Barbara Mandrell fans are in luck! The country music icon just announced she will release a collection of some of her greatest hits on vinyl in July, exclusively at Cracker Barrel stores nationwide. The record, After All These Years: A Collection, features some of her biggest hits, including “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool,” “One of a Kind…
We now know who will be honored at this year’s ACM Honors ceremony. Alan Jackson, Lainey Wilson, Luke Bryan, Trisha Yearwood, songwriter Walt Aldridge, producer Tony Brown and songwriter and producer Shannon Sanders will be honored at this year’s event, taking place on Wednesday, August 21 at the Ryman Auditorium. Carly Pearce will return to host for the fourth…
Reba McEntire is returning as host of the ACM Awards! The Country Music Hall of Fame member has been announced as the host of this year’s live ceremony, taking place on May 16 at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. This year will mark McEntire’s 17th time acting as host of the ACM Awards. The ceremony…
Reba McEntire might be an icon in every sense of the word, but she got there by looking at other female superstars. The 69-year-old, from very early in her career, looked to artists like Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Barbara Mandrell for how to handle every aspect of her career, including her wardrobe. “They’re very strong and they know…
George Strait is mourning the loss of his longtime manager, Erv Woolsey, who passed away due to complications from surgery. Woolsey was 80 when he passed away. The country music icon shared a heartfelt post on social media, “My manager for around 45 years and most importantly my friend for even longer, Erv Woolsey, passed away this morning,” Strait…
Trisha Yearwood celebrated the 25th anniversary of becoming a Grand Ole Opry member on March 13, with a star-studded female lineup, including Terri Clark, Pam Tillis and Suzy Boggus. It was an appropriate celebration for Yearwood, who revealed ahead of her performance that Reba McEntire sent flowers and Barbara Mandrell sent a congratulatory text. Yearwood has spent the last…
Reba McEntire might have a superstar life now, but it certainly didn’t start out that way, even after she signed her first record deal. The 68-year-old signed with PolyGram/Mercury Records in 1975, but wasn’t until her 14th single, with “Can’t Even Get the Blues,” that she had her first No. 1 hit. It was McEntire’s belief, mostly in herself,…
Several more stars have lined up to pay tribute to Loretta Lynn, with the Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Celebration Of the Life & Music of Loretta Lynn, taking place at the Grand Ole Opry this Sunday, October 30. Alan Jackson, Dolly Parton, the Gaither Vocal Band, Hoda Kotb, Kacey Musgraves, Marty Stuart, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Sissy Spacek and family…
Vince Gill, Ray Stevens and Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives are among the 2022 class of inductees into the Musicians Hall of Fame. The artists will join Don McLean, producer Jim Guercio and engineer George Masenburg in being inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum on November 22. The induction ceremony and concert, the first since…
Many of country music’s biggest stars, past and present, are coming out to honor the late Loretta Lynn with a star-studded tribute. Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Celebration Of the Life & Music of Loretta Lynn will take place on Sunday, October 30 at 7:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM CT. The commercial-free show, which will air live from the…
