The Academy of Country Music is returning with their annual Party For a Cause, this year held on Tuesday, August 24, at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater, with proceeds benefiting their charitable Lifting Lives program. Trisha Yearwood and Lee Brice have been announced as performers, along with Brett Eldredge, Mickey Guyton, Sam Hunt, Old Dominion and Tenille Townes, with more artists…
From the moment Jake Hoot took the stage on The Voice, auditioning by performing Luke Combs‘ “When It Rains It Pours,” he captured the hearts of fans all over the country and beyond. The Tennessee native, who won Season 17 on Kelly Clarkson‘s team, has had a loyal — and growing — fanbase since then, and he isn’t…
New music is here from Scotty McCreery! The American Idol alum just dropped “Why You Gotta Be Like That,” a new song from his upcoming fourth studio album. McCreery wrote the song with James McNair, and Jordan Schmidt, which was inspired by his wife, Gabi. “My wife Gabi and I had a date night the evening before I wrote…
Jimmie Allen is speaking out about the crisis in Cuba, which is personal for him. The father of two reveals his brother-in-law is in the country, and unable to leave due to the conflict. “My heart is heavy for the people of Cuba right now,” Allen shared on social media. “Something has to be done. My brother in law…
Bobby Bones is a married man! The iHeartRadio host wed Caitlin Parker on Saturday, July 17, at the couple’s Nashville home, which they purchased after the two began dating. “We love home. We picked this place out together — that was really one of the first decisions that we made as a couple. And so she thought, ‘What if…
Home Free just dropped the video for “Born in the U.S.A.” from their latest Land of the Free album. The video for the song, a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s 1984 hit, shows the Home Free members singing across various backdrops, icons and slogans typical to American culture. Land of the Free ends with “Born in the U.S.A.,” a…
35 years ago, on July 16, 1986, Dolly Parton opened her theme park, Dollywood, in Sevier County, Tennessee. The park, which employed more than 3000 people, was originally built in 1961, as Rebel Railroad, before becoming Goldrush Junction and then Silver Dollar City, owned by the Herschend Brothers. In 1986, Parton joined the Herschends, reopening that year as Dollywood….
The original Puckett’s Grocery, located in Leiper’s Fork, has been sold, but visitors and patrons have nothing to fear. The store, restaurant and music venue, which now boasts multiple locations across Tennessee, including in Chattanooga and Pigeon Forge, will be preserved, thanks to buyer Aubrey Preston. It was Preston who saved the historic RCA Studio A from being demolished…
Dan + Shay have a new album coming — and soon! The duo, made up of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, just announced that Good Things, a 12-track project that includes “Glad You Exist,” “I Should Probably Go to Bed” and their “10,000 Hours” collaboration with Justin Bieber, will be out on August 13. In addition to announcing the…
New music is here from The Voice winner Todd Tilghman! The father of eight just dropped “Sandcastles,” a telling song that he wrote, which he says is very autobiographical, drawing from a challenging time in his own life. “Sandcastles is EXTREMELY personal,” Tilghman said on social media in advance of the song’s release. “Some creative liberties were taken,…
