Taste of Country Staff
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100 Greatest Country Albums of All Time
The 100 Greatest Country Albums of All Time are a very diverse group, but they all have one thing in common: in one way or another, all of the albums on our list made a significant contribution to changing the course of country music.
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Chris Young (Feat. Vince Gill), ‘Sober Saturday Night’ [Listen]
Chris Young’s "Sober Saturday Night" is an undeniably traditional country ballad that finds the singer healing heartbreak with heavy amounts of self-pity. Sparse production frames this vocal showcase — a made-for-a-television-awards-show moment with Vince Gill.
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Win a Trip to Get ‘Reckless’ With Martina McBride at CMA Music Fest
Martina McBride's appearance at CMA Music Festival next month will include you if you win this flyaway to Nashville.
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You Think You Know George Strait?
George Strait was once told he wasn't country enough and kindly dismissed from a job. But that's just one of the surprising things you'll learn in this episode of You Think You Know Country?
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The Showdown: Cole Swindell vs. Brad Paisley
A weekend Showdown pitted two very different types of love songs against each other. Cole Swindell's "What if" ballad "Middle of a Memory" faced "Wanna Be That Song," the brand new single from Brett Eldredge. Voting was extremely tight, with Swindell coming out on top to face a second Showdown challenger.
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Brett Eldredge, ‘Wanna Be That Song’ [Listen]
Brett Eldredge's "Wanna Be That Song" speaks to a higher audience. The country crooner is willing to pass poetry off as country music, and his fans and country radio are better for it.
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Cole Swindell, ‘Middle of a Memory’ [Listen]
Cole Swindell stands all alone wondering what could have been in his new single “Middle of a Memory.” The ballad from the You Should Be Here album describes what happens when the spark of love is rudely interrupted.
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Top 10 Songs About Mom
Country music is known for its great narrative songs about real life, home and family. That's probably the reason that "Mom" has been the subject of so many great country music recordings.
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Win a Trip for Two to See Keith Urban’s Ripcord Tour in New Orleans
Keith Urban's Ripcord World Tour will plant stakes in New Orleans this fall, and he's hoping you'll meet him there. Enter here for your chance to win a trip for two to the Big Easy to see Keith with Brett Eldredge and Maren Morris.
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Album Spotlight: Cole Swindell, ‘You Should Be Here’
Cole Swindell gets his heart broken — or at least wounded — on many songs from You Should Be Here, his second studio album.
