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If you weren’t lucky enough to be one of the 80,000-plus fans that descended on Nashville during each day of CMA Fest in June, Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini have you covered. Kelsea and TR will co-host an upcoming three-hour television special on ABC that features 2017 CMA Fest performances from a bevy of artists,…
After unveiling its first wave of nominees in June, The Teen Choice Awards announced its second round of nominations on July 12. In the Choice Country Song category, Sam Hunt, Thomas Rhett (feat. Maren Morris), Blake Shelton, Keith Urban (feat. Carrie Underwood), Florida Georgia Line and Brett Young picked up nominations. In addition, FGL, Sam,…
Reba McEntire will headline an intimate showcase tonight (July 12) at Nashville’s City Winery to benefit the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. Brandy Clark and Lee Ann Womack are also slated to perform, as well a few “surprise guests.” Proceeds from the show, dubbed An Evening Together for Care for the Love of Jewel Austin, will…
As Loretta Lynn, 85, continues to recover from a stroke she suffered in May, she announced today (July 12) that she is canceling all 2017 tour dates and postponing the release of her new album, Wouldn’t It Be Great. Wouldn’t It Be Great, which was originally slated to drop in August 2017, will be released…
Lindsay Ell is gearing up for the release of her debut album, The Project, in August by dropping a new video for her current single, “Waiting on You.” The video, which was directed by Peter Zavadil, features Lindsay shredding on guitar with her band in a rustic Nashville warehouse as she puts vocals to the…
If you don’t have time to comb through social media all day, here’s what you’ve been missing over the last 24 hours in the country music world: Thomas Rhett’s wife Lauren is 36 weeks preggers. Kacey Musgraves got a new heated toilet seat. The Brothers Osborne blow their own minds with the creation of Princess…
A number of artists—including Brad Paisley, Jamey Johnson, Jewel, T Bone Burnett, Dailey & Vincent, Chris Cornell, Kacey Musgraves and Ruston Kelly—are contributing vocals to a new Johnny Cash tribute album, Johnny Cash Forever Words: The Music. The aforementioned artists will add their vocals to poems that Johnny penned over the years. A book of Johnny’s…
Fender Musical Instruments Co. announced it has teamed with Brad Paisley to create a signature Telecaster guitar: the Brad Paisley Road Worn Telecaster. The new guitar will be officially revealed at Summer NAMM 2017 in Nashville. Some of the Brad Paisley Road Worn Telecaster’s notable features include: a paulownia core capped by a spruce top…
Slow and steady is winning the race for Sam Hunt. Sam’s “Body Like a Back Road” has been “doin’ 15 in a 30” for 22 straight weeks atop Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, surpassing the 19-week record set by a solo artist (Leroy Van Dyke’s “Walk on By” in 1962). Now, Sam is cruising toward…
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Forbes magazine released its annual list of the World’s Highest Paid Country Musicians, and once again Garth Brooks was at the top of the queue. No. 1: Garth Brooks, $60 million No. 2: Kenny Chesney, $42.5 million No. 3: Luke Bryan, $42 million No. 4: Dolly Parton, $37 million No. 5: Toby Keith, $34.5 million…
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…