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Eric Paslay extends 2015 tour to venues across the country.   http://www.ericpaslay.com/eric-extends-headlining-tour-2015/

Top 15 Songs of 2014 In no particular order... Sam Hunt "Take Your Time" Eric Church "Like a Wrecking Ball" Eric Paslay "Song About a Girl"  Thomas Rhett "It Goes Like This"  Brett Eldredge "Beat of the Music" Jake Owen "What We Ain't Got" Dierks Bentley "Say You Do" The Brothers Osborne "Stay a Little Longer" Kenny Chesney "The Big Revival" David Nail "I'm a Fire"  Charlie Worsham "You Can't Break What's Broken" Joe Nichols "Yeah" Chase Rice "Gotta Wanna Tonight" The Band Perry "Don't Let Me Be Lonely"  Dierks Bentley "Bourbon in Kentucky"

Love Kenny's version but there's something about a songwriter singing their own songs that always get me.

Check out Sam Hunt covering "Strawberry Wine" by Deana Carter on the Bobby Bones Show.

In addition to Kip Moore winning the #ACCAward for Breakthrough Artist of the Year; Moore's " Something 'Bout a Truck " is now double platinum and " Hey Pretty Girl " has reached platinum status.  Kip heads back on the road in 2015.  1/27 — Missoula, MT 1/29 — Kennewick, WA 1/30 — Portland, OR 2/3 — Vancouver, B.C. 2/5 — Edmonton, Alberta 2/6 — Calgary, Alberta 2/7 — Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 2/13 — Clear Lake, IA 2/14 — Madison, WI 2/20 — Tallahassee, FL 2/21 — Birmingham, AL 3/7 — Dublin, Ireland 3/8 — London, England

3/5 — Savannah, Ga. — Johnny Mercer Theatre 3/6 — Birmingham, Ala. — BJCC Concert Hall 3/8 — Chattanooga, Tenn — Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium 3/12 — Evansville, Ind. — Aiken Theatre 3/13 — Louisville, Ky. — Louisville Palace 3/14 — Muncie, Ind. — Emens Auditorium 3/19 — Davenport, Iowa — Adler Theatre 3/20 — St. Louis, Mo. — Fox Theatre 3/27 — Sioux City, Iowa — Orpheum Theatre 3/28 — Enid, Okla. — Enid Events Center For ticket information, visit http://littlebigtown.com/tour

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People Magazine was on hand for the inaugural American Country Countdown Awards and has some great shots of your favorites, including Chase Rice above. People Magazine

Here is some information and notes about some of the popular country music fan clubs. Overall, so far my best success have been with the Dierks Bentley, Jake Owen, and Joe Nichols fan clubs.  Comment below with your suggestions! Artist Cost Includes Meet and Greet Success Comments Dierks Bentley DB Congress $9.99 Online Content Meet and Greets Presale Ticketing 1/3 Attempts (which I didn’t end up being able to attend) DB Congress has a fun twitter to follow and the website has behind the scene photos.  For my one meet and greet win, I was unable to attend.  Jake Owen $14.99 Online Content Meet and Greets Presale Tickets 1/1 I didn’t see the email until after the show because it was in my spam and I don’t want to talk about it. Joe Nichols Joe Nichols Fan Club $10.00 Online Content Meet and Greet Early Access to Purchase Fan Party Tickets Early Ac...

Local Boston radio station WLKB 102.5 hosted its annual Holiday Jam at the House of Blues.  The co-headlining acts were Gloriana and Jerrod Niemann.  Gloriana, comprised of brothers Tom and Mike Gossin along with Rachel Reinert played all the fan favorites including "(Kissed You) Goodnight" and "Can't Shake You".  One of the more fun moments of the set was when the trio ventured into the crowd for a cover of Champagne Supernova.  The band debuted two new songs, one by my personal favorite Eric Paslay titled "Nobody But You" which was fantastic and I can see getting some serious airplay in the future.  They also played "Trouble" to which Rachel told the ground that boys should know, "girls are like little detectives" and that they should know that before they start trouble.  The act ended with the second cover of the night, changing it up a little with Tom playing the piano and Rachel on guitar for a rocking rendition of the Beatles...

I was surprised to see Talladega released as a single but as usual, Eric Church does not disappoint. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rek_Cxrc1pE What do you think of the new video?

Recently, Sam Hunt tickets went on sale for a February 12th show at the Paradise Rock Club.  The small venue quickly sold out and the event was moved to the House of Blues where it once again sold out in minutes.  The tickets for the show were $25.00 plus a few dollars in fees.  Currently, the cheapest way in is $70.00 for upper deck stadium seats on Stubhub .  General admission floor tickets are up to $123.  As someone who rarely has the willpower to let a show go by with out attending, I'm frustrated for a few reasons.  One, I don't want to give a random person that isn't a talented songwriter from Alabama $45.00 and especially $98.00 while giving the person I actually want to see $25.  Two, I have no issues paying big money for great seats at a show, but it's frustrating that someone that isn't about music is profiting off people who are.  Also, I'm in the same overpaying boat when it comes to trying to get half decent seats for Florida G...

Jake debuted a new haircut on his twitter handle @jakeowen along with a new, stripped down music video for "What We Ain't Got".  I'm a big fan of both.

New England to Nashville is a group of local New England country music song writers and performers who are working on making it big in Nashville.  They hosted an event on Saturday to benefit Cameron Liberatore, a local artist who was recently injured in a car accident in Nashville.  The event helped to raise well over $1,000 for Cam and his family to assist with their medical expenses.  I was blown away by how talented the artists were and that they all so graciously donated their time.  The artists included:  Featuring:  Jilly Martin Music ,  Carly Tefft , Ryan Kelly, Houston Bernard, Darren Bessette,  Cory Farley ,  Kate Cameron ,  Britt Hill ,  Alec Mac Music  & Tyler Reardon .  This was my second New England to Nashville event and I can recommend them for those who like to hear up and coming country talent.   If you'd like to check out Cam's music, click here:  https://www.facebook.com/CamLiberty If y...

I was lucky enough to attend the CMT: Up in Smoke tour on November 22nd at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston.  Anyone who was there was treated to a giant dance party with three very talented audience.   Starting the show off was Sam Hunt who has enjoyed a ton of recent success including the #1 single, "Leave the Light On" after song writing success with Kenny Chesney's "Come Over", Keith Urban's "Cop Car" and Billy Currington's "We Are Tonight".  There's been some controversy over just how "country" he is, there's no mistaking his talent.  He brought the house down and had Orpheum rocking.   Next up was Charlie Worsham.  I first read about Charlie in a Rolling Stone article about guitars you don't want to miss at CMA Fest.  I downloaded his debut album, "Rubberband" and was blown away.  He didn't disappoint live either.  He had a high energy set and was a great transition from Sam to Kip.   ...