After years of trying to get their music heard in Nashville, Mississippi-based Chapel Hart just got a big break by appearing on America’s Got Talent. The trio, made up of sisters Danica Hart and Devynn Hart, and their cousin Trea Swindle, earned a golden buzzer by performing an original song that paid tribute to their musical idol, Dolly…
Happy birthday, Tim Foust! The Home Free member turns 41 on July 19. In honor of his birthday, we are uncovering 11 unique facts about the group’s resident bass singer. 1. He grew up singing capella Christian music. Foust had no idea that his conservative Christian upbringing would one day prepare him to be part of one of the…
The Oak Ridge Boys have had numerous hit singles over their career, which has spanned more than 50 years, but none with quite as much impact as “Elvira.” Released by The Oak Ridge Boys in 1981, the song, written and first recorded by Dallas Frazier, became one of The Oak Ridge Boys’ biggest hits, and is still a…
For KING & COUNTRY recently released a new version of “For God Is With Us,” featuring Lady A‘s Hillary Scott. The collaboration with the duo, made up of brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone, came about because Joel and Scott attend church together, and he had the idea to bring her voice into their latest No. 1 hit. “She saw…
Reba McEntire has a new movie, The Hammer, a new tour, and a new restaurant all in the works. But in spite of her busy career, the 67-year-old says she is very, very hands-on with every aspect of Reba’s Place, a restaurant and live music venue, slated to open in Atoka, Oklahoma later this year. “The food, silverware, plates,…
Scotty McCreery‘s “Damn Strait” is officially a No. 1 hit! The song, from McCreery’s latest Same Truck album, marks the North Carolina native’s fifth consecutive chart-topping single. For McCreery, the accolade is even sweeter because it honors his own musical hero, George Strait . “My first country music concert was George Strait, and along with my love for Elvis ,…
Dan + Shay have a new single out! The duo, made up of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, just released “You” as their brand-new single. Written by Smyers along with Dave Barnes and Jordan Reynolds, the song is from Dan + Shay’s latest Good Things album, released in 2021. “I think the original hook was ‘You and Only You,’…
Another new song is out from Tyler Hubbard, this time the faith-based “Way Home.” The song, which joins “5 Foot 9” and “35’s” from his forthcoming debut solo album, is a look into Hubbard’s personal life, and his strong Christian faith. Written by Hubbard along with Corey Crowder and Canaan Smith, the singer describes “Way Home” as ” a…
Jo Dee Messina‘s debut single, “Heads Carolina, Tails California,” is getting new love, thanks to Cole Swindell‘s new single, “She Had Me at Heads Carolina,” written in tribute to the iconic song. Messina recently shared the story behind the song, which was released in 1996, on her eponymous debut album. “My album, my first album was done,” Messina recalls,…
Reba McEntire is still hoping for a reboot of her Reba TV show. The Country Music Hall of Fame member spoke out about her ongoing desire to be part of the iconic sitcom, 15 years after it went off of the air. “We’ve been really trying hard to do a reboot on the Reba show, ’cause I really want…
