Shania Twain, Phil Vassar, Brad Paisley and Toby Keith are among the nominees for the 2021 class of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. One of the artists will be inducted during the official ceremony on November 1, along with two nominated songwriters, with Rhett Akins, Buddy Cannon, Larry Cordle, Carl Jackson, Mary Ann Kennedy, David Malloy, Frank…
Live music shows are finally returning, including the popular Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam. Originally scheduled for 2020, the event was rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic, now taking place June 4 to 6. Lynyrd Skynyrd, Brad Paisley and Luke Bryan will headline the three-day event, which will also include performances by Cole Swindell, Brothers Osborne, Billy Ray Cyrus, Lindsay…
When Brad Paisley and his wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, started The Store — designed to help those with financial struggles have their basic needs met — they had no idea that a global pandemic was about to shut down the entire country, including Nashville, for a year. Coming on the heels of a deadly tornado, the couple abandoned their plan…
Brad Paisley‘s new single, “Off Road,” is his own tribute to women. The song, which Paisley wrote wtih Ross Copperman and Lee Miller, was his way of honoring the way females, including country music icons, have had to work hard to get what they want. “So we released a new song called ‘Off Road,’ and it’s really about female…
Jimmie Allen is reliving simpler times of his life with his current single, “Freedom Was a Highway,” Allen wrote the song, which is a duet with Brad Paisley, with Ash Bowers and Matt Rogers, recalling the freedom that he enjoyed in his younger years. “I am super sentimental,” the Delaware native admits to CMT‘s Cody Alan. “I love my…
When Brad Paisley and his wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, had the idea to start The Store in Nashville, they had no idea the challenges people would face because of the pandemic. The singer opened up about their nonprofit, while appearing on The Kelly Clarkson Show, revealing that The Store just gave out its millionth meal, far exceeding their original plan….
New music is here from Jimmie Allen! The 34-year-old just dropped “Freedom Was a Highway,” a duet with Brad Paisley. The song is from Allen’s 2020 Bettie James EP. “When I was writing this song with my co-writers, I imagined myself driving down my favorite roads in Delaware,” Allen said of the song, which he wrote with Ash Bowers and Matt…
The Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam is moving yet again, this time to June, due to safety concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The event, first scheduled for Labor Day weekend in 2020, was initially moved to March, before changing the date again, this time to June 4 to 6, out of an abundance of concern for everyone’s safety. “This move…
The Grand Ole Opry is celebrating its 95th anniversary in style! The milestone event will be honored with a televised special, Grand Ole Opry: 95 Years of Country Music, airing on Feb. 14 on NBC, hosted by Blake Shelton and Brad Paisley. The two-hour special will include footage of original performances, stories of the Grand Ole Opry behind the…
The 2020 CMT Music Awards will have a new category for the first, and hopefully, last time: Quarantine Video of the Year. The category includes both serious and comedic, with ten nominees in the category. The nominees for Quarantine Video of the Year are: 1. Big & Rich, “Stay Home” 2. Brad Paisley, “No I In Beer” 3. Carly…
