Toby Keith is ready to return to performing. The 61-year-old revealed in June that he was battling stomach cancer, but now says he is ready to hit the road again, hopefully in 2023. “I’m thinking about getting back to fighting shape,” Keith tells CMT. “I need a little bit of time to just rest up and heal up. It’s…
Toby Keith‘s extensive songwriting career was celebrated at the recent BMI Awards. The Oklahoma native received the BMI Icon Award during the ceremony, held on Tuesday, November 8. Prior to Keith accepting the award, he was honored in song with performances by Carrie Underwood and Eric Church, along with his frequent collaborators, Dean Dillon and Scotty Emerick. “It was…
Vince Gill, Ray Stevens and Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives are among the 2022 class of inductees into the Musicians Hall of Fame. The artists will join Don McLean, producer Jim Guercio and engineer George Masenburg in being inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum on November 22. The induction ceremony and concert, the first since…
Blake Shelton has had several big hits over the years at radio, but even he admits he doesn’t always get it right. The 46-year-old recently shared a video of him performing one of his songs, “I Don’t Care,” which was on both his Pure BS album in 2007, as well as his Startin’ Fires record in 2008, but yet…
Ray Fulcher is seeing a lot of his dreams come true. The singer-songwriter just released his debut album Spray Painted Line, and is also celebrating having a hit single at radio, with Luke Combs‘ “Tomorrow Me.” It’s a song Fulcher wrote with Combs and Dean Dillon, with the memory of that day forever etched in his mind. “When we…
We now know when Tommy Townsend‘s highly-anticipated Southern Man album will be released, and what songs will b on the project. The record, which features the late Waylon Jennings’ guitar and vocal on several of the tracks, will be released on April 29 on BFD?Audium Nashville. “I’m super excited that this album that was produced by my mentors, Waylon…
Hank Williams, Jr. is mourning the loss of his wife, Mary Jane Thomas, who has passed away. The couple was married since 1990. Her death, confirmed by multiple sources, occurred on Tuesday, March 22, in Jupiter, Florida. Thomas reportedly suffered complications after undergoing a medical procedure. Thomas, a former Hawaiian Tropic suntan lotion model, is Williams’ third wife. She…
George Strait just dropped a powerful new song and video, with “The Weight of the Badge.” The song, released in honor of First Responders Day on October 28, was Strait’s way to pay tribute to the men and women who put their lives on the line each day to keep others safe. “‘The Weight of the Badge,’ the idea…
George Strait just dropped a powerful new video for his song, “The Weight of the Badge.” Written by Strait, along with his son, Bubba Strait and Dean Dillon, the song, which was released on First Responders Day, honors those who serve and protect the country each day. “The men and women in this music video are our friends and…
The Judds and Ray Charles are among the upcoming inductees into the 2021 Country Music Hall of Fame! The Judds will be inducted in the Modern category, while Charles will be inducted into the Veterans category. Drummer Eddie Bayers and pedal steel guitarist, the late Pete Drake, will both be inducted into the Recording or Touring Musicians category. “When…
