Her name was Heather Holland, a wife, and mother two children, a 7 year-old son and 10-year-old daughter, her husband said she had no previous medical condition and died from after she went into septic shock. Last Monday she started feeling sick, on Wednesday she was diagnosed with Influenza-B and developed pneumonia. But, she wasn’t getting…… MORE
Alan Jackson, Whisperin’ Bill Anderson, Steve Dorff & More to Be Inducted Into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
The Songwriters Hall of Fame announced its class of 2018: Alan Jackson, Bill Anderson, Steve Dorff, Kool & The Gang (Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown and James “JT” Taylor), Jermaine Dupri, John Mellencamp and Allee Willis. Three of this year’s inductees—Alan Jackson, Bill Anderson and Steve Dorff—have had a significant impact on country music.…… MORE
Watch Jon Pardi Work, Rope & Reminisce in New Video for “She Ain’t In It”
Jon Pardi dropped a new video for his single, “She Ain’t In It,” which is currently No. 33 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart after 16 weeks. Directed by Jim Wright, the video was filmed entirely in black and white on a ranch outside Thousand Oaks, Calif. “‘She Ain’t In It’ is a great country song,”…… MORE
Willie Nelson Cancels February Tour Dates Because of Flu
Willie Nelson, 84, has cancelled eight February tour dates to recover from the flu, according to a press release from his rep that was published by Variety. “He is up and about and looks as healthy as ever but his doctor has determined that his voice needs more time to recuperate to give the performances…… MORE
Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley “Got Fired” From Hosting the ACM Awards
Dierks Bentley dropped a juicy nugget of information during a Q&A session at Nashville’s Country Radio Seminar on Feb. 5: he and Luke Bryan will not be back to co-host the 2018 ACM Awards in April. According to Billboard, Dierks made the impromptu revelation after a photo of the ACM co-hosts appeared on a screen,…… MORE
Watch Keith Urban Surprise Chris Janson With an Invitation to Join the Grand Ole Opry
During Chris Janson’s sold-out show at the Ryman Auditorium on Feb. 5, Keith Urban surprised the “Buy Me a Boat” singer with an official invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry. Since making his debut in 2013, Chris has racked up close to 200 Opry performances. Keith initially joined Chris onstage to team up for…… MORE
Luke Bryan & Dierks Bentley Not Returning as Hosts for ACM Awards
They have hosted two years in a row 2016 and 2017 but not returning for 2018. Luke Bryan has co-hosted the award show five times, including twice with Dierks Bentley. The new hosts will be announced in a few weeks, the 2018 ACM Awards scheduled for April 15th from Las Vegas. Luke Bryan & Dierks…… MORE
Best Buy Will Stop Selling CD’s at End of July
Streaming and digital music has taken over! Best Buy will pull all CD’s for their stores in July. CD sales only amount for about $40 million annually. Best Buy will continue to sell vinyl at their stores, (Vinyl is making a comeback) Don’t think Best Buy is the only company doing this, Target is considering doing the…… MORE
Doritos Making ‘Female Friendly’ Chip
PepsiCo CEO said during an interview that the company who also owns Doritos is developing a new chip that will be more ‘female friendly’ and packaged so the bag can easily fit into a purse and will be quieter to eat Shortly after announcement came the backlash Doritos' plan to appeal to women seems to…… MORE
Ratings for Super Bowl LII the Lowest in Eight Years
Super Bowl LII was one of the most exiting games, but it was also the lowest-rated Super Bowl game since 2010. The Philadelphia Eagles beat New England Patriots 41-33. The viewership was down down nearly three percent from last year’s game between the Patriots and the Falcons and five percent drop from the last time NBC had…… 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…