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Chart Roundup – Week of July 6th, 2013

With the release of Hunter Hayes’ ‘Encore’ edition of his self-titled debut album (the deluxe edition in laymen’s terms), has rocketed the country pop singer back to the top of Top Country Albums, while the lead single off the record, ‘I Want Crazy’ is now at #3 on Hot Country Songs and Country Digital Songs. If that wasn’t enough, it’s now also at #7 on Country Airplay. Leading that chart is Jake Owen with ‘Anywhere With You’, which is down to #8 on Hot Country Songs and #22 on Country Digital Songs.

#1 on Country Digital Songs is Florida Georgia Line, with ‘Cruise’ (featuring Nelly), that is also #1 on Hot Country Songs for yet another week. ‘Here’s To the Good Times’ is at #2 on Top Country Albums. This duo seem unstoppable, even by Blake Shelton, who remains at #2 on both charts this week with ‘Boys Round Here’ (featuring Pistol Annies). The song has dropped down to #4 on Country Airplay, however, after being last week’s #1. His album, ‘Based On A True Story...’, also stays at #3 this week. Darius Rucker’s ‘Wagon Wheel’ is holding out too, down to #4 on Hot Country Songs and Country Digital Songs while ‘True Believers’ is at #4 on Top Country Albums.

To you 'Truck Yeah' haters....the LoCash Cowboys' bank accounts have something to say

Photo via LoCash Cowboys' Twitter

This made me smile. 

There are basically two kinds of country fans -- those who love Tim McGraw's song Truck Yeah and those who hate it. One Twitter user decided to take their Truck Yeah confusion straight to the source....the writers of the Tim McGraw earworm, Preston Brust and Chris Lucas from LoCash Cowboys. 

@locashcowboys Are you serious with this " truck yeah song"?

— Nick mahan(@Mahan_N) August 29, 2012

Chris quickly came back with a response. 

According to Tim Mcgraw and every football stadium in the US, and millions, not to mention our bank accounts..... #truckyeah we r! Lol! C 

— LoCash Cowboys (@locashcowboys) August 29, 2012

Yep, the bank account is definitely a good place to check if a songwriter is serious or not with a song.  

LoCash Cowboys debut new music video for 'C.O.U.N.T.R.Y. '

The LoCash Cowboys have debuted their muddy fun video for C.O.U.N.T.R.Y. featuring former Playboy Bunny and 'Girls Next Door' star Kendra Wilkinson. 

Check it out and tell me what you think. 

{via Roughstock}

So I guess we have to talk about Kendra Wilkinson's boobs again now

Photo via LoCashCowboys.com

Such a strange story to have to revisit and clear the air about, but here goes. 

The other day I had a story about former Girls Next Door star Kendra Wilkinson appearing in the LoCash Cowboys' new video for C-O-U-N-T-R-Y.  Kendra went on Access Hollywood and talked about her new reality show, her business, and about appearing in the music video.  

When one of the hosts said, "But you didn't show boobs," referring to the music video, Kendra said (video here), "No, no. You have to check out the show because that's what's going to air too, the drama between them wanting me to reveal myself and me saying, 'No, I'm ok.'"  

She does mention it was a bikini they wanted her to wear to roll around the mud in, but still, she did say to watch her show to see the drama unfold when she said she wouldn't reveal herself. 

Well as usually happens with these kinds of odd stories, people got angry or offended or whatever because both the LoCash Cowboys and Kendra took to the internet to let everyone know the truth of the situation. 

According to Taste of Country, the boys of the band wrote on their Twitter, “Ha we didnt ask her to get naked, just [wear] a bikini. She was fun to work with.”

Kendra then took to her website to say, “I just wanted to clear something up about the video I did with the LoCash Cowboys. Some things were taken out of context about the video and I just wanted to let you all know that nothing happened! LOLOL Nobody wanted me to strip down! LOLOL The video was amazing, and I LOVE these guys! We had a great time, and I can’t wait for you guys to see it!” She then linked to a website that ran the same story (not my site, whew). 

Okay. So anyway, are we clear now? Kendra wanted you to tune in to her show to watch the "drama unfold" when she told the boys of the band that she didn't want to reveal herself during the video shoot, but she certainly doesn't want you to believe all the crap rumors out there about any drama unfolding during the video shoot because of her unwillingness to reveal herself. 

Glad we got that all cleared up.  

I seriously don't care one lick about Kendra Wilkinson. I'm sure she's nice and a real peach and all, but I really could care less about her self-induced drama thingy she's got going on here.  She said something trying to get people to tune into her show and now she regrets saying that. Happens all the time.  

I am, however, sorry to the LoCash Cowboys because I've met them and they seemed like real sweet guys and I'm sorry if anyone took what I wrote as meaning the guys were sexist pigs because I didn't think that at all -- not that I would have blamed them in the least if they WERE disappointed not to have Kendra's bikini-clad boobs in their video. 

I wrote my original story like I write so many of my stories -- as the silly, pointless, fluff piece that it was and from the standpoint that any drama that took place during the video shoot was probably played up expressly for the purpose of Kendra's reality show ratings. I didn't honestly think anyone would take anything serious or even remember the story 5 minutes later.  

After four years of doing this, it still amuses and amazes me the stories that people take so seriously.  

LoCash Cowboys don't get everything they expect working with Playboy Bunny for new video

Photo via LoCashCowboys.com

During CMA Fest I had the pleasure of interviewing the LoCash Cowboys who were like two balls of energy in jeans. They were so much fun and gave a great performance on the Chevy Riverfront Stage, I'm definitely a fan now. One of the things we chatted about during the interview was the fact that Kendra Wilkinson, former Playboy Bunny and one of the stars of The Girls Next Door, was going to be in their new video for their song C-O-U-N-T-R-Y.   

Unfortunately for the boys of LoCash Cowboys and any other man who was on set for the video shoot last week, it seems that working with a former Playboy Bunny doesn't guarantee you vast amounts of naked flesh like you might expect.  

Kendra recently visited Access Hollywood and discussed a little of the drama that unfolded during the video shoot when she broke the news to Preston and Chris that she wouldn't be going topless for the video.  

She says that after having a baby and getting married, she's found that she's bored with nudity now.   

"They wanted me to reveal myself and I said, 'No, I'm OK... I'm kinda done with that!'"

The video shoot and "drama" will air on Kendra's new show Kendra On Top which airs Tuesday evenings at 10/9c on WE tv.  

 Let's just hope the show doesn't edit things to make the boys of the band look like jerks about Kendra's new no boobies policy just to make things look more dramatic for the audience.    

Video here if the one below doesn't work. 

 

Let's all join hands and pray for LoCash Cowboys' artery health

Have you ever watched Man V. Food?  You know, the Travel Channel show where host Adam Richman entertains viewers by testing the elasticity of his stomach and bowels. 

Yeah, that show. 

Well Adam recently made a stop in Nashville to try out the local cuisine.  While in town, he joined the boys of LoCash Cowboys to help them devour a 72 ounce gut bomb steak from Roosters Texas Style BBQ and Steakhouse.

72 ounces.  That's 4.5 pounds.  POUNDS!  Crazy....but tasty.  

“It’s going to be cool to finally see the episode, but we were hurting after the challenge,” Preston Brust tells Taste of Country. “I never want to eat a steak again. When the steak came out of the kitchen, it was the scariest thing we’d ever seen [laughs]!”

Be sure to check out the show when Man Vs. Food Nation (Man V. Food's new incarnation) on Wednesday, June 8, on the Travel Channel to see if LoCash Cowboys members Preston Brust and Chris Lucas have what it takes to win the 72-ounce steak challenge.