Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are just two of the numerous artists who have been added to the upcoming Grand Ole Opry: 95 Years of Country Music anniversary celebration. The show, which will air on Sunday, February 14 on NBC, will also include performances by Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Kane Brown, Lady A, Little Big…
Carly Pearce just announced a surprise new album! The seven-song project, 29, is a result of Pearce experiencing so many highs and lows, both personally and professionally, including the passing of her producer and friend, Busbee. “Losing Busbee was such a moment of upheaval,” Pearce says of his loss. “He had believed in me…carried me… brought me through everyone…
Justin Timberlake has just been announced as a new addition to the Music City Grand Prix group of owners! The Tennessee native has been added along with Delta Airlines Chief Operating Officer Gil West, and NASCAR team owner and driver Justin Marks. “I am incredibly proud of the ownership group we have assembled,” Matt Crews, CEO of Music City…
For decades, country music has been dominated by white artists, while Black artists struggled to find their place in country music. It’s an odd, and highly unfortunate, mark on country music, especially since the early origins of country music can be traced back to predominantly Black music. Thankfully, although it has taken far too long, the country music genre…
The hits keep coming for Morgan Wallen following a video surfacing of him using a racial slur. The 27-year-old, whose Dangerous: The Double Album project had just broken a streaming record held by Luke Combs, will be ineligible for consideration for the 2021 ACM Awards, according to a statement by the Academy of Country Music. “The Academy of Country…
Tim Montana has been a fan of ZZ Top, and the band’s founder, Billy Gibbons, for years, but never imagined that he would get to record a song with him, let alone strike up a close friendship. But that’s exactly what happened, thanks to a random connection, which ultimately led to not only a song collaboration (on “This Beard…
No one would argue if Dolly Parton got the COVID-19 vaccine. The country music hitmaker donated one million dollars to the COVID-19 Research Fund last year, which ultimately helped pave the way for the vaccine. Still, Parton says she isn’t in any hurry to get vaccinated against the virus. “I’m not going to get mine until some more people…
Blake Shelton will kick off his 20th season of The Voice when Season 20 of the show premieres on Monday, March 1. For Shelton, appearing on the reality TV talent show is what he credits with launching him into superstar status — even though he initially thought being on the reality TV talent show might ruin his career instead….
Morgan Wallen is now reaping the consequences of using a racial slur. The 27-year-old saw his career come to a screeching halt after video appeared, via TMZ, of Wallen using the N-word when speaking to one of his friends. The incident took place after a group appeared to be arriving at his house following what seemed to be a…
Happy engagement anniversary to Russell Dickerson and his wife, Kailey! Dickerson is celebrating the day he proposed — February 3, 2013 — by sharing some of those moments in the official video for his latest single, “Home Sweet.” “Home Sweet is in my Top 5 best songs I’ve ever been a part of writing,” Dickerson says of the song….
