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Jacob and Sophia Top List of Most Popular Baby Names — What Else Made the Top 10?

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:00:15 +0000

Jacob and Sophia are not a couple in the latest movie adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel, but they may be soon at this rate. Those just so happened to be the two most popular baby names in America in 2012, according to the Social Security Administration. It’s the 14th consecutive year Jacob topped all [...]

Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw Named Top Country Earners of 2012

Christina Vinson — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:00:20 +0000

While the music industry is full of musicians who are still trying to 'make it,' Billboard has compiled a list of forty musicians who have been successful in 2012, at least according to their pocketbooks. Many fan-favorite country artists made the cut, an example of the popularity of country music today.

Hunter Hayes Sings the Nominations for Pop Vocal Album at 2012 Grammy Nominations Concert

Sterling Whitaker — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:00:43 +0000

Fast-rising star Hunter Hayes threw an interesting twist on announcing the nominees for Pop Vocal Album at Wednesday night's (Dec. 5) Grammy Nominations Concert, which broadcast live from Nashville. Instead of reading them from a list, the enterprising singer-songwriter sang a snippet of each nominated song.

2012 Severe Weather Recap Shows Calm Skies for Pettis County

Sam Schleicher — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:47:29 +0000

The Sedalia-Pettis County Emergency Management Agency recently released their severe weather review for 2012. Although violent and damaging storms did occur, 2012 was a very calm year for Pettis County, with only one Severe Thunderstorm Warning, no more than five Severe Thunderstorm Watches. Perhaps most notable is the fact that Pettis County was never placed under a Tornado Watch in 2012.

Keith Urban Lists His Favorite Songs of 2012

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:00:46 +0000

What dominated Keith Urban‘s iPod in 2012? Well, there was quite a bit of country music — and even some pop — on his personal playlist. Urban posted his favorite tracks of the year on his website, giving fans a musical recap right before the calendar turned on 2013. It’s undeniably heavy on tunes by [...]

Greg Bates Reflects on the 'Best Year of His Life,' Looks Forward to 2013

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 23:00:48 +0000

Newcomer Greg Bates made his debut on the country scene with his Top 5 single 'Did It for the Girl' in 2012. While he considers 2012 "the best year of my life," he is looking forward to bigger and better things in 2013. Why stop at a Top 5 song when he's got an album on the horizon and tons of new fans to convert?

Taylor Swift Is the Most Charitable Celebrity of 2012

Sterling Whitaker — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:00:16 +0000

When Taylor Swift isn’t racking up hit singles or setting new attendance records on tour, she finds time to set records of another kind. A big believer in giving back, the young superstar tops this year’s list of the most charitable celebrities. According to DoSomething.org, the 23-year-old ‘Red’ hitmaker catapulted from No. 20 on the [...]

Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw Top 2012 Country Tours

Sterling Whitaker — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:00:56 +0000

Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw were the top country touring attraction of the year with their Brothers of the Sun Tour, according to Billboard magazine, which has just published its 2012 Year in Music roundup. The massive road trek sold out nine of 23 shows and played to 1,085,382 total fans, raking in $96,458,890 to place seventh in all genres behind such huge mainstream artists as Madonna, Bruce Springsteen and Lady Gaga.

Florida Georgia Line Set 2012 Record With High Debut Album Sales

Megan Pacella — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:30:40 +0000

To say that country newcomers Florida Georgia Line are a breakout group would be an understatement. This the popular duo's debut album, 'Here's to the Good Times,' clinched the Highest Album Sales of 2012 for a New Country Artist when they moved 63,000 units of the record following its Dec. 4 release.

Are You Sending Out a Holiday Card This Christmas? [POLL]

Doug — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:05:08 +0000

The last two weeks before Christmas is always full of last minute shopping and getting things ready for Dec. 25. One of the great traditions that is done at about this point is the annual end of the year letter with a Christmas card, which is usually the end of the year family photo. Over [...]