When Keith Urban signed on to host the ACM Awards, he never imagined that the awards would take place not in April but in September, and not in Las Vegas but in Nashville, all due to the global coronavirus pandemic. Still, the New Zealand native is praising the Academy of Country Music for forging ahead, even if the ceremony…
Dolly Parton has been married to her husband, Carl Dean, for 54 years. The country music icon, who got married in 1966, just as her career was taking off, credits their longevity to their friendship, and their ability to do things on their own. “My husband and I always had a great friendship,” Dolly said as American Idol alum,…
Luke Combs married his longtime girlfriend, Nicole Hocking, on August 1, after being forced to change their original plans because of the coronavirus pandemic. But their newly-altered plans almost got changed at the last minute as well, thanks to a hurricane that was threatening the coast of Florida the day they planned on saying “I do.” “We had to…
We now know several more artists who will be performing at the 2020 ACM Awards. Luke Bryan, Dan + Shay, Kane Brown, Mickey Guyton, Florida Georgia Line and Morgan Wallen will each perform from the Grand Ole Opry, as part of the virtual ceremony, which will take place at the Opry, the Ryman Auditorium and the Bluebird Cafe. Luke…
We now know that the 2020 CMA Awards will be a virtual event, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Country Music Association announced the decision after the nominees were announced. “Capacity inside the event will be limited to essential personnel only, as outlined by local health authorities and CDC guidelines,” the statement said (via The Tennessean). “As we navigate…
Miranda Lambert is the most nominated artist heading into the 2020 CMA Awards, with seven nods, including for Female Vocalist of the Year, and the night’s highest honor, Entertainer of the Year. The nominations not only hint that the tide might — finally — be changing for female artists, but also set a CMA Awards record. With her latest…
Josh Turner grew up listening to the music of Randy Travis, and knew early on he wanted to have a career like the superstar. But it wasn’t until Josh was already making music on his own that he realized how special Randy really was, while at the ACM Awards. “Randy Travis was being taken backstage, during a commercial break,”…
Chris Stapleton may not say a lot when he isn’t on stage, but when he does speak, what he says carries weight. The 42-year-old recently spoke out about the Black Lives Matter movement, urging others to do as much as possible to bring an end to racial inequality. “I think everybody should be doing more,” Chris told CBS This…
Kane Brown was fortunate enough to earn an opening spot on Florida Georgia Line‘s Dig Your Roots Tour, which kicked off in 2016, even though he was hardly a well-known artist at the time. In fact, Kane says he had barely even performed any shows when Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley invited him on their massive tour, giving him…
Ryan Griffin just released his debut EP, Name On It, which features six songs that are personal to him. Still, while he may have been an open book in the tracks he chose for his freshman project, there was a lot that we didn’t know about the singer — so we asked. Read on to find out more about…
