The 53rd annual Dove Awards nominees were just announced, with several well-known names receiving multiple nominations. Matthew West earned seven nods, including as a songwriter on two Song of the Year nominations, both for Anne Wilson‘s “My Jesus” and for Tasha Layton’s “Look What You’ve Done.” For KING & COUNTRY received six nominations, including for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of…
Jason Aldean had to find new opening acts for the second leg of his Rock N’ Roll Cowboy Tour, after Gabby Barrett announced she was expecting her second child later this year. Aldean reached out to two of his musical heroes, Tracy Lawrence and Travis Tritt, to serve as his opening act for some of the shows, which Aldean…
Dan + Shay have a new version out of “You,” this time an acoustic one. The duo, made up of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, officially released the song in July. Written by Smyers along with Dave Barnes and Jordan Reynolds, the song is from Dan + Shay’s latest Good Things album, out in 2021. Dan + Shay channeled the intimacy…
Tyler Hubbard is fully immersed in his solo career. With only three more Florida Georgia Line dates on the duo’s tour calendar, perhaps forever, Hubbard has already released “5 Foot 9,” “35’s,” and “Way Home,” all from his forthcoming Dancin’ In The Country album. Hubbard will also join Keith Urban in September, serving as the opening act, along with…
The star-studded ACM Honors will become a televised special, airing on September 13 on FOX. The event, hosted by Carly Pearce, will honor Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton,Shania Twain, Morgan Wallen and Yellowstone. Pearce and Wallen will also perform during the two-hour TV special, along with Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, The Warren Brothers, Dan + Shay, Jordan…
Scotty McCreery is celebrating five consecutive No. 1 hits, with his multi-week “Damn Strait” single. For someone who dreamed of having any kind of success in country music, having five chart-topping singles in a row is more than he once even dreamed possible. “I’m still kind of processing it, I think,” McCreery admitted to Everything Nash and other outlets,…
13 years ago was a sad day for country music fans. On August 10, 2009, Brooks & Dunn, the duo made up of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, announced that they were splitting up, to work on solo endeavors. The news came 18 years after Brooks & Dunn’s debut Brand New Man album was released. “It’s too good a…
Drake Milligan is currently competing on America’s Got Talent, but he isn’t waiting to find out if he wins before moving full-speed ahead with his music career. The Texas native announced on social media that his debut album, Dallas/Fort Worth will be released next month. “It’s been a long time comin’!” Milligan shares. “My debut album Dallas/Fort Worth will…
Cole Swindell is riding high with his latest single, “She Had Me At Heads Carolina.” The song, which Swindell wrote with Thomas Rhett, Ashley Gorley and Jesse Frasure, is a nod to Jo Dee Messina‘s “Heads Carolina, Tails California.” Swindell reveals on social media that the video for the song, which will be out on August 11, appears to…
Tim McGraw and his wife, Faith Hill, successfully raised three daughters: 25-year-old Gracie, 23-year-old Maggie, and Audrey, 20. While all three young women are now living on their own, their proud father still gets emotional when they have to say goodbye after a visit. “It’s tough, for sure,” the singer admits to Big Machine Label Group. “And it’s tough…
