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Brett Eldredge
Brett Ryan Eldredge (born March 23, 1986) is an American country music singer, songwriter and record producer, signed to Warner Music Group Nashville. Eldredge has had five No. 1 singles on the ''Billboard'' Country Airplay chart, three of which came from his debut studio album, ''Bring You Back'': " Don't Ya", " Beat of the Music", and " Mean to Me". Early life Eldredge was born on March 23, 1986, in Paris, Illinois, the son of Robin Beth (née Vonderlage) and Christopher "Chris" Eldredge. He has an older brother, Brice. He studied at Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Illinois. His cousin, Terry Eldredge, is a former member of the Grascals. Career Eldredge co-wrote the track "I Think I've Had Enough" for Gary Allan, who recorded it for his eighth studio album, '' Get Off on the Pain''. By late 2010 he had signed to Atlantic Records and released his debut single, "Raymond" on September 27, 2010. It debuted at number 52 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart dated f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris, Illinois
Paris is a city in Edgar County, Illinois, south of Chicago and west of Indianapolis. The population was 8,291 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat and largest city of Edgar County. History Paris was established in 1826 on land donated by Samuel Vance to be the county seat, and was incorporated as a village in 1849. The town most likely received its name from the word "Paris" carved into a jack-oak tree in the middle of what became the town. Paris's history includes the service of two brothers, Walter Booth and Newton Booth, as its mayors in the mid-1850s. Newton Booth later moved west to California, where he served as governor and a U.S. senator. The commission form of government was adopted in 1915. In 1907, L. A. G. Shoaff bought the Centralia White Stockings and renamed them the Paris Colts. In 1908 the team was renamed the Paris Parisians. After the 1908 season the team went under. In the 1950s Paris was home to a minor-league baseball team named the Paris Lakers. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take Me Home, Country Roads
"Take Me Home, Country Roads", also known simply as "Country Roads", is a song written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver about West Virginia. It was released as a single performed by Denver on April 12, 1971, peaking at number two on ''Billboard''s US Hot 100 singles for the week ending August 28, 1971. The song was a success on its initial release and was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 18, 1971, and Platinum on April 10, 2017. The song became one of John Denver's most popular songs. It has continued to sell, with over 1.6 million digital copies sold in the United States. The song is considered a symbol of West Virginia. In March 2014, it became one of the four official state anthems of West Virginia. Composition Inspiration for the title line had come while Nivert and Danoff, who were married, were driving along Clopper Road in Montgomery County, Maryland to a Nivert family gathering in Gaithersburg, with Nivert behind the wheel while Danoff played his gui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Tour
The Red Tour was the third concert tour by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, in support of her fourth studio album, ''Red'' (2012). The tour started on March 13, 2013, at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska and concluded on June 12, 2014, at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. The tour received 1.7 million attendees and grossed $150.2 million in revenue. The tour received positive reviews from music critics, many praising Swift's performances. As well as being Swift's most successful tour at the time, the Red Tour also received four tour award nominations, of which it won one. Background On October 25, 2012, in partnership with ABC News on the prime-time TV special ''All Access Nashville with Katie Couric – A Special Edition of 20/20'', Swift announced that she would launch a North American stadium and arena tour in early 2013 in support of her fourth studio album, ''Red'' (2012). Swift told ''Billboard'': "Of course, you know the tour will be a big rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Her discography spans multiple genres, and her vivid songwriting—often inspired by her personal life—has received critical praise and wide media coverage. Born in West Reading, Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nashville at age 14 to become a country artist. She signed a songwriting deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing in 2004 and a recording contract with Big Machine Records in 2005. Her 2006 self-titled debut album made her the first female country singer to write or co-write a U.S. platinum-certified album entirely. Swift's next albums, '' Fearless'' (2008) and '' Speak Now'' (2010), explored country pop. The former's " Love Story" and "You Belong with Me" were the first country songs to top the U.S. pop and all-genre airplay charts, respectively. She experimented with rock and electronic styles on ''Red'' (2012), which featured her first ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one song, "We Are Neve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanna Be That Song
"Wanna Be That Song" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Brett Eldredge. It was released on May 23, 2016 as the third and final single from Eldredge's second studio album, ''Illinois''. Eldredge wrote the song with Ross Copperman and Scooter Carusoe. Background According to Eldredge, the idea for the song came when he was about to walk on stage to perform at the Kansas Speedway, and he said to songwriter Scooter Carusoe: "I want to write a song called "Wanna Be That Song"." However, the song was not written until three months later in a writing session with Carusoe and Ross Copperman, who is the producer of his album. Eldredge said of the song: ""Wanna Be That Song" has everything I want to say about love and about what I'm trying to be." Commercial performance The song first entered the chart when the song became available for download as a preview single in advance of the release of the album ''Illinois''. Based on 16,000 copies in sales, the son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drunk On Your Love
