Reba McEntire is speaking out after she and her boyfriend, Rex Linn, were among those rescued from the second floor of a historic building in Oklahoma on Tuesday, September 14, when the stairs in the building suddenly collapsed. “While my team and I were in Atoka, OK yesterday checking out an old historical building, a staircase collapsed,” McEntire posted…
Luke Bryan was one of the many artists who performed as part of the star-studded Loretta Lynn’s Friends: Hometown Rising. Proceeds from the event, held at the Grand Ole Opry, went to the United Way of Humphreys County, to raise money for those impacted by the devastating floods that took place in Middle Tennessee last month. Bryan, who performed…
Loretta Lynn‘s upcoming Hometown Rising flood benefit show just got a lot more star power. Reba McEntire, Keith Urban, Little Big Town, BRELAND and Brittney Spencer have all been added to the lineup. They join a previously-announced incredible roster of talent, which includes Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Luke Bryan and Luke Combs. Proceeds will benefit the United Way of Humphreys County. More…
If you don’t have any plans tonight, and you love country music, you’re in luck. The three-hour CMA Summer Jam TV special airs Thursday night, September 2, on ABC, with performances by Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton (which includes a Gwen Stefani duet), Thomas Rhett, Brothers Osborne, Lainey Wilson, Luke Combs and more. CMA Summer Jam was filmed…
This weekend’s four-day Bonnaroo festival is canceled, but not because of COVID. As the remains of Hurricane Ida brought heavy downpours to Middle Tennessee for two days, organizers announced that the ground is too wet to be able to dry out in time for the festival, which was set to take place September 2 to 5 in Manchester, Tennessee,…
Jimmie Allen just released a new video, “Freedom Was a Highway,” featuring his duet partner, Brad Paisley. Allen directed the video, along with Christopher Beyrooty. The song is from Allen’s Bettie James album. The video is a cinematic take on the uptempo song, with a few sci-fi elements thrown in. Allen was inspired to write the song by…
Jimmie Allen‘s music might cross genres, but at his core, he still loves traditional country music, especially from the Oak Ridge Boys. The Delaware native has a collaboration with the iconic quartet on his Bettie James album, with “When This Is Over,” a song that also includes Rita Wilson and Tauren Wells. Allen was inspired to include the…
Keith Urban is sharing his retirement plans, and it’s something we can all get behind. The 53-year-old says he plans on making music for the rest of his life, with no plans of ever quitting the job he loves. “Never gonna happen,” Urban told CMT’s Cody Alan. “I always think of retiring being about a factory job or a…
Gary LeVox just released his first solo project, One on One, after 20 years with Rascal Flatts. The five-track EP kicked off an entirely new musical chapter for the 50-year-old, one that he is ready to embrace. “It was it was exciting and it was fun and it was fresh because I was using new players and new producers…
While much of the world was shutting down last year as the global coronavirus pandemic impacted the United States, the staff at Analog, a music venue inside Nashville’s Hutton Hotel, was getting busy. With Jill Moody, Director of Programming & Entertainment Sales at Hutton Hotel, at the helm, Analog became the live streaming launchpad for artists like Lady A,…
