Keith Urban is helping aspiring Australian singers make their way to Nashville. Urban, who was born in New Zealand but raised in Australia, is launching the Keith Urban Rising Star Scholarship. Urban announced the news while performing at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, as part of his global High and Alive World Tour. “Sometimes all a musician needs is…
Luke Combs is very much a hands-on dad. The father of two is touring very little this year, while he focuses on being a father to his two sons, three-year-old Tex and Beau, who just turned two. Combs, who shares the boys with his wife, Nicole, is anything but a superstar when he is at home. “ about as…
Scotty McCreery and Hootie & the Blowfish want to play at the upcoming CMA Awards. The two acts have a Top 10 hit with “Bottle Rockets,” a song that features the band’s iconic “Hold My Hand” single. “If the opportunity presents itself,” McCreery tells Audacy, when asked if they plan on performing the song live. “You hope….This is the…
Tim McGraw might look like he eats healthy all the time and works out every day, but that is surprisingly not true. The 58-year-old reveals he does actually eat junk food on occasion, and tries not to spend every day at the gym. “You gotta have one day of recovery,” he tells his record label. “Sometimes I don’t take…
Marcus Hummon is the songwriter behind some of country music’s biggest hits, including Rascal Flatts‘ “Bless the Broken Road,” The Chicks’ “Ready to Run” and “Cowboy Take Me Away” and more. Hummon also wrote Sara Evans‘ “Born to Fly,” a No. 1 hit for Evans, and the title track of her third studio album. Hummon just released Songs for…
Chris Young has another new song, from his forthcoming I Didn’t Come Here To Leave album, out on October 17. Young just dropped “Jesus, Momma, Country Radio.” The song, written by Young, along with Chris DeStefano, Taylor Phillips and Josh Phillips, is an uptempo, feel-good track that seems destined to be a hit. “Jesus, Momma, Country Radio” says in…
Keith Urban is taking his High and Alive World Tour,overseas. The New Zealand native is kicking off the international dates with three back-to-back shows in Brisbane, Australia, followed by stops in Wollongong, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. He will then head to Canada for seven more shows, before returning stateside, wrapping up his tour on October 17 at Nashville’s Bridgestone…
Luke Bryan isn’t ready to say if he’s coming back for another season of American Idol. Bryan, along with Lionel Richie, has been part of Idol since 2018, when the show moved to ABC, while Carrie Underwood enjoyed her inaugural season earlier this year. “We’re close to getting some stuff figured out,” Bryan says on Country Nights Live with…
Thomas Rhett still can’t believe one of his biggest dreams just came true. Rhett recently headlined Boston’s iconic Fenway Park. For Rhett, it’s likely nothing will ever come close to the feeling of selling out the massive venue. “It was surreal,” Rhett shares on Country Countdown USA. “I’ve had a couple bucket list things, and this was one of…
Chris Young gave away another guitar, and it wasn’t cheap. Only a little while after donating a guitar to musician Sam Hayes, whose own guitar was badly damaged by an airline, Young has given away another one, this one to a young fan at one of his shows. Last month, Young gave a generous tip while in North Carolina,…
