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Jason Aldean Notches Top Song as Taylor Swift Holds On to No. 1 Album

Jason Aldean surges to No. 1 on the Billboard country singles chart this week with his "The Truth," while Taylor Swift's Fearless continues its seemingly interminable reign as America's bestselling country album.

Aldean's triumph elbows out last week's top song, Tim McGraw's "Southern Voice," which drops to No. 3. The week's highest-charting new album is the soundtrack from the Jeff Bridges movie, Crazy Heart. It swings in at No. 6 with first-period sales of more than 11,000 copies. The only other album debuting is Gretchen Wilson's Greatest Hits, entering at No. 24. Hank Williams Jr.'s 127 Rose Avenue returns at No. 71. Martina McBride's "Wrong Baby Wrong," bowing at No. 51, leads the parade of five new songs and is followed by Swift's "Today Was a Fairytale" (No. 52), Reba McEntire's "I Keep On Lovin' You" (No. 57), Darryl Worley's "Best of Both Worlds" (No. 59) and Jack Ingram's "Free" (No. 6...Read the rest of the story

Zac Brown Band Heads West To 'Break Ground'

The Zac Brown Band [ tickets ] has plotted its first round of West Coast dates on the "Breaking Southern Ground" tour behind the group's 2008 release, "The Foundation." The award-winning country outfit kicked off the run last September, and will return to the stage with a March 2 concert in San Diego. The West Coast jaunt, which encompasses 15 markets, is currently slated to wrap up March 21 in Everett, WA. The full schedule is shown at right. Three Atlanta-based musicians--Sonia Leigh, Levi Lowrey and Nic Cowan--will continue providing opening support for the country band; all three are signed to frontman Zac Brown's new label, Southern Ground Records. New to this leg will be special guests Joey + Rory, who will emcee the shows. According to a press release, Brown will make an appearance during each musician's set and all three will join Brown's full band near the end of each night's performance....Read the rest

 
 

Lady Antebellum: Need You Now

While neither surprising nor necessarily unwarranted, the buzz surrounding Lady Antebellum is reaching deafening levels. They have become country’s first great hope for 2010, and Need You Now tries valiantly to live up to that mantle. Fittingly ambitious but only fitfully inspired, it’s a huge record that sounds expensive, slick, and strategized. With its Bon Jovi guitars, U2 choruses, and Coldplay pianos, Need You Now is calibrated for broad appeal, and at times the human musicians seem a bit overwhelmed by the behemoth that Lady Antebellum has become. Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott, and Dave Haywood prove themselves to be inventive studio artists. The gravelly guitar that opens “Perfect Day” coalesces into a tectonic bassline that lends the song its danceable rhythm, and “Stars Tonight” indulges arena-ready chants and shamelessly goofyguitar riffs that suggest the band are AC/DC fans....Read the rest of the review.

Taylor Swift, Zac Brown Band Win Their First Grammys

Taylor Swift and the Zac Brown Band won their first Grammy Awards on Sunday (Jan. 31) in Los Angeles, recognized in two of the night's highest-profile categories. Swift's Fearless claimed the evening's final honor -- album of the year. She also collected three country trophies -- best female country vocal performance and best country song for "White Horse," as well as best country album for Fearless. Meanwhile, the Zac Brown band won best new artist among all genres. "I just hope that you know how much this means to me and Nathan [Chapman], my producer, and to all these musicians you see on this stage that we get to take this back to Nashville...Check out more Scene and Heard in Country
 
 
 
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