Country Star of the Month
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Chris Lane has been on the Country Music scene since 2012, but there’s a chance he wouldn’t have been. Chris and his twin brother Cory were both athletes in high school and college. After playing football and baseball in high school they went on to play baseball at the collegiate level at the University Of […]
If I asked you who Joshua Ryan Owen was you most likely wouldn’t know. I could tell you he has several number one country songs and you still might be confused. That’s because Joshua goes by his stage name “Jake” Owen. Now you know who I’m talking about. Jake and his twin brother, Jarrod were […]
Travis Denning hasn’t been on the scene for long, but he is starting to make a name for himself. Hew grew up in Warner Robins, Georgia and headed to Nashville in 2014. He had a love for Country Music at a young age as his father would play songs for him. As is common in […]
Tenille Arts is still making her way up the ladder of Country Music fame. Recently her song “Somebody Like That” made her take a big leap up that ladder and helped her get her feet firmly set. She grew up in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, where she began taking lessons in piano and singing, and developed an […]
Darius Rucker’s trip to country music went in a unique path. He didn’t start out as country musician. Instead he gained fame as the lead singer of a “college rock” band in the mid 1990’s that most thought was the next big thing in music. Some listeners don’t know or only hear whispers of Hootie […]
Little Big Town formed in 1998 and have been a staple of country music since they hit it big in 2005 with their smash hit “Boondocks”. The group has had the same four members since its founding: Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, and Jimi Westbrook. LBT has always had a mix of three part […]
At 28 years old Parker McCollum is just starting to get known around the country music world. His song “Pretty Heart” just went to number one a few weeks ago which we’re sure made for a very Merry Christmas. The young man is talented to say the least. He started learning music in elementary school […]
Brett Eldredge is a man of many talents, especially vocally. He has 5 number one hits starting in 2012 with his single “Don’t Ya”. Growing up in Illinois Brett is more mid-western than Southern Country. He headed to Nashville in 2009 when he wrote the single “I Think I’ve Had Enough” for Gary Allen. Brett […]
Kelsea Ballerini has had a fast rise in in country music. She started singing at a young age and wrote her first song at 12. That caused her to keep working at songwriting and singing and finally move to Nashville at the age of 15. Back then Kelsea was greatly influenced by Pop artists like […]
Matt Stell did not take the usual path to becoming a Country Music artist. His story starts with basketball, make a stop at Harvard, and then goes to Nashville. Matt was a star basketball player in his hometown of Clinton Arkansas. He parlayed that into a full scholarship to Drury University and after completing 4 […]
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