The Grand Ole Opry has been celebrating the ’90s era of country music all summer long, which will continue with a special show dedicated to that decade this weekend. Opry Live: Opry Loves the ’90s will premiere on Saturday, July 23, on the Circle Network. The show includes performances by Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Michael Ray, Jimmie Allen, BRELAND…
The hits keep coming for Tim McGraw, who is celebrating his 45th No. 1 single, with “7500 OBO.” Fortunately, he isn’t resting on his laurels too long. The Louisiana native announced on social media that new music would soon be on its way. “Thanx Country Radio for making ‘7500 OBO’ the #1 record this week!” McGraw tweeted. “We’ve got…
Scotty McCreery is celebrating the success of “Damn Strait” in a big way. The singer, who is enjoying his fifth consecutive No. 1 hit with the song that pays tribute to George Strait, announces he will celebrate with a special show at Gruene Hall, in New Braunfels, Texas. The iconic venue, which is where McCreery shot the “Damn Strait”…
After years of trying to get their music heard in Nashville, Mississippi-based Chapel Hart just got a big break by appearing on America’s Got Talent. The trio, made up of sisters Danica Hart and Devynn Hart, and their cousin Trea Swindle, earned a golden buzzer by performing an original song that paid tribute to their musical idol, Dolly…
Happy birthday, Tim Foust! The Home Free member turns 41 on July 19. In honor of his birthday, we are uncovering 11 unique facts about the group’s resident bass singer. 1. He grew up singing capella Christian music. Foust had no idea that his conservative Christian upbringing would one day prepare him to be part of one of the…
The Oak Ridge Boys have had numerous hit singles over their career, which has spanned more than 50 years, but none with quite as much impact as “Elvira.” Released by The Oak Ridge Boys in 1981, the song, written and first recorded by Dallas Frazier, became one of The Oak Ridge Boys’ biggest hits, and is still a…
A new wine bar is coming to East Nashville next year. Perhaps appropriately named Bad Idea, the new restaurant is being opened by Alex Burch, whose credits include stints at Kayne Prime, Bastion and Henrietta Red, in various roles, before deciding to launch his first restaurant. “We’re planning for it to be more of a wine-focused restaurant/wine bar with…
For KING & COUNTRY recently released a new version of “For God Is With Us,” featuring Lady A‘s Hillary Scott. The collaboration with the duo, made up of brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone, came about because Joel and Scott attend church together, and he had the idea to bring her voice into their latest No. 1 hit. “She saw…
Reba McEntire has a new movie, The Hammer, a new tour, and a new restaurant all in the works. But in spite of her busy career, the 67-year-old says she is very, very hands-on with every aspect of Reba’s Place, a restaurant and live music venue, slated to open in Atoka, Oklahoma later this year. “The food, silverware, plates,…
Scotty McCreery‘s “Damn Strait” is officially a No. 1 hit! The song, from McCreery’s latest Same Truck album, marks the North Carolina native’s fifth consecutive chart-topping single. For McCreery, the accolade is even sweeter because it honors his own musical hero, George Strait . “My first country music concert was George Strait, and along with my love for Elvis ,…
