Randy Travis is mourning the loss of Nashville lighting technician, Thom Roberts, who worked with Travis for many years. Roberts was killed outside his Nashville home by his wife, with his loss permeating throughout the music community. For Travis, the loss of Roberts is personal, and one he grieves deeply. “The stage has gone dim with the passing of…
Vince Gill has spent his entire life writing and creating. By now, the Country Music Hall of Fame member could easily say he knows more than most when it comes to crafting a song, earning the right to be selective in who he sits down with in a writing room. Fortunately, Gill is still excited and eager about writing…
Shows like American Idol, The Voice and others have helped launch the careers of several country music artists, including Carrie Underwood, Scotty McCreery, Miranda Lambert and more. But there are several other country artists who have gone on to have massive careers, in spite of being rejected from reality TV talent shows. Keep reading to see the ten artists…
Tim McGraw is eager to share his new album, Standing Room Only, with the rest of the world. The record comes three years after McGraw’s latest project, Here on Earth, released in 2020, but the Louisiana native wasn’t going to be rushed into getting every detail just right, which he believes he did with his new record. McGraw already…
We now know who will be performing for the three-hour CMA Fest TV special, airing on July 19 on ABC. The show will feature performances by Keith Urban, Alabama, Luke Combs, including a song with Vince Gill, Eric Church, Carly Pearce, Cody Johnson with Reba McEntire, HARDY, Ashley McBryde, Luke Bryan and more. Dierks Bentley, Lainey Wilson and Elle King, who hosted…
By her own admission, Jo Dee Messina owes a lot to Tim McGraw. The singer-songwriter says it was McGraw who not only helped launch her career, but trusted her instincts, even when no one else did. “Tim stood up for certain songs that I hoped were going to be on that album when I was too frightened to say…
We now know who will be joining Morgan Wallen as one of the headliners for the 12th Annual Gulf Coast Jam Presented by Jim Beam next year. Jelly Roll has been announced as a headliner for one of the nights, with his performance taking place on Friday, May 31. “Jelly Roll is absolutely exploding, and he was one of the…
Dan + Shay came precariously close to being no more. The duo, made up of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, open up for the first time about their recent struggles in a new video on social media. The two captioned the video “The Drive” which shows them in a car, recalling the pivotal conversation they had in 2022, after…
Happy anniversary to Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher! The couple married on July 10, 2010, in a lavish ceremony in Greensboro, Georgia. Underwood and Fisher began dating in 2008, after meeting at one of her concerts. Sparks flew, but their relationship was largely long-distance, since Underwood was on tour, and Fisher was playing hockey with the Ottawa Senators. Their…
Trace Adkins is honoring those impacted by the deadly 2021 tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky with his new video for “Somewhere in America,” out now. The Grand Ole Opry chose Mayfield as the location, although he acknowledges the small town represents a lot of places across the country. “It seems like over the last couple years we could have picked a…
