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Brian Kelley (musician)
Brian Edward Kelley (born August 26, 1985) is an American musician, best known as a former member of the Nashville-based duo Florida Georgia Line. Kelley is from Ormond Beach, Florida, and enjoyed playing sports and music growing up. He moved to Nashville to go to school and play baseball at Belmont University, where he met Tyler Hubbard, the other member of Florida Georgia Line. Early life Kelley was born on August 26, 1985 in Ormond Beach, Florida, and is the son of Ed and Mary Margaret Kelley. Growing up, Kelley enjoyed sports and writing and spent most of his time playing baseball or at the beach. As he got older he started to spend more time writing music and leading worship at his church. He also developed a strong love for playing guitar. When he was in his teens, his sister began to introduce him to country artists by playing him tapes on the way to the beach in exchange for Kelley washing her car. By the time Kelley was ready to graduate from Seabreeze High School in 2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Service Organizations
The United Service Organizations Inc. (USO) is an American nonprofit-charitable corporation that provides live entertainment, such as comedians, actors and musicians, social facilities, and other programs to members of the United States Armed Forces and their families. Since 1941, it has worked in partnership with the Department of War, and later with the Department of Defense (DoD), relying heavily on private contributions and on funds, goods, and services from various corporate and individual donors. Although it is congressionally chartered, it is not a government agency. Founded during World War II, the USO sought to be the GI's "home away from home" and began a tradition of entertaining the troops and providing social facilities. Involvement in the USO was one of the many ways in which the nation had come together to support the war effort, with nearly 1.5 million people having volunteered their services in some way. The USO initially disbanded in 1947, but was reviv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Nashville
BMLG Records, formerly Republic Nashville, is a record label established in 2009 by Republic Records in New York and Big Machine Records in Nashville. It is headquartered on Music Row and utilizes the combined resources of Big Machine Records and Republic Records. In March 2014, Big Machine announced it will revive defunct record label Dot Records as a sister label for Republic Nashville. Until 2015, the label was owned by the Universal Music Group; however, in July 2015, the Big Machine Label Group acquired full ownership of the label as part of distribution negotiations. In August 2016, Republic Nashville was rebranded as BMLG Records. BMLG Records roster * Riley Green *Lady A * Brett Young Past artists *Danielle Bradbery (moved to Big Machine) *The Band Perry *Greg Bates *Eli Young Band (moved to Valory) *Fast Ryde *Florida Georgia Line * Ryan Follese *Jaron and the Long Road to Love * Jackie Lee *Martina McBride (moved to Nash Icon) *Cassadee Pope * SHEL *Dallas Smith *Sunny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirt (Florida Georgia Line Song)
"Dirt" is a song recorded by American country music duo Florida Georgia Line. It is the first single from their second studio album, ''Anything Goes'', which was released on October 14, 2014. Content Written by Rodney Clawson and Chris Tompkins, the song is a mid-tempo ballad about various life events centering on dirt. The final lines of the song include the lyrics "You know you came from it / Someday you'll return to it", which the duo initially did not want to include as they felt it was a cliché. However they eventually decided to include the line. Brian Kelley, one-half of the duo, told the ''Chicago Sun-Times'', "I think a 'Cruise'-type song would have been accepted, but just when you think you have FGL figured out, we wanted to go against the grain and change it up with a song like 'Dirt'". Music video The music video was directed by Nigel Dick. It follows the life of a married couple, alternating between the past and present, where the family is gathered for the mother's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anything Goes (Florida Georgia Line Album)
''Anything Goes'' is the second studio album by American country music duo Florida Georgia Line. It was released on October 14, 2014, by Republic Nashville. The release of the album was announced August 15 from Central Park in New York City on ''Good Morning America''. The album was produced by Joey Moi. Its first single, "Dirt", became Florida Georgia Line's sixth number one hit when it peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart. Critical reception ''Anything Goes'' has received mixed reviews from critics. Writing for ''Allmusic'', Stephen Thomas Erlewine criticized the anonymity of the duo and their music, claiming that "they're playing to the largest possible audience, so nobody should be surprised that ''Anything Goes'' is so broad it avoids such messiness as personality." He awarded the album 3 stars out of 5. Tom Roland awarded the album 4 out of 5 stars in his review for ''Billboard'', saying that "it shores up the duo's country flanks, and demonst ... [...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] |
This Is How We Roll
