Gary Allan's new music video is for his hit single from the album of the same name, Get Off On The Pain.

Gary Allan is one of the rare major label artists who is able to successfully straddle the line between art and commerce with a successful string of hits that always hit home with fans and critics alike.  Is his latest single, the title tune to his current CD, a success?

With another strong week of 100,000-plus albums sold, Lady Antebellum continues to have 2010's best-selling album with Need You Now. Where did Gary Allan's new release, Get Off On The Pain wind-up on the charts this week? How about the other hold-overs?

Even as country music moves and changes and themes of love and loss come and go from the airwaves, there remain a few stellar artists like Gary Allan who keep their music as real as possible.  How does this album play out?

Listen to this sample of Gary Allan's latest single.

While every country music artist is seemingly happy and upbeat this summer, Gary Allan dishes out a contemplative single with this song, the lead-off single from his upcoming album.  How will fans and radio react to a slow  song like this one during the fun of summer?

Here's one of Gary Allan's most affecting videos.

Gary Allan continues to walk a path that straddles mainstream country and the rootsier sounds of bakersfield's country audiences.  this is the third single from his rock influenced "Living Hard" album.  With that edge, does it stand up well against Gary's older songs and what's currently on radio?

Here's one of Gary Allan's most stylized and memorable hits.