HitCountry.TV – Hit Country Music News, Videos & Entertainment Australia

Shea Fisher recently began her US career and has been keeping very busy – appearing at major festivals, awards shows and visiting radio stations across America.

Back home in Australia, Shea Fisher's latest single ‘Suitcase'hjust hit #1 on the Country Music Channel (CMC) Top 30 Countdown.

Shea has established herself as one of the most popular new artists on CMC. All four of her music videos have now topped the CMC Chart.

‘Suitcase' has also appeared on Video Hits and has aired on Austereo's “Australia First” program.

Shea Fisher has two tracks in The Music Network's National Top 20 Country Airplay Chart – “Don't Chase Me' at #4 and “Suitcase' at #11.

 CMT also asked Shea to film some segments at the CMA Music Festival. Check them out…

Jasmine Rae's latest single from her deut album Look It Up is the self-composed 'Ain't The Same Girl'.

Check out this live performance of the song...

 Buy Look It Up Now at    

The biggest counry music festival on the planet, the annual CMA Music Festival in Downtown Nashville has just finished up. 

Australian artists appearing at the festival included The McClymonts, Shea Fisher, Kirsty Lee Akers, Dianna Corcoran and Peter McWhirter.

Festival goers enjoyed four nights of stadium shows from many of US country's biggest stars.

The final night included performances from Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, John Rich, Sugarland and Miranda Lambert.

Check out some photos from the event and surrounding activities below...

Tickets are already on sale for next years event and accomodation in the Downtown Nashville area sells out fast. So start making plans now if your planning to get on a plane and travel to next years festival. 

Canadian country band group Doc Walker are about to release an album in Australia for the first time, with Beautiful Life set for release on June 26, 2009.  

Doc Walker are Canada's hottest country act right now. Beautiful Life was named Album of the Year at the 2008 Canadian Country Music Association Awards and the band won another four awards aswell. 

Beautful Life also won the 2009 Juno Award for Country Album of the Year.

The new single in Australia from Doc Walker right now is 'That's All'. Check it out now...

This summer, Keith Urban will bring his "Escape Together World Tour" home to Australia. This two-hour, high-energy concert event, packed with hits, guitar slinging and what has become an Urban concert trademark; the unexpected, will reach the East Coast of Australia on Saturday 12 December and will be the perfect way to kick off the holiday season.

Check out the new music video 'Two Wheels' from Felicity Urquhart. This is the new single from her latest album Landing Lights.

Check out Shea Fisher's online video filmed at this week's CMA Music Festival in Nashville - the biggest country festival on the planet! 

Adam Brand will be appearing on Channel 7’s series 9 of Dancing With The Stars which commences on Sunday July 5.

Considering Jewel lives on a ranch in Texas and is married to a champion bull rider, it's no surprise she's finally recoreded a country album.

"I've been writing country songs my whole career; some of the songs on this record date back to when I was 18 years old. I've been hanging on to them until now. They were meant for a record like this one."

Perfectly Clear is produced by Jewel and leading US artist/songwriter John Rich from Big & Rich.

"Jewel is probably one of the greatest American singer-songwriters we have. It is such an honor to work with anyone of that caliber of talent," Rich says.

Jewel has spent a lot of time in Nashville over the last few years, and has naturally been drawn to and accepted by the Nashville music community.

Comparisons have been made to her debut album Pieces Of You, a pop album that was enormously successful. In fact it's one of the best selling albums of all time.

"If I were discovered today, there is no doubt that I would be signed as a country artist. Songs like "You Were Meant For Me" would have been a country hit today, and not a pop hit as it was in the 90s. The genres have changed more than I feel I have," says Jewel.

The album's first single 'Stronger Woman' appeared on the Hit Country 2009 compilation (released last November) and two further singles 'I Do' and 'Till It Feels Like Cheating' have been released in the US.

Perfectly Clear is most definately a country album, as opposed to a pop album re-mixed for a country audience. It touches on the quintessential country themes like heartbreak and betrayal alongside female empowerment.  

Jewel's new album Perfectly Clear is instores & online now through Universal Music Australia.

Check out the music video for 'I Do'...

Check it out right now!