Eric Church is the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year, and could claim the ACM Awards title as well during the upcoming awards ceremony on April 18. Winning the coveted trophy is a highlight of any artist’s career, but for Church, it became even more meaningful after the challenges that the coronavirus pandemic brought. “Coming off the CMA Entertainer…
Being off the road last year because of the pandemic has been a mixed blessing for Chris Stapleton. The award-winning singer has spent most of the past several years on the road, but has soaked up all the extra time with his wife, Morgane, as well as their five children, while at home for a year because of the…
Carrie Underwood has written plenty of her hit songs, including “Something In the Water,” “Cry Pretty,” “Two Black Cadillacs” and more. Still, there is one song that she did not write, but became a big hit for her, which she now wishes had her name on it as well. “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” Underwood tells Seventeen of the song…
Carly Pearce will perform at the upcoming 2021 ACM Awards, sharing the stage with Lee Brice to sing their No. 1 hit, “I Hope You’re Happy Now.” The chance to perform on an awards show was just a dream of Pearce’s for years, until she became a country music singer, which is why she now hopes she can inspire…
Ricky Skaggs has accomplished so much throughout his illustrious career, but one thing he never did was receive his high school diploma, until now. The Country Music Hall of Fame member just revealed that he received an honorary high school diploma from his alma mater, Lawrence County High School, during the school’s virtual graduation ceremony last year, 49 years…
The beloved Exit/In is staying right where it is, says the owner of AJ Capital Partners, the development company that bought the property. “Confidentiality was waived this afternoon,” AJ Capital founder Ben Weprin said in a statement (via The Tennessean). “So we are now able to speak to the community about our plan for preserving Nashville’s beloved EXIT/IN, which…
Tim Montana‘s debut album as a signed artist is out! The ambitious 12-track Long Shots album was released on Friday, April 9, via Music Knox Records/BBR Music Group. “Where I come from nobody trusts you if you’re not a little dirty and I respect the hell out of that — I’m proud to have earned the calluses on my…
Tracy Lawrence is celebrating his 30 years in country music in a big way. The 53-year-old, who is honoring his three decades as a singer with his three-album compilation, Hindsight 2020, will also perform a livestream show at The Warehouse in Nashville on April 27, in partnership with StageIt and Taste of Country. “You can tell people are just…
We already know plenty about Todd Tilghman, like the fact that he won Season 18 of The Voice, is happily married to his wife, Brooke, has eight children, and was a pastor in Meridian, Mississippi before relocating to just outside of Nashville to focus on music full-time. But of course there is more to know about Tilghman, so…
It’s been almost eight years since Randy Travis had a stroke, eliminating — at least for now — his ability to speak and sing, due to aphasia that occurred following his stroke. Mary still vividly remembers the final words her husband spoke to her, unaware of how much she would cling to those words for years to come. “The…
