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Jason Aldean has bragging rights in the country community for 2014. His newest effort, "Old Boots, New Dirt," is the only album from the genre to be certified as platinum. Other artists to reach the million sales mark this year were Taylor Swift with "1989" and Ariana Grande with "My Everything." The soundtrack from Disney's "Frozen" also went platinum. -
Luke Bryan Misses 'CMT Artists of the Year' Ceremony After Family Death, Lady Antebellum Pays Tribute with 'Drink a Beer' [WATCH]
Luke Bryan suffered a tough loss last week after his brother-in-law passed away at the age of 46. Ben Lee Cheshire was married to Bryan's cousin Kelly, who died in 2007. The country community gathered Tuesday night (Dec. 2) for the CMT Artists of the Year ceremony to honor this year's biggest stars, but Bryan was home in Georgia with his family. Honorees Jason Aldean and Keith Urban mentioned Bryan throughout the ceremony, and Lady Antebellum played a touching tribute for the grieving superstar with his hit "Drink a Beer." -
Kenny Chesney Shares Tropical "Christmas In Blue Chair Bay" Music Video [WATCH]
Country superstar Kenny Chesney has shared the music video for his new Christmas single, "Christmas in Blue Chair Bay," which you can check out here. The video finds Chesney spending Christmas on a tropical island, playing guitar in the sand and taking rides of sailboats while the rest of us freeze back up here in the States like a bunch of chumps. The video concludes with Chesney, along with his friends and/or family, wishing everyone a merry Christmas (and flashing some heavy metal devil horns, for some reason). -
Bob Seger, Jason Aldean Talk CMT 'Crossroads' Special
More than a decade after turning CMT Crossroads down, Bob Seger will perform on the show with contemporary star Jason Aldean. -
Kenny Chesney Talks Sexism in Country Music, 'American Kids' Singer Says Genre Objectifies 'the Hell Out of' Women
Kenny Chesney is upset with country music these days. The "American Kids" singer criticized his genre for being sexist toward women in a recent interview with Billboard. Chesney also went on to talk about his new album, 'The Big Revival', which debuted at number one on the charts. -
Jason Aldean Removes 'Old Boots, New Dirt' from Spotify, 'Burnin' It Down' Singer Unsure about Future with Streaming Services
Jason Aldean has joined Taylor Swift in her fight against music streaming subscription service Spotify. The "Burnin' It Down" singer recently removed his latest effort, 'Old Boots, New Dirt', from the service, admitting that he doesn't know what his future is with streaming platforms. -
Brantley Gilbert and Justin Moore Join Big Machine Label Mate in Leaving Spotify; Why Now?
The anti-Spotify-cation of the country music genre continues this week as two more big names have opted to remove their wares from the music streaming site. Brantley Gilbert and Justin Moore both announced on Wednesday that they would be pulling their respective discographies from the service immediately. This follows in the wake of announcements over the last two weeks that Taylor Swift and Jason Aldean would be taking similar stands. Why, and why now? -
Taylor Swift Has Second Largest Sales Week of 2014 with '1989' while Bette Middler and Calvin Harris Offer Futile Resistance
This week marked a major slowdown for record sales but that's kind of to be expected following the drop of a huge album such as Taylor Swift's 1989 last week. -
American Country Countdown Awards Nominees Led by Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line
The inaugural American Countdown Country Awards is pulling in the biggest names in country music for its first-ever round of nominations. Today (Nov. 11), the new award show announced its categories and nominees for this year's ceremony, and country's party boy Luke Bryan is leading the pack. -
Jason Aldean Agrees With Taylor Swift, Will Remove New Album From Spotify
While much of Aldean's catalog will likely remain, losing Aldean's most popular work will not bode well. Other prominent artists and labels in the industry are watching closely as they design future album release plans. -
Taylor Swift Sets Records with '1989,' while 'NOW 52,' Sam Hunt and Barry Manilow Struggle to Keep Up
Maybe you heard Taylor Swift put out a new album last week. Surprise: It went to no. 1 on the Billboard 200. -
Brantley Gilbert to Join Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean on Tour
On Monday, Oct. 27, country superstars Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean announced that they would be combining their massive 2015 stadium tours for 10 dates next summer, and today they have revealed that another country star will be joining them. Brantley Gilbert will be performing with Chesney and Aldean from May to August, as well as five additional dates with Chesney.
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