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.…
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,”…
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…
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,…
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…
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Luke Bryan took down a monster buck with an arrow in a new video posted on the Facebook page of Buck Commander, a TV show focused on hunting that features “Buckmen” such as Luke, Jason Aldean, Willie Robertson and more. In the new clip, Luke’s enthusiastic reaction is shown after shooting the arrow and striking…
Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott shared the first photo of her twin girls in an Instagram post today (Feb. 5). Hillary also revealed the names of the twins: Betsy Mack and Emory JoAnn. Hillary and husband Chris Tyrell welcomed the twins on Jan. 29 around 2 a.m. “Our identical little ladies Betsy Mack and Emory JoAnn…
Chris Young scored the 10th No. 1 single of his career as “Losing Sleep” ascended to the top of both the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Mediabase chart. “Losing Sleep,” which was co-penned by Chris, Josh Hoge and Chris DeStefanois, is the lead single and title track from Chris’ seventh studio album that was released…
Justin Timberlake’s halftime performance during the Super Bowl may have been a solo affair, but he enlisted the help of Chris Stapleton as soon as the game ended. Justin and Chris appeared on the live post-game broadcast of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon from Minneapolis’ Orpheum Theatre. The tandem traded vocals and guitar licks…
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Jon Pardi put his pipes on Tom T. Hall’s “I Like Beer” for a new Michelob Ultra commercial that aired during the Super Bowl on Feb. 4. The new ad spot features actor Chris Pratt, golfer Brooks Koepka, surfer Kelly Slater and runner Shalane Flanagan singing the song together. The commercial, which Jon did not…
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…