Luke Bryan Makes History With No. 1 And No. 2 Country Airplay Singles

There is nothing to stop the hip- shaking, crooning country, lovely country star known as Luke Bryan. He is the first artist in 24 years of history of the Billboard Country Airplay to fit the first two places.

Success of country superstar 'Play It Again ' caught his ninth No. 1 and its appearance in Florida Georgia Line of 'This Is How We Roll' help grab the No. 2 spot.

Bryan has set the precedent (coding reference artists for collaborations high level), which has not been touched since the genesis of the table. In addition, the letter of Hot Country Songs, Bryan has claimed Nos. 1 and 2, these two hits in four of the past five weeks, becoming the man at the top.

There are only two artists who have come to something similar since 1958, when several country rankings were filmed in a single chart, Taylor Swift and legend Buck Owens doubled in their first positions. Swift 'We Are Never ever get back together ' hit No. 1 in the same week ' Roja ' was released as a preview cut , firing at No. 2, October 2012.

Owens 'Together Again “and" My heart skips a beat ' earned him a double whammy in June / July 1964, when the songs changed their place at the top - and stayed there for three weeks.

Both Bryan hit songs were performed at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards, where he received the largest country of the night for Best Country Artist honor.

Luke Bryan Hits 'Play It Again' During Second 2014 Billboard Music Awards Performance

Luke Bryan performs onstage during the 2014 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 18, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada.



Luke Bryan just enjoyed one of the greatest years of any country artist delivering success today and in the 2014 Billboard Music Awards, a performance could not hold superstar Georgia. The winner of the Top Country Artist trophy returned to the stage for an encore BBMAs something, capping a career night with a solo performance.

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After merging with Florida Georgia Line in a version of "This Is How We Roll " on Sunday night (May 18 ) , Bryan returned for a presentation of the offer of his " Crash My Party " highlight "Play It again. " Bryan once again delighted the audience at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, but this time, the tempo slowed and was assisted by bracelets light-up, which were given to the arena audience and winked along with the song as Bryan and co. played on.

Album "Crash My Party" Bryan officially announced the arrival of a new superstar of the country last year, when he debuted with 528,000 copies sold in its first week in August. Since then , the album has not strayed too far from the Top 10 albums of the count , in this week's Minute No. 7 on the Billboard 200 in its 39th week of release .

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"Crash My Party" is one of the finalists for the Billboard Top 200 Album at the Billboard Music Awards, with Justin Timberlake, "The 20/20 Experience, “Drake’s " nothing was the same , " Eminem "The Marshall Mathers LP 2 "and Beyonce album of the same name. Two performances by Bryan helped highlight an unforgettable ceremony also included performances by Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Lorde, Imagine Dragons, OneRepublic and many more.

Before pulling double duty on stage Billboard Music Awards, Bryan discusses the success of “Play It Again" and the writing process of their EPs "Spring Break”. Watch the interview below:

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 Country star does not care what the critics say

Musician Luke Bryan performs during 2014 Stagecoach: Country Music Festival in California Empire Polo Club on April 27, 2014 in Indio, California.

EDMONTON - Luke Bryan, one of the reigning kings of country music, has been accredited (or vilified) for being a principal instigator of the current trend towards "bro - country” , a fuzzy designation constructed lyrics about parties , beer , girls in daisy dukes, and trucks. Many of the trucks.

Throw in the love of Bryan as the hip- hop music and have a Berlin Wall that strongly divides fans, critics and even other musicians - as Zac Brown, who crashed Brown No. 1 hit last September That's my class hours ( from his latest album Wreck My Party ) as "the worst song I 've ever heard. "

Friend of Bryan Jason Aldean immediately intervened to slap by Brown, all simmered underground until Bryan Brown and hugged out in the Country Music Awards in November.

Bryan kept going. Her latest single, Play It Again, hit # 1 in late March.

The Bryan himself is a nice guy , unpretentious that says nothing more than the desire to strap on a guitar and entertain people . It is also easy to treat; no need to register with your agent, publicist or personal manager.

Here are some highlights of a recent phone conversation:

Report: record huge sales side, you've undoubtedly had a rough ride in a particular group of critics from Wreck My Party came out.

Bryan: . . . “Yeah, I do not know I think embroiled in what they hear on the radio is one thing, however, I never understand the criticism does not really know the country, but then criticize from a polarized scenario always there is a man who knows, and it's always Willie Nelson ...

Journal: O Johnny Cash.

Bryan: " Yes , and I love Willie and Johnny Obviously , I'm not saying they are not the country, but has been a bit more since then Look, I know critics have a job to do , but I must say that I am in this for fans. If I have a fan wanting to hear a song, or a critic, I go with the fan. "

Journal: Do you think it is unfair that you are categorized as someone who just put out songs fluffy Create Party?

Bryan : " Well, I have to lean on some holiday music records , but even in Crash My Party have a song like drinking a beer that is quite a deep song speaks of the loss cannot be 12 songs on . . Party in each album. Ebb and flow of emotions is necessary. "

Journal: Although people will always choose a couple of songs as indicative of everything that you do.

Bryan: Yes, and it is unfair. See George Strait - which has been around for four decades. And if you really want, you can elect five silly songs like fireball (George Jones) you can claim is what all is about. But it is not true. It has so many hit songs to choose from. It makes more sense to look at the range of travel.

Journal: Well, if you are still around 20 years, the critical view is likely to change. See Ray Price. When he was putting chains on his songs in the late ‘60s, many critics hated and regretted the death of honky -tonk . It has now venerated as the old school.