Walker Hayes is heading back out on the road! The father of six, who wrapped up his Fancy Like Tour earlier this year, announces plans to embark on his Glad You’re Here Tour, hitting arenas all over the country. Parmalee will serve as Hayes’ opening act. The tour marks Hayes’ first time headlining arenas, after selling out most theaters on…
Walker Hayes doesn’t know where he would be without his friend, Craig Cooper. The two met when Hayes was feeling down and despondent, and in the throes of battling alcoholism, a battle he ultimately conquered. It was Cooper who saw something in Hayes — something Hayes couldn’t quite yet see in himself — and began what became a…
Morgan Wallen kicked off his The Dangerous Tour earlier this month with two sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden. The tour comes a year after Wallen has tried to rebuild his image, following a video that surfaced of him uttering a racial slur. While some, like Eric Church and Luke Bryan, have seemed ready to put the incident…
Walker Hayes‘ latest record, Country Stuff the Album, includes a song, “Craig,” which Hayes wrote years ago, in honor of his good friend, Craig Cooper. It was first included on Hayes’ 2017 Boom album, but recorded again for his new project, this time with MercyMe. The song might be the same, but the person singing it is much,…
Walker Hayes is a much different man than he was just a few years ago. When the 42-year-old first wrote and released the song, “Craig,” about his friend, Craig Cooper, who gave him a minivan when he was broke, Hayes was unwilling to talk about anything spiritual, much less sing about it. Now, Hayes has a new book…
Walker Hayes‘ Country Stuff The Album is out! The eclectic 13-track record includes not only his viral hit, “Fancy Like,” but fun tracks like “U Gurl” and “Drinking Songs,” along with the thought-provoking “Briefcase,” the spiritually-leaning “Craig” and more. It’s a diverse track list that for some might seem risky. For Hayes, it’s just showing his true colors, sharing…
2021 was full of plenty of newsworthy stories. As the country cautiously emerged from the restrictions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, we did our best to focus on positive, uplifting stories, which illustrated the good in the music-makers, the city, the celebrities and the world. Our Top 10 stories of the year included a reality TV talent…
Walker Hayes just dropped a new single, “AA,” from a forthcoming new record, Country Stuff The Album. The song, written by Hayes, along with Luke Laird and Shane McAnally, is a light-hearted look at what Hayes deals with on a regular basis, including his ongoing struggle with alcoholism, five years after getting sober. “At the end of the day,…
Several country artists, including Trisha Yearwood, Jimmie Allen, Brad Paisley, Little Big Town and more, are part of a special all-day programming event, airing on the Circle Network on Saturday, September 11. Circle Remembers 9/11 presented by Wounded Warrior Project, will include stories from veterans, as well as their families and friends. The all-day event will “honor and…
Gary LeVox just released his first solo project, One on One, after 20 years with Rascal Flatts. The five-track EP kicked off an entirely new musical chapter for the 50-year-old, one that he is ready to embrace. “It was it was exciting and it was fun and it was fresh because I was using new players and new producers…
