A periodic look at how Lone Star natives are faring in the national music biz...Hot 100 (singles)
10. Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You"
12. Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain, "Blame It"
16. Beyonce, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)"
21. Beyonce, "Diva"
41. Beyonce, "Halo"
Billboard 200 (albums)
6. Beyonce, I Am... Sasha Fierce
9. Jamie Foxx, Intuition
87. Miranda Lambert, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
100. Willie Nelson & Asleep at the Wheel, Willie and the Wheel
If there is a ticking time bomb signaling the impending end of the '80s hair-band nature of mainstream country music, Miranda Lambert is probably lighting the fuse. Lambert's third album, Revolution, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart last week and sold 23 percent more (almost 69,000 units) out of the gate than her previous album, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, which ended up as the 2008 Country Music Association album of the Year.It doesn't take many listens to the searing Revol
Ah, here we go again with local artists trumpeting "Grammy nominations." The latest is Atascocita-grown country singer Susan Hickman, who seems to fancy herself as a Miranda Lambert/Martina McBride type. We stumbled across Hickman accidentally through MySpace's "Status Updates," and our eye was immediately drawn to: "Susan Hickman Up for 6 1st Round Grammy Nominations."
Now Lonesome, Onry and Mean doesn't claim to know everything about what's going on around here, but we do try to keep our ear
