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Billboard Releases Top Country Songs Of 2011

Eric Cornish — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:30:54 +0000

Billboard has released its list of the top songs of the year. We want to know if they match up with your favorites. This year’s top honor went to the Eli Young Band and their hit single ‘Crazy Girl.’ While a surprising choice for number one to some, I believe the length it was on [...]

Scotty McCreery Breaks Billboard Records With Number One Album

Eric Cornish — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:31:02 +0000

Scotty McCreery caught the attention of country fans from the time he walked onto American Idol to croon Josh Turner's "Your Man." Most experts perdicted he would have the No. 1 country album in America this week, but Scotty has far surpassed that mark, and some other Idols as well. ‘Clear as Day’ sold 197,000 copies in its first week.

McDonald's Billboard Hosts Giant Video Game

Jon Prell — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:11:11 +0000

A giant McDonald's video billboard in Stockholm, Sweden is hosting a game of pong that just about anybody with a smart phone can join in, without having to download any new software.

Instead, potential players use their smart phone to log on to a website associated with the promotion. After the phone's geo-location device confirms you are close enough to the billboard, the phone's touch screen can be used to control the game.