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Steven Tyler Details Solo Debut
Steven Tyler shared information about his first ever solo album this week. We’re All Somebody From Somewhere arrives July 15th. Tyler produced the record along with help from T Bone Burnett (Elvis...
View ArticleSteven Tyler Talks New Country Album On ‘Today:’‘I’m A Chance-Taker’
Steven Tyler's country-leaning solo debut hit shelves July 15th, so the Aerosmith frontman appeared on TODAY this morning to discuss the new project. Tyler suggested that he has a deeply rooted...
View ArticleHit Songwriter Rhett Akins Moves to Warner/Chappell In Major Music Row Signing
Rhett Akins signed a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell. In an average week with a typical songwriter, that statement would be worth a line in the Billboard Country Update’s ’Round the Row section....
View ArticleThomas Rhett Knows It’s Wife Lauren Who Is The ‘Star Of The Show’
It’s probably fair to consider “Star of the Show” to be a social statement about a personal matter. Thomas Rhett wrote it about his wife, Lauren Gregory, in October 2012, when he still riding high...
View ArticleLoCash Single Has a ?Thomas Rhett ‘Ring’ to It
When LoCash’s first top 10 single, “I Love This Life,” stalled at No. 2 on the Country Airplay chart dated Jan. 30, the only thing that stood in the way was a multiweek No. 1, Thomas Rhett’s “Die a...
View ArticleWilliam Michael Morgan Puts ‘Missing’ Into Action
When country went through its recent bro-country phase, many longtime fans of the genre — not to mention a major faction of Nashville’s creative community — griped that something was missing....
View ArticleAmy Grant, Toby Keith & More Selected for Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced its class of 2021: Rhett Akins and Buddy Cannon in the songwriter category; John Scott Sherrill in the veteran songwriter category; Toby Keith in...
View ArticleChart Rewind: In 1996, Rhett Akins ‘Started’ a Long Run of Hot Country Songs...
On Aug. 3, 1996, Rhett Akins‘ “Don’t Get Me Started” topped Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs chart. The single, which he wrote with Sam Hogin and Mark D. Sanders, became his lone leader and second of two...
View ArticleCountry Music Association Names Board of Directors for 2023
The Country Music Association (CMA) has elected its board of directors for 2023, with new board members including songwriter Rhett Akins, Onsite Entertainment executive Debbie Carroll, Pink Dog...
View ArticleNashville Songwriters Association International Elects Lee Thomas Miller...
The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) has selected its leadership for the coming year. Lee Thomas Miller has been selected to serve as president, while Jenn Schott will serve as...
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