Tenille Townes and Riley Green are both ACM Awards winners! Tenille won New Female Artist of the Year, while Riley won New Male Artist of the Year. The rising stars, who will now get to perform during the ACM Awards, were both given the good news by reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year, Keith Urban. Tenille thought she was…
Willie Nelson just teamed up with all ten of the ACM New Artist of the Year nominees for a special, socially-distanced video of his 1980 hit, “On the Road Again,” a song that seems all the more timely since everyone is off the road right now, because of COVID-19. Proceeds from the song will go to the ACM Lifting…
Willie Nelson is joining forces with the ACM Awards New Artists of the Year nominees for a remake of his classic hit, “On the Road Again,” and it’s all for a worthwhile cause. The new version of the 1980 song, which will include Ingrid Andress, Gabby Barrett, Jordan Davis, Russell Dickerson, Lindsay Ell, Riley Green, Caylee Hammack, Cody Johnson,…
Talk about a stellar lineup. Vince Gill will return to the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday, August 1, this time with Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris. The show will mark the Opry’s 4935th consecutive Saturday night program, and no one is more excited than Vince. “I met and Rodney when I was 19,” Vince said of his two…
The Grand Ole Opry has announced changes to their reopening plan. After closing to the general public in March, due to COVID-19, the Opry intially planned to reopen in the beginning of July, before changing those plans to a hopeful reopening date at the beginning of August. But according to their newest statement, the Grand Ole Opry will not…
Jon Pardi and his fiancée, Summer Duncan, are not going to be able to have the wedding of their dreams. The couple originally planned on getting married in May in Montana, before deciding to postpone the ceremony, and changing the location to Tennessee instead because of COVID-19, which means also trimming the guest list. “We might have to uninvite…
The saying, “The show must go on,” has never been more applicable than with the Grand Ole Opry, which has continued its Saturday night shows, week after week, for 4930 consecutive weeks. When COVID-19 forced businesses across the country to eliminate crowds and large gatherings, the Opry determined to keep shows going by livestreaming, without an audience. Brad Paisley,…
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will remain closed for at least another month. The museum, which had hoped to open on July 1, made the announcement earlier today that they would delay opening, at least through July, due to the coronavirus pandemic. “The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum places a premium on health and…
After Jimmy Buffett announced he would not perform at the Grand Ole Opry, as originally planned, due to spikes in COVID-19 cases in Nashville, he will be replaced by blues artist Keb’ Mo’. Brad Paisley, who was scheduled to appear alongside Jimmy and Mac MacAnally, will still appear. Mac has also canceled his performance. Bobby Bones will once again…
Some disappointing news for Grand Ole Opry fans. The venue just announced that, after hoping to be open for audience members in July, they will not reopen to the general public until August, at the earliest. “To align with Metro Nashville health and safety guidelines amid current COVID-19 concerns, the Grand Ole Opry has cancelled performances that include a…
