Long before Luke Combs was a household name, he was an aspiring singer-songwriter, performing wherever he could. Drew Parker was friends with Combs back then, well before either of them could have predicted the massive success Combs would become. “I met Luke seven years ago,” Parker recalls to Everything Nash. “This was before he was Luke Combs. I got…
Much of what Bobby Bones does involves giving back. The host of the award-winning iHeartRadio The Bobby Bones Show, Bones spends a lot of his time focusing on the needs of others. Bones is once again partnering with Purina Dog Chow for their Service Dog Salute, which provides service dogs for veterans in need. He also had his…
The Isaacs are the newest members of the Grand Ole Opry! The family group, made up of mother, Lily Isaacs, daughters Becky and Sonya, and son Ben, were invited to join by Ricky Skaggs last month, fulfilling a dream they weren’t sure would ever come true. “It is one of the most humbling experiences in our lifetime,” Ben…
Carly Pearce just dropped “Never Wanted to Be That Girl,” her collaboration with Ashley McBryde from her upcoming 29: Written in Stone album. The song was written by Pearce and McBryde, along with Shane McAnally. “‘Never Wanted To Be That Girl’ was exactly how ‘I Hope You’re Happy Now’ happened for me,” Pearce tells Everything Nash. “I played…
Drew Parker will cross one big item off his bucket list on Tuesday, September 14, when he makes his Grand Ole Opry debut. The rising star, who is currently serving as the opening act on Luke Combs‘ What You See Is What You Get Tour, was given the good news of his invitation to perform by Combs in July….
Laci Kaye Booth earned millions of fans by appearing on Season 17 of American Idol in 2019, landing in the Top 5. After appearing on the reality TV talent show, Booth left her home in Texas and moved to Nashville, honing her craft as a singer, songwriter and performer. The result is her triumphant eight-track eponymous debut album, out…
Mitchell Tenpenny‘s Midtown Diaries EP is out! The eight-track project was written entirely by Tenpenny, alongside hit writers like Jordan Schmidt, Brad Tursi, HARDY and more. “It’s a combination of about three years of songs,” Tenpenny tells Everything Nash. “It’s hard to pick eight songs on an EP when you’ve written 500, and a lot of great songs with…
When Lee Greenwood wrote “God Bless the U.S.A.” in 1983, he had no idea how important the song would be almost 40 years later. The song was written as his response to the tragic shooting down of the Korean Air Lines Flight 007, never imagining that “God Bless the U.S.A.” would be used as an anthem for both…
Michael Ray wrote two of the seven songs on his latest Higher Education EP, both “Picture” and “Didn’t Know I Was Country.” The latter, which Ray wrote with Taylor Phillips and Ashley Gorley, is a telling look into Ray’s own life — a look he initially wasn’t sure he was ready to share with his fans. “It was actually…
Ashland Craft‘s debut Travelin’ Kind album is out. The 11-track album, with Craft writing all but two of them, is a little country, a little rock, and a whole lot of what makes Craft stand out. “I think it’s just free-spirited,” Craft tells Everything Nash. “I think Travelin’ Kind is all about the young living experience, discovering who you…
