The Top 10 Country Songs of 2014 . . . According to Taste of Country
1. “Meanwhile Back at Mama’s”, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
2. “Play It Again”, Luke Bryan
3. “Drunk On A Plane”, Dierks Bentley
4. “Burnin’ It Down”, Jason Aldean
5. “American Kids”, Kenny Chesney
6. “Girl In A Country Song”, Maddie & Tae
7. “I Got a Car”, George Strait . . . This one was released in 2012, but it spent time on this year’s chart.
8. “Automatic”, Miranda Lambert
9. “How Could I Want More”, Jamie Lynn Spears
10. “Dirt”, Florida Georgia Line
They based it on record sales, radio airplay, reader feedback, and the always unpopular “staff opinion”, which explains why JAMIE LYNN SPEARS’ “How Could I Want More” made the cut.
BROOKS & DUNN are reuniting for a series of shows in Las Vegas, and they’re co-headlining with REBA MCENTIRE. It’s called “Together in Vegas” and they’re doing a handful of shows in June and July . . . and then several more next December. More shows will be announced later. (Grab your dates here.)
JANA KRAMER got engaged on Tuesday. This time it’s to a guy named Michael Caussin . . . who used to be a tight end for the Washington Redskins. He got injured in August and is currently a free agent. She’s 31, he’s 27. No word on a wedding date. (People)
CMT.com put out their “Artist of the Beer” list. Yes, it’s a play on the “Artist of the Year” special. Anyway, they describe it as performers who helped them “sit back and enjoy a cold one” over the past year. The list includesLittle Big Town’s “Day Drinking”, “Bottoms Up” by Brantley Gilbert, and Eric Church’s “Cold One”.