2008 turned out to be the year that John Rich gained high exposure through his "Gone Country" shows and by being one of the judges of Nashville Star. This single is his first with Warner Brothers as a solo artist.  Will this romantic song be a hit or will radio go 'eh' and move on?

Six years after country mega-group Alabama announced their retirement, lead singer Randy Owen returns with his first solo album on Broken Bow Records. Produced by John Rich, One on One finds Owen contemplating the relationships that mean the most to him at this point in his life.

Here's the title track from Randy Owen's new CD.

John Rich has chosen to record this song to support John McCain.

While Gone Country 2 featured a batch of better songs than the first cycle of the CMT reality show, the winners were always going to find a tough audience with country music.  Will Sebastian Bach receive a better reception from fans than Julio Iglesias, Jr? Or will they quickly forget this song as well?

Country Music and politics seemingly have gone hand to hand for decades now yet I am still amazed when an artist pledges public support for a politician who's running for office. Given his conservative nature it's not really surprising that John Rich has chosen to support John McCain.

There are few situations in which Gene Simmons hasn't tried to extract money from in the persuit of branding himself & his band KISS. John Rich seems to have copied his business model for the country music world. Is it a good move?

Here's a track from John Rich's first solo album. He later gave the song to Shannon Brown when he produced her "Corn Fed" album. If you listen closely, you can hear Big Kenny singing harmony vocals.