VIDEO SHOUT OUT: NOLL BILLINGS OF BLACKJACK BILLY

Thanks to Noll Billings, lead singer of hot new country group Blackjack Billy, for the love after their show last night at Bar A in Lake Como, NJ. Their debut single, "The Booze Cruise" is on route to be the party hit of the summer. It'll definitely make your tushie move! Go get it on iTunes now!


For more info on the guys, go to: www.blackjackbilly.com Follow them on Twitter at @Blackjack_Billy

VIDEO SHOUT OUT: LOCASH COWBOYS

Congratulations to Locash Cowboys on their brand new cd, "LoCash Cowboys", which was released earlier this week and thank you to them for having us on the guest list for their exclusive cd release party in Nashville. Thanks for the love, guys! You can pick up their cd on iTunes, Amazon and places like Walmart and Best Buy. We love y'all and are crazy proud of how far you've come. We're behind you ALL the way!

VIDEO SHOUT OUT: PARMALEE

If you've followed us awhile, you know how much we support our hometown NC boys - Matt, Scott, Barry and Josh of Parmalee. They make "Carolina" proud. Thanks for the love guys!

VIDEO SHOUT OUT: MCKENZIE'S MILL

Thanks for the love, McKenzie's Mill. Check these new artists out, they kick some serious country ass and know how to host a music throw down. We caught them a couple of years ago at Rapids Jam and again last week at Longbranch Raleigh. Can't wait til they make it back this way. We highly recommend catching their live show if they make it our your way. Check out their website - www.mckenziesmill.com. You can also follow them on Twitter at @mckenziesmill. What awesome guys! Say hello!

VIDEO SHOUT OUT: Tate Stevens, Country's Newest "X Factor"

Thank you to country's newest superstar, X Factor winner Tate Stevens, for taking the time to show some love! We stand behind Tate 150% and support everything he does. He is an amazing new artist and he's gonna go big places with his huge heart and huge voice. He recently released his debut self-titled cd, "Tate Stevens" which features his hit ballad, "Power of a Love Song" and his first single, "Holler If You're With Me" which debuted during the 2013 Superbowl.

Check him out at www.tatestevensofficial.com, follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/tatestevensctry and purchase his brand new debut cd, "Tate Stevens" on iTunes, Amazon or major music outlets now!

VIDEO SHOUT OUT: JOHN OATES

Daryl Hall and John Oates performed at the DPAC in Durham, NC tonight and John was gracious enough to sit down with our Raleigh team member, Ingrid, and catch up for a bit on what's been going on. We'll post that interview as soon as it's edited and ready to go, but John was so nice to do a video shout out to support our site. We appreciate him so much for taking the time out of his busy schedule to publicly put his stamp of approval on what we do. Y'all go check him out at www.johnoates.com. He's one of music's best artists and has lots of new stuff coming down the pipe that you're gonna love, including a collaboration with Vince Gill. He's already connected with Jimmy Wayne through Jimmy's remake of the Hall and Oates classic, "Sara Smiles". When you think of John, you may think pop but he's got closer ties to country than you might imagine.

VIDEO SHOUT OUT: RICK MONROE

Thank you to our good friend, Render Records artist, Rick Monroe for this nice surprise in our email today. We've been supporting Rick since 2007 and absolutely love him. If he comes to your area, his live show is fantastic! Check out his latest EP, "Part One", on iTunes now.

VIDEO SHOUT OUT: JERROD NIEMANN

Thank you to our favorite country "bad boy", Jerrod Niemann, for taking the time to show us some love before his Shoreline Amphitheatre show in Mountain View, CA this past Saturday, April 27, 2012. Looks like Jerrod's not such a bad boy after all, he's a pretty good one in my book ;-)

VIDEO SHOUT OUT: JT HODGES

Huge thank you to one of our favorite new artists, JT Hodges, for the love and for taking the time to sit down with us at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA on April 27, 2012. That interview will be posted soon along with the show review and photo gallery.

In the meantime, be sure to pick up your copy of JT's latest single, "Goodbyes Made You Mine", available now for download on iTunes and Amazon. Look for the new cd from JT in mid-summer 2012.

VIDEO SHOUT OUT: BUCKY COVINGTON

Huge thank you and appreciation to one of our favorite local homeboys here in NC, Bucky Covington for taking the time out of his crazy schedule before tonight's big show at City Limits Saloon in Raleigh, NC to send us some video love, Rockingham style. Bucky is a huge fan favorite among country music listeners and American Idol fans alike. You might remember that he and Kellie Pickler were both finalists on Season 5 and though neither won the title, they both came out ahead by winning the hearts of fans everywhere with record sales to prove it.

Bucky has a new single out called "I Wanna Be That Feeling" available for download on both iTunes and Amazon and you can expect a new cd from him later this year.

You can connect with Bucky online at:

Official Website

Follow Bucky on Twitter

"Like" Bucky on Facebook

VIDEO SHOUT OUT: "She's Country" Tour - Heidi Newfield, Bridgette Tatum, and Madonna Nash

Thank you to 3 of country's most kick ass ladies for taking the time out of their "She's Country" tour stop in Raleigh, NC on December 10, 2011, to show us some love. We love y'all! HELL YEAH WE DO!

Heidi Newfield - www.heidinewfield.com

Bridgette Tatum -www.bridgettetatum.com

Madonna Nash -www.madonnanash.com

VIDEO SHOUT OUT: THE OAK RIDGE BOYS

Look who stopped in to say they love us as much as we love them! I think this is the best Christmas present I could ever get. Thank you so much to my four favorite men on the planet, Joe, Duane, Richard and William Lee, the Oak Ridge Boys. We love you.

VIDEO SHOUT OUT: Florida Georgia Line

Thank you to two of our favorite guys, Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line, for the love and more importantly for sharing their talent with country music. Both Tyler and Brian recently signed publishing deals with Big Loud Shirt Music. Florida Georgia Line has quickly become one of new country's favorite duos and can be currently be seen live in various cities opening for Colt Ford and Brantley Gilbert. They're one of our top picks for best new artist this year and their outstanding cd, "Anything Like Me", is included in our "Eleven of 11" choices for recommended cd's to give someone this year for Christmas.

Check them out at www.floridageorgialine.com, follow them on Twitter at @flagaline and "like" them on Facebook. Also check out their side project, The Pirate Sessions, with Chase Rice and Jesse Rice. LOVE LOVE LOVE it! These guys just write and sing the good stuff.

We love these guys and will support them as long as they keep playing the good stuff!

VIDEO SHOUT OUT: Mason Douglas

Man we love this guy! Thank you Mason for the love and shout out! If you don't know who Mason Douglas is, he's one of Nashville's best kept secrets, an amazing singer/songwriter and all around great guy. We just HEART the hell out of him. Please check out his music at www.masondouglasmusic.com and buy everything, then go to iTunes and buy it again!