Martina McBride had a big hit in 1994 with “Independence Day,” her sixth single, third Top 20 hit, and first song to sell more than a million copies. The song, from McBride’s sophomore 1993 The Way That I Am album, was written by Gretchen Peters, who had no idea that the song, about domestic violence, would become an anthem…
Keith Urban recently reprised one of his earlier hits, joined by one of country music’s most promising rising stars. The New Zealand native sang “We Were Us,” a duet with Miranda Lambert released in 2013, joined this time by Alana Springsteen. The two sang together while both performing at Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “The cheeseheads always know how to…
Kenny Chesney loves music, but he also loves sports. Much of the 56-year-old’s childhood centered around sports, even during the summer holiday. “I was usually playing Little League baseball on the Fourth of July,” Chesney recalls. “I was big into sports, and the summertime in East Tennessee consisted of playing baseball, and that’s what I did on the Fourth…
Happy anniversary to Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani! The country and rock music superstars were married three years ago today, on July 3, 2021. The couple began dating in 2015, after meeting on The Voice. When they first met, Shelton was still married to Miranda Lambert, while Stefani was married to Gavin Rossdale, so they had very little time…
Blake Shelton loves everything about Independence Day. The 48-year-old has fond memories of celebrating the holiday as a child in Oklahoma, which in some ways was the end of his multi-week birthday celebration. “Fourth of July when I was a kid was extremely important, big deal to me because the fireworks stands, or we called them firecracker, they always…
Rusty Golden, son of William Lee Golden, has passed away. Rusy was 65 when he died on July 1 at his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. “This is the hardest thing ever for a father to have to face,” The Oak Ridge Boys‘ member William Lee says. “I love my family more than anything. Rusty was a great musician, a…
The annual Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th celebration is almost here. The all-day event, held in downtown Nashville, features family-friendly activities, live music and of course, Music City’s famous fireworks display. Keep reading to find out everything to know about Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th. Location: Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th will begin…
Sam Williams is paving his own way with his own, genre-bending style of music. The grandson of the legendary Hank Williams, and son of Hank Williams, Jr., could have stayed within his pure country lineage and made music that, based on his name alone, would have garnered him almost instant success. Instead, Williams, whose debut Glasshouse Children record was…
Craig Campbell is heading to Eric Church‘s new bar. Campbell will play his new album, Class of ’89, in its entirety on Wednesday, July 3 at Chief’s on Broadway “I cut my musical teeth and got my big break performing on Broadway, so it only made sense to go back there and perform songs that had such an impact…
Kane Brown will have a full-circle moment next month, when Chris Young opens for him on Brown’s In The Air Tour, playing stadiums all over the country. It was Young who invited Brown to join him on Young’s Losing Sleep World Tour in 2018, a dream come true for Brown, who was heavily inspired by Young in the early…
