Joe Hansen

Roseanne Cash, Her Father's Daughter

For Roseanne Cash, although she has already achieved so much in her own career with a string of albums featuring some of the best country music love songs (she has 11 number one singles in the US country charts tucked under her belt), she has also had to ... Read >

Taylor Swift: Grammy's Golden Child

If anything, the recent Grammy Awards ceremony held last January 31, 2010 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California proved the fact that a fresh-faced, twenty-something from Wyomissing, Pennsylvania has really dominated the scene with her brand of coun... Read >

Radio Broadcasters Show Some Love for Brooks & Dunn

Early this year, Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc.® has announced their selection of a duo that has consistently served up new country songs year after year. The legendary country duo Brooks & Dunn was chosen as this year's CRB Career Achievement Award wi... Read >

Ten Years of Sweet Country Music from Rascal Flatts

The year 2010 marks the 10th anniversary of one of this generation's most successful country music acts, Rascal Flatts. Celebrating a decade of good country songs, a string of hit songs, sold out tours and endless awards, the country superband-consisting ... Read >

Walk Down the Aisle with These Lovely Country Music Love Songs

Ask wedding planners and most of them would tell you that the country wedding theme is a big hit among many couples these days. It may be because of the unique ambience, rustic setting, creative decors, or the memorable and beautiful country wedding songs... Read >

Top 10 Country Singers of All Time

Trying to come up with the ten greatest country singers of all time can be as difficult as saying who your favorite child is. The country music industry is abundant with exceptional talents that it is really not that easy to determine which ones are the... Read >

These New Country Songs will Make you Love Country Music Even More

Country music is great, no doubt about that especially for country music fans. This genre, just like other types of music, has an enormous share of fans out there. What is not to love about these tunes? They have pleasant and soulful melodies as well as m... Read >

3 Reasons Why Country Music Blogs Rock

We cannot deny the fact that country music has been one of the most popular genres of music of all time. In fact, this kind of tune has been with us for decades and since then, it has gone far in terms of acceptance and fame. This type of music, which c... Read >

What Makes Country Music 'country?'

It has been around for decades, growing back in the 1920's with such artists as 'Eck" Robertson and Jimmie Rodgers, but this has come far since them, in leaps and bounds and has become unrecognizable to some and unpalatable to others. It can be hard to im... Read >

How to Become a Country Music Singer

With the ever growing popularity of Country Music and their inevitable subgenres spanning out across the globe, the desire to break into the music business as a Country Music singer has become a popular ambition. But breaking into the music business is ha... Read >

The Top 5 Modern Country Singers

Modern Country Music is often regarded as not country at all, lacking the fundamental principles of traditional. Such are the changing times where Pop meets Country and is regarded as Country. So whether good or bad, who are the top modern Country Singers... Read >

The Top 5 Best Country Love Songs

It is all about pain and frequently about love, whether it's loss of love, or unrequited love, just like many pop songs, but the Country songs tell a story, and the heartfelt words are often enough to bring a tear to even the strongest eye. But with all t... Read >

How to Write Country Music Lyrics

If you've ever sat, tapping your feet to the distinctive sounds of Country Music, marveling at the beat, the guitar chords and above all else - the lyrics, then maybe you've sat there and thought, "I could write better lyrics than that," or "how hard can ... Read >

How to Dress For a Country Music Festival

If you love Country Music, and want to go to a festival or a concert, but you are not even a little bit country, or worse not even from America at all, it can be hard to get the Country Music look, without overdoing it and standing out like a beginner. So... Read >

How to Appreciate Country Music

It can be hard to listen to, some people call it annoying, others common, but it is the backbone of America, and an essential part of the music industry. Learning to appreciate it for what it is a process; Country music has a long and varied history and e... Read >