Home Free just dropped a new collaboration, this one going way back in time. The five-man group released “American Pie” with the song’s writer and performer, Don McLean, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic tune. “It’s just one of the songs that we grew up with,” Home Free’s Austin Brown said in a behind-the scenes video of…
Several more artists have signed on to perform at the star-studded 2021 Volunteer Jam: A Musical Salute to Charlie Daniels, including Randy Travis and Chris Young. The event, which will now be held on August 18, instead of the previously-announced date of February 22, will also include several other new additions, including Michael W. Smith, Lorrie Morgan, Exile and…
New music is here from Jimmie Allen! The 34-year-old just dropped “Freedom Was a Highway,” a duet with Brad Paisley. The song is from Allen’s 2020 Bettie James EP. “When I was writing this song with my co-writers, I imagined myself driving down my favorite roads in Delaware,” Allen said of the song, which he wrote with Ash Bowers and Matt…
When Charlie Daniels unexpectedly passed away in 2020, Chris Young quickly offered his help to continue Daniels’ philanthropic The Journey Home Project. The non-profit, which assists veterans in a variety of ways, was something Daniels was passionate about until his death, and is a cause that Young is now proudly championing on behalf of the country music legend. “I’ve…
25 years ago, on January 29, 1996, Garth Brooks made history at the American Music Awards, not for what he received, but for what he refused. Brooks was the winner of the award for the night’s highest honor, Favorite Artist of the Year, but declined to accept the honor. “I cannot agree with this ,” Brooks said from stage. “Music…
The first solo single from Jay DeMarcus is out since Rascal Flatts, and what a song it is for his debut. The song, “Music Man,” was released in tribute to his late father, Stanley “Wayno” DeMarcus, who passed away in October. The lyric video for the song, which says in part, “And hey, my Music Man / You spent…
Jake Hoot’s Love Out of Time EP includes a duet with Kelly Clarkson on “I Would’ve Loved You.” The song was written by Hoot, along with Lonestar’s Dean Sams and hit songwriter Jamie Floyd. Although it was the first time the three of them sat down to write together, the Season 17 winner of The Voice says the…
The Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam is moving yet again, this time to June, due to safety concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The event, first scheduled for Labor Day weekend in 2020, was initially moved to March, before changing the date again, this time to June 4 to 6, out of an abundance of concern for everyone’s safety. “This move…
John Rich watched as his thriving downtown bar, Redneck Riviera, saw sales plummet and crowds dwindle, as the coronavirus pandemic began to sweep the country early last year. Forced to close in the beginning of the health crisis, Rich proudly reopened his bar when he was legally allowed to do so, only to be required to close again…
Dolly Parton’s husband, Carl Dean, famously likes to stay away from the spotlight. But during a recent episode of Reba McEntire‘s Living & Learning with Reba McEntire podcast, the 75-year-old revealed that her husband had a very prominent part on one of her early albums, specifically My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy. “Blue Ridge Mountain, the cover of that album…