"Drunk on Your Love" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Brett Eldredge. It was released on November 9, 2015, as the second single from Eldredge's second studio album, ''Illinois.'' Eldredge wrote the song with Ross Copperman. "Drunk on Your Love" peaked at number 2 on both the ''Billboard'' Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts, his fifth top 10 hit on both charts respectively. It also gave Eldredge his second top 40 hit on the Hot 100 chart, reaching number 35. The song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 472,000 copies in the United States as of August 2016. It also charted in Canada, giving Eldredge his first number-one hit on the Canada Country chart, and peaking at number 64 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Joel Robertson and takes inspiration from the 1996 comedy film ''Multiplicity''. History Eldredge originally created ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois (Brett Eldredge Album)
''Illinois'' is the second studio album by American country music artist Brett Eldredge. It was released on September 11, 2015 via Atlantic Records Nashville. Its lead single, " Lose My Mind", was released to country radio on May 4, 2015. The album's second single, "Drunk on Your Love" was released to country radio on November 9, 2015. The album's third single, "Wanna Be That Song" released to country radio on May 23, 2016. Eldredge co-wrote every song, and produced the album with Ross Copperman and Brad Crisler. Critical reception Giving it 4 out of 5 stars, Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised the album's R&B influences, saying that "Such soulfulness and sly stylistic diversity were largely absent on ''Bring You Back'', a quite pleasing set of by-the-books radio country, and it certainly enlivens ''Illinois'', but not at the expense of strong songs." Commercial performance ''Illinois'' entered the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart at number 3, selling 51,000 equivalent units in the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lose My Mind (Brett Eldredge Song)
"Lose My Mind" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Brett Eldredge. It was released on May 4, 2015 as the first single from Eldredge's second studio album, ''Illinois''. Eldredge co-wrote the song with Ross Copperman and Heather Morgan. Writing credit is also given to CeeLo Green, Danger Mouse, Gian Franco Reverberi and Gian Piero Reverberi for a line borrowed from Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy". Critics praised it for the mixture of both country and pop music elements throughout the production. "Lose My Mind" reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Country Airplay chart, giving Eldredge his fourth consecutive number-one country hit. It also peaked at numbers 2 and 48 on both the Hot Country Songs and Hot 100 charts respectively. The song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 506,000 copies in the United States as of April 2016. It achieved similar chart success in Canada, peaking at number 2 on the Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Airplay
Country Airplay is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States since January 20, 1990. This chart lists the 60 most-listened-to records played on 150 mainstream country radio stations across the country as monitored by Nielsen BDS, weighted to each station's Nielsen ratings. The first number-one song was " Nobody's Home" by Clint Black. The current number-one song, as of the chart dated December 24, 2022, is "You Proof" by Morgan Wallen. History Earlier versions Throughout its history of ranking country songs by popularity, ''Billboard'' has had several different airplay-only charts to measure the top-played songs on radio stations. The first of these was called "Country & Western Records Most Played By Folk Disk Jockeys", and debuted with the December 10, 1949, issue. Like the other charts of the time, the number of positions was not standardized; the chart had anywhere from eight to 15 positions, varying from week to week. The chart, which ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great American Country
Great American Family is an American cable television network. Owned by Great American Media, it broadcasts family-oriented general entertainment programming, including television series and made-for-TV movies. It was originally established in 1995 by Jones Radio Network as Great American Country (GAC), a country music channel. GAC was later acquired by Scripps Networks and, in turn, Discovery Inc. Under Scripps, GAC's format was widened to include lifestyle programming pertaining to the Heartland (United States), American Heartland and the Southern United States, South, but the network did continue carrying some country music-related programming for a period. In June 2021, GAC was acquired by GAC Media—a new ownership group that includes former Crown Media Holdings, Crown Media CEO William J. Abbott, Bill Abbott and Tom Hicks, Hicks Equity Partners. On September 27, 2021, the network was relaunched as GAC Family, with a format mirroring Abbott's former employer Hallmark Chann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Standard Time
''Country Standard Time'' is a website dedicated to country music and related genres including Americana, bluegrass and rockabilly. It provides news and musical reviews pertaining to the genre. It was established in 1993 by Jeffrey B. Remz as a print magazine, which was first published only in New England New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian provinces ... but went nationwide in 1995. The magazine has had a website since 1997, and ended its print publication in January 2009. The web site has features, news and CD, concert and book reviews and attracts about 50,000 page views per month. References External linksCountry Standard Time American country music American music websites Bluegrass music Defunct magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1993 Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
