If you don’t have time to comb through social media all day, here’s what you’ve been missing over the last 24 hours or so in the country music world: Martina McBride gets choked up about daughter Emma leaving home. Chris Young sings “On the Road Again” while on the road. Again. Jennifer Nettles shares a…… MORE
Blake Shelton, Sam Hunt and Luke Bryan to Headline 4th Annual “Crash My Playa” Concerts in Mexico
Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton and Sam Hunt will headline Luke’s 4th annual Crash My Playa concerts on Jan. 17–20 in Riviera Maya, Mexico. During the four-night concert vacation on the beach, Luke will headline two nights, while Blake and Sam will headline one night each. “Blake and Sam are two of the hottest artists in…… MORE
Read Kenny Chesney’s Heartfelt Instagram Post Regarding the Devastation of Hurricane Irma: “Everyone’s Displaced, Frightened & Confused”
Virgin Islands resident Kenny Chesney posted an Instagram message today (Sept. 7) regarding the damage Hurricane Irma has inflicted on the Caribbean, saying, in part, “I’ve never been in war, but the devastation, the people’s faces in a place I know by heart have left me feeling helpless. It’s total devastation . . . Most…… MORE
Florida Georgia Line Featured on New Pop Song By Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso [Listen]
Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley must really love to collaborate with other artists. On their 2016 album, Dig Your Roots, the duo teamed with Ziggy Marley on “Life Is a Honeymoon,” Tim McGraw on “May We All” and the Backstreet Boys on “God, Your Mama, and Me.” Tyler and Brian also recently…… MORE
Luke Bryan, Darius Rucker, Vince Gill, Charles Esten & More to Perform at Upcoming Opry Shows Benefiting St. Jude Kids
The Grand Ole Opry will host a series of Wednesday night shows this September that will benefit Country Cares for St. Jude Kids, which was founded by Alabama’s Randy Owen in 1989 and has since raised more than $700 million in pledges for the children of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Artists slated to perform…… MORE
Chris Young Reveals Track Listing & Songwriters for Upcoming Album, “Losing Sleep”
Chris Young revealed the track listing for his upcoming seventh studio album, Losing Sleep, which is slated to drop on Oct. 20. In addition to co-penning every track on the 10-song offer, Chris enlisted the help of top songwriters Chris DeStefano, Josh Hoge, Cary Barlowe, Corey Crowder, Liz Rose and more. “Every album you make…… MORE
Watch Thomas Rhett Take the Internet Pop Quiz & Perform “Unforgettable” on the “Tonight Show”
Thomas Rhett has been making the media rounds this week in preparation for the release of his third studio album, Life Changes, which drops on Friday, Sept. 8. Last night (Sept. 6), the ACM Male Vocalist of the Year was in New York City for an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. In…… MORE
Texas Army National Guard Feeding Cows Stranded by Floodwaters
Thank you to the Texas Army National Guard – who are saving cows. This mission began 24 hours ago and since then they are dropped more than 75,000 pounds of hay to the cattle that cannot be reached by land. “The request came down from ranchers,” said Pilot Robinson, “We’re trying to keep them from…… MORE
The Gap, Banana Republic Will Close 200 Stores
Gap, Inc. will close 200 ‘under-performing’ stores over the next three years and will shift focus on their growing brand ‘Old Navy’ stores. Gap Inc. will be opening 270 new ‘Old Navy’ stores since that is the company’s more successful brand. About 200 "underperforming" Gap and Banana Republic locations will be closing — about 10% of…… MORE
This Week’s Wednesday Night “Checkin’ In” Facebook Live Session…
Had another FUN time chatting with you tonight! Thanks for joining me. We talked about (among other things) Tuesday night’s Dustin Lynch show at Cowboys Red River for Hurricane Harvey relief, welcomed some “Newbies” to the “Wolfpack”, congratulated the Allen Eagles football team on winning the Tom Landry Classic last Friday night, and MORE! Thank you for logging on and watching! I LOVE the…… 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…