Taylor Swift is back at country radio, and this time she is joined by Chris Stapleton! The country-turned-pop superstar just dropped “I Bet You Think About Me,” from her recently-released Red (Taylor’s Version) album. “The song, ‘I Bet You Think About Me’ – this is a song I wrote with Lori McKenna, who is one of my favorite singer-songwriters…
Chris Stapleton was nominated in five CMA Awards categories at the recent ceremony, winning in four of them. The Kentucky native won in every category he was nominated in, with the exception of Entertainer of the Year, which went to Luke Combs instead — and no one is happier for the “Cold as You” singer than Stapleton. “Listen, you…
Kelly Clarkson has dropped a festive Christmas song, “Glow,” featuring Chris Stapleton. The song, from her just-released When Christmas Comes Around album, was one Clarkson knew right away that she wanted to sing with Stapleton, but never thought he would actually agree. “I was so excited. So excited. He turned it around so fast after I asked him. I…
Fans who were excited to see Chris Stapleton at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena will have to wait just a little bit longer. Stapleton has announced the original shows, scheduled for October 22 and 23, have been postponed to December 10 and 11, while the singer battles laryngitis. “I want to thank you all for your well wishes and kind words…
The nominees for the 2021 CMA Awards are out! Eric Church and Chris Stapleton lead the list of nominees with five nods each, with each of them nominated for Entertainer of the Year. Gabby Barrett follows with four nods, including for Female Vocalist of the Year. The 2021 CMA Awards will air live on Wednesday, November 10, at 8:00…
Chris Stapleton is a veteran songwriter, but even he can still learn new ways of writing, which he admits he did last year. While much of the world was shut down because of the pandemic, the 43-year-old began writing with co-writers online, opening himself up to a whole new world he admits he may not have otherwise discovered. “I’ve only…
Being off the road last year because of the pandemic has been a mixed blessing for Chris Stapleton. The award-winning singer has spent most of the past several years on the road, but has soaked up all the extra time with his wife, Morgane, as well as their five children, while at home for a year because of the…
For Chris Stapleton, 2020 has been a year of definite losses, but great gains as well. The father of five unexpectedly got to spend almost the entire year at home with his family, making the year one he will fondly remember forever. “I get them all up every morning and make them breakfast and watch them run around,” Chris…
Thomas Rhett‘s debut It Goes Like This album was released in 2013, two years before Chris Stapleton released his freshman Traveller record. Still, Chris had been around as a songwriter for years before his first record came out, and got to know plenty about the music business, which is why Thomas reached out to him for advice. “I think…
Chris Stapleton just announced the release of his fourth studio album, Starting Over. The country music hitmaker admits he accumulated over a thousand songs for the new project, whittling them down to the 14 that appear on the record, thanks in part to his supportive — and talented — wife, Morgane. “Recording to me is trying to capture magic,…
