Happy birthday, Bobby Bones! The multi-talented radio host, who was born Bobby Estell, turns 41 on April 2. We already know he won Dancing With the Stars, is a mentor on American Idol, and has one of the biggest radio shows, of any genre, in the country. But there’s a lot more to know about Bones, so we are…
Jimmie Allen‘s recent Bettie James album includes collaborations with the late Charley Pride, Darius Rucker, the Oak Ridge Boys, Mickey Guyton and more. The seven-track record was a bucket list item for Allen, who hints there is more music coming from him in the near future, including perhaps a record with even more duets. “I’m going to name,…
Jimmie Allen had plenty of guests join him on his latest Bettie James album, including the late Charley Pride. Pride and Darius Rucker sing with Allen on “Why Things Happen,” one of the last things with Pride’s voice on it that was released before he passed away last year. “It was the best thing ever,” Allen gushes to…
Jimmie Allen is reliving simpler times of his life with his current single, “Freedom Was a Highway,” Allen wrote the song, which is a duet with Brad Paisley, with Ash Bowers and Matt Rogers, recalling the freedom that he enjoyed in his younger years. “I am super sentimental,” the Delaware native admits to CMT‘s Cody Alan. “I love my…
Rhonda Vincent is officially a member of the Grand Ole Opry! The bluegrass superstar was inducted on Saturday, February 6, by Opry member Dierks Bentley. “I’ll never forget the night that our mutual friend Marty Stuary made me an official member of the Opry and I’m so pleased to get to do the same for you tonight,” Bentley said…
Tim McGraw appears on Jimmie Allen‘s latest Bettie James album, joining the rising star on the anthemic track, “Made for These.” Although McGraw had been a fan of Allen’s from afar, he admits the collaboration might never have happened, if not for Star Trek star, William Shatner. “Jimmie I met hanging out at Brad Paisley’s house,” McGraw recalled on…
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are just two of the numerous artists who have been added to the upcoming Grand Ole Opry: 95 Years of Country Music anniversary celebration. The show, which will air on Sunday, February 14 on NBC, will also include performances by Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Kane Brown, Lady A, Little Big…
For decades, country music has been dominated by white artists, while Black artists struggled to find their place in country music. It’s an odd, and highly unfortunate, mark on country music, especially since the early origins of country music can be traced back to predominantly Black music. Thankfully, although it has taken far too long, the country music genre…
New music is here from Jimmie Allen! The 34-year-old just dropped “Freedom Was a Highway,” a duet with Brad Paisley. The song is from Allen’s 2020 Bettie James EP. “When I was writing this song with my co-writers, I imagined myself driving down my favorite roads in Delaware,” Allen said of the song, which he wrote with Ash Bowers and Matt…
Lady A is feeling hopeful about hitting the road later this year. The trio, made up of Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood, was forced to cancel their Ocean 2020 Tour last year, because of the pandemic. Still, Lady A feels cautiously optimistic that, at least at some point in 2021, they will be able to perform again…
