Our 11th Secret Star Acoustic Jam was this past Wednesday night at Proctor's in Schenectady and it did not disappoint. We welcomed Devin Dawson, Carly Pearce, Midland, Michael Ray and Granger Smith. I sat down with Granger and we spoke about his New York ancestry, the unique way he met his wife and his family.
Brian and Chrissy in the Morning along with Jess interviewed country superstar, Scotty McCreery. He was excited about his success of his recent album and number one hit. Chrissy got emotional talking with Scotty about his song "Five More Minutes".
So here's the million dollar question: Have country music fans moved on from Taylor Swift or does she have the larger than life mass appeal that transcends any genre?
Have you ever been about to go on a long road trip so you plug in your iPod and it automatically plays the same song that soon because the worst song you've ever heard?
The New York Times has grabbed data from YouTube and compiled a list of the most popular songs for each area of Upstate New York. As I'm sure you can predict, it isn't all country music. In fact, most of our area seems to be loving them some hip hop and rhythmic tracks, however, country did pop up - but which artists and songs?