As the Grand Ole Opry prepares to welcome up to 500 guests in-person for their October shows, we now know which artists will be performing each week. Vince Gill, Terri Clark, Lorrie Morgan and Dierks Bentley will kick off the first show, taking place on Saturday, October 3. The show on October 10, called Opry Firsts, will feature Jeannie…
Steven Curtis Chapman and Kix Brooks are among the nominees for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. The two are nominated in the Songwriter/Artist category, along with Phil Vassar and Steve Earle. Steven penned many of his biggest hits over the years, including “His Strength is Perfect,” “The Great Adventure,” “I Will Be Here,” “Cinderella” and more. “Blown away…
The 2020 ACM Awards just got a LOT more star power! Blake Shelton with Gwen Stefani and Carrie Underwood have been added to the list of performers, while Bobby Bones, Lauren Alaina, Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black, Cam, Lily Aldridge, Darius Rucker and Runaway June will present the trophies. Blake and Gwen will perform his current single, “Happy…
HARDY‘s debut album, A Rock, is out! The 29-year-old co-wrote all 12 songs on the record — several since the start of the coronavirus pandemic — joining forces with hit writers like Ashley Gorley, Hillary Lindsey, David Garcia and more, to create a musical masterpiece expected of someone with decades of experience. “I love saying this: a lot of…
HARDY has become one of country music’s biggest breakout stories of the last few years. Not only has he penned some of the genre’s most-successful singles, including Blake Shelton’s “God’s Country” and “Hell Right,” Florida Georgia Line’s “Simple” and “Talk You Out of It” and Morgan Wallen’s “Up Down,” but he’s also found success on his own as an…
Blake Shelton is not happy. The country music hitmaker recently found out that several of his fans were being denied refunds for tickets for shows that were canceled on his Friends & Heroes Tour, due to COVID-19. Some fans posted pictures on social media of messages saying they were not able to be issued a refund since the concert…
After writing songs for Florida Georgia Line, Blake Shelton and more, HARDY (real name: Michael Hardy) is releasing his own record. The 29-year-old will release A Rock on September 4, which includes his new single, “One Beer,” featuring Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson. With songs like “God’s Country,” “Up Down,” “I Don’t Know About You” and others, HARDY wanted…
Dancing With the Stars just announced a major change in the format for the upcoming season, with both Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews out, and Tyra Banks joining the longtime series instead. The reality TV show has had some of the biggest celebrities on over the years, including Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Donny Osmond and more. We took a…
Nashville’s annual CMA Fest couldn’t take place this year, because of the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, a three-hour TV special, CMA Best of Fest will air, highlighting some of the best performances over the last 16 years. Luke Bryan will host the entire event, which meant leaving his home during the coronavirus pandemic. But as soon as the show’s producer,…
Trace Adkins celebrated Independence Day by performing a patriotic classic, as part of the star-studded PBS special, 2020 A Capitol Fourth. The Louisiana native performed “America (My Country, ‘Tis of Thee)” for the TV special, which also included performances by Lauren Alaina, Brantley Gilbert, John Fogerty, Patti LaBelle, John Stamos and more. “This next song is dedicated to this…
