Alanna Conaway

Gloriana‘s ‘Can’t Shake You’ lyrics and melody fit together like a hand and glove. However, that reality was almost not realized. Hit songwriter James T. Slater had the piano melody in his back pocket for nearly a year, but never found the perfect word marriage until he linked up with Gloriana’s Tom Gossin and fellow songwriter Stephanie Bentley.

There’s a reason Easton Corbin is so convincing as a new, traditional country artist. He’s lived the life of a country boy. The ‘A Little More Country Than That’ singer recently talked about growing up on his grandparents’ farm.

It’s no secret that Carrie Underwood is one of country music’s best female vocalists out there right now. Fans, media and peers all feel the same, which Underwood is humbled by. However, after recently hearing that kind of praise from the lips of legendary icon Loretta Lynn, the superstar was a bit baffled.

As the year gets ready to wind down, Eric Church can certainly look back on 2012 and smile. While he has been at the music game for quite some time, this year was essentially the first ‘break’ he got in the industry — finally embraced by the community for his incredible work as a singer, songwriter and entertainer.

Jason Aldean is starting off the week back at the top slot on the country singles chart with his latest hit, ‘Take a Little Ride.’ The tune takes over the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts, leaping from No. 3 where it was positioned last week.

Dolly Parton is used to having many things named after her — like her theme park, Dollywood. But now, the country music is being made into a new slot machine in partnership with International Game Technology (IGT).

Not even a little rain could dampen the spirits inside the CMA building in Nashville on Monday afternoon (Sept. 17), where Luke Bryan was celebrated for his recent multi-week No. 1 hit, ‘Drunk on You.’

Lee Brice‘s streak of success is not showing any signs of slowing, and he is now celebrating a little more. His latest single and the title track to his current album, ‘Hard to Love,’ has been certified gold for digital downloads exceeding 500,000 copies sold.

It’s been dubbed the “summertime song,” and since there is still a bit of summer left, it’s only fitting that Little Big Town continue to hold down the No. 1 position on the country singles chart with their smash, ‘Pontoon.’

Are you ready for some college football? Well Lee Brice is, since the Clemson Tigers college football team has handpicked him to write and record their gameday anthem -’Orange Empire’- for the kick-off of the team’s new season.

Craig Morgan is about to spend even more time on the Outdoor Channel as he gears up to host the network’s upcoming season of ‘Field and Stream Total Outdoorsman Challenge,’ premiering in October.

Justin Moore is perhaps the most laid back guy in country. His relaxed personality and reasonable outlook on life are proving especially helpful following the news of recent lawsuit, in which a Nashville songwriter sued the singer over his 2009 hit single, ‘Backwoods,’ claiming that it was stolen.