While both album sales (-11%) and track sales (-23%) dipped in 2016 compared to 2015âs numbers, audio/video streaming results increased 57% from 14.1 billion streams in 2015 to 22.1 billion streams in 2016, according to Billboard and Nielsen Music. With more than 175 million streams, Florida Georgia Lineâs âH.O.L.Y.â topped the list of the most-streamedâŠ
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have been country musicâs power couple for the last 20 years, and now the darling duo will be the subject of a new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame. Continuing its weeklong rollout of upcoming exhibits in 2017âwhich include Jason Aldean, Shania Twain and Loretta Lynnâthe Hall ofâŠ
According to Billboard and Nielsen Music, individual track sales took a hit in 2016, dropping from 113.9 million units sold in 2015 to 87.5 million units in 2016. Even with the 26.4-million decline, two artists managed to release singles that soared over the 1-million mark: Florida Georgia Lineâs âH.O.L.Yâ (1.37 million) and Tim McGrawâs âHumbleâŠ
As 2016 comes to a close and we look back fondly over the year in country music, we noticed that quite a few country stars have taken a spill onstage in 2016. Five falls stood out to us this year and because no one was mortally wounded, we can look back at these falls asâŠ
From Maren and Miranda to Sturgill and Stapletonâand everyone in betweenâ2016 was a stellar year for country singles. We managed to narrow our list down to 10 of the best singles, and now itâs up to you to help us decide who has the supreme single of 2016. Keep in mind, the single had toâŠ
Christmas is almost here, and it looks like many of our favorite country stars are in a festive mood. Take a gander at how Tim McGraw, Thomas Rhett, Brett Eldredge, Lindsay Ell, Charlie Daniels and more decorated their Christmas trees this year. Merry Christmas! pic.twitter.com/GVMMrQy0fd â Tim McGraw (@TheTimMcGraw) December 19, 2016 Found the rightâŠ
Kane Brown shot to stardom over the last year, in part because of his savvy social media posts that highlighted his singing skills as he covered popular songs from George Strait, Alan Jackson, Randy Travis and more. After dropping his self-titled debut solo album on Dec. 2, Kane hasnât forgotten his viral roots. In aâŠ
Looks like Christmas has come early for some folks in Macclenny, Fla., thanks to Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. The superstar couple paid off $5,000 worth of layaway items at the local Walmart. According to Toni Foxx at WQIK in Jacksonville, Timâs mom, Betty Trimble, went to the Walmart near Jacksonville, Fla., on behalf ofâŠ
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Tim McGraw is coming to a big screen near you. The father of three was cast in a new film called The Shack, based on the New York Times best-selling novel by William Paul Young. The movie, about a fatherâs life-transforming journey, is set to hit theaters in March 2017. Tim is no stranger toâŠ
From food and family to football and friends, we asked some of country musicâs biggest stars about their favorite Thanksgiving tradition. Check out what they had to say. âWeâve always had a close family, so the holidaysâwhether itâs Thanksgiving or Christmasâare really the only times we get to get together as a family. Just sittingâŠ