Country Artists' Popularity Tracked on Twitter Charts

With the rapid growth of the latest online phenomenon, Twitter, two Nashville companies, Aristo Media marketing group and MusicRow publication, have teamed up to chart the Country artists who have the most followers.

Currently, there are 72 Country stars on the chart, and the only criteria for an artist to be added to the chart is to have over 100 followers. The top ten artists on the chart right now are in order from Miley Cyrus (at No. 1), Taylor Swift, Billy Ray Cyrus, Keith Urban, LeAnn Rimes, Kellie Pickler, Julianne Hough, Rascal Flatts, Martina McBride and Willie Nelson.

"Today's media landscape is becoming a highly fragmented, on-demand media world," said David M. Ross, publisher of MusicRow. "As a result, artists are using an increasingly sophisticated new tool set to reach consumers and create new fans. This Twitter chart is the first of a series of projects we are developing with AristoWorks to help our readers quantify their online efforts." 

To view the Twitter chart visit,www.musicrow.com/charts/top-ranking-country-artists/.