The 2021 ACM Awards Honors winners have been announced, with Loretta Lynn, Dan + Shay, Lady A, Rascal Flatts and more among the recipients. The ACM Awards Honors ceremony will be held on Wednesday, August 25, at the Ryman Auditorium. Lynn is the recipient of the ACM Poet’s Award, along with songwriters Gretchen Peters and Curly Putnam, with Putnam…
Dan + Shay were among the first country music acts to announce they were canceling their entire tour at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and now they will be among the first to resume touring. Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney have announced that they will continue their The (Arena) Tour in September, with two new cities included in…
The 2021 ACM Awards took place at various parts throughout Nashville, because of the pandemic. While the show went on mostly without an audience, except for vaccinated healthcare workers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, there were still plenty of great performances and stand-out moments. Keep reading to see ten of our favorites. 10. Miranda Lambert and Elle King, “Drunk…
The 2021 ACM Awards are officially history, with a few surprises, upsets, new winners and more. Keep reading to see who walked home last night with an ACM Award. Entertainer of the Year: Luke Bryan Bryan shared the category with Eric Church, Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett and Chris Stapleton, and accepted the trophy virtually, since he was in Los…
Just when we didn’t think Dan + Shay could make their current single, “Glad You Exist,” sound any better, the duo, made up of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, dropped an acoustic version of the song, and it’s incredible. The new version puts a new spin on the song, which was written as a way for them to say…
The 2021 Grammy Awards took place on Sunday, March 14, and resulted in several country artists walking away with brand-new trophies, including Miranda Lambert, who won the award for Best Country Album, for Wildcard. “We are such a family in country music, so I feel like holding this right now, I’m holding this for all of us,” Lambert said…
Dan + Shay and Mickey Guyton are two of the numerous artists who will be honored in the annual American Currents: State of the Music exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame. The exhibit, which will open on March 12, honors those who have greatly impacted the country music genre, especially in the last year. “As a museum,…
Before Dan + Shay had a No. 1 hit, or had released more than a couple of songs, Blake Shelton saw their potential. It was Shelton who invited the duo, made up of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, to open for him on his massive Ten Times Crazier Tour in 2014, and now, seven years later, Dan + Shay…
Dan + Shay‘s new single, “Glad You Exist,” is out! The song, which follows their No. 1 single, “I Should Probably Go to Bed,” is the duo’s way to say thank you to their friends, family and fans, for the way they have supported their music and careers, especially during the turmoil of the last year. “To us, ‘Glad…
There’s new music coming from Dan + Shay! The duo, made up of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, announced the release of a new song, “glad you exist,” out on Friday, December 5. “”To us, ‘glad you exist’ is more than just a song. it’s a message of gratitude and hope,” Dan + Shay said on social media. “A…
