On March 15 at 2:45 p.m., Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced the closure of bars throughout Davidson Country—including downtown’s famed Lower Broadway district—in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. The Metro Board of Health convened for an emergency meeting on March 15 at 5 p.m., unanimously approving the mayor’s proposal, which includes: closing bars…… MORE
Academy of Country Music Postpones 55th ACM Awards
The Academy of Country Music has postponed the 55th ACM Awards, which were scheduled to take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 5. The ACM Awards will now take place in September, although no exact date has been announced. The decision continues ongoing actions to prevent the spread of the…… MORE
Reba McEntire’s Mother, Jacqueline, 93, Passes Away
Reba McEntire’s mother, Jacqueline, 93, died on March 14. Reba shared the news via Instagram, which you can read below. Our Mother, Jacqueline McEntire, made that wonderful cross over into Heaven today. She had a wonderful, full, healthy life and was absolutely ready to go. The cancer might think it won the battle but we’re…… MORE
Chris Stapleton Consolation
Multi-award winning Chris Stapleton was supposed to perform the first show at the Texas Rangers new home Globe Life Field tonight. However, due to coronavirus concerns the show has been postponed. It will be rescheduled. Chris did an interview where he says he’s working on new music. So this ought to help ease the pain…… MORE
Your “Blame Someone Else Day” Wolf Fan Favorite 5 Countdown
Here’s tonight’s WOLF FAN FAVORITE FIVE, the five most popular songs in North Texas, as chosen by YOU. Vote for your favorite song at 995thewolf.com/vote, or call in your vote, along with your requests or dedications to 888-787-1995, e-mail to [email protected], or get them to me on Facebook or Twitter (@995thewolfdfw @BillBowen995). And be sure to tune in weeknights at 9 when we count ’em down. — Bill Bowen #995wfff 5. What I…… MORE
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum Closes Through March 31
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Hatch Show Print, Historic RCA Studio B and the CMA Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will be closed temporarily to the public March 14 though March 31. Starting on March 16, the Hall of Fame will begin issuing refunds on all purchases…… MORE
Grand Ole Opry to Proceed Without Live Audience Through April 4
The Grand Ole Opry will pause performances that include a live audience through April 4, including performances on March 13. During this time, the Saturday Night Grand Ole Opry Show will return to its original format as a live radio broadcast without a live audience. Fans around the world can still tune in to the…… MORE
Chris Young Drops Piano-Driven Version of Top 40 Single, “Drowning” [Listen]
Chris Young dropped a piano-driven version of his current Top 40 single, “Drowning.” Co-penned by Chris, Corey Crowder and Josh Hoge, “Drowning” was partly inspired by the death of Chris’ close friend, Adam Carnes, and features lyrics: “So tonight I’m gonna pull out pictures, ones with you in ’em / Laugh and cry a little…… MORE
Concerts & events being postponed and canceled – What to do with my tickets?
Here is the current list of concerts that have been postponed or canceled. If you have tickets, whether you bought them or won them from us, you can click each link below for updated information. In general, if the concert is postponed, HOLD ON TO YOUR TICKETS! Your tickets for the original show date will…… MORE
Reba McEntire Reschedules 2020 Tour
Reba McEntire rescheduled 13 dates on her 2020 Tour in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The original 13 dates—in March, April and May—have been rescheduled for July and August. The decision continues ongoing actions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, which was labeled a pandemic on March 11 by the World Health Organizations. Previously…… 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…