Trisha Yearwood celebrated the 25th anniversary of becoming a Grand Ole Opry member on March 13, with a star-studded female lineup, including Terri Clark, Pam Tillis and Suzy Boggus. It was an appropriate celebration for Yearwood, who revealed ahead of her performance that Reba McEntire sent flowers and Barbara Mandrell sent a congratulatory text. Yearwood has spent the last…
Runaway June is unstoppable. The trio now includes founding member Jennifer Wayne, plus Natalie Stovall, who joined in 2020 to replace Hannah Mulholland, and Stevie Woodward, who replaced former lead singer Naomi Cooke in 2022. It is, in many ways, their best iteration of Runaway June, almost a Runaway June 2.0, finding new freedom in writing, singing and collaborating…
The initial lineup for CMA Fest has been announced, and it is loaded with talent. The four-day event, taking place June 6 to 9 in downtown Nashville, will include hundreds of musical acts performing, including the headlining Nissan Stadium shows, featuring Keith Urban, Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, Parker McCollum, Jordan Davis, Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce, Thomas Rhett, Kelsea Ballerini,…
Luke Combs‘ next single might be about his two sons. The 34-year-old just shared a clip of a song, “The Man He Sees in Me” on social media, asking fans if he is “heading in the right direction.” The song says in part, “I hope he never finds out that I didn’t hang the moon / And I’ve never…
Roy’s Meat Service is in the middle of a fierce legal battle, but they have the Nashville community on their side. The popular East Nashville eatery is being sued by a neighbor, who moved in long after Roy’s Meat Service was in business, and then sued the beloved restaurant because she dislikes the smell of meat, calling the property…
The nominees for the 2024 CMT Music Awards have been announced, with Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson, Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini and Megan Moroney among the top nominees, with three nods each. Johnson is nominated for Video of the Year and Male Video of the Year, both for his recent No. 1 hit, “The Painter,” plus CMT Performance of the…
25 years ago today was a milestone day for Trisha Yearwood. it was on March 13, 1999, when Yearwood officially became a member of the Grand Ole Opry, when she was inducted by Porter Wagoner, fulfilling a dream she had since she was a young girl. “My mother came on her senior class trip from South…
Alexandra Kay‘s raw, honest, and deeply personal All I’ve Ever Known album was released last year. The record, which includes her recent Top 30 hit, “Everleave,” is Kay’s own proverbial heart on her sleeve, sharing songs about her painful decision to leave her husband, Indiana, after spending a decade together. “I’m not gonna lie, when I put this record…
The Oak Ridge Boys are regular performers on the Grand Ole Opry stage, especially since becoming official members in 2011. But it was a first for newcomer Ben James with the group, who is taking the place of Joe Bonsall for the remainder of their shows. Although Bonsall is no longer able to perform, due to a progressive neuromuscular…
Luke Combs knows exactly who his biggest musical influence is: Miranda Lambert. The “Where the Wild Things Are” singer praises Lambert for her impact on him, and country music as a genre. “I think it’s hard to say that Miranda Lambert hasn’t influenced my music a ton,” Combs tells his record label. “Right around the time that I started…
