• Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line and More Mashed Up into "Bro Country" Mix That's Undeniably Similar Sounding

    All genres have combatting subsets, one of which will claim the other isn't "true" or "hardcore" enough. There is no genre where this is more in play than country music, which features constant battles between the fans of more popular mainstream country and those who stick to the "outlaw" country method of operation. It's reached a peak with the rise of the derisively nicknamed "bro country"—your Luke Bryans and Florida Georgia Lines. A songwriter from Nashville, Greg "Sir Mashalot" Todd, has used Pro Tools to make a hybrid song from those acts plus Blake Shelton, Cole Swindell, Chase Rice and Parmalee just to demonstrate how similar their music is.

  • Garth Brooks Tops Billboard's Country Albums Chart Moving Carrie Underwood to No. 2

    Garth Brooks returned to the recording scene with "Man Against Machine" in November and his legions of devoted fans couldn't be happier. The album took over the top spot on Billboard's country charts recently. It's the artist's ninth studio effort and his first in 13 years. It dethroned Carrie Underwood's greatest hits collection, which is now at the No. 2 spot.

  • The NCAA Playoffs, As Decided by Every School's Music Alumni: Alabama, Oregon, Florida State and Ohio State Face Off

    We at Music Times have, at best, a tenuous connection with college athletics. We write about music. At the same time, nothing is trending like the first ever NCAA College Football Playoff. The University of Alabama and University of Oregon held tight to their top spots in the bracket of four, Florida State slid up one spot after a close game with Georgia Tech and Ohio State jumped into the last available spot with a crushing victory over Wisconsin. The best thing we can do, lacking the athletic know-how, is check out how this would turn out based on famous musical alumni from each school. Check it out.

  • Luke Bryan Misses 'CMT Artists of the Year' Ceremony After Family Death, Lady Antebellum Pays Tribute with 'Drink a Beer' [WATCH]

    Luke Bryan suffered a tough loss last week after his brother-in-law passed away at the age of 46. Ben Lee Cheshire was married to Bryan's cousin Kelly, who died in 2007. The country community gathered Tuesday night (Dec. 2) for the CMT Artists of the Year ceremony to honor this year's biggest stars, but Bryan was home in Georgia with his family. Honorees Jason Aldean and Keith Urban mentioned Bryan throughout the ceremony, and Lady Antebellum played a touching tribute for the grieving superstar with his hit "Drink a Beer."

  • MAGIC!, Idina Menzel, Florida Georgia Line Join Lineup for 'New Year's Rockin' Eve 2015'

    The biggest party night of the year just got a little bit better. Watching the ball drop on New Year's Eve in Times Square is one of the most iconic images from the changing of the calendar, and people fly in from all over the world to stand shoulder to shoulder in the frigid cold for hours just to be a part of it. The whole event in Times Square is always broadcast on TV, and it includes live performances from some of the biggest musicians playing at the time. This year's cast for "New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2015" is impressive headlined by Taylor Swift and is only going to get better with the additions of country stars Florida Georgia Line, Frozen soundtrack anthem "Let It Go" singer Idina Menzel and "Rude" stars MAGIC! According to "Billboard," Menzel will predictably sing "Let It Go," while Florida Georgia Line will perform a medley of tunes including "Cruise," "This Is How We Roll" and "Sun Daze," while MAGIC! will unleash smash single "Rude" and "Let Your Hair Down" on the Times Square crowd.

  • Florida Georgia Line Share 'Sun Daze' [WATCH]

    Country duo Florida Georgia Line have shared the music video for their latest single “Sun Daze,” which you can check out below. The video features Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley escaping from their monotonous office jobs — the music industry is pretty rough these days — to go to a huge pool party, with the only musical instruments in sight being some inflatable guitars. Check out the music video for Florida Georgia Line’s “Sun Daze” here: “Sun Daze” is the second single to be released from Florida Georgia Line’s latest album "Anything Goes," following “Dirt.” Anything Goes was released Oct. 14 and is the duo’s second studio album, their first since 2012’s "Here’s to the Good Times."

  • Luke Bryan Currently Working On New Album

    Luke Bryan fans rejoice! In a recent interview, the country superstar revealed that he's begun work on his next album, which will be the follow-up to his multi-platinum 2013 smash, "Crash My Party." Though there's no word yet as to the album's title or release date, Bryan says the songwriting process has begun and he will be entering the studio very soon.
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