Tim McGraw. “If You’re Reading This.” As performed on the 2007 ACM Awards. Press Play. Then Play Again. Update: Now that it’s been released officially as a single, let me add a few words and
Faith Hill, “Lost” Hill taps into her skills as a pop singer once again, wrapping her smoky vocals around a sultry decla ration of passion. The conceit of the lyric is novel, and she conveys
Dierks Bentley, “Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)” Bentley continues with his string of compelling road songs. While previous single “Long Trip Alone” was laced with melancholy, even as it asked for a
Collin Raye, “A Soldier’s Prayer” Wow, talk about bad timing. Tim McGraw debuts “If You’re Reading This”, the most powerful soldier song I’ve ever heard, on the ACM’s and brings down the house. Then poor
Before I started the live blog of last night’s ACM Awards, I listed a few burning questions. Here are the answers: Will Carrie Underwood pull a Dixie Chicks and go five for five tonight? I
ACM Winner Miranda Lambert (above) ACM LIVE BLOG 10:59: Just FYI: Carrie won Video, so she went 3/5. “Building Bridges” by B&D, Vince and Sheryl Crow won Collaboration. 10:57 Entertainer: Kenny Chesney, three in
There are three major country awards given by the music industry, and each particular show reflects the preferences of a different section of it. The CMA Awards, given every fall, are the Music Row awards,
LeAnn Rimes, “Nothin’ Better to Do” She hasn’t done anything quite like this before, a muddy water twang-fest that has her sounding like a mature woman who has seen some hard times, but still has
Amy Dalley, “Let’s Try Goodbye” Curb Records is continuing its maddening approach with Dalley’s debut album: keep throwing singles at radio until one sticks, and keeping the album shelved until one does. The travesty is
Travis Tritt, “You Never Take Me Dancing” Good Lord, this is good. I’ve always thought Tritt was trying too hard when he did the southern rock thing, but with age, he’s really grown into the