Garth Brooks has always referred to his wife, Trisha Yearwood, as Miss Yearwood, and now we know why. The Country Music Hall of Fame member says he does it to honor his late father-in-law, who passed away in 2005, less than two months before the couple tied the knot. “She’s Miss Yearwood because Jack Yearwood had two daughters, Beth…
Darius Rucker’s acceptance into the country music community was not easy, at least in the beginning. The Hootie & the Blowfish frontman is opening up about his role as a black country music singer, revealing how prevalent racism was — and sometimes still is — especially regarding playing his music. “I just came from the Hootie thing, and so,…
Steven Battey is already a success story in the music world, writing and producing for Madonna, Justin Bieber, Flo Rida and more, before moving to Nashville to pursue writing for country music, scoring a No. 1 hit for Luke Combs with “One Number Away.” The Georgia native, who also appeared on Songland, could have kept on writing and producing,…
