Kelsea Ballerini was devastated when the coronavirus pandemic shut the world down in March of 2020, and with good reason. The Tennessee native released her third studio album, Kelsea, on March 20 of that year, with plans of embarking on what was supposed to be her biggest tour to date, when all of those plans, as well as promotion…
Luke Combs might be the reigning superstar in country music, with 15 consecutive No.1 hits, and a lagely sold-out World Tour. But when he isn’t on stage, Combs’ biggest priority is his growing family, including his wife, Nicole and his son, Tex, born last June. “I spend a lot of my time at home, really,” Combs says. “We’re on…
Dierks Bentley just scored his 22nd No. 1 hit with “Gold.” The song is the debut single from his Gravel & Gold album, released in February. Bentley wrote the feel-good song with Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley and Luke Dick. “When we wrote ‘Gold,’ I wanted to write a song that captures the idea of enjoying the journey,” Bentley says….
Amy Grant is back with new music. After releasing “Trees We’ll Never See” in March, marking her first release in ten years, the six-time Grammy Awards winner is back with “What You Heard,” a vulnerable and painfully honest track she penned alongside Natalie Hemby and Barry Dean. “This song came directly from a therapy session with one of my…
Old Dominion is extending their No Bad Vibes Tour, adding more than 30 dates across the country. The newly-announced leg will kick off on September 7 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and wrap up on January 16 in Kahulu, Hawaii. The reigning ACM Group of the Year, who is nominated in the category again this year, announced the news on…
Scotty McCreery has a big, big hit on his hands. The 29-year-old’s “It Matters To Her” just debuted on Billboard’s all-genre Hot 100 chart, as the song lands at No. 9 on Mediabase. “It Matters To Her,” from McCreery’s Same Truck album, follows his three-week, No. 1 hit, with “Damn Strait,” which also marked McCreery’s fifth consecutive chart-topping single….
Carrie Underwood is getting her own SiriusXM channel. The global superstar’s Carrie’s Country channel will launch in June, joining artists like Kenny Chesney, Eric Church and more who have their own channels. Underwood’s channel will feature not only her music, but music of artists who inspire her and helped shape her own career, along with songs by artists, of…
Guests in attendance to see Todd Tilghman perform at Ole Red Gatlinburg, got a big surprise: a video of Blake Shelton! Shelton was Tilghman’s coach on Season 18 of The Voice, which Tilghman won in 2020. “I figured your old coach better call in and say hi to you since you’re playing Ole Red,” Shelton said to Tilghman. “Well,…
Jon Pardi is joining the Grand Ole Opry! The singer was invited to join by Alan Jackson, with a little help from Food Network star Guy Fieri, during Pardi’s performance at Stagecoach. It was Fieri who told Pardi Jackson had a message for him, in front of the massive crowd, directing Pardi’s attention to a large video screen. “The…
Happy birthday, Michael Ray! The singer turns 35 on April 29. We found 11 things to know about the country music hitmaker. 1. One of his first gigs was with his grandfather. Ray developed his love of music from his late grandfather, Amos, who not only played Ray an eclectic list of artists, but also used him in his…
