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Sound and Vision: Why Is the World So Obsessed with Lionel Richie Right Now?
posted: May 11, 2012
Life is full of surprises, and sometimes, so is pop music. In recent weeks, it’s recovered its long-dormant ability to shock, or at least catch us off guard with the unlikely hit, or the unexpected…
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Sound And Vision: Why I'm Seriously Considering Boycotting Music Award Shows
posted: November 18, 2011
On November 9, Nashville celebrated itself (again!) with the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards. For the fourth consecutive year, the event was hosted by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley, but the masters of ceremonies weren’t…
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Your Country's Right Here: Joey and Rory Invite Fans to a 'Farmhouse Christmas'
posted: November 17, 2011
Joey & Rory make no secret that they’re as country as their music. Although the married couple, Rory Lee Feek and his wife Joey Martin Feek, came to prominence on a reality television show”CMT’s Can…
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Sound And Vision: Pop Songs On TV – Last Season's MVPs (Most Valuable Programs)
posted: June 10, 2011
If video killed the radio star in the 1980s, television is still hammering the nails into its coffin three decades later. Yes, radio still has its place in the selling of pop music, but nothing…
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Your Country's Right Here: Sugarland's 'Incredible Machine' Keeps Rollin'
posted: May 26, 2011
Think of Sugarland‘s album The Incredible Machine as something akin to The Little Engine That Could. The title of the classic children’s story seems perfectly suited to describe Sugarland’s latest full-length recording. Even though it…
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Your Country's Right Here: Colt Ford Sings With His Buddies 'Every Chance I Get'
posted: May 5, 2011
Colt Ford is living proof that good things happen in threes. No sooner was he grabbing kudos for his nomination on the April 3rd broadcast of the Academy of Country Music Awards show in Las…
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