music breakthrough, or at least so claims an interesting new feature from Billboard looking at the C2C (Country 2 Country) festival, which will be undergoing its third iteration this year, featuring performances from Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum and Brantley Gilbert at the London O2 Arena. -
Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line and More Headlining 2015 ACM Party for A Cause Concert Event
This year is a big one for the Academy of Country Music, marking the organizations 50th anniversary and the annual ACM Party for A Cause is going as big as ever to mark the occasion as well. Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Florida Georgia Line and Kenny Chesney make up just a small portion of the weekend's lineup. -
Route 91 Harvest Festival 2015 Lineup: Florida Georgia Line, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban & More
The Route 91 Harvest Festival is back, and in its second year, the country music fest is coming in with a stacked lineup. Today (Feb. 27), the Las Vegas fall festival announced its 2015 lineup, and it's being led by some of the biggest names in the genre. Yeah, we're talking Florida Georgia Line, Tim McGraw and Keith Urban. -
Seattle vs. New England: Spotify Compares and Contrasts Music Listening in Super Bowl Competitiors' Hometowns
Music Times made an attempt several weeks ago to predict the winner of the Super Bowl based on quality of albums coming out of the regions represented in the AFC and NFC Championship Games. So far so good: Seattle is facing New England, as we predicted, but will the Seahawks triumph? Who knows? Not Spotify. The music streaming service did use its numbers-tracking technology to create two playlists of songs representing the performers that listeners in the respective regions listen in far greater numbers than their foes on the opposite coast. -
ACM Nominations Announced: Miranda Lambert Leads the Pack with Eight
Lambert is nominated for eight awards, the most of anyone. She is the reigning Female Vocalist of the Year, and will try to take that honor one step further with an Entertainer of the Year win. -
Florida Georgia Line, Carrie Underwood & Brad Paisley Lead Faster Horses 2015 Festival Lineup
Hold on to your horses, because the Faster Horses 2015 initial lineup has been announced. Today (Jan. 22), the annual country music festival in Brooklyn, Michigan, announced its first round of performers, and it features some big names. We're talking Carrie Underwood level big. -
Thomas Rhett Covers Bruno Mars Hit 'When I Was Your Man' for Fans: 'Make Me Wanna' Singer Adds Some Twang [LISTEN]
Thomas Rhett covered "When I Was Your Man" as a way to say thanks to his fans, giving the polished Bruno Mars hit a country makeover. Although the "Make Me Wanna" singer doesn't mess with Mars' winning formula too much, the contrast in voices is immediately evident. "Rolling Stone Country" premiered the song exclusively for the artist, who's currently on the road with Florida Georgia Line. -
Florida Georgia Line Extend "Anything Goes Tour" Into October [FULL SCHEDULE]
Even though Florida Georgia Line is kicking off the 2015 leg of their "Anything Goes Tour" today, Jan. 15, the bro-country superstars have already announced a brand new string of tour dates. According to reports, these new dates begin on May 9 in Columbia, Maryland and finish up on Oct. 17 in Atlanta. Other than the May 9 concert, which takes place at the Merriweather Post Pavillion, no venues have yet been revealed. -
Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line and More Mashed Up into "Bro Country" Mix That's Undeniably Similar Sounding
All genres have combatting subsets, one of which will claim the other isn't "true" or "hardcore" enough. There is no genre where this is more in play than country music, which features constant battles between the fans of more popular mainstream country and those who stick to the "outlaw" country method of operation. It's reached a peak with the rise of the derisively nicknamed "bro country"—your Luke Bryans and Florida Georgia Lines. A songwriter from Nashville, Greg "Sir Mashalot" Todd, has used Pro Tools to make a hybrid song from those acts plus Blake Shelton, Cole Swindell, Chase Rice and Parmalee just to demonstrate how similar their music is. -
Florida Georgia Line Lead Forbes' 30 Under 30 Music Edition
Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard have been dominating the country charts for the better part of the past two years, and they don't show many signs of slowing their "bro country" freight train. -
Garth Brooks Tops Billboard's Country Albums Chart with 'Man Against Machine' Moving Carrie Underwood to No. 2
Garth Brooks returned to the recording scene with "Man Against Machine" in November and his legions of devoted fans couldn't be happier. The album took over the top spot on Billboard's country charts recently. It's the artist's ninth studio effort and his first in 13 years. It dethroned Carrie Underwood's greatest hits collection, which is now at the No. 2 spot. -
Florida Georgia Line 2015 Anything Goes Tour: Duo Ready For First Full Year of Headlining Shows
Florida Georgia Line is fresh off their 'Anything Goes' LP, which rocketed to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the No. 1 single "Dirt," and now they're looking forward to their first full year of headlining shows.
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