After scoring his first career No. 1 hit with “Five More Minutes” in February, Scotty McCreery has revealed his new single, “This Is It.” The new tune, which Scotty co-penned with Frank Rogers and Aaron Eshuis about his fiancée Gabi Dugal, is featured on Scotty’s upcoming album, Seasons Change (March 16). “It’s my engagement story,”…
Cole Swindell, who will headline a concert before the NASCAR All-Star Race on May 19 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, got a feel for the track as driver Ryan Blaney recently took him for a few high-speed laps. “I’ve never been this nervous walking out onstage,” said Cole as he was strapping into the car. “I’m…
The Academy of Country Music announced that Nash Nights Live co-host Elaina Smith will add her vocal talents to the ACM Awards on April 15. Elaina will join her Nash Nights Live co-host Shawn Parr as the live voiceover team for the televised awards show. “We’ve been keeping this secret for what seems like forever…
Jim Casey talks with Scotty McCreery about: getting up early and staying up late scoring his first No. 1 single, “Five More Minutes” keeping a positive outlook despite some career setbacks releasing his new album, Seasons Change, on March 16 the apropos title of the new album picking his new single, “This Is It, which…
The best-selling country band of all time may be coming to a city near you. Alabama with launch The Hits Tour on March 23 in Grand Prairie, Texas, with more than 20 shows to follow, including three stops in Canada. “This year’s tour is for the lifelong fans, and also the younger generations just now…
In honor of International Women’s Day 2018, we crunched some numbers from the Recording Industry Association of America to reveal the Top 5 best-selling solo female country artists of all time. While a couple of the artists mentioned have also had success on the pop charts, you can’t deny their country roots. Here are the…
Jon Pardi celebrated his recent ACM Awards nomination for Album of the Year by performing two songs from California Sunrise on Jimmy Kimmel Live. In addition to showcasing his recent No. 1 single, “Heartache On the Dance Floor,” Jon performed his new single, “She Ain’t In It,” which was co-penned by Clint Daniels and Wynn…
The Las Vegas Victims’ Fund has raised more than $31.4 million that will be divvied up among those injured and the families of those killed during the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas on Oct. 1. The Las Vegas Victims’ Fund is a nonprofit that began as a GoFundMe account…
The Academy of Country Music announced its first round of performers for the upcoming 53rd ACM Awards on April 15. Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line with Bebe Rexha, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris and Thomas Rhett are set to take the stage. Reba McEntire will return as the host of…
Cam teamed with Motown legend Smokey Robinson for an episode of CMT Crossroads that was taped on March 6 at the Grand Ole Opry’s Studio A. As expected, Cam and Smokey joined forces on a number of songs from both of their catalogs, including “Tears of a Clown,” “Cruisin’,” “I Second That Emotion,” “Mayday,” “Burning…
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…