Dollywood, the East Tennessee theme park started by Dolly Parton, is officially one of the ten best amusement parks in the world! According to a new list by Trip Advisor, Dollywood ranked at No. 8, beating out Europa-Park in Germany and Paultons Park in the U.K. Dolly started Dollywood in 1986, which was formerly Silver Dollar City, as a…
Chrissy Metz has already achieved plenty of awards and accolades, including two coveted Screen Actor Guild Awards. But perhaps her biggest accomplishment, at least for her personally, was making her Grand Ole Opry debut, which she did on July 25, alongside Tracy Lawrence and CeCe Winans. “There’s something very humbling about being on the stage with no audience, although…
Garth Brooks surprised millions of country fans when he announced last week, during a virtual press conference, that he was removing his name from the Entertainer of the Year category, which he has won for a total of seven years. While he will still be able to be nominated in other categories, the Oklahoma native says that it was…
After earning a Top 5 hit with “Buy My Own Drinks,” Runaway June was sure they had another hit on their hands with “Head Over Heels,” a song from their latest Blue Roses album that resonated with their live audience every time they sang it in concert. But just as the song was making its way up the charts,…
Ashley Gorley is officially the most successful songwriter! The tunesmith just celebrated his 50th No. 1 single, with LOCASH’s “One Big Country Song,” marking the first time a songwriter has notched that many chart-topping singles, in any genre, in the history of both Mediabase and Billboard charts. “I love what I do,” Ashley said in a statement. “I love…
Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood and Garth Brooks are just a few of the many artists toasting famed 650 AM WSM and Grand Ole Opry announcer Eddie Stubbs, who retired last week, after 25 years of service. Several artists shared sweet tributes to Eddie in a video that was shared on YouTube, praising the legendary host. “Hey Eddie, it’s Keith…
Miranda Lambert, Bobby Bones and Lindsay Ell are just a few of the celebrities who will be appearing in a scripted new podcast, Make It Up As We Go. The podcast follows the storyline of an aspiring young female songwriter, played by Scarlett Burke, also stars Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton and Craig Robinson. Nicolle Gaylon will contribute music,…
Stephanie Quayle’s latest single, “Whatcha Drinkin’ ‘Bout” is still climbing the charts, from her latest If I Was a Cowboy album. Both the single and record were released in 2019, but while Stephanie has been off the road, she’s been working on new music, with plenty of time on her hands to make it exactly the way she wants…
Luke Bryan is speaking out about Garth Brooks‘ surprise announcement that he was removing himself from the list of nominees for Entertainer of the Year, ahead of the upcoming CMA Awards. Luke, who won the CMA Award for Entertainer of the Year twice (in both 2014 and 2015), was not nominated in 2019, when Garth won, beating out Eric…
Talk about a night to remember. Vince Gill took the Grand Ole Opry stage on Saturday, August 1, to perform alongside both Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris. The show marked the Opry’s 4935th consecutive show, as the iconic venue continues without an audience, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Emmylou began the hour-long performance with “If I Could Only Win…
