Carly Pearce was already a fan of Ashley McBryde before they teamed up together to write, and later record “Never Wanted To Be That Girl ,” from Pearce’s latest 29: Written in Stone. But now that they have a chart-topping single with their latest duet, Pearce is happy to gush about her friendship with McBryde. “Ashley is like the…
17 years ago today, on May 25, 2005, Carrie Underwood was crowned the Season 4 winner of American Idol. The win kicked off an unbelievable career for the Oklahoma native, who remains one of the most successful American Idol contestants of all time. Underwood beat out Bo Bice to be crowned the winner. As soon as she won, an…
The K-LOVE Fan Awards are less than a week away, with an impressive list of artists slated to take the stage to perform, including Walker Hayes and Anne Wilson. The two will be joined by numerous other acts, including CAIN, Chris Tomlin, Elevation Worship, for KING & COUNTRY, Katy Nichole, Matthew West, Phil Wickham, Tauren Wells, and TobyMac. West…
Carly Pearce is closing out a chapter of her heartbreak with her latest single, “What He Didn’t Do.” The song, which follows her No. 1, award-winning ““Never Wanted To Be That Girl” duet with Ashley McBryde, will serve as the final single from her 29: Written in Stone album. “Truth is the one thing I think country music fans want more…
A new duet is out, this one from Adam Wakefield and his wife, Jenny Leigh. Wakefield and Leigh, also a talented singer, recenlty announced the release of the song, “Finding Time,” when also announcing the birth of their daughter, Fern Templin. The pensive song, which says in part, “I can’t remember how / To stop and look around /…
For KING & COUNTRY will wrap up their cross-country What Are We Waiting For? Tour in their hometown. The duo, made up of brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone, will perform on Sunday, May 22 at FirstBank Amphitheater in Franklin, Tennessee, located just outside of Nashville. as the final date on their latest tour. It’s a fitting bookend for the…
Carly Pearce knows how to work hard. The Kentucky native quit school and moved to East Tennessee to work at Dollywood when she was just 16 years old, later moving to Nashville at 18, all with a singular goal of having a career in country music. But the path, although brave, was filled with rejections, setbacks and heartache, with…
Lorrie Morgan is speaking out about the posthumous induction of her late husband, Keith Whitley, into the Country Music Hall of Fame . The singer, who passed away in 1989 when he was just 34 years old, will be inducted in a ceremony later this year, along with Jerry Lee Lewis and Joe Galante. “In my heart, this feels like…
The newest class of inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame has just been announced. Brooks & Dunn shared the good news via the Country Music Association’s YouTube channel, revealing that Keith Whitley will be inducted into the Modern Artist Era category, Jerry Lee Lewis will be inducted into the Veterans Era category, and former record label head…
Dolly Parton will achieve what few country artists have done later this year, when she is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. While Parton initially thought she wasn’t worthy of the honor, the members of Lady A say she is fully deserving of the career accolade. “She has ventured so far out of what you could…
