Jelly Roll overcame so much to be where he is today. Few people go from being in jail, with a lengthy list of charges, to selling out Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, or embarking on a major tour, only a month after their debut album was released, but that’s exactly what Jelly Roll is doing. The Tennessee native will begin his…
No one is more shocked than Luke Combs that he has a No. 1 hit with his cover of the ’80s Tracy Chapman hit, “Fast Car.” The song was a favorite of Combs for years, but it wasn’t until his Gettin’ Old album that he decided to include it on a record. “Oh man, ‘Fast Car’ has surprised me more…
The inaugural People’s Choice Country Awards will honor one of country music’s biggest stars. Toby Keith has been announced as the recipient of the Country Icon Award, which will be presented to him by fellow Oklahoma native, Blake Shelton. “We’re overjoyed to honor legendary artist Toby Keith with the first-ever Country Icon Award,” Cassandra Tryon, Senior Vice President, Entertainment…
Bailey Zimmerman scored one of the best opening slots of all tours, when Morgan Wallen invited him to serve as the opening act on his One Night At A Time World Tour. While it might seem like the tour would be a non-stop run of partying when they aren’t performing, the “Rock and a Hard Place” singer says that couldn’t…
New music is coming from Chris Young, and soon. The Tennessee native announces the release of “Young Love & Saturday Nights,” a song that reminds Young of his early days in country music. David Bowie’s guitar lick on his “Rebel Rebel” song inspired “Young Love & Saturday Nights,” making Bowie a co-writer on the song, along with Ashley Gorley,…
Happy birthday, Ricky Skaggs! Few people have had as profound of an impact on an entire genre of music like Skaggs has with bluegrass music. The singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and mentor keeps evolving and churning out new music, almost 50 years after his debut album was released. In honor of Skaggs’ 69th birthday, we uncovered 11 things to know…
Whey Jennings comes from country music royalty, and he intends to continue to honor his family’s heritage with his music. The grandson of Waylon Jennings just released a new song, appropriately called “Old Country Song,” featuring Wes Shipp. Jennings also celebrates other artists who are continuing the legacy left for them in the video, which features Keith Whitley and…
Eric Church had no idea when he walked off the stage at CMA Fest that not everyone was pleased with his performance. The singer faced backlash later that he didn’t play some of his biggest hits, including fan-favorite, “Springsteen.” Instead, Church performed a cover of Big Feat’s “Sailin’ Shoes” during his abbreviated set, and performed new versions of both…
Dolly Parton still has a lot more that she wants to accomplish. The 77-year-old, who will release her first rock album, appropriately called Rockstar, later this year, has much more she wants to do, revealing that retirement will never be a part of her plan. “I’m not one to sit around doing nothing. I would never retire,” Parton shares…
Dan + Shay are sharing the story behind their new single, “Save Me The Trouble.” The song is the debut track from their forthcoming Bigger Houses album, scheduled to be released on September 15. “‘Save Me The Trouble’ was the very last song that we wrote for this album,” Dan Smyers tells Audacy. “That’s kind of how it always goes;…
