Carly Pearce took a moment out of her recent show in Evansville, Indiana, to honor her sister, Cristy. Pearce brought Cristy on stage to praise her, ahead of her deployment to Kuwait. “Last night was such a special night for my family,” Pearce shared on social media. “I surprised my sister (she wanted to kill me) and brought…
John Legend might be one of the reigning pop and R&B superstars, but he is no stranger to country music either. The 42-year-old has collaborated with artists like Carrie Underwood and Kane Brown, and is a good friend to Blake Shelton, thanks to their time together on The Voice. “Those boundaries are artificial anyway, to begin with,” Legend tells…
Reba McEntire was the star of the hit TV show, Reba, which aired for six seasons, from 2001 to 2007. The show, which also starred her good friend, Melissa Peterman, was on the WB network for five seasons, and the CW network for one, before the show was canceled. Still, the country music hitmaker would love for the show…
This seems hard to believe, but it’s true. Thomas Rhett reveals that, when he was off the road in 2020 because of the pandemic, he considered becoming a real estate agent. The father of three — with one on the way — predicts he would have started a real estate company if he hadn’t gone into music in the…
New music is here from Randy Travis! The Grand Ole Opry member just dropped a brand-new song, “Ain’t No Use” from The Vault, which was recorded earlier in his career, but never released, until now. Written by Travis, the song is reminiscent of why Travis remains the benchmark of what country music is made of, and why he still…
Dylan Scott is currently serving as the opening act on Luke Bryan‘s Proud to Be Right Here Tour, a gig he almost missed, thanks to a broken lawn mower. The Louisiana native was frustrated while trying to cut his grass, almost missing out on one of the most important phone calls of his career. “I was mowing my yard,”…
Laine Hardy has marked another milestone off of his bucket list. The Season 17 winner of American Idol just made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry, performing “Authentic” and “Other LA,” both from his forthcoming Here’s to Anyone album, out on September 17. “I just want to say I’m very grateful to be where I am here today,”…
Michael Ray‘s Higher Education EP, out on August 27, became a pivotal album for Ray, who determined to make a record that combined his love of traditional country and Southern rock. All seven songs exhibit the marriage of the two genres, but perhaps none as well as the title track, which includes Lee Brice, ZZ Top‘s Billy F….
Marty Stuart and Connie Smith have been married 24 years, a perhaps unlikely pairing that has stood the test of time. The two singers first met when Stuart was just a child, but even then he left an impression on Smith, in spite of their 17-year age gap. “I met him when he was 11,” Smith recalls to Apple…
Trace Adkins’ 25-track The Way I Wanna Go album, released on August 27, features an impressive list of collaborators, including Melissa Etheridge, Pitbull, Luke Bryan, Keb’ Mo’, Stevie Wonder, Snoop Dogg, and Adkins’ good friend — and current touring partner — Blake Shelton. The two combine their talents on “If I Was a Woman,” a song Adkins co-wrote, along…
