Rascal Flatts Reflects on 10 Epic Years
by Donna Hughes

It’s the year 2000.  “Gladiator” is named Best Picture at the Academy Awards.  Gas costs around $1.60 a gallon.  The Tennessee Titans make it to the Super Bowl, only to lose to the St.  Louis Rams by seven points.  “Hanging chad” enters the political vernacular.

MySpace Karaoke: The Ultimate Online Karaoke Experience to Sing Along and Share
by Bobby Reed

Fantasizing about stardom is a common pastime for many music fans.  What music lover hasn’t occasionally dreamed of being famous? One

Dierks Bentley Cultivates the Common Ground of Country and Bluegrass with ‘Up on the Ridge’
by Lorie Hollabaugh

On hearing the very first notes of the swampy riff that would become the title track of his new album, Up on the Ridge, Dierks Bentley knew that he and co-writer Angelo (Petraglia) were...

Martina McBride Rises and Shines with SunnyD
by Brad Schmitt

For a while this year, you couldn’t turn on the TV without hearing Martina McBride sing the “Shine On” jingle for SunnyD.  She appeared in national print, retail and digital ads, while SunnyD had ...

New Artist Spotlight: Mason Douglas
by Bob Doerschuk

Tucson, Ariz., was home base for Mason Douglas, but an even broader American panorama opens up in his music.  Not so much a regionalist, he paints universal pictures through accessible melodies and lyrics on the four self-penned, five co-written and the two remaining ...

Darius Rucker Plays Ball with LongHorn Steakhouse and Coca-Cola
by Bob Doerschuk

Sports lovers would call this a win-win proposition.  And Darius Rucker is definitely a sports fan, so a plan that puts him at three major sports events with two household name brands is a slam dunk.  LongHorn...