Tyler Hubbard‘s sophomore Strong album is out now. The 13-track record, co-written entirely by Hubbard, is Hubbard’s way of connecting even more with his fans, after the 2023 release of his eponymous debut solo album, “It was just to let them in to who I am even more, and know one another,” Hubbard said during a recent media event,…
Warren Zeiders‘ career is on a meteoric fast track. The Pennsylvania native celebrated his first No.1 single, with “Pretty Little Poison,” which also earned Zeiders his first major award. Zeiders took home the CMT Music Award for Breakthrough Male Video of the Year for “Pretty Little Poison,” just part of what seems certain to be the beginning of a…
Count Walker Hayes among the large, and growing, number of country music artists who proudly live a sober lifestyle. But unlike some artists Hayes, who has been sober since 2015, wants to — and maybe needs to — talk about his brave choice to quit drinking. “I think for me personally, if I was not vocal about my sobriety…
No one is more surprised than Jelly Roll that he received four ACM Awards nominations, including for the night’s highest honor, Entertainer of the Year. For Jelly Roll, who is also celebrating his first year as an ACM Awards nominee, his continued success is almost more than he can comprehend. Jelly Roll marked his first win at an awards show…
Blake Shelton joins his wife, Gwen Stefani, on a new song, “Purple Irises,” out now. Although the two may seem an unstoppable power couple at the moment, the song, from Stefani’s next record, was born at a time when Stefani was questioning a lot, including her security in her marriage to Shelton. “I had been going through those times…
Keith Urban might have teased a release date for his new album during his stellar performance of “Straight Line” at the CMT Music Awards. beginning the song by saying “5-3-24,” hinting at an important date. While Urban doesn’t confirm that the date has anything to do with his next set of tunes, he does say he can’t wait to…
Reba McEntire might be an icon in every sense of the word, but she got there by looking at other female superstars. The 69-year-old, from very early in her career, looked to artists like Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Barbara Mandrell for how to handle every aspect of her career, including her wardrobe. “They’re very strong and they know…
Scotty McCreery is one grateful CMT Music Awards winner. The 30-year-old won the trophy for Digital-First Performance of the Year, for his performance of “It Matters To Her” on CMT Stages last year. McCreery was nominated as part of an all-star list of nominees, including Nate Smith’s “Whiskey on You,” Megan Moroney‘s “I’m Not Pretty” and more, making the…
Trisha Yearwood took home the inaugural June Carter Cash Humanitarian Award, at the recent CMT Music Awards. Given for her philanthropy and generosity, Yearwood credits her decision to always give back to her parents, Jack and Gwendolyn Yearwood, who instilled in her from an early age the importance of kindness towards others. “I was raised by really great parents,”…
Kenny Chesney wrote five of the 15 songs on his latest album, BORN. The country music hitmaker has written plenty of his own songs over the years, including “Knowing You,” “The Tin Man,” “Turning Home,” “Beer in Mexico” and more, but for all of his success, Chesney firmly believes his best days as a songwriter are still ahead of…
