Blake Shelton‘s Ole Red franchise is continuing to grow. After the 45-year-old announced he was opening a second Ole Red in Nashville, Shelton just announced yet another Ole Red, this time in Las Vegas. The new restaurant, bar and music venue will be on the Las Vegas Strip, and is expected to be opened in 2023. “I know what…
The 2021 CMA Awards might be where trophies are handed out, but it’s also a night filled with live music. Whether it was an all-star duet, a few guest artists or a stunning acoustic performance, we rounded up ten of our favorite performances of the night. Thomas Rhett, “Country Again” Thomas Rhett skipped the bells and whistles to perform…
Chris Stapleton was nominated in five CMA Awards categories at the recent ceremony, winning in four of them. The Kentucky native won in every category he was nominated in, with the exception of Entertainer of the Year, which went to Luke Combs instead — and no one is happier for the “Cold as You” singer than Stapleton. “Listen, you…
Carly Pearce knew she was having an amazing 2021, which included becoming a Grand Ole Opry member and opening for Lady A, but even she never predicted her year would also include winning the CMA Award for Female Vocalist of the Year. Pearce was nominated along with an impressive list of female artists, including Ashley McBryde, Gabby Barrett,…
The country music community deeply mourned the loss of Charlie Daniels last year, but perhaps no one felt the loss as acutely as Daniels’ wife, Hazel, and his son, Charlie Daniels, Jr. In the immediate aftermath of the shock of losing his father, Daniels Jr. vowed to continue the work the Country Music Hall of Fame member was most…
Keith Urban might not have accepted any trophies on stage at last night’s 2021 CMA Awards, but he didn’t walk away empty-handed. The New Zealand-born star received the CMA International Artist Achievement Award, which according to the Country Music Association, recognizes “creative growth, development and promotion of country music outside of the United States.” “We just got back from…
The 2021 CMA Awards are a wrap, but what a ceremony it was. Helmed by Luke Bryan, who made his CMA Awards hosting debut, it was a night filled with celebration, along with a few surprises. Keep reading to relive some of the night’s biggest, and sweetest, moments. Jimmie Allen winning New Artist of the Year If there was…
Lee Greenwood‘s “God Bless the U.S.A.” wasn’t his first single, but it’s the one he is most known for, and still regularly performs. The song, from Greenwood’s third studio album, You’ve Got a Good Love Comin’, released in 1984, was inspired in part by his own childhood, never imagining the song would remain the unofficial patriotic anthem for…
Luke Combs is the reigning CMA Awards Entertainer of the Year! Combs, who was also nominated in the category last year, beat out Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, and the 2020 Entertainer of the Year, Eric Church, to take home the trophy. Alan Jackson handed the award to an emotional Combs. “I can tell you from experience,” Jackson…
Carly Pearce has another trophy to add to her growing collection! The Grand Ole Opry member won the CMA Award for Female Vocalist of the Year, beating out Gabby Barrett, Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde and Maren Morris to take home the coveted trophy. In a show of true solidarity and friendship, McBryde helped Pearce up to stage, later…
