I laughed this morning while reading headlines at The 9513. The headline read “Brooks and Dunn Sell Out In Australia.”
Why did they go to Australia to sell out? I thought they sold out years ago right here in the US. Did they retain some kind of credibility in Australia that they’ve finally […]

Beyoncé apparently really liked the results of her collaboration with Sugarland at the AMAs. Several outlets are reporting that she will ditch R&B on the next album and instead put her own spin on country music.
Amanda Ghost has been enlisted to assist in songwriting.
Perhaps she’s had her eye on the success of […]

Country music has been described as a big tent with room for everyone. Sadly enough, with the exception of Charlie Pride, that tent has largely been very pale. His success was largely the only black breakthrough until the singing doctor, Cleve Francis had minor success in the 90s. Even Price, whose legendary […]

Love him or loathe him, Bob Lefsetz draws a crowd with his music industry analysis. For those of you who are unfamiliar with The Lefsetz Letter, it’s a newsletter/blog from a self-proclaimed renegade author who is “beholden to no one.”
While I often find Bob’s work to be a bit trite and all-to-frequently a rambling […]