Dierks Bentley didn’t write his latest hit song “Gone” but he was attracted to it right away when he heard the track, “When it came time to go cut some stuff, this song just sort of rose to the top. And I gravitate towards it because I loved the title.” When it comes to that…… MORE
Lainey Wilson Thinks There Are Things A Man Should Actually Know
Lainey Wilson is making people take notice with her song “Things A Man Oughta Know” – but the first thing people noticed when she moved to Nashville was her accent. Moving from northeast Louisiana, when people ask where she was from, Lainey simply used her home state’s 2 letter abbreviation-but people were thinking of another…… MORE
Chase Rice & FGL Have a Decade of Drinkin’, Talking’, and Being Friends
Chase Rice reunited with his buddies Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line for his track “Drinkin’ Beer. Talkin’ God. Amen.” Chase says the trio’s friendship goes back more than a decade, “Brian, Tyler and I used to live in a house together 10 years ago and we wrote a bunch of songs back…… MORE
Gabby Barrett Checks In on “The Good Ones” From the Couch
Gabby Barrett has been in mom mode since she gave birth to her daughter back in January. As she, and her husband Cade Foehner, have been home taking care of their little one, Gabby’s song “The Good Ones” has been climbing the country music airplay chart. But this week, Gabby reappeared…at least on social media,…… MORE
Dan + Shay Appear on The Voice as Team Blake Shelton Advisors
Normally Blake Shelton is the lone representation of country music on The Voice, but this week he has some back-up! First, Kelsea Ballerini is stepping in temporarily to help out as Kelly Clarkson isn’t feeling well. Second, Blake pulled some strings got Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney to come in as advisors for his team…… MORE
Kelsea Ballerini Steps Into Kelly Clarkson’s Chair on The Voice (Temporarily)
When Kelly Clarkson fell ill and couldn’t fulfilled her judging duties on NBC’s The Voice, she reached out to her friend Kelsea Ballerini to step in. Kelsea chronicled her turn in the judging chair, saying, “an incredible whirlwind sitting in for my girllll Kelly Clarkson for the next few weeks of battle rounds on The Voice starting tonight!…… MORE
Blake Shelton Announces New Album – Body Language – Out May 21st
As his song “Minimum Wage” climbs the chart, Blake Shelton announced that he’s releasing his next album May 21st! Body Language is Blake’s 12th studio album, and will feature, “Minimum Wage,” his number-1 hit with Gwen Stefani, “Happy Anywhere” and 10 additional tracks. Blake shares, “We’ve been working on this album on and off for…… MORE
Brett Young’s “Lady” Lands In the Top Spot On Country Radio
Congratulations goes out to Brett Young — fresh off celebrating his birthday last week, and revealing on The Kelly Clarkson Show that he and his wife are expecting daughter number-2 this summer, his song “Lady” takes the top spot in country music. Brett says, “I’m speechless. ‘Lady’ is officially #1 at country radio. This is…… MORE
Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram & Jon Randall Share Another Track From The Marfa Tapes
Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall have released another track in advance of their album The Marfa Tapes coming out on May 7th. Talking about the song, Miranda says, “Am I Right or Amarillo” was Jack Ingram’s title and of course Jon Randall’s beautiful Blue Grass roots came out on that song. You know,…… MORE
Carly Pearce is “Not OK” After Getting a Message From Loretta Lynn
During her last appearance on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry Carly Pearce debut a song called “Dear Miss Loretta” — of course, that’s Loretta Lynn. Carly says, “It’s no question that Loretta Lynn is a major inspiration of mine.” That night at the Opry Carly shared, “My grandma introduced to me to her…… MORE
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Keep Those Texas Babies Reading
Getting our kids to read in the summer can sometimes be challenging but there are lots of teacher approved ideas and incentive programs available to keep them on track! They can earn game tokens from our Friends at Chuck E Cheese who has tons of rewards ideas for being a good student and a good…