• 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.

  • One Direction, George Strait, Luke Bryan Top StubHub's Ticket Sales List for 2014

    StubHub released its year-end list recently and it serves as more proof that country music is one of today's most popular genres. While One Direction took the number one spot in ticket sales for their touring this year, George Strait and Luke Bryan were right behind the boy band. Justin Timberlake locked down the fourth slot, and even he had a big country year, performing with Garth Brooks in Nashville.

  • Luke Bryan Shares Country 'The Christmas Song' Parody

    It is that time of year again — when musicians looking to make a quick buck go out and record a new version of an old Christmas song that we have already heard a million times before. Today, however, country star Luke Bryan offered a different twist for his version of "The Christmas Song" — aka "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire." Instead of recording a new version of the song — honestly, do we really need another one? — Bryan sent out an email to his fans with a countrified rewrite of the song's lyrics, which you can check out below. According to "The Boot," Bryan has rewritten the lyrics with autobiographical references to his own Southern upbringing, such as his father's peanut farm — "Peanuts boiling on an open fire." He also includes references to his own superstar singing career, with lines referring to "fans who come to all the shows ... with their phones all aglow." You can check out Luke Bryan's new lyrics for "The Christmas Song" here, via "The Boot":

  • Luke Bryan Thanks Fans for Support After Brother-in-Law's Death at American Country Countdown

    Luke Bryan was not able to attend this year's CMT Artists of the Year ceremony because of a death in the family. The country superstar was on hand last night, Dec. 15, at the American Country Countdown Awards to perform "Roller Coaster" and receive the Male Vocalist of the Year Award. He took some time during his speech to thank his fans for their support after the passing of Ben Lee Cheshire. "I wanna get serious just for a second. I wanna thank all of my fans — for the past couple of weeks of my life — for keeping my family in your prayers. And I wanna also recognize the country music community," he said, CMT noted. Cheshire was married to Bryan's sister Kelly, who died in 2007.

  • Justin Timberlake, Garth Brooks: Pop Star Covers 'Friends in Low Places' at Show [WATCH]

    Justin Timberlake continued to remind fans that he is a huge Garth Brooks supporter when he played the country star's 1990 hit "Friends in Low Places." Apparently, all of Timberlake's fans know the tune as they sang it in unison at the singer's show last week in Oklahoma City. Prior to his performance, Timberlake attended the Brooks concert in St. Louis and had a wonderful time. He even took a picture with his hero. As "Taste of Country" noted, Timberlake told the crowd about going to the Brooks show before launching into the country hit. The former 'N SYNC leader's voice brings a smooth, soul vibe to the song, but Timberlake lets the frenzied audience take over for the chorus. Check it out in the fan-shot footage below. J. Tim — just go with it — and and his wife, actress Jessica Biel, are reportedly expecting their first child. A friend told "Us Weekly" in November that there was a little Timberlake on the way, but representatives have not confirmed the rumors. Timberlake's "The 20/20 Experience" was one of the best-selling albums last year, beating out Eminem and Luke Bryan.

  • Luke Bryan Top Jukebox Artist of 2014 According to TouchTunes; AC/DC, Eric Church and Lynyrd Skynyrd Right Behind

    The bar crowd has spoken: Luke Bryan is the undisputed jukebox champion of 2014. TouchTunes, which supplies establishments with digital music machines, announced its most-played artists and songs recently, and the Crash My Party singer is at the top on the list. As Billboard points out, it makes complete sense with tunes like "Play It Again" and "Drink a Beer." AC/DC, Eric Church and Lynyrd Skynyrd were right behind Bryan.

  • 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."

  • T-Pain Sings 'I'm Sprung' with No Auto-Tune, Is Working with Luke Bryan [WATCH]

    T-Pain proved last month that just because he uses Auto-Tune for so many of his hit songs, it does not mean he has poor vocals. The "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" rapper recently sat down with Larry King for an episode of "Larry King Now" to talk about his career and beyond. King's production crew did not let T-Pain leave without a performance, though, so the artist sang "I'm Sprung" from his debut album "Rappa Ternt Sanga," sans Auto-Tune. He did not disappoint, either. He also revealed sometime later that he is working with country star Luke Bryan. T-Pain gave his 2005 hit single a brief R&B makeover for King and the crew after the interview. "Billboard" is currently hosting the exclusive clip.

  • 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.

  • Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Brad Paisley Headlining New York's First Country Music Festival FarmBorough in June 2015

    New York City has always been the one major market that country music just could not tap... until now. Less than two years after the biggest city in America got its first country radio station, NYC will be getting its first country music festival. Today (Oct. 29), Live Nation, Founders Entertainment and music star Dierks Bentley announced the FarmBorough Music Festival for June 2015.
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