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Country Music Thrives in 2012

Jason Aldean released his fifth studio album in 2012. “Night Train” was recently certified1 platinum2 for shipments of one million copies and ranks at Number Nine on “Billboard” Magazine’s year-end Country Albums chart. Jason also appears on the Top 10 Country Albums list at Number Six with his 2011 album, “My Kinda Party.”

Taylor Swift lands on many year-end charts, thanks to the huge crossover success of her latest album, “Red.” “Red” is the Number One Country album of 2012 and ranks at Number Two on the “Billboard” 200 year-end list. The album sold 1.2 million copies its first week of release and ends the year with total sales of more than 2.3 million units. Taylor is the Number One Country Artist of 2012, the Number Three Artist in all genres3 and the Number 10 Hot 100 Artist.

“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” was the lead single from Taylor Swift’s “Red” album. The track spent nine weeks at Number One on the Top Country Songs chart, which set a record for the longest run at the top of that list by a female solo artist. The Grammy-nominated hit sold 623,000 digital copies its first week of release, setting records for the biggest digital sales week ever by a female artist and highest debut4 by a female Country artist in the 21-year history of the all-genre Hot 100 chart.

Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw had the Number One Country tour of 2012. Their 23 “Brothers of the Sun” stadium concerts brought in more than $96.4 million. Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift and Rascal5 Flatts also placed in the year’s overall Top 25 tours.

During the past year, Country fans mourned the death of a number of artists. Among them were Country legends Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson and Kitty Wells.

Country music’s other big news stories in 2012 included George Jones’ and George Strait’s announcement that they’ll be retiring from the road after performing Farewell Tours in 2013. Shania Twain and Tim McGraw and his wife Faith Hill launched their much-anticipated Las Vegas residencies. Hargus “Pig” Robbins, Connie Smith and Garth Brooks6 earned induction7 into the Country Music Hall of Fame. And, Keith Urban and Darius Rucker became the newest members of Nashville’s famed Grand Ole Opry. 

Speaking of the Opry, many acting8 stars from ABC’s new television drama “Nashville” made their debut on Music City’s famous stage in 2012. They included Hayden Panettiere, Connie Britton and Charles Esten.

Carrie Underwood’s international appeal grew in 2012 with the release of her million-selling album, “Blown Away.” In March, she’ll return to the United Kingdom to perform for the second time in less than a year. Carrie will join Tim McGraw, Vince Gill, LeAnn Rimes, and others at “C2C: Country to Country,” the first-ever two-day Country music festival at London’s O2 Arena9.

By all indications, 2013 will be another exciting year for Country fans. Tim McGraw, The Band Perry, Faith Hill and George Strait are among the Country stars with new albums slated10 for release. And, major tours have already been announced by Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney, Luke Bryan, Taylor Swift, Jason Aldean and Keith Urban.

The Number One Country single of 2012 is a song that didn’t reach the top of the weekly popularity chart. But, Josh Turner's “Time Is Love” spent a total of 39 weeks on the Top Country Songs list making it the most-played radio hit of the year. 


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1 certified fw5zkU     
a.经证明合格的;具有证明文件的
参考例句:
  • Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。
  • The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。
2 platinum CuOyC     
n.白金
参考例句:
  • I'll give her a platinum ring.我打算送给她一枚白金戒指。
  • Platinum exceeds gold in value.白金的价值高于黄金。
3 genres f90f211700b6afeaafe2f8016ddfad3d     
(文学、艺术等的)类型,体裁,风格( genre的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Novel and short story are different genres. 长篇小说和短篇小说是不同的类别。
  • But confusions over the two genres have a long history. 但是类型的混淆,古已有之。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
4 debut IxGxy     
n.首次演出,初次露面
参考例句:
  • That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里,他初次在百老汇登台,扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
  • The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。
5 rascal mAIzd     
n.流氓;不诚实的人
参考例句:
  • If he had done otherwise,I should have thought him a rascal.如果他不这样做,我就认为他是个恶棍。
  • The rascal was frightened into holding his tongue.这坏蛋吓得不敢往下说了。
6 brooks cdbd33f49d2a6cef435e9a42e9c6670f     
n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时,狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了,今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 induction IbJzj     
n.感应,感应现象
参考例句:
  • His induction as a teacher was a turning point in his life.他就任教师工作是他一生的转折点。
  • The magnetic signals are sensed by induction coils.磁信号由感应线圈所检测。
8 acting czRzoc     
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
参考例句:
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她,她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代,她的表演生涯黯然失色。
9 arena Yv4zd     
n.竞技场,运动场所;竞争场所,舞台
参考例句:
  • She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
  • He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。
10 slated 87d23790934cf766dc7204830faf2859     
用石板瓦盖( slate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Yuki is working up an in-home phonics program slated for Thursdays, and I'm drilling her on English conversation at dinnertime. Yuki每周四还有一次家庭语音课。我在晚餐时训练她的英语口语。
  • Bromfield was slated to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. 布罗姆菲尔德被提名为美国农业部长。

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