GAC News & Notes

1. Thompson Square Takes Over at No. 1 on Top 20
   There’s a new No. 1 on GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown this week! Thompson Square takes the top spot with their latest video, “If I Didn’t Have You.” Katie Armiger, Miranda Lambert and two Blake Shelton videos round out the Top 5 while Tim McGraw‘s “Highway Don’t Care” (with Taylor Swift and featuring Keith Urban) [...]
2. ACM Presents: Tim McGraw’s Superstar Summer Night Airs Sunday
   Fans can catch Tim McGraw and some of his superstar friends this Sunday, May 19, when he hosts and performs in ACM PRESENTS: Tim McGraw’s Superstar Summer. The special airs on CBS at 9/8C. Watch our exclusive backstage interviews >> See photos from Tim McGraw’s Superstar Summer >> The two-hour concert event features Tim performing [...]
3. Jennifer Nettles Recording Solo Album with Rick Rubin
   Today Sugarland‘s Jennifer Nettles announced she will release her first solo album this fall. She’s working with producer Rick Rubin on the project. Rubin, previously co-president of Columbia Records and founder of Def Jam Records, has worked with a variety of artists including Johnny Cash,  Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Beastie Boys, Jay-Z, Aerosmith, AC/DC, [...]
4. Top 10 Country Tweets of the Week
   Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert and Martina McBride celebrate anniversaries, Reba reveals the fate of Malibu Country, Thompson Square struggles with down time and Brett Eldredge reveals his weakness. Here are our picks for this week’s Top 10 Country Tweets Of The Week: Martina McBride – MartinaMcBride: 25 [...]
5. Casey James to Hold Frisbee Golf Benefit Tournament
   Casey James will hold the ‘Casey James 2013 Frisbee Golf Tournament Benefiting Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt’ on Wednesday, June 5. The event will take place at The Fontanel and include a round of Frisbee golf with Casey and special guests as well as breakfast and a meet and greet with fans. All [...]