Alan Jackson received the Poet’s Award at the recent ACM Honors ceremony, in acknowledgment of his songwriting skills. The 65-year-old was honored with an acoustic performance of “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow” by Eric Church, a song from Jackson’s debut Here in the Real World album, which Jackson released in 1990. When accepting his award, Jackson was joined by his…
Several new artists have been added to the list of presenters for the upcoming People’s Choice Country Awards, taking place on Thursday, September 26. Scotty McCreery, Parker McCollum, Ashley Cooke, Bailey Zimmerman, Chase Rice, Cody Rhodes, Dasha, Orville Peck, Priscilla Block, Shaboozey, Tanner Adell, TODAY show’s Dylan Drery and actor and comedian Matt Rife will present the trophies throughout…
When The Oak Ridge Boys‘ Joe Bonsall announced he was retiring from touring at the start of 2024, he said it was because he was “battling a slow onset (over four years now) of a neuromuscular disorder,” which Bonsall shared when explaining his decision to come off of the road. Bonsall passed away on July 9 from complications of…
Blake Shelton has a new label home. Only a few weeks after announcing he had left Warner Music Nashville, where he had been for 23 years, the Oklahoma native reveals he has signed with BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville. “Blake is one of the biggest personalities and presences in media,” Jon Loba, President, Frontline Recordings, Americas, BMG, says of Shelton….
Keith Urban‘s euphoric, positive album, HIGH, is out now. The singer-songwriter featured songs like “Straight Line,” “Messed Up As Me,” “Wildside” and more on the 11-track project, all uptempo songs he included with the sole intention of making people feel good. The entire record ends with a song called “Break the Chain,” which is about his late father’s ongoing…
Morgan Wallen has made history yet again. The East Tennessee native performed two shows at the University of Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium on September 20 and 22, with 156,161 fans total in attendance from both nights. The two shows surpass the record The Jackson 5 set in 1984, with 148,407. “When me and the boys first started playing shows, we…
Tim McGraw is praising his wife of almost 28 years, Faith Hill. The Louisiana native took to social media to honor Hill, on September 21, which was Hill’s 57th birthday. “Happy birthday to this remarkable woman!” McGraw writes, sharing a photo from the TV show, 1883, which they both starred in previously. “My beautiful, strong, crazy, badass wife!!!! I love…
Keith Urban‘s long-awaited new album is out. The New Zealand native just released HIGH, 11 songs that encapsulate where he is in life right now, which is better than ever before. “Of all the things that have changed in my life, one has been a constant. I love making music,” Urban says. “It’s the mystery and the energy of…
It’s a new chapter for Chase Rice. The Florida native just released Go Down Singin’, 11 songs that Rice is releasing as an independent artist, after releasing his last two albums on Broken Bow Records. Rice’s decision to make music on his own terms came after a few back-to-back disappointing occurrences, which ultimately gave Rice the passion and desire…
We now know who two of the performers will be for New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash. Jelly Roll and Kane Brown have been announced as headliners for the star-studded show, which will air on CBS on December 31, from 8:00 to 10:00 PM ET and 10:30 PM to 1:30 AM ET, and stream on Paramount+. The free…
