Much has been said the last couple of months about the role of genre in the music scene today, incited almost entirely by one singular event - the release of a "pop" album by country singer, Taylor … [Read more...]
A Tribute to Little Jimmie Dickens: The Biggest Little Legend in Nashville
A living legend has passed from among us and we have lost someone huge. This last Friday, January 2nd, at a Nashville hospital, Little Jimmie Dickens passed away at age 94. It's easy enough these days … [Read more...]
The Best Country Christmas Songs: My Comments
Taste is subjective and for the readers of Country Music Life, clearly you have GREAT taste in music! As for what constitutes the BEST of something though, you must understand that the best is … [Read more...]
Tim McGraw’s Shotgun Rider Becomes His First Number One At New Record Label
Tim McGraw hit solid country gold this week with "Shotgun Rider," his first chart-topper in almost four years, and his first with his relatively new label affiliation, Big Machine. Tim has been a … [Read more...]
The (Near) Death Of The Platinum Album
Ok, so there you have it - the Platinum album is pretty much a thing of the past. Only ONE country album has gone platinum in 2014 (according to RIAA,) with three weeks to go, and the winner is...... … [Read more...]
New Country Music – Where do YOU discover the good stuff?
Radio is king! Or so it has been said and is believed to be true for country music since the inception of country music on radio just under 100 years ago. As music which was played live, and heard on … [Read more...]