When Jimmy Buffett was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he was honored with a performance by Kenny Chesney, MacMcAnally and James Taylor. Buffett, who passed away on September 1, 2023, was remembered with a performance of “Come Monday.” “I’m gonna remember this moment forever with MacMcAnally and James Taylor, honoring our friend Jimmy Buffett,”…
When Toby Keith was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, he was honored with tribute performances by Blake Shelton, Post Malone and Eric Church. It was Church who performed an acoustic, stripped-down version of “Don’t Let the Old Man In,” one of Keith’s numerous No. 1 hits. Keith wrote the song, by himself, inspired by a…
Toby Keith is officially a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Keith was posthumously inducted by Randy Owen, who became emotional as he spoke of the loss of the legendary singer, who passed away on February 5 of this year, from stomach cancer. “Some DJs down home in Alabama told me there was a guy playing at a local…
Happy holidays from Dan + Shay! The duo, made up of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, released It’s Officially Christmas: The Double Album, out now. “We’re so excited to announce our very first Christmas album, and surprise, IT’S A DOUBLE ALBUM,” Dan + Shay announced on social media. “It’s Officially Christmas: The Double Album is a 21-song collection of…
It’s a big week for Morgan Wallen. The East Tennessee native dropped a new song, “Love Somebody,” while also announcing his inaugural Sand In My Boots festival, taking place in Gulf Shores, Ala., May 16-18, 2025. Wallen, who wrote “Love Somebody” alongside John Byron, Ashley Gorley, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Elof Loelv and Ryan Vojtesa, admits that the song is…
Seven years ago today was an unforgettable day for Chris Young. It was on October 17. 2017, when Young was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, by Brad Paisley, after he was invited to join in August by Vince Gill. “Now it’s not just that I went to Bill Anderson’s fan club party, which I did before I had…
William Lee Golden faced not one but two devastating losses this year. Golden lost his son, 65-year-old Rusty Golden on July 1, followed by fellow longtime Oak Ridge Boys member, Joe Bonsall, on July 9. Through it all, Golden kept on singing. “It was a devastating sadness in our family,” Golden tells CCM Magazine. “There’s a depth of sadness…
Jelly Roll was just 13 years old the first time he was incarcerated. The sentence, for robbery, was the beginning of more than a decade in and out of jail, and included being charged with a felony when he was just 16 years old. “I’d gotten a fight with a kid and back then they had the chain wallets,”…
Kenny Chesney recently had another No. 1 hit, with “Take Her Home.” The song, written by Michael Hardy, Zach Abend and Hunter Phelps, reminded Chesney why he still loves Nashville, even after all these years. “I live in a town where you can wake up one morning, and get an email or hear a song that didn’t exist the…
Scotty McCreery, Chase Rice, Parmalee and The Avett Brothers have been added to the star-studded Concert for Carolina. The two singers join an already impressive list of artists, including Luke Combs and Eric Church, who organized the event, plus James Taylor, Billy Strings, Keith Urban, Bailey Zimmerman and Sheryl Crow. The concert quickly sold out, but fans can still enjoy the event,…
