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LeAnn Rimes Announces Christmas Tour Dates

LeAnn Rimes Announces Christmas Tour Dates

It may only be September, but many of your favorite country stars are looking ahead to the Christmas season, including LeAnn Rimes, who will be hitting the road in December for her annual holiday themed Today Is Christmas Tour. “With everything that is going on in the world, I think we could all benefit from…

Kelsea Ballerini Scores History-Making Third No. 1 Hit and Reveals Next Single

Kelsea Ballerini Scores History-Making Third No. 1 Hit and Reveals Next Single

With her latest single, “Peter Pan,” hitting the top of the Billboard Country Airplay chart and becoming her third No. 1 single from her debut album, Kelsea Ballerini is now revealing her next single coming to country radio. “It’s called ‘Yeah Boy,’” Kelsea shares with Nash Country Daily. “We wanted to round out the album…

The Time Jumpers Find Happiness Through The “Fun of Making Music”

The Time Jumpers Find Happiness Through The “Fun of Making Music”

The Time Jumpers aren’t making music for the fame and fortune that comes along with the territory—they are simply doing it because they love it. Nashville’s most legendary musicians—”Ranger Doug” Green (vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar), Paul Franklin (steel guitar), Brad Albin (upright bass), Billy Thomas (drums, vocals), Kenny Sears (vocals, fiddle), Larry Franklin (fiddle), Andy Reiss (electric guitar), Jeff Taylor (accordion, piano), Joe…

Jason Aldean Talks Entertaining the Masses, His Love of the Great Outdoors & His “Vintage” New Album, “They Don’t Know”

Jason Aldean Talks Entertaining the Masses, His Love of the Great Outdoors & His “Vintage” New Album, “They Don’t Know”

Jim Casey talks with Jason Aldean about receiving the 2016 ACM Award for Entertainer of the Year, the duality of his onstage and offstage personas, his new studio album, They Don’t Know, working with new country music star Kelsea Ballerini for the duet on “First Time Again,” and more. Show Participants Jason Aldean Jim Casey, NCD managing…

Art Imitates Life as Billy Ray Cyrus Crosses His Own “Thin Line”

Art Imitates Life as Billy Ray Cyrus Crosses His Own “Thin Line”

Billy Ray Cyrus is a busy man these days. Writing and starring in his own sitcom, Still The King, which was picked up for a second season by CMT, would keep anyone busy enough. On top of that, Billy Ray decided to release a brand-new album, Thin Line—which drops Today (Sept. 9)—chock-full of guest appearances…

Watch Kane Brown’s Stormy New Lyric Video for “Thunder in the Rain”

Watch Kane Brown’s Stormy New Lyric Video for “Thunder in the Rain”

As Kane Brown gears up for the release of his debut full-length album this fall, he’s staying busy on the road with Cole Swindell, the Cadillac Three and Florida Georgia Line on their Dig Your Roots Tour. In addition, last week Kane released his new single, “Thunder in the Rain,” to country radio. Co-penned by…

Listen to Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires’ Striking New Tune, “The Color of a Cloudy Day”

Listen to Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires’ Striking New Tune, “The Color of a Cloudy Day”

If you’ve ever seen Jason Isbell and his wife, Amanda Shires, perform together, you know they are a formidable tandem capable of evoking a range of emotions from their audience. Their new song, “The Color of a Cloudy Day,” does just that—dueling vocals coupled with Jason’s guitar and Amanda’s fiddle create a powerful combination. Co-penned…

Top 5 Performances From Tonight’s Televised 10th Annual ACM Honors Ceremony

Top 5 Performances From Tonight’s Televised 10th Annual ACM Honors Ceremony

After filming more than a dozen great performances inside Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Aug. 30, the 10th annual ACM Honors will air a two-hour televised special tonight (Sept. 9) on the CBS Network at 9 p.m. ET. The five standout performances of the evening included ditties from a handful of country’s most talented ladies—and one…

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Keep Those Texas Babies Reading

Keep Those Texas Babies Reading

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…