Michael Ray‘s “Holy Water” video is out! The song, from Ray’s Higher Education EP, follows his recent multi-week, No. 1 hit, “Whiskey and Rain,” Written by Ashley Gorley, Hunter Phelps, Ben Johnson and Michael Hardy, Ray had an idea for the music video from the first time he heard it — a vision that, fortunately, came to life even…
The ACM Awards are supposed to honor artists who have worked hard and had success throughout the year, a benchmark of their career accomplishments. While the Academy of Country Music gets it right a lot, they have missed the mark more than once, which could explain how neither Lee Brice nor Blake Shelton were nominated this year. Keep reading…
Fresh off his multi-week, No. 1 hit, “Whiskey and Rain,” Michael Ray has a new song at radio. The Florida native just dropped the pure-country “Holy Water” track as his next single. The song, written by Ashley Gorley, Hunter Phelps, Ben Johnson and HARDY is from Ray’s latest Higher Education EP. Ray, who has been teasing the video…
It’s been seven years since Michael Ray introduced himself to country music fans, with the release of his debut “Kiss You in the Morning” single. The song, from his eponymous debut album, also became Ray’s first No. 1 hit. In honor of the February 16 anniversary of the release of the song, Ray took his fans back in…
Michael Ray has been influenced by numerous artists over the years, but perhaps none as much as Gary Allan. It is Allan whose music resonated with Ray the first time he heard it, and who still serves as a guiding light in his own promising career today. “Gary Allan was a big influence to me once I started…
The 2022 ACM Awards nominees are out, and while there were plenty of happy surprises, like Chris Young receiving seven nominations, or Walker Hayes receiving five, there were also a few artists that were inexplicably left off this year’s list. Keep reading to find out who should have been nominated, and why. 1. Dustin Lynch Not only was…
Michael Ray and Craig Morgan are lending their talents to an upcoming TV special, honoring the 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers, veterans, and their families. The event, hosted by Runaway June‘s Natalie Stovall, also includes Abby Anderson, as well as the 82nd Airborne Division Band & Chorus. The artists also visited with the 82nd paratroopers and commanding officers at Fort…
Michael Ray will use this week’s Honky Tonk Tuesday to help a cause near and dear to his heart. The Florida native is partnering with Chive Charities for his weekly online show, to raise money for veterans, a cause Ray is passionate about. Ray and Chive Charities are hoping to raise enough money to fund $8,500 in medical…
Michael Ray looks forward to all of the food for his family’s Thanksgiving feast, but especially his grandmother’s famous dessert. The “Whiskey and Rain” singer shared her recipe, which sounds like pure delicious decadence. “My grandmother makes this thing called Dump Cake,” Ray reveals to CMT’s Cody Alan. “Chocolate cake, then chocolate pudding, and then whipped cream and then…
Michael Ray might never have started working with Musicians On Call, a non-profit that brings music to patients in hospitals and other facilities, if not for one tragic event. It was when he was playing music for a patient in Las Vegas, who was recovering from injuries he sustained in the Route 91 Harvest Festival mass shooting, when…
