From times and channels to performers and floats, here’s everything a country music fan needs to know about the 91st Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Date: Nov. 23 Channels: NBC CBS Times: 9 a.m. to noon (all time zones) on NBC 9 a.m. to noon ET on CBS 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. CT on CBS 7…
CMT’s Nashville will be coming to an end in 2018. Season 6, which will debut on Jan. 4 and feature 16 episodes, will be the show’s final season. Since launching on ABC in May 2013, Nashville has produced 108 shows over five seasons and featured memorable characters such as Rayna Jaymes (Connie Britton), Juliette Barnes…
Jim Casey talks with Cole Swindell about: his current streak of seven consecutive No. 1 singles releasing his new single, “Stay Downtown” dropping his new EP, Down Home Sessions IV, on Nov. 24, which features acoustic versions of songs he wrote for other artists picking the five songs for the new EP the concept behind…
Never one to take himself too seriously, Luke Bryan treated his Facebook friends to a dramatic reading of his new song, “Hooked On It,” which will appear on his upcoming sixth studio album, What Makes You Country. The new tune, which was co-penned by Luke, Dallas Davidson and David Lee Murphy, is available as an…
Coming off back-to-back-to-back No. 1 singles, Thomas Rhett has shipped a new tune to country radio, “Marry Me.” Unlike previous single, “Unforgettable,” TR’s new ditty is non-autobiographical. The twisting tune, which was co-penned by TR, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley and Shane McAnally, is the third single from TR’s 2017 album, Life Changes. “‘Marry Me’ is…
Miranda Lambert teamed with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Green Day to sing “Ordinary World” on the group’s new album, Greatest Hits: God’s Favorite Band, which dropped on Nov. 17. The tune originally appeared on Green Day’s 2016 album, Revolution Radio. Miranda has traded vocals with Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong in…
Keith Urban had a big night at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 19, taking home three trophies in the fan-voted competition, including Favorite Male Country Artist, Favorite Country Album (Ripcord) and Favorite Country Song (“Blue Ain’t Your Color”). Carrie Underwood was named Favorite Female Country Artist, while Little Big Town copped…
Mel Tillis, one of country music’s most versatile artists, died this morning (Nov. 19) of respiratory failure at age 85. Mel battled intestinal issues since early 2016 and never fully recovered. Mel won the CMA Entertainer of the Year award in 1976 and was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007. Lonnie…
Sugarland is back. After taking a break from the duo in 2012 to pursue solo projects and raise families, Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush announced today (Nov. 17) that new music is coming. “We’ve been writing and in the studio together and have some new music coming your way,” said Jennifer, in part, during a…
Following the release of From A Room: Volume 1 in May 2017, Chris Stapleton announced that Volume 2 will be released on Dec. 1. Taking its name from Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A—where it was recorded in 2016 with producer Dave Cobb—Volume 2 will feature nine songs. Seven of the nine songs were co-penned by…
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…