It’s a story all of the singers can almost laugh about now, but it wasn’t funny at the time. Darius Rucker recently shared about an experience he had with Rascal Flatts, while he was opening for the trio on their American Living Unstoppable Tour in 2009. The country music stars were in Toronto, and had an unexpected encounter with…
LeAnn Rimes was just 13 years old when she recorded her debut single, “Blue,” which became the title track of her freshman album. By then, Rimes was already a seasoned performer, but, perhaps surprisingly, her earliest dreams weren’t necessarily just about finding success in country music. “I started on stage when I was five,” Rimes recalls on Apple Music’s…
If there hadn’t been the global coroanvirus pandemic, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound wouldn’t have their current single, “Keep On Keeping On.” The song, out on Friday, July 9, was written by Haase, along with Lee Black and Sue C. Smith, becoming the gospel singer’s message of hope, to himself and others, when life seemed impossibly hard. “We shut…
When Chase Martin sat down to write “Forever + 1,” she had no idea the song would become one of her biggest hits. The rising star wrote it for a personal family event, unable to predict how quickly fans all over the country would latch onto the romantic tune. “I learned the morning that I was going to this…
Tayla Lynn‘s life could have had a much different outcome, and for that she is grateful. The granddaughter of Loretta Lynn has battled plenty of demons in her past, including a lengthy struggle with addiction, fights she ultimately won thanks to her grandmother’s never-ending love and tenacity. Now eight years sober, Lynn is moving full-speed ahead with her music…
When Home Free began, in its earliest inception more than 20 years ago, it was simply a small group of men who enjoyed singing, sans instruments, and were able to travel locally around Minnesota to perform. In 2013, Home Free gained national recognition, after appearing on — and winning — Season 4 of The Sing-Off on NBC. Still…
Laine Hardy will see another dream fulfilled when he takes the stage for his Grand Ole Opry debut later this summer. The Season 17 winner of American Idol will perform on August 28, as part of a lineup that includes Michael Ray, Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots, and other artists who will be announced in the near future….
Rhonda Vincent is part of this summer’s Springer Mountain Farms Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman, a series celebrating bluegrass music. It’s a full-circle moment for Vincent, whose love of the hallowed institution began when she was just a child. “My very first visit to the Ryman was when I was around five or six years old, and I got…
Bri Fletcher is giving Everything Nash readers an exclusive first look at the fun music video for her single, “Love Me Back.” The song, which Fletcher wrote with Kaylin Roberson, became a song of empowerment for someone who might be better off single than in the relationship they are in. “I wrote ‘Love Me Back’ from the perspective…
Walker Hayes is still coming to terms with the success of his new song, “Fancy Like.” The song, which soared in popularity after Hayes’ impromptu dance party with his daughter Lela on their porch went viral on TikTok, was written by Cameron Bartolini, Shane Stevens and Josh Jenkins. “Josh from our conversation, just extracted the title, ‘Fancy Like,’” Hayes…
