The Grand Ole Opry is one of Nashville’s most hallowed places. Considered the home of country music, the historic venue has a history that spans 95 years. Some of the biggest legends in country music, including Reba McEntire, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Randy Travis, Garth Brooks and more, have become members, and consider it to be the pinnacle of…
When Blake Shelton first met Gwen Stefani, he could have never imagined that the two would end up getting married. It was on The Voice where the two were first introduced, after Stefani performed on the show. “She surprised everybody with a performance of ‘Hollaback Girl,’ and then they announced that she was going to be a coach,” Shelton…
Tim McGraw is proud of his wife, Faith Hill, for many, many things, but at the top of the list is her role as a mother. The parents of three now-grown daughters — 23-year-old Gracie, 22-year-old Maggie, and Audrey, 19 — McGraw says it is Hill who deserves much of the credit for how well his daughters have turned…
Leigh Nash is unafraid to go to hard places, in her music and in life. The singer-songwriter bravely confronted racism in her poignant and powerful new song, “Good Trouble,” which she wrote with Ruby Amanfu and Matt Maher, inspired by the recent heartaches that have impacted Black Americans. “What inspired it was all of these tragedies happening, boom, boom,…
Brett Eldredge‘s current single, “Good Day,” was inspired by something he has dealt with personally, over and over again. The Illinois native, who has been open about his struggles with anxiety and depression, wrote “Good Day,” with Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk, as a motivational message, mostly to himself. “I was in a place in my life where I…
Eric Church‘s current single, “Hell of a View,” was written after an unimaginable loss. The song, from Church’s Heart & Soul, project, was co-written by Church, along with Casey Beathard and Monty Criswell, and inspired in part by the tragic death of Beathard’s son, Clayton, who was killed in a stabbing outside of a bar in December of 2019….
Trisha Yearwood has tested positive for COVID-19. The news comes a couple of weeks after the Yearwood and her husband, Garth Brooks, announced that someone within their circle had a positive COVID-19 test, and as a result they were canceling all of their engagements and quarantining for two weeks. “The Queen and I have now tested twice. Officially, she’s…
Travis Tritt fans are in luck! The country music icon just announced the release of a new album, Set in Stone, marking his first full-length record of original material in ten years. The 11-track project is being produced by Dave Cobb, and includes eight songs penned by Tritt. The debut single, “Smoke in a Bar,” will be released on…
We are only a couple days away from knowing who the nominees are for the 2021 ACM Awards! The Academy of Country Music announced today that Kelsea Ballerini and Brothers Osborne will announce the nominees on Friday, February 26. The nominees will be announced on CBS This Morning at 8:30 AM ET, with additional nominees announced via ETOnline.com. Ballerini…
Trace Adkins doesn’t do anything halfway, including his albums. The 59-year-old reveals he is releasing a brand-new record this year, with 25 songs on the project. “We’ve been doing a lot of new stuff in the studio,” Adkins revealed on Fox News. “I’m gonna have a new album come out this year, with 25 brand-new songs on it, because…
