Riley Green has another No. 1 hit. The Alabama native just scored his third chart-topping single with “Different ‘Round Here,” a collaboration with Luke Combs. Green wrote “Different ‘Round Here” with Jonathan Singleton and Randy Montana, which was the title track of Green’s debut album, out in 2019. “This song took on a life of its own over the…
Darryl Worley is one of the many, many artists who are part of this year’s Country Music Cruise. For Worley, he not only relishes the opportunity to spend time with his fans, but also to become a fan when watching artists like Billy Dean, Clint Black, Shenandoah, Tracy Lawrence, Neal McCoy and others perform. “It gives you a really…
William Lee Golden is making up for lost time with his sons. The 84-year-old spent a lot of time on the road, and away from his family, due to The Oak Ridge Boys‘ constant touring, an unfortunate necessity due to the group’s overwhelming success. “Being on the road 150 to 200 days a year, I was an absentee father…
Happy birthday to Walker Hayes! The singer, who turns 44 on December 27, has had an interesting life, marked by plenty of highs and lows. Keep reading to learn more about the viral superstar. 1. He has eight older half-siblings. Thanks to his parents getting divorced, Hayes managed to have a lot of older siblings — eight in all….
Walker Hayes‘ new video is a family affair. The 43-year-old just released the video for his new holiday song, “Fancy Like Christmas,” a holiday take on his 2021 viral hit, “Fancy Like.” Hayes wrote the new version with the song’s original writers, Josh Jenkins and Shane Stevens. “We were just all smiles writing that song,” Hayes tells People. “It…
The Oak Ridge Boys began 80 years ago as The Oak Ridge Quartet as a gospel quartet, before becoming one of country music’s supergroups for the last more than 50 years. To honor their legendary and unprecedented career, the group has been honored with a Tennessee Music Pathways marker in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where their historic career began. William…
Tiera Kennedy has a new single out, from her new album. The singer-songwriter just released “Jesus, My Mama, My Therapist,” an autobiographical, slightly tongue-in-cheek song Kennedy wrote with Emily Falvey, Joe Fox, Trannie Anderson and Emily Landis. “Emily Landis came in with the title ‘Therapist,’ and we just wanted it to be fun,” Kennedy recalls to Everything Nash. “And…
There are now three new members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Patty Loveless, Tanya Tucker and songwriter Bob McDill were inducted on Sunday, October 22, at the annual Medallion ceremony. Their induction came six months after they were announced as this year’s class of inductees. Loveless was honored with musical tributes by Bob Seger, Sister Sadie, and…
Congratulations to Walker Hayes, who is celebrating eight years of sobriety. The father of six spoke about the milestone on social media, with a screenshot of one of his early songs, “Beer in the Fridge,” which touched on his struggles with drinking. “Celebrating 8 years sober with y’all,” Hayes writes. “I don’t actually know the exact day I just…
Ashley McBryde might have songs about drinking, but she is now proudly sober. The Arkansas native quit drinking more than a year ago, but chose not to talk about it until she knew sobriety was something she could fully embrace. “I didn’t really want to talk to anybody about it even lightly until a year had passed because I…
