Dollywood is opening up again! The theme park, owned by Dolly Parton, closed due to COVID-19, but will reopen on June 15 and 16 for season ticket holders, and on June 17 for the general public. Dolly shared the good news on the park’s website, with a video message. “Growing up in the Smoky Mountains, I learned that everything…
Craig Morgan has been friends with Blake Shelton for years –– long before either of them had much success in country music. The two have gone through many stages of life together, but Craig never imagined how well Blake would take to being a father to his girlfriend, Gwen Stefani‘s, three sons: Kingston, Zuma and Apollo. “We talk about…
Wednesday night (June 3), more than a dozen artists gathered to perform for the televised CMT Celebrates Our Heroes: An Artists of the Year Special, honoring frontline workers during the coronavirus pandemic. We’ve rounded up eight of our favorites, which can be seen below. 1. Thomas Rhett, “Be a Light” Thomas wrote “Be a Light” long before coronavirus forced…
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…
Trisha Yearwood is apparently spending her time self-isolating, working on new recipes! The singer just announced she is working on a new cookbook, which will be her fourth. “I’ve just started working on cookbook number four,” said Trisha via Facebook, as part of her weekly T’s Coffee Talk series. “Did I just make an announcement? I don’t know if…
The coronavirus pandemic has been devastating to numerous Nashville businesses, including the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The museum’s CEO, Kyle Young, announced that 73 employees have been laid off and 101 have been furloughed, as the museum stays closed due to COVID-19. “We were forced to make this difficult decision by a challenging business environment unprecedented…
The message of Steven Curtis Chapman’s latest single, “Together (We’ll Get Through This)” came through loud and clear with his latest performance. The gospel singer sang the song to an empty Ryman Auditorium, driving home the message of the song loud and clear. Steven wrote “Together” as a response to those who are struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. “I’m…
Chris Young is teasing a brand-new song on social media, and it seems to be about his faith. The Tennessee native shared a portion of a new tune, “If That Ain’t God,” which says in part, “If that ain’t God / If that ain’t Him / If that ain’t the man upstairs somewhere looking down on us again /…
