Luke Combs and Ashley Gorley are just two of the winners of the recent MusicRow Awards, held online this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Luke won for Artist of the Year, while Ashley won for Male Songwriter of the Year. Ingrid Andress won three awards, for Song of the Year (for “More Hearts Than Mine”), Breakthrough Artist-Writer of…
Ashley Gorley is officially the most successful songwriter! The tunesmith just celebrated his 50th No. 1 single, with LOCASH’s “One Big Country Song,” marking the first time a songwriter has notched that many chart-topping singles, in any genre, in the history of both Mediabase and Billboard charts. “I love what I do,” Ashley said in a statement. “I love…
The 2024 CMA Awards are officially history! Chris Stapleton was the biggest winner of the night, walking away with four trophies, including Male Vocalist of the Year, Song of the Year and two for Single of the Year, as artist and producer, both for “White Horse.” Lainey Wilson won Female Vocalist of the Year and Video of the Year, the…
We now know who will be presenting the coveted trophies at this year’s CMA Awards. Simone Biles, Jeff Bridges and The Oak Ridge Boys have been announced as presenters, along with Carly Pearce, Dustin Lynch, Don Johnson, Jordan Davis, Clint Black, Mark Collie, Little Big Town, Billy Bob Thornton, Katharine McPhee, Freddie Freeman, Jackson Laux, Taylor Frankie Paul, Caleb…
More artists have been announced as performers for the 2024 CMA Awards. Luke Combs, Eric Church, Cody Johnson, Jelly Roll, Riley Green, Kacey Musgraves, Kelsea Ballerini, Ella Langley, Noah Kahan, Brooks & Dunn, Megan Moroney and Bailey Zimmerman have been announced as artists taking the stage during the live broadcast. The new additions join a previously-announced list of performers that…
We now know who at least some of the performers will be for the 2024 CMA Awards. The first round of performers has been announced, and includes hosts Luke Bryan and Lainey Wilson, along with Dierks Bentley, Post Malone, Shaboozey, Ashley McBryde, Chris Stapleton, Thomas Rhett and more. Bryan will perform his recent No. 1 hit, “Love You, Miss…
Morgan Wallen has another mega-hit on his hands. The 31-year-old’s latest release, “Love Somebody,” hit No. 1 on 11 charts worldwide in five countries, including the United States, Canada, Ireland, Norway, and the UK Country Airplay chart. In the United States, the Latin-infused song topped multiple charts, including Billboard‘s Hot 100 Debut, Streaming Songs, Digital Song Sales and Hot…
It’s a big week for Morgan Wallen. The East Tennessee native dropped a new song, “Love Somebody,” while also announcing his inaugural Sand In My Boots festival, taking place in Gulf Shores, Ala., May 16-18, 2025. Wallen, who wrote “Love Somebody” alongside John Byron, Ashley Gorley, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Elof Loelv and Ryan Vojtesa, admits that the song is…
Jelly Roll is on a roll, literally. When he released his massive, 22-track Beautifully Broken album on Friday, October 11, the Nashville native also dropped a surprise deluxe edition, Beautifully Broken (Pickin’ Up the Pieces), with six more songs, all collaborations, with Keith Urban, ERNEST, Halsey, mgk, Russ, and Skylar Grey. It was Jelly Roll watching his mother’s struggle…
It was Brad Paisley who invited Post Malone to make his Grand Ole Opry debut, right before Post Malone’s first country album, F-1 Trillion, was released. The record, which includes collaborations with Lainey Wilson, Dolly Parton, Tim McGraw, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton, Blake Shelton, Luke Combs and more, might have seemed like a diversion for some for the rapper-turned-singer, but according to Paisley, Post Malone…
