Academy of Country Music

he built and lived his music career. Through Books many trials and tribulations as a country music artist, his personal and musical mistakes and accomplishments have made him the acclaimed musician he is today that has influenced many current country artists. He has worked amazingly hard to succeed in the music world. He is especially proud of all the awards he has received over the years. Brooks truly loves entertaining people. Brooks became interested in music when he was young.…

Has “new” country music or “pop” country music redefined country music by overcoming the main stereotypes or has it become a completely new genre? Country music has a longer history than most people realize. It dates back to around the 1920s when people started taking old tunes that their grandparents brought from their homeland, and combining them with a version of African American Blues. Even though this genre has had a longer time to evolve than some of the newer genres of today, if you were…

I'm Coming Over Album Review I'm Coming Over is the sixth studio album by the country singer Chris Young. This album consists of eleven authentic country songs and includes duets with Cassadee Pope and Vince Gill. I'm Coming Over is an album which contains a collection of songs rather than a continuous stream of thought because the songs cover a wide variety of topics and emotions. Chris Young was twenty-eight at the time of the release of I'm Coming Over. Young grew up in Murfreesboro…

fastest-selling country albums according to Nielsen SoundScan, a system that tracks music sales (“Carrie Underwood.”). Carrie started off as a normal young girl from Oklahoma who happened to win Season 4 of American Idol. Ever since then, she has continued with her career in music, grabbing several Grammys, Country Music Association Awards, and other similar recognition awards on the way (“Carrie Underwood.”). She often speaks out about various dilemmas that occur all around the world through…

The Girl You Think I am. Music has always played a critical role in many people 's lives. Recently, researchers have began to ponder the idea that a person’s music taste may say a lot about them. Music plays a very large role in a person’s personality. Some may say that music creates the person, and some may say that the person chooses the music. I, however agree with those who say music creates the person. When children are growing up, they are heavily influenced by their surroundings. These…

competition, American Idol, country singer Carrie Underwood has cemented a place in the American music industry as one of the most empowering, feminine, as well as influential women with a multitude of chart-topping songs over the past decade (Paisley, 2014). “Before He Cheats,” is one of her most famous tracks, and promotes messages weaves emotions that resonate with many cheated-on individuals. As a result, “Before He Cheats” reached eighth place on Billboard’s ranking of popular music, and…

The Music Of Dolly Parton. Hey everybody how you are doing? Well I know you guys love music and I'm glad to see that you guys made it here to hear my speech. Some of you music lovers say that Kitty Wells and Jean Shepard were the best country singers in the 60’s. (Pause for the audience reaction) they are WRONG while they were on the charts, Dolly Parton was the number one hit. You might be wondering who I am. I am Dolly Parton's sister ~Stella Parton~ This is important for me to talk about…

the Carter Family is widely considered as the most influential group in country music and are commonly known as the first family of country music. Their style of play was responsible for influencing several genres of music that is played today including, country, bluegrass, rock and Southern Gospel. Several of their songs, such as “Wasbash Cannonball” and “Can the Circle Be Unbroken” set the standards for what is country music. The Carter Family, all born and raised in Virginia, was comprised of…

be where the heart is. Award-winning country singer Carrie Underwood was born on March 10, 1983 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. As soon as Underwood began singing for audiences, her career took of. Her songs “Jesus, Take The Wheel” and “Before He Cheats” won Grammys, and is renowned throughout the world as the most successful winner of American Idol. Carrie Underwood created an incredible charity and business line, strove for accuracy to innovate modern country music in a way never seen…

classified gold or higher. He has also produced 40 Top 10 singles on the Country Airplay charts and U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs. And 28 of the singles reached number 1 on the chart. He went gold with Me and You in 1996. He then went platinum with I Will Stand in 1997 and consequently double platinum with Everywhere We Go in 1999. By the year 2000, Chesney was a country star who was adored and loved by a lot of country music fans. He released his first Greatest Hits album in 2001. And he was…