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Who’s Mayer Hawthorne?
I got turned on to Mayer Hawthorne courtesy of John Mayer. When the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter announced that Hawthorne’s “A Strange Arrangement” was his album of the year, my curiosity was piqued. A quick trip to Newbury Comics, and I was well on my way to appreciating the old school soulful stylings of this Detroit native.
While I don’t know if I’ll go all the way and proclaim “Arrangement” as my album of the year, I will […]
Taylor Swift Sweeps the CMAs
Exactly how many country music awards shows are there? I can’t tell the CMAs from the CMTs from the…well, I think there’s another one. Despite the fact that I’m a fan of some current pop-rock/country, I don’t think I could sit through two hours of yeehaws and cowboy hats.
Nevertheless, the Country Music Awards aired last night (pre-empting “Modern Family”…grrrr…), and, as expected Taylor Swift made a big splash, winning four awards including Entertainer of the […]
Chart Chat 11/10/09: Carrie-On To The Top!!
As expected. Carrie Underwood enters the Billboard Album chart at the #1 position with her new album “Play On”. 318,00 country fans made their way over to the cash registers for this one, making it Carrie’s third consecutive chart topper. While it’s less than the 527,000 scans her second album, “Carnival Ride” garnered in it’s debut week, it’s about on pace with what her debut, “Some Hearts” scored in it’s first week (314,000). That particular […]