Lifest is returning for the second year to Bon Aqua, Tennesse, located about 45 minutes outside of Nashville. The three-day event, held July 28 to 30, features an all-star lineup, including Christian music superstar Steven Curtis Chapman, who is eager to join many of his friends and fellow artists for the unique event. “I am super excited that…
It’s hard to believe it’s been nine years since Randy Travis first became ill with what would ultimately be a nearly-fatal illness. On July 7, 2013, the country music superstar was hospitalized with viral cardiomyopathy, after suffering a viral upper respiratory infection. While in a Texas hospital, in critical condition, Travis suffered a stroke three days later, which permanently…
Only a couple of weeks after Alexandra Kay performed a medley of Creed hits on TikTok, which earned the praise of the group’s lead singer and founder, Scott Stapp, the rising star was joined by Stapp for an epic medley. The two sang together during a show in Nashville, while she was performing on the Opry plaza, as part…
Walker Hayes owes a lot of his success to his daughter, Lela, who encouraged him to post a dance on TikTok of his song, “Fancy Like.” Overnight, Hayes saw his popularity and explode, thanks to the platform. But, perhaps surprisingly, although his TikTok videos have amassed millions and millions of views, the father of six says he rarely spends…
Conner Smith earned one of the most-coveted opening spots on a tour this summer, when he was invited to open for Thomas Rhett, on Rhett’s Bring The Bar To You Tour. For Smith, the tour gives him an opportunity to not just perform in front of large crowds, but to learn from Rhett, as they cross the country on…
Two years ago today, on July 6, 2020, country music lost one of its biggest superstars. It was on this day that Charlie Daniels passed away, at a hospital near Nashville, after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke. Daniels was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, and from an early age was exposed to a wide variety of musical styles. By the…
Mickey Guyton spent more than 10 years trying to get her music heard, with songs like “Better Than You Left Me” and “What Are You Gonna Tell Her,” before “Black Like Me” gained Guyton the acclaim and attention she deserved. The Texas native released the six-track Bridges EP in 2020, followed by Remember Her Name in 2021, but she…
Noah Thompson has packed a lot of life into his 20 years. The Kentucky native was recently crowned the Season 20 winner of American Idol, competing week after week while missing his son, one-year-old Walker, whom he shares with his girlfriend, Angel. While Thompson hated being away from them, it was thinking of his little boy that inspired him to keep…
Steven Curtis Chapman recently made history, when he was the first Christian artist to be named a BMI Icon. The award, given to those who have made a significant impact in music with their songwriting, adds Chapman’s name to an impressive list of successful songwriters, including Barry Manilow, Brian Wilson, Carole King, Dolly Parton, Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard,…
Scotty McCreery is celebrating a major hit at radio with his “Damn Strait,” which will likely be his fifth No. 1 hit. But it’s his first chart-topping single, with “Five More Minutes,” which he says still makes him emotional, even after all of these years. “I still get emotional with ‘Five More Minutes,’ and I wrote that song seven…
