Taste of Country Staff
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ToC Encore: Country Duets and the Trouble They Create
There have been some wonderful country duets in recent years. Collaborations between Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson come to mind, but these songs (and others like 'Highway Don't Care') take some serious coordination.
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Win an Exclusive, Autographed Jerrod Niemann High Noon Saloon Prize Pack!
Kick open the doors of the High Noon Saloon and stir up trouble with Jerrod Niemann with his new interactive bar fight game and a sweet prize pack. Enter here to win an autographed prize from the 'Drink to That All Night' hitmaker.
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Kacey Musgraves, ‘Keep It to Yourself’ [Listen]
The fourth single from Kacey Musgraves’ ‘Same Trailer Different Park’ album isn’t nearly as risky as her last, or the two before it. ‘Keep It to Yourself’ is a straight-forward country heartbreak song that finds the singer turning the corner on the depression that often comes after a bad breakup.
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Win a Guitar Signed by Sara Evans and Copy of ‘Slow Me Down’
The new album from Sara Evans is available right now, and the singer wants to upgrade your 'Slow Me Down' experience. Enter here to win a signed guitar, and a signed copy of the new album.
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ToC Encore: Everything You Need to Know About Miranda Lambert’s ‘Platinum’ in 30 Seconds or Less
Miranda Lambert's new album 'Platinum' will be available on June 3 and, with 16 tracks, there's a lot to know about the new studio project. Taste of Country writer Billy Dukes has managed to cram it all into one, 30-second-long, video cheat sheet.
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Album Spotlight: Luke Bryan, ‘Spring Break 6 … Like We Ain’t Ever’
Luke Bryan’s sixth spring break EP isn’t so much a party album as it is a project for short-term lovers. Bryan explores the romantic side of spring break during ‘Like We Ain’t Ever.’ In many ways it’s an extension of the songs on ‘Crash My Party.’
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The Band Perry, ‘Chainsaw’ [Listen]
The Band Perry’s ‘Chainsaw’ finds singer Kimberly Perry playing the role of unstable ex-girlfriend. Until now she’d mostly kept a lid on her crazy, only giving glimpses in songs like ‘Better Dig Two’ and ‘Done.’ There’s nothing stable about a girl swinging around a Stihl, however.
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Taste of Country’s March Man-Ness: The Lady Killers [Round 1]
Taste of Country's March Man-Ness competition begins right now. The field of 32 country studs has been divided into four quadrants, with eight artists in each battling to be named country music's sexiest male. First up? Country music's Lady Killers.
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Dierks Bentley Calls Visiting St. Jude a ‘Divine Experience’
Dierks Bentley always brings his guitar with him when he visits the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Really, he says he should be bringing a guitar case full of tissues.
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Justin Moore After His First St. Jude Visit: ‘I Need to Be a Better Person!’
Country stars get some cool opportunities, but Justin Moore says getting to visit and talk about St. Jude is the best.