"This Is How We Roll" is a song recorded by American country music duo Florida Georgia Line with fellow country music singer Luke Bryan. It is the fifth and final single from Florida Georgia Line's debut studio album, ''Here's to the Good Times'', although it is only included on the 2013 ''This Is How We Roll'' re-release. Cole Swindell assisted the artists in writing the song. A remix, featuring Jason Derulo and Bryan was released on June 7, 2014. Critical reception In a review of the album's rerelease, Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'' wrote that it is a "song which is definitely well within the musical pocket each of the song’s writers have in their music and an obvious choice for single at some point. It’s another sing-a-long, small town love type of song but does that matter at this point, it’s a song that’s all about feeling good with people you love to be with." Website ''Taste of Country'' also reviewed the song favorably, saying that "‘Get Your Shine On,’ ‘Roun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stay (Black Stone Cherry Song)
"Stay" is a song by American rock band Black Stone Cherry, written by the band along with Joey Moi. Black Stone Cherry recorded it on their 2011 album '' Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea'', produced by Howard Benson. The song was covered by Florida Georgia Line in 2012 and released as a single in 2013. This version has been certified double Platinum by the RIAA. Florida Georgia Line version American country music duo Florida Georgia Line covered the song on their 2012 album '' Here's to the Good Times''. It was released in October 2013 as the album's fourth single. Critical reception In his review of ''Here's to the Good Times'', Billy Dukes of ''Taste of Country'' called it "the biggest dud on the album" and wrote that "it’s a clumsy beginner’s effort that only shows off FGL’s vocal flaws when they stray from the party jams." Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'' was more favorable, writing that "despite being a cover of a Black Stone Cherry song, it suits Florida Georg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Round Here (Florida Georgia Line Song)
"Round Here" is a song recorded by American country music duo Florida Georgia Line. It was released in June 2013 as the third single from their album '' Here's to the Good Times''. It was written by Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins, and Thomas Rhett. Composition According to the sheet music published at musicnotes.com, the song is written in the key of D-flat major. Music video The music video was directed by Peter Zavadil and premiered in June 2013. It was filmed in the duo's hometowns, Ormond Beach, Florida and Monroe, Georgia. Commercial performance "Round Here" debuted at number 54 on the U.S. '' Billboard'' Country Airplay chart for the week of June 1, 2013. It debuted at number 36 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart for the week of December 22, 2012. It also debuted at number 89 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 90 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of June 29, 2013. As of April 2014, the song has sold 1,143,000 copies in the US. The song was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Get Your Shine On (Florida Georgia Line Song)
"Get Your Shine On" is a song recorded by American country music duo Florida Georgia Line. It was released in January 2013 as the second single from their album '' Here's to the Good Times''. The song was written by group members Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard with Rodney Clawson and Chris Tompkins. Critical reception Billy Dukes of ''Taste of Country'' gave the song three and a half stars out of five, writing that the song "cements the duo as the good-time country party band they introduced themselves as" and " elieson a big, fat hook and songwriting that’s sharper than they’ll get credit for." Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'' gave the song four stars out of five, saying that "Joey Moi's thick muscular production adds a layer of rock/country sheen that could be too much for some but €¦makes total sense and fits." Dan Milliken of ''Country Universe'' gave the song a C grade, criticizing the production and saying that the duo "desperately need to aim higher than soundtracking ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelly
Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. He embarked on his music career with the hip hop group St. Lunatics in 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in the year 2000, with his debut album ''Country Grammar'', of which the featured title track and the single "Ride wit Me" were top ten hits. The album peaked at number one the ''Billboard'' 200, and became Nelly's best-selling album to date, selling over 8.4 million copies in the United States. His following album ''Nellyville'' produced the number-one hits "Hot in Herre" and "Dilemma" (featuring Kelly Rowland), along with the top five single " Air Force Ones" (featuring Murphy Lee and St. Lunatics). With the same-day dual release of ''Sweat'' and '' Suit'' (2004) and the compilation '' Sweatsuit'' (2006), Nelly continued to generate many chart-topping hits. ''Sweat'' debuted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prometheus Global Media
Prometheus Global Media was a New York City-based B2B media company. The company was formed in December 2009, when Nielsen Company sold its entertainment and media division to a private equity-backed group led by Pluribus Capital Management and Guggenheim Partners. Guggenheim acquired Pluribus's stake in the company in January 2013, giving it full ownership under the division of Guggenheim Digital Media. The company owned and operated a number of major entertainment industry trade publications and their associated digital properties, including ''Adweek'', '' Backstage'', '' Billboard'', ''Film Journal International'', and ''The Hollywood Reporter''. On December 17, 2015, it was announced that Guggenheim would spin out its media properties to a group led by former executive Todd Boehly, known as Eldridge Industries. History Founding On December 10, 2009, the Nielsen Company announced that it would sell its Business Media division, which included brands such as ''Adweek'', ' ... [...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] |
