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Remember Achy Breaky Heart? We Do, This Day In Country Music – May 30th (Video)

Sean Ericson — Wed, 30 May 2012 16:11:51 +0000

It started it’s own dance craze and stayed at #1 for 5 weeks so somebody liked it. 2009 – Steve Martin makes his Grand Ole Opry debut, playing ”Foggy Mountain Breakdown” in Nashville with Vince Gill, Randy Scruggs, John McEuen and Stuart Duncan among his backing musicians. 2003 – Lonestar delivers a performance for military personnel [...]

Pearl Harbor Day Remembered by Billy Ray Cyrus, Rascal Flatts' Jay DeMarcus

Amanda Hensel — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:05:35 +0000

Today marks 70 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan on Dec. 7, 1941, which killed 2,402 Americans and wounded more than half as many, effectively starting World War II. People worldwide are undoubtedly taking time out of their day to think about the devastating attack that changed everything, country music stars included.

Rolling Stone Names Billy Ray Cyrus' 'Achy Breaky Heart' the Third-Worst Song of the '90s

Jeff Giles — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:35:45 +0000

If you sat down and made a list of the things the internet loves, “lists” and “snark” would have to end up somewhere near the top — so you can hardly blame Rolling Stone for loading up on both with a recent feature dubbed ‘The Worst Songs of the ’90s.’

Country fans can take pride in their genre, which emerged from the countdown relatively unscathed, albeit with one significant, and hardly surprising, exception.

Chris Young Beats Aldean By One Vote – Now Takes On Billy Ray Cyrus [AUDIO]

Danny Merrell — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:42:40 +0000

We knew that yesterday's KICKS 105 Country Clash was going to be a great battle...and we were right.

Chris Young defeated the new song from Jason Aldean by a final count of 54-53.

So, that means that Young will hang around as our champion and will defend his title today against birthday boy, Billy Ray Cyrus.

Justin Moore 'Baits A Hook' To Challenge Martina On Today's Country Clash [AUDIO]

Danny Merrell — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:37:15 +0000

Martina McBride is our new champion on the KICKS 105 Country Clash as she defeated Billy Ray Cyrus yesterday with nearly 80% of the vote.

Today, Martina, gets some tough competition from a singer who just had a number one song with 'If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away'...Justin Moore.

Take a listen to both songs after the bump.

Martina McBride, Billy Ray Cyrus Featured On Today's Country Clash

Danny Merrell — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:36:37 +0000

Blake Shelton has moved in the KICKS 105 Country Clash Hall of Fame after his 5th straight victory, that means we now have two new challengers.

The new releases from Martina McBride and Billy Ray Cyrus go head to head today on the Clash.

Take a listen to both songs after the bump.

D-I-V-O-R-C-E, Shania Twain And "The End Of The World" This Day In Country Music History – June 8th

Sean Ericson — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:56:56 +0000

2009 – From the odd pairings department: Taylor Swift records “Thug Story” with rapper T-Pain. The track uses her song “Love Story” for a satirical show opener at the following week’s CMT Music Awards. 2006 – Jack Ingram sings the national anthem prior to game 1 of the NBA championship series when the Dallas Mavericks [...]

Today In Country Music History – March 11th

Sean Ericson — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:15:56 +0000

On this day in 2010, Blake Shelton’s album, Hillbilly Bone, debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 chart … Hillbilly Bone also came in at #2 on the list of top country albums, selling over 71 thousand copies its first week. Today in 2001, Doc, starring Billy Ray Cyrus, premiered on Pax TV… The [...]