Taste of Country Staff
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Toc Encore: Country Stars Who’ve Served in the Military
Amongst country music's top stars you'll find a captain, several staff sergeants, a corporal and an Army Ranger. All four branches of the United States military are covered by country hitmakers. In some cases they were on the front lines for historic events. In some cases an artist's career began during down time.
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Brantley Gilbert, ‘Just As I Am’ – Everything You Need to Know in 60 Seconds
Brantley Gilbert's 'Just As I Am' album is now in stores, containing the Georgia-raised singer's No. 1 hit 'Bottoms Up' and his new single 'Small Town Throwdown.' Gilbert says he doesn't write about anything he hasn't lived
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Album Spotlight: Dolly Parton, ‘Blue Smoke’
Dolly Parton’s ‘Blue Smoke’ is a lyricist’s album. Parton’s 42nd studio album rarely relies on silly or corn pone metaphors or jokes, instead offering tracks that stick to the soul.
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Lee Brice’s ‘I Don’t Dance’ Debuts on ToC Top 10 Video Countdown
The new video from Lee Brice makes its Top 10 Video Countdown debut this week. 'I Don't Dance' checks in at No. 8, besting videos from Luke Bryan and more. The top will look familiar to regular voters of this weekly poll.
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Album Spotlight: Rascal Flatts, ‘Rewind’
The song 'Rewind' is a good measuring stick for Rascal Flatts' new album of the same name as it truly does -- as Jay DeMarcus said -- tie the old to the new. It's the mean of 13 songs that range from syrupy and organic to razor sharp and vengeful.
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Win a Signed Copy of Rascal Flatts ‘Rewind’
Rascal Flatts have released their new studio album 'Rewind,' featuring the hit song 'Rewind' and 12 other tracks from some of the top country songwriters in Nashville. Win a copy, signed by Gary, Joe Don and Jay, by entering this ToC contest.
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Lady Antebellum, ‘Bartender’ [Listen]
Lady Antebellum’s new song ‘Bartender’ brushes against themes found in the group's biggest hit to date, but sonically it’s quite a deviation from ‘Need You Now’ or anything they’ve recorded released to radio. Perhaps only ‘Downtown’ served up a more surprising sound from this trio.
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Brantley Gilbert (Feat. Thomas Rhett, Justin Moore), ‘Small Town Throwdown’ [Listen]
It’s clear all three men singing on Brantley Gilbert’s new single ‘Small Town Throwdown’ know what they’re talking about. The ‘Bottoms Up’ singer tapped labelmates Thomas Rhett and Justin Moore for this country-rocker, the second from the ‘Just As I Am’ album.
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Zac Brown Band, ‘All Alright’ [Listen]
Dave Grohl’s influence on the Zac Brown Band is obvious from the first blues-rock soaked pulls of electric guitar on ‘All Alright.’ It’s a new direction for the ZBB, a band whose musical journey looks more like a maze than a straight line.
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Chris Young, Ronnie Dunn Battle for Top Spot on ToC Top 10 Video Countdown
It was one of the closest battles for the No. 1 video ever. Chris Young and Ronnie Dunn fans traded punches until the final moments of this week's Top 10 Video Countdown voting period. The winner won by less than one percentage point!
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Album Spotlight: Leah Turner, ‘Leah Turner’ EP
Leah Turner has managed to reveal a new side of her personality with each of the first two singles on her debut EP. The other three also step out of line with what fans have already learned.
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Kip Moore, ‘Dirt Road’ [Listen]
Kip Moore is right when he says his new single ‘Dirt Road’ will raise a few eyebrows, it may just take awhile. Lyrically the new song is country’s Mariana Trench hiding behind familiar references to beer, moonlight and backseat romance.