"New Kid" Blaine Larsen Makes Brad Paisely Feel Old
With the pitchers and catchers reporting to training camp signaling the beginning of Major League Baseball, hot newcomer and rookie Blaine Larsen emerges from his first Country Radio Seminar in the big league with a Top 20 single and encounters with meeting some of country music's biggest stars.
Recounting some of the experiences Blaine said, "Well meeting Brad Paisley was one of the highlights of the week. He is one of my favorite artists and I spent a good deal of time talking with him. He said he has a copy of my CD in his truck, but come to think of it, he didn't say it was in his CD player," laughs the 19 year-old Buckley, WA native. When I told him I'd been listening to him since I was a kid or 13 years old, he said that it made him feel old," he continued. More...
Superstar Alan Jackson Becomes First Country Artist to Mine Online Gold with Two Singles
Superstar Alan Jackson carves yet another musical milestone as the first country artist ever to earn RIAA certification for two Gold Digital Singles, signifying 100,000 purchased downloads. The recent Gold certification of the smash "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" arrives hot on the heels of Jackson's first such award, when "Remember When" hit the 100,000 mark in January. More...
Chris LeDoux Passes Away
Chris LeDoux, a world champion bareback rider who parlayed songs about cowboys he knew on the rodeo circuit into a successful country music career, died Wednesday from complications of liver cancer. He was 56. More...
Personality Meets Songcraft on Keith Anderson's Debut Single, "Pickin' Wildflowers"
Charismatic Arista Nashville newcomer Keith Anderson showcased a dynamic performance style and powerful songwriting chops for the nation's top radio pros in Nashville last week for the annual Country Radio Seminar, and Keith brought that back to fans at Rochester, New York's WBEE 92.5 this Tuesday, as listeners packed the station for a chance to catch Keith's live, in-studio performance as part of WBEE's "Random Acts of Country" series. More...
Katrina Elam Performs Hometown Show For Sell-Out Crowd
Powerhouse vocalist Katrina Elam made a triumphant return to her hometown last night, bringing a beyond-capacity crowd of nearly 9,000 to their feet at Oklahoma City's Ford Center. Katrina is on tour as the opening act for Keith Urban's "Alive in '05!" tour, and she performed a special, expanded set for last night's show. Katrina also expanded her time with fans, scheduling three separate meet and greets to accommodate more than 250 fans.
When she hit the stage, fans, family and friends welcomed Katrina home with a show-stopping roar, and her parents and grandparents cheered her on from the front row. Katrina commented from the stage, "I've never had to wait this long to sing!" Katrina's expanded set included "In Oklahoma," a song she wrote with John Rich chronicling the true-life experiences of her growing up years in the Sooner State. Katrina and John wrote the song last year, but she saved its debut for an Oklahoma stage. More...