Nashville’s popular CMA Fest was forced to cancel this year, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but thankfully, country music fans can still relive some of the best performances of the year. The Country Music Association just announced CMA Best of Fest, a three-hour special airing on July 13 (changed from the original date of July 9), hosted by…
Keith Urban could likely now get invited to any wedding he wanted to attend, but that wasn’t necessarily the case early in his career. The Aussie recalled one incident, when he was just a rising star, and he crashed a wedding, only so he could play the couple a song. “Early on in my career, I was over here…
When Kelsea Ballerini was a young girl, she dreamed of being in country music, just like her musical –– and fashion –– role model, Faith Hill. Kelsea recently praised Faith for her fashion sense, and how the country music superstar inspired a whole generation of female artists. “There was a time in country music when it was all big…
Keith Urban‘s upcoming The Speed of Now Part 1 album includes “Polaroid,” a song that he didn’t write, but fell in love with the first time he heard it. The video shows snapshots of people hanging out by a pool, something that was fortunately shot right before the coronavirus pandemic forced everyone to self-isolate. “We were lucky with the…
The legendary Nashville club, Douglas Corner Cafe, is permanently closing its doors, after originally shutting down due to COVID-19. The venue’s owner, Mervin Loque, shared the sad news in a video he posted on social media. “I don’t use Facebook much, but I figure it’s the best way to reach all of you, and the most people,” Mervin said…
In the fall of 2019, Blake Shelton made headlines by saying, during a press conference at his own Ole Red bar in downtown Nashville, that Danielle Bradbery was his favorite contestant from The Voice. Danielle, who won Season 4 of The Voice in 2013, when she was just 16 years old, was unaware that her former coach was still…
When Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani recorded “Nobody But You,” they had no idea the song would mark a career high, for both of them. The song landed at the top of the charts, where it has stayed for two consecutive weeks, marking Blake’s 27th run at the top of the charts, and Gwen’s first No. 1 hit ever…
