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Superstar Tim McGraw will be releasing live tracks from his Two Lanes of Freedom 2013 Tour, powered by Pennzoil, for the first time ever this summer as part of his new program “McGraw Overdrive Series Live.”  The first track, “Southern Girl,” will be available starting this Friday, May 24 exclusively at timmcgraw.com with four other live songs to [...]

Sidewalk Records Hires Promotion Rep

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It’s that time again! There’s a slew of new music at Country radio, which means it’s time to update your playlist with CMIL’s 10 Songs You Should Be Listening To Right Now. These 10 songs are our favorite new singles right now. Make sure you check out our Spotify playlist and if you like what you hear, subscribe and/or head over to iTunes to add the songs to your personal playlist. Purchase on iTunes: 1. Thomas Rhett – “It Goes Like This” – Click HERE to purchase on iTunes 2. Lady Antebellum – “Goodbye Town” –  Click HERE to purchase on iTunes 3. Kacey Musgraves – “Blowin’ Smoke” – Click HERE to purchase on iTunes 4. Lauren Alaina – “Barefoot and Buckwild” – Click HERE to purchase on iTunes 5. Dustin Lynch – “Wild In Your Smile” – Click HERE to purchase on iTunes 6. Jon Pardi – “Up All Night” – Click HERE to purchase on iTunes 7. Hunter Hayes – “I Want Crazy” – Click HERE to purchase on iTunes 8. Kellie Pickler – “Someone Somewhere Tonight” – Click HERE to purchase on iTunes 9. Billy Currington – “Better I Don’t” – Click HERE to purchase on iTunes 10. Little Big Town – “Your Side Of The Bed” – Click HERE to purchase on iTunes What songs are you loving right now? The post 10 Songs You Should Be Listening To Right Now – May 2013 appeared first on Country Music Is Love.

Keith Urban photo courtesy of Capitol Nashville. Keith Urban penned “For You” for the movie Act of Valor, which was inspired by real-life events and stars a group of active-duty Navy SEALS.  Keith was able to spend time with SEALS featured in the movie and learn about their deep, unique bond. “They have a mantra, and they say ‘the only easy day was yesterday’ and they have this spirit of brotherhood,” he says. “That’s a particular thing that’s very specific to the Seals,” he said. “Military in general have this very strong brotherhood code.” Keith saw that commitment firsthand through one of the SEALS featured in the movie. “Lt. Roark, who is the lead guy in the film — when he was interviewed and talked about funerals he had been to, and he says ‘There isn’t really any one of us who isn’t just a little bit jealous of the guy who’s died.’ That’s a particular way of being that I cannot relate to,” Keith said. “That is an unbelievable depth of commitment and conviction.” Keith will kick off his Light The Fuse Tour in July. He just released “Little Bit of Everything,” the lead single from his upcoming album, to country radio. ShareThis

Trace Adkins may be the new winner of “Celebrity Apprentice”, but don’t even begin to think he has left making music! On May 14th Trace released his much-anticipated album “Love Will…” and showed country fans he is still at the top of his game. The tall baritone singer who has given us an array of [...]

By the turn of the century, Aaron Tippin was fading into obscurity. His What This Country Needs album didn’t yield any career defining singles and he hadn’t scored a major hit in more than five years. For his second album for Lyric Street, he got the career jolt he was looking for. An argument between […]

Thanks to Cherie, for sharing photos she took in Austin, on Willie Nelson’s birthday celebration weekend last month.

“Since life is a journey, let’s think of it as a road trip.  Ahead of you are untold opportunities for joy, learning, sharing, and a lot of fantastic sunsets and sunrises.  And every one of these opportunities will be at the intersection of your trip and a road called Now. Unlike a real highway, it’s not a problem if you doze off and coast right through the corner of Now and Happiness avenues, because life is an infinite progression of these intersections, and each of them holds opportunity, surprise, and the promise of a smile. But if you’re asleep at the wheel your whole life, you’re gonna miss a lot of places called Now. Thousands of pages and millions of words have been written about living in the moment, but it is not a complicated idea.  All you have to do is open your eyes — and all your senses – to the world around you. The easiest mistake on earth is to forget to appreciate what you have right now. Take last year, for instance, when my hand started  knotting up on me and I found it almost impossible to play guitar.   I went to see a bunch of doctors and they got worried looks on their faces, and that put a worried look on my face, and that got my band and crew looking really worried.   When I don’t work, they don’t work.  And we all like to work.  So I had to take a few months off for surgery.  And while my hand was healing more slowly than I wanted it to, I had a of time to appreciate all those gigs that I’d sometimes let myself think were just the okay gigs. Away from the road, I realized that every show is a blessing. I’m not trying to say that nothing goes wrong in my life.  Or in yours.  Your love life may not be perfect — okay, chances are your love life is definitely NOT perfect.   Work may have something lacking, and you may be a few coins shy of that Jamaican vacation you’ve been dreaming about.   But those are not causes of unhappiness.   Those are distractions, obstacles, and challenges to overcome. You may carry a big chip on your shoulder about things that happened to you in the past, but that chip is nothing but a weight that’s anchoring you to intersections you’ve already passed.   Quit looking in the rear view mirror and set your sights on the road ahead.” – The Tao of Willie    a Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart    by Willie Nelson, with Turk Pipkin