The new self titled album by Love and Theft hits stores on July 24th, and it is definitely a little bit of heaven with a wild side. Their current hit song ‘Angel Eyes’ has been sailing through the sound waves of radio stations across the country, but if you haven’t taken notice of this duo […]
via Atlanta Music Guide When an integral player from a well known band launches a solo project, the artist knows they are taking a calculated risk. Coy Bowles of the famed Zac Brown Band is proving some risks are worth taking. Coy’s debut album on Southern Ground Records, Love Takes Flight, is a throaty mixture […]
If George Strait were to hand out business cards, I’m sure they would say “King George, hit-maker extraordinaire.” George Strait’s latest album will be released on September 6, Here for a Good Time. CMP had the privilege of reviewing George’s 39th studio album and is pleased to share George’s latest masterpiece with you! Here for a Good Time was […]
Eli Young Band is a unique sound borne out of Denton, Texas and the creative brilliance of Mike Eli, James Young, Jon Jones and Chris Thompson. I had the pleasure here at Country Music Pride of chatting with Eli Young Band live back in July. When we talked, the guys collectively felt that “it (Life […]
Randy Montana and Mercury Nashville release an artist, a sound and a self-titled debut album July 26, 2011 that might “cling to the rough edges of country’s musical highway” but holds on strong as a singer, a songwriter and a signature sound to scale the heights and hit the summit. Born to famous songwriter Billy […]
I remember stumbling to my house late one evening and turning on CMT. Late, late at night CMT airs the “almost there” bands, the up-and comers. I spotted a video that was more brilliant than a Cohen Brothers film – it was The Band Perry’s “If I Die Young”. I am not one to post […]
Mark Cooke is a singer songwriter from the small town of Longview, Texas. His debut single “Can’t Cheat in a Small Town” charted at number 54. His current single is “I Love It.” CMP writer Paige Colgin had a chance to interview Mark and find out more about him, and what makes him so different […]
Legendary gospel group the Blind Boys of Alabama new album Take the High Road will have a familiar voice in the background. Country singer/songwriter Jamey Johnson not only produced the new album, he sings back up on some of the album’s gorgeous hymns. The album will include gospel favorites such as Have Thine Own Way, […]
Billy Ray Cyrus, of “Achy Breaky Heart” and Miley Cyrus fame, will star in the Hallmark Channel original movie “Christmas in Canaan,” debuting on Saturday, December 12, at 8 p.m. EST. He has written and will perform a new original song, “We’ll Get By Somehow (We Always Do)” for the movie. In honor of the […]
Atlanta, GA – Playing live since 2006, Those Darlins are all about big leather coats with fur collars (when it’s cold), hot pants (when it’s hot), cowboy boots, and making you get up and move! The self-titled debut release by the foursome from Murfreesboro, TN, is a full-tilt, no-holds-barred, never-look-back joyride. While their boots are […]
