When Alan Jackson‘s highly-anticipated Where Have You Gone.album is released on Friday, May 14, the record will mark the Country Music Hall of Fame member’s first new project in six years. Jackson’s last album, Angels and Alcohol, was released in 2015, although no one is more surprised than Jackson that the gap has been so long. “It wasn’t intentional,”…
Elliston Place Soda Shop has been closed for 18 months, but is now open. The historic eatery, originally opened in 1939, shut its doors at the end of 2019, after it had been purchased by Nashville real estate developerTony Giarratana and his wife, Lisa. “The restoration of Elliston Place Soda Shop was a labor of love,” Giarratana told Fox…
Thomas Rhett’s wife, Lauren Akins, is launching an eight-episode podcast, Live in Love, beginning on Tuesday, May 11. The new podcast coincides with the paperback release of Akins’ memoir, Live in Love, which was originally released last year. In Live in Love, Akins is brutally honest about both the highs and lows of her marriage to Rhett. Although the transparency…
The Big Machine Music City Grand Prix is only a few months away, and thankfully there are plenty of generous hotel discounts being offered in the heart of Nashville to make the trip affordable. “We have partnered with a fantastic group of downtown hotels who believe in what the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix means to Nashville,” Chris…
Home Free‘s “One Voice” collaboration with Billy Gilman is a full-circle moment for the group’s Austin Brown. It was “One Voice,” first released in 2000, which inspired Brown to be a singer as a child. “I remember. I was a kid when this song came out, and it meant so much to me to hear someone singing like I…
They might both be successful country music artists, but Kelsea Ballerini will always be a big, big fan of Kenny Chesney, especially now. Chesney joins Ballerini on her current single, “Half of My Hometown,” a full-circle moment for the 27-year-old. “Part of me just goes, I want to be so present that I don’t want a fangirl. And then…
Old Dominion‘s Matt Ramsey is on the mend after suffering some serious injuries from falling off a ladder. Ramsey shared a photo of himself recovering in the hospital, along with a cautionary tale of how his injuries could have been prevented. “How many OD members does it take to change a lightbulb?” Ramsey tweeted. “Well, after a broken rib,…
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…
Hunter Metts made it into the Top 7 before being eliminated from American Idol on Sunday, May 8. The Franklin, Tennessee native spoke out on social media after his time on the show ended, vowing to continue making music even though he was eliminated from the reality TV talent show. “I had the time of my life,” Metts posted…
The food scene in Nashville continues to explode, with both locals and tourists embracing Music City as one of the premier places to enjoy a wide variety of foods and cuisines. While Nashville has unfortunately seen several restaurants close, in large part due to the challenges restaurants faced because of the pandemic, there are still plenty of new places…
