Jimmie Allen is encouraging grace and compassion, as the country continues to deal with the death of George Floyd. While protests and riots have erupted across the nation, Jimmie is providing a welcome message of hope and understanding, in a time when we all need it the most. “One thing that I’ve been doing with my black friends and…
Old Dominion’s Matt Ramsey is speaking out about the tragic death of George Floyd. The lead singer shared heartfelt words on social media, comparing what is happening in the country to the devastating Nashville tornadoes from just a few months ago. “Just a few short months ago, I watched as beauty arose from tragedy,” Matt began. “The Nashville community…
Some of music’s biggest record labels, including Warner Music, Big Machine Label Group, Sony Music Nashville and more, are participating in Blackout Tuesday today (June 2). The initiative, which has been prevalent on social media, is to “disconnect from work and reconnect with our community,” after the tragic death of George Floyd, and subsequent riots and vandalism across the…
Darius Rucker is among the many artists who are speaking out about the tragic death of George Floyd. George passed away on May 25, with the official cause of death asphyxiation, after he was pinned to the ground by police officer Derek Chauvin, for nearly nine minutes. “I have been sitting here trying to figure out what I wanted…
Jimmie Allen is speaking out after the heartbreaking death of George Floyd. The singer, who has a 5-year-old son Aadyn, and a 3-month-old daughter, Naomi, shared a heartfelt statement on social media, urging fans to fight racism and prejudices. “It’s our job as humans to point out the negative treatment of people,” Jimmie began. “It doesn’t matter if they…
It seems the legal woes have ended for Lady A. According to Billboard, the trio, made up of Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood, and blues singer Anita White have both asked a federal judge to dismiss both of their lawsuits. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Lady A announced in June of 2020 that they…
Lady A were just trying to do the right thing when they decided to change their name from Lady Antebellum to Lady A. The trio, made up of Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood, announced the news after George Floyd was tragically killed, never imagining the negative backlash they would face as a result of that decision. “…
Kane Brown is one of a handful of artists whose music is being used as part of Apple Music’s Juneteenth 2021: Freedom Songs playlist, in celebration of Juneteenth. Held on June 19, Juneteenth celebrates the emancipation of slaves in 1865, and although the United States has made great strides in racial equality since then, Brown insists the country still…
Kane Brown is an ACM Awards winner! The 27-year-old just won his first ACM Award, for Video of the Year, for his poignant single, “Worldwide Beautiful.” “I wrote this song with three of my buddies out of Nashville,” he said on CBS This Morning, where he heard the good news. “We were just like ‘You know, it would be a…
Leigh Nash is unafraid to go to hard places, in her music and in life. The singer-songwriter bravely confronted racism in her poignant and powerful new song, “Good Trouble,” which she wrote with Ruby Amanfu and Matt Maher, inspired by the recent heartaches that have impacted Black Americans. “What inspired it was all of these tragedies happening, boom, boom,…
