On May 14, Plowboy Records will release "You Don't Know Me: Rediscovering Eddy Arnold" – a tribute album that features many artists from outside the mainstream country realm paying tribute to the singer. Former Dead Boys guitarist Cheetah Chrome can be heard on the project doing the song that became Arnold's first number one hit in 1946.
Randy Rogers Band is on course for its second top 10 album on the Billboard 200, as the country group's new "Trouble" could sell around 20,000 to 25,000 -- so say industry sources.
Kenny Chesney's rare, small-venue performance Wednesday night at the Highline Ballroom in New York marked his first SiriusXM subscriber-only concert, as part of his release-week promotion tour for his new album, "Life On A Rock."
Just like the blues flows through the mid-south, so does the history of rockabilly music. Of course, the birthplace of the style is typically regarded as 706 Union Avenue- the address of Sun Records.
The late country icon George Jones is remembered on the Billboard charts this week, following his his death on April 26. As Nielsen SoundScan's sales tracking week ended on April 28, Billboard's new sales charts reflect only three days since Jones' passing. (SoundScan provides data to Billboard for its music chart rankings.)
Radio executives who attended the Country Radio Seminar in March came away excited about the musical offerings of many of Nashville's newcomers – with MCA's Drake White being one act who attracted quite a bit of interest.
April 30, 2013 4:38 PM EDT
We've gone back and taken a look at the ten biggest country No. 1s from Willie Nelson -- ranked by overall chart performance and based on chart longevity -- and it's interesting to note that six of them were duets -- a Willie tradition.
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