Kenny Chesney could soon have his 34th No. 1 hit. The Tennessee native is in the Top 25 with his latest single, “Just To Say We Did,” one of five songs Chesney co-wrote for his latest BORN album, released last year. The song, which Chesney wrote with Brett James, David Lee Murphy and Matt Dragstrem, is very much who Chesney is,…
Blake Shelton sang his new single to usher in 2025. The Oklahoma native performed “Texas” live at his newest Ole Red, this one in Las Vegas, with his performance televised as part of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025. Shelton opened his Ole Red Las Vegas in January of 2024, the largest of his six…
Carrie Underwood sang through several of her hits as part of her performance headlining Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025. The mother of two performed “Church Bells,” “Pink Champagne” and “Before He Cheats,” to help ring in the new year. Underwood was part of a star-studded show which also included performances by Blake Shelton, HARDY, Ernest,…
Lainey Wilson knows how to overcome a broken heart. The Louisiana native learned early in her career that life doesn’t always work out as she planned, creating a resilience and tenacity in her she likely otherwise would not have had. In a recent conversation on Artist Friendly with Joel Madden, Wilson remembers a specific time in her life when…
Trisha Yearwood is mourning the loss of President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on December 29. Carter, who served as President of the United States from 1977 to 1981, became an outspoken advocate and staunch supporter of Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit organization that provides affordable housing for families in need. Both Yearwood and her husband, Garth Brooks, also…
Blake Shelton is a singer, a songwriter, a husband, a stepdad, a partner in the Ole Red franchise, a ranch owner, and much, much more. We rounded up 11 of our favorite facts about one of country music’s biggest stars. 1. His family was very, very normal. Nothing about Shelton’s family suggested that he would grow up to become…
Walker Hayes‘ family is mourning a big loss. The father of six reveals on social media that their longtime family pet passed away, while they were traveling for the holidays. “Lost a great dog today. Noly (short for Magnolia) left us this morning,” Hayes writes. “13 years old. She was the best. Hopefully she’s wherever Hazel went. I do…
Lainey Wilson has a Top 10 hit with “4X4XU,” the second single from her latest Whirlwind album, released in August. The song, written by Wilson, along with Jon Decious and Aaron Raitiere, is one that Wilson once thought she might never write, and likely wouldn’t have if she didn’t have a hit in 2022 with “Wait in the Truck,” her…
Dierks Bentley loves an easy Sunday morning. The father of three reveals how his family usually starts off the week, even if his children aren’t excited about the plans, at least at first. “Well, our Sunday mornings back here in Nashville, most of the time we drag the kids out to a state park nearby and go for a…
Scotty McCreery has been part of country music for more than 13 years, ever since winning Season 10 of American Idol in 2011. The 31-year-old has seen plenty of artists from other genres try to make a country album, with varying degrees of success and failure. But one artist who McCreery is thankful became part of country music is…
