After giving fans the first taste of her upcoming sophomore album with the October 2017 release of lead single, “Diane,” Cam has dropped a new video for the tune. The new video was filmed in L.A. by director Daniel Carberry, who also directed Cam’s video for “Mayday.” Co-penned by Cam, Jeff Bhasker and Tyler Johnson—the…
Garth Brooks is the first inductee into the newly formed Live Hall of Fame, which was created by Oak View Group, an investment company for the sports and live entertainment industries that acquired concert trade publication Pollstar in 2017. “It’s a total shock and quite an honor,” said Garth. “I don’t think an entertainer is…
An A-list group of artists—including Willie Nelson, Kacey Musgraves, Alison Krauss, Kris Kristofferson, Brad Paisley and more—have been tapped to record songs curated from Johnny Cash’s poetry, lyrics and letters. The new 16-song album, Johnny Cash: Forever Words, will be released on April 6. When Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash died in 2003, they…
For the first time in more than 13 years, legendary troubadour John Prine will release an album of new material—The Tree of Forgiveness—on April 13. Recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A, The Tree of Forgiveness features 10 new songs that were penned or co-penned by John. Other contributing songwriters include Pat McLaughlin, Roger Cook,…
Dierks Bentley is embracing his Arizona roots with the launch of his new clothing line, Desert Son. Dierks partnered with Flag & Anthem to create the new lifestyle collection that features vintage-washed tees, raglans, hoodies and hats. “This has been such a fun thing to create and develop,” says Dierks. “I love clothes that are…
Big Machine Label Group hosted a lunch at Nashville’s Omni Hotel on Feb. 7 as part of Country Radio Seminar. During the showcase, attendees were treated to performances by a bevy of artists in BMLG’s stable, including Sugarland, Thomas Rhett, Brett Young, Drake White, Trent Harmon and Tyler Rich. Thomas Rhett opened the show by…
Jim Casey talks to Jimmie Allen about: growing up in Delaware his early musical influences, including country and gospel the ripped nature of Aaron Tippin singing in the church choir his musical theater background making his YouTube docu-series, Jimmie Allen: All In living in his car for a few months after moving to Nashville going…
Advertisers aren’t the only ones that can get a huge sales bump via their Super Bowl spots—artists Carrie Underwood and halftime performer Justin Timberlake got a boost on Super Bowl Sunday, too. Justin performed a medley of some of his biggest hits, including “Cry Me a River” and “Rock Your Body.” Justin’s song catalog copped…
The Academy of Country Music announced the Radio Awards nominees for the 53rd ACM Awards. Nominees include Ty, Kelly & Chuck (pictured with Blake Shelton), Country Gold With Terri Clark and more. The Radio Awards will be presented at the annual Radio Winners reception on Saturday, April 14, the day prior to the ACM Awards…
After winning three Grammys on Jan. 28 for Best Country Album (From A Room: Vol. 1), Best Country Song (“Broken Halo”) and Best Country Solo Performance (“Either Way”), Chris Stapleton is feeling a “Grammy Bump” on all fronts The No. 1, 2 and 3 spots on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart this week belong to…
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…