Sam Hunt’s “Body Like a Back Road” has cruised to another award: CMT Song of the Year. The inaugural award will be presented to Sam and co-writers Zach Crowell, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne at the CMT Artists of the Year ceremony on Oct. 18. Sam’s “Body Like a Back Road” has been “doin’ 15…
Dustin Lynch has had plenty of reasons to celebrate this week. The Tullahoma, Tenn., native recently scored his fifth consecutive No. 1 single as “Small Town Boy” ascended to the top of the Billboard Country Airplay chart, and he released his third album, Current Mood, on Sept. 8. “This week has truly been one of…
What The 11th annual ACM Honors is an evening dedicated to recognizing the special honorees and off-camera category winners from the 52nd ACM Awards. When The ceremony took place on Aug. 23 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Watch The show will air Friday, Sept. 15 at 9 p.m. PT/ET on CBS. Performers Kelsea Ballerini, Alan Jackson, Chris…
Today (Sept. 14), Chris Young dropped a new video for his single, “Losing Sleep,” which is currently No. 22 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart after 18 weeks. The tune is the title track to Chris’ upcoming sixth studio album that is set to be released on Oct. 20. Penned by Chris, Josh Hoge and Chris…
Following in the footprints of country stars like Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton, Randy Travis and more, Little Big Town was inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame today (Sept. 14) by fellow member Keith Urban. The Music City Walk of Fame—created in 2006—is a tribute to artists of all genres who have…
Ray Stevens is streaking into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sept. 22 as part of the ongoing exhibit Sing Me Back Home: A Journey Through Country Music. Items on display in Sing Me Back Home provide a closer look at a particular person or special anniversaries. Recent Sing Me Back Home displays have…
The 2017 Americana Music Honors & Awards were held last night (Sept. 13) at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The ceremony is the centerpiece of Nashville’s Americana Fest (Sept. 12–17), which features almost 300 artists performing at different venues throughout Nashville. Check out photos from the red carpet below. photos by Jason Simanek
Today (Sept. 14) on Instagram, Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott revealed the sexes of her upcoming twins . . . [insert the drum roll]. Hillary will be having two more girls, saying: “We are overjoyed to be having TWO more girls! Eisele is so excited to have her very own living baby dolls. Chris and I…
After seven years with Jennifer Nettles as the emcee, CMA Country Christmas will turn to Reba McEntire to host its eight annual showcase. The two-hour holiday music celebration, which will be taped at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House on Nov. 14, will air on ABC on Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. CT. “Christmas is such…
Maren Morris stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (Sept. 14) to perform “Rich,” a tune from her 2016 major-label debut album, Hero. The track, which was co-penned by Maren, Jessie Jo Dillon and Laura Veltz, features the singer waxing lyrical about falling for the same guy over and over, only 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…