Ashley McBryde is singing the praises of Miranda Lambert. The two, who toured together on Miranda’s 2019 Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour, have remained friends, with Ashley invited to Miranda’s house with some of Miranda’s other girlfriends, with nothing on the agenda but a good time — a gesture that only made Ashley love her more. “She had…
A TV holiday special is coming from Carrie Underwood! The country music superstar will perform songs from her Christmas album, My Gift, as part of a show airing on HBO Max, backed by a live orchestra and choir. The show is being produced by Playtone, Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman’s film and television production company. “The journey of writing…
Miranda Lambert performed her recent No. 1 hit, “Bluebird,” at the iconic Bluebird Cafe, as part of the 2020 ACM Awards. Miranda was joined by the song’s co-writers, Natalie Hemby and Luke Dick, for the acoustic performance. “Bluebird” became Miranda’s first song to hit No. 1 at Billboard in eight years — a bright spot in an otherwise daunting…
Maren Morris was just named the Female Artist of the Year at the 2020 ACM Awards! Maren shared the Female Artist of the Year category with Kelsea Ballerini, Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves and Carrie Underwood. “This is so weird, talking to no one, but I have so many people to thank,” Maren said after taking her trophy. “I’m going…
Maren Morris is opening about the challenges of motherhood. The 30-year-old, who welcomed son Hayes in March, admits she battled post-partum depression after his arrival, but is finally starting to feel more like herself. “I’m kind of coming through the tunnel now. I feel back to normal,” Maren told CBS This Morning. “Fortunately, I was able to do phone…
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…
It’s not the outcome they wanted, but Lady A has been forced to pursue legal action against singer Anita White, over the use of their name. The trio, made up of Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood, announced last month that they were officially changing their name from Lady Antebellum to Lady A, in an effort to be…
Leaving Austin and Cassadee Pope are opening up about their new collaboration, “American Avenue.” Leaving Austin, made up of Austin Machado, Michael Stevens and Davis Forney, already had the song written, when they realized that a female voice would work well on the song, and immediately thought of Cassadee. “We had played a show with Cassadee about four or…
Canaan Smith is embracing his love of traditional country music with his new single, “Colder Than You.” The song, which he co-wrote with Corey Crowder and Jared Mullins, was co-produced by Canaan, along with Florida Georgia Line‘s Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard, and is a return to the traditional sounds of country music, which was an intentional decision by…
Brantley Gilbert has been sober for nine years, but at one time he didn’t know if he would even make it a week. The 35-year-old is back at radio with a new song, “Hard Days,” which begins with the lines “You would’ve never learned the words to ‘Amazing Grace’ / Never felt the chill of a pew when you…
