Luke Combs is the reigning CMA Awards Entertainer of the Year! Combs, who was also nominated in the category last year, beat out Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, and the 2020 Entertainer of the Year, Eric Church, to take home the trophy. Alan Jackson handed the award to an emotional Combs. “I can tell you from experience,” Jackson…
Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge is celebrating its birthday in style. The historic downtown venue will celebrate its 60th birthday on October 5 with its annual Birthday Bash, enlisting a slew of artists for the free event, including Chase Rice, Jon Pardi, Montgomery Gentry, Mitch Rossell, Randy Houser, Jelly Roll and more. “Tootsie’s Birthday Bash has become one of the…
Cody Johnson knows what it’s like to give up on a dream, but he also knows — at least now — that sometimes the next thing is the best thing. The 34-year-old dreamed of being a rodeo star, a dream he mourned when it didn’t come to fruition. Johnson, who turned to music as a way of healing, tells…
CMT Giants: Charley Pride aired on Wednesday, August 25, with artists like Alan Jackson, Lee Ann Womack, George Strait, Luke Combs and more honoring one of country music’s biggest trailblazers. Jackson performed “Where Do I Put Her Memory?,” which became a No. 1 hit for Pride in 1979. Womack sang “Crystal Chandeliers,” included on Pride’s 1967 The Country Way…
Charley Pride will be honored on Wednesday, August 25, with a star-studded special, CMT Giants: Charley Pride, with artists like Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Alan Jackson, George Strait, Darius Rucker, Luke Combs and more, performing in tribute to the country music trailblazer. The show is a way not only for country music to honor Pride, but for his family to honor him…
Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire have never released a duet together, until now. The 75-year-old reveals that she and McEntire just did a new version of “Does He Love You,” which was originally recorded by McEntire and Linda Davis, and released in 1993. “Reba and I just did a song together,” Parton told Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens…
Home Free is back with another clever video, this time a cover of Patsy Cline‘s “Crazy.” The song, one of Cline’s more popular hits, was written by Willie Nelson, but takes on a new life with Home Free’s stellar harmonies. The black-and-white video, which features all five Home Free members dressed in their best, is one of many…
Toby Keith and Amy Grant are among the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees for the class of 2021, along with Rhett Akins, Buddy Cannon and John Scott Sherrill. The five new members will join a prestigious list of 213 songwriters, when they are inducted in a special ceremony on Monday, November 1. “Today is one of my favorite…
Dolly Parton was honored in 2019 with a star-studded concert, celebrating her immeasurable contributions to music. Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute, which features performances by Willie Nelson, Little Big Town, Katy Perry, Chris Stapleton, Yolanda Adams, Leon Bridges, Miley Cyrus and more, will stream on Netflix beginning next month. Parton spoke out about the tribute concert on social media….
Clint Black is pouring his passion for coffee into a new business venture. The Grand Ole Opry member has announced the launch of Clint Black Cowboy Coffee “It all started as a great gift idea for friends and family at Christmas time,” says Black (via MusicRow). “As the reaction turned from ‘thanks!’ to ‘where can I get more?’ I…
