First we lost 8-tracks. Then they stopped selling cassettes. Then records went away. Now, according to Billboard, Best Buy has plans to pull CDs from its stores.
...And ladies (and probably some men) are swooning even more than when Jonathan says 'renovate your downstairs' while Drew just lets that suit do the talking.
Only in country music can a new artist begin his career at age 38. In fact, many of country's biggest stars are past or pushing 40 years old. A few are nearing (gulp) 50!
Promotional mailings for Jamie Jones' song "Pissed Off Rednecks Like Me" promises "the most controversial song of the year." It's too early to give away that award in 2015, but the track is certainly dividing country fans into two groups.
Some of the best country albums of 2014 have come from country's most popular hitmakers, including Dierks Bentley and everyone's favorite outlaw, Eric Church.