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….
Cole Swindell is mourning the loss of his mother, Betty Carol Rainey, who has passed away. Swindell revealed the heartbreaking news on social media. “Took this on the flight home to Georgia this afternoon,” Swindell wrote on a photo of the sky taken from the airplane. “Lost my sweet mom today. I know she’s up there. Gonna miss her…
Garth Brooks has just announced the first date on his long-awaited Dive Bar Tour! The Grand Ole Opry member revealed on his Inside Studio G Facebook series that his first show would be at the Diamond Ballroom in Oklahoma City on October 11, adding that the COVID-19 vaccine would be required for entry. “Dive bars are on,” Brooks said….
Martina McBride knows the exact moment she decided to move to Nashville and pursue a career in country music. Newly married, to engineer John McBride, the Kansas native was competing in a contest with her family, as part of the Schiffters, where her love of performing began, when she realized her dreams and ambitious extended far beyond her home…
For Kenny Chesney every day of the last 20 years has been a gift, and one that he doesn’t take for granted. On September 11, 2001, Chesney was scheduled to be in the heart of New York City to film a video, which ultimately got canceled — a seemingly minor decision that ultimately saved his life. “We played a…
Fresh off the success of his tenth No. 1 hit with “Single Saturday Night,” Cole Swindell just released a brand-new song, “Some Habits,” and it’s one he thinks is relatable to a lot of his fans. “I think a lot of people can relate to a song like ‘Some Habits’ – it’s a love song about being rough around…
Michael W. Smith‘s Worship Forever album is out! The 14-track record is Smith’s new take on his original Worship album, which was released on September 11, 2001. The new record includes all 13 songs on Worship, plus a bonus track, with guest appearances by Amy Grant, Matt Redman and Tauren Wells. Worship Forever was recorded in front of a…
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…
Carly Pearce earned one of the biggest validations of her career, when 29 became the only EP, and the only record by a female artist, to be nominated for a CMA Award for Album of the Year. The irony isn’t lost on Pearce that the industry accolade came at a time when Pearce let her guard all the way…
Luke Bryan was new to Nashville, and very much alone, when the devastating terrorist attacks occurred on September 11. The singer, who was just 25 at the time, recalls how lonely and afraid he felt, watching the news on TV. “As we come up on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11, certainly a life-changing event for me,” Bryan shares. “It…
