25 years ago, on January 29, 1996, Garth Brooks made history at the American Music Awards, not for what he received, but for what he refused. Brooks was the winner of the award for the night’s highest honor, Favorite Artist of the Year, but declined to accept the honor. “I cannot agree with this ,” Brooks said from stage. “Music…
The first solo single from Jay DeMarcus is out since Rascal Flatts, and what a song it is for his debut. The song, “Music Man,” was released in tribute to his late father, Stanley “Wayno” DeMarcus, who passed away in October. The lyric video for the song, which says in part, “And hey, my Music Man / You spent…
Jake Hoot’s Love Out of Time EP includes a duet with Kelly Clarkson on “I Would’ve Loved You.” The song was written by Hoot, along with Lonestar’s Dean Sams and hit songwriter Jamie Floyd. Although it was the first time the three of them sat down to write together, the Season 17 winner of The Voice says the…
The Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam is moving yet again, this time to June, due to safety concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The event, first scheduled for Labor Day weekend in 2020, was initially moved to March, before changing the date again, this time to June 4 to 6, out of an abundance of concern for everyone’s safety. “This move…
John Rich watched as his thriving downtown bar, Redneck Riviera, saw sales plummet and crowds dwindle, as the coronavirus pandemic began to sweep the country early last year. Forced to close in the beginning of the health crisis, Rich proudly reopened his bar when he was legally allowed to do so, only to be required to close again…
Dolly Parton’s husband, Carl Dean, famously likes to stay away from the spotlight. But during a recent episode of Reba McEntire‘s Living & Learning with Reba McEntire podcast, the 75-year-old revealed that her husband had a very prominent part on one of her early albums, specifically My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy. “Blue Ridge Mountain, the cover of that album…
Eric Church recently learned what a generous gift giver Keith Urban is, after Urban gave Church an unexpected, and lavish, Christmas present. Church recently shared the story while chatting on Today’s Country Radio with Kelleigh Bannen on Apple Music Country. “You know what’s interesting? Keith Urban sent me a 1933 Martin for Christmas,” Church recounted. “This Christmas. I came…
Randy Travis and his wife, Mary, sat down on The Big Interview with Dan Rather to discuss his life and career, and how he is doing after his devastating stroke in 2013. Mary, who wed Travis in 2015, admits the stroke was an unexpected challenge — one they both met head-on. “The stroke, that one took us off of…
Tim Montana is giving Everything Nash readers an exclusive performance of the title track of his debut album, Cars on Blocks. Montana recorded the song in the garage of his Nashville home, which is the place where Montana writes, records, and meets with some of his friends, including ZZ Top’s own Billy Gibbons. “t was 2013,” Montana recalls to…
Chris Young has been honored with a cafe at his alma mater, MTSU. The Chris Young Cafe opened on Wednesday, January 27, with an official ceremony, which also included the unveiling of a Famous Friends mural, showing Young with some influential MTSU graduates, and a new Tennessee Music Pathways marker. “It’s kind of hard to describe what it means…
