Trace Adkins‘ ambitious, 25-track The Way I Wanna Go album is out! The Grand Ole Opry member co-wrote two of the songs on the project, which features an eclectic list of artists, including Melissa Etheridge, Pitbull, Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Keb’ Mo’, Stevie Wonder and Snoop Dogg. The project, out on Verge Records, celebrates 25 years since Adkins’ debut Dreamin’…
Ashley McBryde will kick off three consecutive headlining shows at the Ryman Auditorium on Thursday, August 26. For McBryde, who grew up dreaming of being a country music singer-songwriter, to headline the Mother Church of Country Music is more than anything she could have dreamed up on her own. “One of my crew members actually nailed it. He said,…
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…
Travis Tritt is speaking out against artists and venues who are requiring concert attendees to be vaccinated to attend shows. The Grand Ole Opry member issued a statement on Friday, August 20, saying those requirements go against the rights of those who want to attend shows without being vaccinated. “In light of recently announced policies and mandates from some…
Carly Pearce is grateful for all of the lessons of the past couple of years, even the hard ones. The newest Grand Ole Opry member bared her soul on 29, which is being followed with the upcoming 29: Written in Stone record. Woven through all 15 songs on the new project is not only the heartbreak that Pearce…
Trisha Yearwood had a constant caregiver when she had COVID-19 earlier this year: her husband, Garth Brooks. The 56-year-old reveals that Brooks tended to her throughout her illness, even when she told him to distance himself from her. “He would not stay away from me. I’m like, ‘Dude, I cannot be responsible for giving Garth Brooks COVID. You have…
Dolly Parton generously donated one million dollars last year towards a COVID-19 Research Fund, aimed at finding a vaccine to help bring a stop to the coronavirus pandemic. Although quite lavish, the 75-year-old is still downplaying her large contribution, saying she only did what she felt in her heart was right. “When this came out, Vanderbilt Hospital is a…
Trisha Yearwood‘s Every Girl Deluxe album is out! The new record features all of the songs on her 2019 Every Girl album, along with three new tracks, including an acoustic version of her debut hit, “She’s In Love With the Boy,” and her “Shallow” cover with her husband, Garth Brooks. “I wanted to release a deluxe version of Every Girl…
Reba McEntire is releasing new music! The 66-year-old has quietly dropped new versions of three of her former hits, including “I’m a Survivor,” “Is There Life Out There” and “Consider Me Gone.” The songs are part of an upcoming box set, REVIVED REMIXED REVISITED, out on October 8. Pre-orders are available here. McEntire teased the project by posting the three…
It’s been a little more than a year since Charlie Daniels passed away. Daniels was 83 when he died on July 6, after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke. Daniels had already planned a star-studded Volunteer Jam, which had to be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The event, which was later renamed the 2021 Volunteer Jam: A Musical Salute to…
