Happy birthday to Blake Shelton, who turned 44 on Thursday, Jun 18! To celebrate the milestone, we rounded up eight surprising facts about the singer. 1. He was only 17 years old when he moved to Nashville. Two weeks after Blake graduated from high school, he left his hometown of Ada, Oklahoma, chasing dreams of country music stardom in…
A new album is coming from Joe Nichols. The 47-year-old announces the release of his 11th studio album, Honky Tonks and Country Songs, out on October 25. “I’ve been in a lot of honky tonks,” Nichols says of the inspiration behind the record. “They’re the only places I could play for a long time, and you learn a lot…
Post Malone made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry on Wednesday, August 14. Post Malone, who was invited by Brad Paisley, was joined for the historic night by Paisley, along with Vince Gill John Michael Montgomery, the War and Treaty and Lainey Wilson, who took the stage with the singer to perform a brand-new song, “Nosedive.” “Nosedive” is part…
Travis Tritt just announced the release of his gospel album, Country Chapel. The ten-song project, which will be released on Gaither Music on September 15, includes “When God Dips His Love In My Heart,” a song that features The Oak Ridge Boys on the track. “I’ve been wanting to make a gospel album for about 30 years, and I’m…
Buckle up for Ben Gallaher‘s new single. The rising star just released the anthemic “Still A Few Cowboys Left,” which he wrote alongside tunesmiths Neil Thrasher and Tony Martin. The song, produced by Thrasher and his cousin, Patrick Thrasher, is in many ways the start of a new musical chapter for Gallaher as well. “Certain songs find their way…
Travis Tritt is honoring several of country music’s biggest legends in the lyric video for “They Don’t Make ‘Em Like That No More.” The song, which is from his latest Set in Stone album, was written by Tritt, along with Matthew Dillon Carmichael. Throughout the video, Tritt shows footage of numerous iconic stars, including Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Dolly…
Travis Tritt‘s upcoming Set in Stone album marks his first new record in ten years, but he looked to one of country music’s biggest legends when choosing which songs to include on the project. The Georgia native reveals his late friend, Waylon Jennings, inspired many of the tracks on Set in Stone, especially one song. “Waylon Jennings had a…
The last several months have been incredibly hard for businesses in and around Nashville, with many of them forced to close their doors due to restrictions as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. While some were able to stay afloat by offering take-out and delivery, not all of them were able to withstand the devastating economic ramifications. According to…
