CMT — This week is very special to me because exactly 20 years ago, Garth Brooks landed a No. 1 song with "The Dance." God, I loved that song. Still do. It's the one with the soft piano intro and outro, about how you could've missed the pain but you'd have... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Jerrod Niemann’s current single, a rock cover he re-titled “Lover, Lover,” is climbing the charts and currently resides in Billboard’s Top 10. Considering his most notable accomplishments to date include co-writing three singles for Garth Bro... more info

The 9513 Country Music — There’s no shortage of songs that fit this theme by artists like Bill Emerson, Buddy Holly, Dale Watson, The Mavericks, Wayne Hancock, Two Dollar Pistols, Garth Brooks, and many, many more. I could dig a little deeper into my music collection and m... more info

Mjsbigblog — Dick Clark had a huge impact on the television landscape. Not just through his American Bandstand show that aired for more than 40 years on ABC, but also as a producer of many game shows and specials. Who hasn’t rung in the New Y... more info

Mjsbigblog — *Mike Lynche is now on twitter. Follow him here: @BigMikeLynche *** Kara Dioguardi worked in the studio with Lee DeWyze and Marti Frederikson yesterday according to a tweet. Frederikson has worked with Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Buckc... more info

ET Online — Garth Brooks has come out of retirement, and he sure likes it. The country music titan returned to the stage from an extended leave of absence last December, and now the Grammy winner has announced new concert dates for September through Novemb... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Soon-to-be-Country Music Hall of Famer Don Williams is coming out of retirement for a limited number of concert dates in the fall. Garth Brooks, now out of his own retirement, announced new dates for September, October, and November. New releases fo... more info

CMT — "Eat it, Garth Brooks"? Is that any way to start a story? New York magazine thinks so, because that's their lead into a little story about how George Strait is the biggest country artist of the last 25 years. They say it because of a ranking that Bil... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Garth’s fourth album opens with his most telling couplet to date: “This ain’t coming from no prophet / just an ordinary man.” He’s kidding, right? In 1992, just three years after his debut album, Garth was anything but an ordinary man: He h... more info

ContactMusic — GEORGE STRAIT has topped a new list of country giants from the past 25 years.The singer beat Garth Brooks, Reba MCEntire, Alan Jackson and Tim MCGraw to the number one... more info