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Anita Cochran, an ACM and CMA nominated singer/songwriter and the first female artist in the history of country music to write, produce, and play multiple instruments including lead guitar on her debut release, was at the top of her game and a big touring force across the United States when her world came to an abrupt halt when she was diagnosed and told she had triple positive breast cancer in August of 2017. Cochran, always a strong and giving woman in every aspect of her life, stood tall and began the fight of her life. She turned to her songwriting for strength and solace and the result is her latest single, “Fight Like A Girl,” which carries a message of strength and determination in the face of incredible challenge. GAC exclusively premieresthe video, co-directed by Cochran and T’ Pou, on Monday, August 6 at 7:50 am ET and Tuesday August 7 at 9:43 am ET.  “Fight Like A Girl” can also be seen on Anita’s official YouTube channel beginning at 12 Noon, ET on Monday, August 6. Cochran produced and created the visually stunning and inspiring video for “Fight Like A Girl” which recently won “Best Music Video” at the Creation International Film Festival. “Because I’m a fighter, I’m a survivor, you ain’t gonna change my world,” Cochran sings in the powerful anthem. The words are inspiring not just to those battling cancer, but also to men and women alike who are facing their own personal trials. “My story is about my battle with breast cancer,” Cochran says, “but there are so many people out there who are trying to push past barriers and that’s what this song is about. Everyone is battling something. It’s for all of us. I hope it can help give strength and encouragement.” Cochran told her very emotional and personal journey to the Tennessean. Read it HERE. Cochran’s battle has inspired her to get involved in the fight against breast cancer by bringing awareness to the disease and educating others.  Giving back has always been of paramount importance to Cochran from the very beginning, so she knew she wanted to share her story. Cochran documented her experiences throughout diagnosis and treatment in her blog, titled “Journey to Healing.” She gives candid insight about her treatments and provides support and educational information for people experiencing a similar challenge. “Fight Like A Girl” is available on all digital music outlets. Blog:  www.anitacochran.com/blog Twitter:  @Theanitacochran Facebook: anitacochranmusic About Anita Cochran: Anita Cochran is an ACM, CMA nominated country artist. She was the first female artist in the history of country music to write, produce, and play multiple instruments including lead guitar on her debut release.  A former Warner Bros artist who has released “Back To You” featuring the number one, award winning song “What If I Said” with Steve Wariner.  She followed up that album with her self titled sophomore release “Anita”. She has since gone on to release “Serenity” under the independent label “Straybranch Records.” That album featured “I Wanna Hear A Cheatin’ Song” which highlighted the voice, posthumously, of Conway Twitty. The song was praised by famed music critic Robert K. Oermann who called the song “a unique, technical tour-de-force”.

Jason Aldean is no stranger to us. After what happened in the music festival in Las Vegas last year, more and more people are loving him. However, he decided to put that event in the rear mirror. Here he is now with a new album “Rearview Town” together with its success. But, before any of that, here are some facts about Jason Aldean. At the age of 15, the 41-year-old country artist started his career. Jason Aldean’s father was the one responsible of teaching him how to play the guitar. Also, his father was the booker of his show during his early start and he manage to land him gigs throughout Florida and some parts in the east coast. By the age of 21, he moved out to Nashville. During that time, he had recorded 8 demo songs and was pitching them to different record labels. However, his early deals collapsed before it yielded results. It took him five years of struggle before he became a country music superstar. Like his buddy Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean also loves to hunt. However, he’s also quite a unicorn because you can actually see him in bars singing karaoke. He admits that when the alcohol is enough, he will sing just about anything and his go to karaoke song is Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” or/if not “Seven Bridges Road” by the Eagles. He talked about his hobby in an interview saying: “I think karaoke is the s—t. I think that is the funniest thing ever to get really drunk and go to a karaoke bar and get up there act stupid. Now one thing I think is really lame, is if you’re an artist and you go to a karaoke bar and sing your own song.” Another Success Giving Album “Rearview Town” is Jason Aldean’s eighth studio album that was released on April 13th of this year. Amazingly, on April 19th, the album already sold 183,000 units. Not only that, on the 28th of the same month, the album reached the summit of both Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums charts! Also, this album was the first country long play to top the Billboard 200 in 2018, now ain’t that amazin’? This new album tallies as his sixth leader on Top Country Albums. His fifth was “They Don’t Know” with 131,000 copies sold! Next in line is “Old Boots, New Dirt” selling 278,000 copies; “Night Train” with 409,000 copies sold. Then there’s, “Relentless” selling a whopping 982,000 copies! Last but not the least, “My Kinda Party” which debuted at No. 2 on November 20, 2010 and scored 193,000 copies. About the Album According to a country music blog, this album was again produced by Jason Aldean’s longtime collaborator, Michael Knox. “Rearview Town” has 15 songs with one duet with Miranda Lambert. In addition, few famous country artist co-wrote some of the song, like Florida Georgia Line and Morgan Wallen. When Jason Aldean was asked what the album is about, he said: “It’s about Continue reading Jason Aldean Earns Sixth Top Country Albums No. 1 With ‘Rearview Town’→