MusicRow Magazine has announced the winners for their 19th annual CountryBreakout Awards, with Miranda Lambert and Luke Combs among the winners. The winners are chosen based on top spins from the MusicRow CountryBreakout Radio Chart. Lambert was named the Female Artist of the Year, for the fourth time, with 57,667 spins, while Combs was named the Male Artist of…
Chris Tomlin is back with another single from his star-studded Chris Tomlin & Friends album! Fresh off the success of the No. 1 single, “Who You Are to Me” with Lady A, the gospel singer has released “God Who Listens.” The song features Thomas Rhett, who co-wrote the song with Tomlin and hit songwriters Ashley Gorley and David Garcia….
When Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood announced they were changing their name, from Lady Antebellum to Lady A, due to the potential for the word “antebellum” to be associated with slavery and racial injustice, they never imagined that the decision that they agonized over would not be met with hearty support by everyone. While many applauded their…
Thomas Rhett co-wrote two songs on Chris Tomlin ‘s recent No. 1 album, Chris Tomlin & Friends, including “Thank You Lord.” Thomas wrote the gratitude-filled tune with both Corey Crowder and Florida Georgia Line‘s Tyler Hubbard, which is why all three artists appear on the inspirational track. “That song came out of the blue, to be honest with you,” Thomas…
Chris Tomlin found a perhaps unlikely friendship with Thomas Rhett, but one that will likely last for years to come. The gospel singer recently opened up about his relationship with the country music hitmaker, which began thanks to an unlikely meeting in Nashville, resulting in Chris joining Thomas, Lady A‘s Hillary Scott, Keith Urban and Reba McEntire in singing…
Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins are already the proud parents to three little girls, but they likely aren’t done yet. The 30-year-old hints they might have more — a lot more — before they say their family is complete. “Me and Lauren are just kind of at the point where our house is so chaotic anyway, as we continue…
The 2020 CMA Awards have officially come and gone! In spite of occurring during a global pandemic, forcing the ceremony to take place without an audience, and numerous artists canceling their scheduled performances because of positive COVID-19 tests, country music still showed up in a big way, with gracious and heartfelt speeches. See a list of winners below, and…
Until recently, Reba McEntire was the most-nominated female artist in the history of the CMA Awards, with 51 nominations. Although she had her own record broken this year, with Miranda Lambert topping that with a total of 55 nods, Reba still has had one of the most successful careers in the history of country music. The 65-year-old currently has…
Don’t mess with Reba McEntire! Thomas Rhett recalls a now-humorous incident as a child, when he was at a Halloween party, and got put in time out by Reba McEntire! “Reba’s son, Shelby , I think we’re about the same age, and we were at their Halloween party one year,” Thomas recalled to BMLG. “I remember us racing back…
The 2020 CMT Music Awards will have a new category for the first, and hopefully, last time: Quarantine Video of the Year. The category includes both serious and comedic, with ten nominees in the category. The nominees for Quarantine Video of the Year are: 1. Big & Rich, “Stay Home” 2. Brad Paisley, “No I In Beer” 3. Carly…
