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Benjamin Hightower made it to the Quarterfinals on America’s Got Talent. The Tennessee native competed earlier in the season by singing a cover of Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club,” earning a resounding yes from all four judges. Hightower’s story is even more unique because he left a successful career in the military to become an artist. After completing four…
Talk about an epic collaboration. The Grand Ole Opry just released a version of “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” as part of their forthcoming OPRY 100: Country’s Greatest Songs album, out on November 7. The new version is a combination of Jones’ performance of the song on the Opry stage in 1993, along with Jackson singing the song at…
Blake Shelton is opening up about his new single, “Stay Country or Die Tryin’.” The song, from his latest For Recreational Use Only album, was written by Drew Parker, Graham Barham, Sam Ellis, and Beau Bailey. “I’ve got this new album out, and it’s our second single off of the album,” Shelton says on The Bobby Bones Show. “I’ve…
Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood and Lionel Richie are all returning to American Idol for another season. The news was confirmed via a video shared on social media. Bryan recently hinted that he thought all three of them would likely return, although nothing was confirmed. “We’re close to getting some stuff figured out,” Bryan says on Country Nights Live with…
Chris Young does not define success the way most artists likely do. For Young, who shockingly has never won a major industry award, that is fortunately not how he determines whether he is succeeding as an artist, or not. “You can look at the history of country music, and see where it changes, where it shifts,” Young says on…
Luke Combs is opening up about his battle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Combs reveals that it is still a daily struggle, one he is constantly fighting to overcome. “I don’t think it’s part of my success at all,” Combs says on Armchair Experience with Dax Shepard (via Rolling Stone). “If I just never had it, that would be awesome….
Carrie Underwood is speaking out about her “I’m Gonna Love You” duet with Cody Johnson. The two recently celebrated the song’s success at a No. 1 party in Nashville. “I’m Gonna Love You” was written by Travis Denning, Kelly Archer and Chris Stevens nine years ago, in 2016 “I am not a good public speaker … I love hearing…
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Keith Urban has dropped another live song from his forthcoming live album. Urban just dropped a live version of “Straight Line.” Urban performs the song, from his latest HIGH record, on his current High and Alive World Tour. Urban has yet to announce a title or release date for his live album. He previously dropped “Long Hot Summer,” as…
Lainey Wilson‘s Whirlwind Deluxe is out. The record features all 14 songs on her original Whirlwind record, plus five new songs. “I had just another time where I was like, songs were just coming out of me,” Wilson tells Apple Music‘s Zane Lowe. “And it was on the tail end of the Whirlwind, but I still felt like they…
Eric Church is opening up about his early days as an artist. Church recently received the ACM Icon Award at the ACM Honors. It’s a far cry from how Church began, performing at Woodlands BBQ in Blowing Rock, North Carolina as an 18-year-old. “I had the Monday night gig at 6:00,” Church recalls (via Country Now). “I knew 12…
