Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit (Derry deBorja, Chad Gamble, Jimbo Hart, Amanda Shires and Sadler Vaden) stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live last night (Sept. 19) to perform “Cumberland Gap,” a new tune featured on Jason’s 2017 album, The Nashville Sound. Penned by Jason, “Cumberland Gap” finds the Alabama native returning to his rockin’ roots.…
Singer/songwriter David Lee Murphy, who’s probably best known for his 1995 No. 1 hit, “Dust on the Bottle,” has been cranking out No. 1 tunes as a songwriter for more than 20 years, including Jason Aldean’s “Big Green Tractor,” Blake Shelton’s “The More I Drink,” Kenny Chesney’s “Til It’s Gone” and more. In fact, David…
Runaway June’s Hannah Mulholland announced via social media that she and Ian Jay are engaged. 💍 just 2 crazy kids who decided they’re gonna marry each other. ~Hannah pic.twitter.com/pXt2qlpltQ — Runaway June (@runawayjune) September 19, 2017 Ian and Hannah have been dating for six years. According to Ian’s Instagram page, he is a “Nashville/Los Angeles…
Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Rodney Crowell issued a statement on social media yesterday (Sept. 19) in which he cancelled his remaining tour dates due to health concerns. “Regretfully, I must cancel the remainder of the 2017 tour schedule,” Rodney wrote. “An impressive team of doctors have confirmed what for the past year I’ve instinctively known: dealing with…
Today (Sept. 20), Little Big Town announced they will launch The Breakers Tour in February 2018 with special guests Kacey Musgraves and Midland. The 26-date run begins Feb. 8 in Oklahoma City, Okla., and will include stops in Austin, Atlanta, Minneapolis, New York City and more. Additional stops will be announced soon. For a preview…
How’s this for irony: Barbara Brooks, the wife of Kix Brooks, received a Facebook message from a scammer posing as her husband. Here’s what the message said (broken English, bad punctuation and all): “Hello, Thanks for the love and support you have shown me over the years. Thank you and God bless . . .…
With a twangy, honky-tonk sound that hearkens back to the 1970s, Alex Williams released his debut album, Better Than Myself, on Aug. 11. The 12-song offering boasts a dozen songs that Alex wrote or co-wrote, including “Pay No Mind,” a go-your-own-way tune that professes what really matters in life. Alex’s “Pay No Mind” was featured…
The Governor’s Books From Birth Foundation is auctioning off a painting of Dolly Parton to benefit her Imagination Library. In celebration of Tennessee’s Imagination Library Week, the 20-inch by 20-inch painting of Dolly by Nashville artist Arthur Kirkby is available via bid until Sept. 20 at 9 a.m. CT. Since its beginning in 1996 in…
Surrounded by 200 family and friends, LANCO frontman Brandon Lancaster wed his college sweetheart, Tiffany Trotter, outside of Nashville on Sunday (Sept. 17). Brandon’s LANCO bandmates—Chandler Baldwin, Jared Hampton, Tripp Howell and Eric Steedly—served as groomsmen. The couple will honeymoon in Mexico. LANCO’s current single, “Greatest Love Story” is No. 17 on Billboard’s Country Airplay…
Jason Aldean has been entertaining fans with his live show and albums for more than a dozen years. Now the two-time ACM Entertainer of the Year is hoping to entertain folks with a new book, Family, Friends & Fans. Written with Tom Carter, Family, Friends & Fans shares the stories that influenced Jason’s life, from…
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…