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Brad Paisley has become a superstar in Country music for a few of reasons: he writes songs people can relate to, doesn't take himself too seriously and he plays a mean guitar. Will "Then" make for an even 10 chart-topping hits in a row? Is the song worthy of doing so?

With a finely crafted personality from his days in Big & Rich, there probably are expectations that this album will be like his past duo stuff. Those expectations should be placed in the back seat for what is presented here is far different.

While she's never had much of a 'stalled' career, The choice of switching producers for the first time in a 10 album career seemed to indicate that Martina felt that way. So with Dann Huff co-producing, does "Shine" rival Martina's greatest?

After a slow trickle of new country releases over the first 10 weeks of the year, 2009's release cycle has kicked into full-gear with the March 24, 2009 release of New albums from Martina McBride, John Rich and Eric Church.  Do these albums live up to their advance billing?

Taylor Swift continues to score well with audiences with her album "Fearless" as it continues to top the Country Albums chart this week.  Rascal Flatts scored a remarkable 160,000 downloads of their hit single "Here Comes Goodbye" its first week  of sale on iTunes.

Tuesday night, American Idol's remaining eleven contestants performed songs from members of the Grand Ole Opry.  Most of the songs chosen were recorded in the last fifteen to twenty years and while most of the performaces were 'good,' were they 'country?'&

Carrie Underowod has long admired Randy Travis and after releasing "I Told You So" as a single to radio, she and Randy have released this version, their duet of the song Travis wrote and took to the top of the charts in 1987.  They'll sing it on American Idol too.

Country's latest vocal group Gloriana was chosen by the iTunes editors as this week's free iTunes Single of the Week.  With the single single rising the charts, the first group signed to Matt Serletic's Emblem Music and iTunes offer you the chance to get it.

What is it about country music that makes it the music of the common people? In a word? Believability.  And that's what this single is' believable.  Not only believable but also heart-felt and honest, in other words the perfect song to launch a career with.