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Sam Hunt Gets New Court Date for DUI Case

Sam Hunt Gets New Court Date for DUI Case

Sam Hunt is now scheduled to appear in a Nashville court on May 19 at 9 a.m. to face misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence and having an open container. The new case details were found in a public records search on March 17, which follows Sam’s initially scheduled court date on Jan. 17…

Kane Brown’s “Homesick” Is No. 1 for the Second Straight Week

Kane Brown’s “Homesick” Is No. 1 for the Second Straight Week

Kane Brown’s “Homesick” is No. 1 on both the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Mediabase chart for the second consecutive week. Penned by Kane, Brock Berryhill, Matthew McGinn and Taylor Phillips, “Homesick” is Kane’s fifth consecutive No. 1 single. It is featured on Kane’s 2018 album, Experiment. “‘Homesick’ is just kinda personal because we’ve done…

Funeral for Reba McEntire’s Mother Has Been Postponed

Funeral for Reba McEntire’s Mother Has Been Postponed

Reba McEntire’s mother, Jacqueline, 93, died on March 14. Reba made the announcement via Instagram on March 14, saying, in part: “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…

Myth Busted: Jake Owen Says He Never Tried to Go Pro as a Golfer

Myth Busted: Jake Owen Says He Never Tried to Go Pro as a Golfer

Count Jake Owen among the best golfers in the country music community, just don’t count him as a pro. Along with Colt Ford, Vince Gill and Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley, Jake is one of the best country singers out on the links. Read any story about Jake and it’s bound to bring up the fact…

Blake Shelton Says Morgan Wallen Is the One That “Got Away” on “The Voice”

Blake Shelton Says Morgan Wallen Is the One That “Got Away” on “The Voice”

Morgan Wallen’s career is on fire right now. The 26-year-old has scored back-to-back No. 1 singles on the Billboard Country Airplay chart with “Up Down” (June 2018) and “Whiskey Glasses” (June 2019). His current single, “Chasin’ You,” is No. 14 on the chart after 32 weeks. But it wasn’t that long ago that the Sneedville,…

Nashville’s Metro Board of Health Closes Bars on Lower Broadway

Nashville’s Metro Board of Health Closes Bars on Lower Broadway

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…

Academy of Country Music Postpones 55th ACM Awards

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…

Reba McEntire’s Mother, Jacqueline, 93, Passes Away

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…

Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum Closes Through March 31

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…

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Keep Those Texas Babies Reading

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…