March 27, 2013 Of course, from reading the title, you know it's a love song. Kip Moore does an excellent job of not over doing the theatrics of a love song, though. He keeps it realistic and it actually sounds like something a sweet guy would say to a girl in real life and it's this simple reason why this new song, 'Hey Pretty Girl' is just beautiful.
Las Vegas is going to be the place to be in early April, thanks to several country music performances leading up to the ACM Awards on Sunday April 7. The ACM Fremont Street Experience Festival will begin at 9 PM on April 5 and 6 in downtown Vegas with must-see country stars Gary Allan and Jake Owen headlining the event.
This summer, Toby Keith will lay down the hammer. The popular crooner has lined up 20 dates for his just-announced 2013 Hammer Down Tour, which will take off in June.
It looks like 2013 is off to a running start for Kip Moore. The singer continues to sell out shows, and at a rapid clip. His Boston show, which takes place on March 23 at the House of Blues, sold out in only 20 minutes yesterday morning (Feb. 1), moving over 2,500 tickets in all. Clearly, the fans in Beantown are excited for Moore's show and gobbled up the tickets as fast as they could.
After much consideration and voting, the Country Radio Broadcasters (CBR) have come to a final decision about which country music newcomers will make up the 2013 New Faces showcase, which will be held next year during Country Radio Seminar (CRS).
Because his first headlining trek has been such a sales success, Brantley Gilbert has decided to extend the Hell on Wheels Tour with a second leg, which will start in 2013.
If you were to ask Kip Moore about his 2012 at this point, he wouldn’t argue that it’s been the best year of his life and career. But it’s about to get a whole lot better this fall when he hits the road with Eric Church on his Blood, Sweat and Beers Tour, also featuring Justin Moore.
What’s better than having your very first No. 1 single as a singer and a songwriter? How about spending two solid weeks at the top of the charts? Well, that’s exactly what Kip Moore is experiencing this week, as ‘Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck’ claims the top slot once again on both the Billboard and Mediabase / Country Aircheck country singles charts.
Kip Moore is on one heck of a ride to country superstar status. Not only does he have a critically-acclaimed debut album on the shelves, as well as a new music video and a No. 1 hit song for his latest single, ‘Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck,’ but he also recently just found out that the song has been certified gold for sales exceeding 500,000 digital downloads.
2011 was a huge year for country music. Rather is be mainstream, Texas, Red Dirt or anything in between. There were a lot of fresh new musicians to hit the scene this year. Some found instant success and some are right on the verge of being the next big thing. We've played more than a few this year on the station but we decided that we'd leave it up to you, the fans and listeners, to sound off on your favorites. Here are our finalists for breakthrough artist of the year. Vote Now!
