Ashley McBryde is opening up about taking care of her mental health. As McBryde prepares to release her Wild. album on Friday, May 8, she says she is active in therapy, encouraging others to do the same. “Therapy plays a really big role in my life,” the 42-year-old says. “Whether it was helping my path to sobriety, or to…
Keith Urban is honoring his musical hero, Dolly Parton. Urban and Parton were both recently inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame, where Urban praised Parton, and her influence on his life. “She’s just … fearless and a trailblazer and just such a one of one,” Urban tells People. “And I think she continues to remind every artist that it’s…
Keith Urban vividly recalls the moment he changed as a performer. It happened when he was performing in Australia, still unaware he would have a career as an artist. “I had a bit of an epiphany,” Urban tells the Academy of Country Music. “I was playing in a band, and the lead singer was an American guy from Florida. This…
Chase Rice is back in the studio. In January, Rice announced he was taking a much-needed break to focus on himself. But now Rice, who recently performed at a couple of shows, hints he is working on new music, even as he continues to enjoy some time away. “Back in the studio,” Rice shares on social media. “Some time…
After selling out the University of Georgia’s Sanford Stadium together, Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean just announced their co-headlining The Double Down Tour in August. The duo will play four shows in stadiums across the country, joined by a rotating list of opening acts, including Gavin Adcock, Dasha, Chase Matthew, Jon Pardi, Dylan Scott, and Lauren Watkins. “If our time…
Cody Johnson admits being a country singer wasn’t his first choice. The Texan originally planned an entirely different career instead. Fortunately, at least for country music fans, his first choice didn’t work out. “It wasn’t necessarily my choice because my choice was to follow rodeo,” Johnson says. “I believe that God’s got a bigger plan for all of us….
Keith Urban is sharing details about his forthcoming new album, Flow State. The record, full of yacht rock covers and one original song, features Little Big Town, John Mayer, and Michael McDonald. Flow State is Urban’s 13th record. A fan of yacht rock, he admits Flow State may not have happened, if not for a big purchase he made…
Zach Top is nominated for an impressive five ACM Awards. Top is nominated for Male Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, for Ain’t In It For My Health, Song of the Year, both as artist and songwriter, for “I Never Lie,” and Single of the Year, also for “I Never Lie.” Of all of his nominations, there…
Matthew West has a hit single at Christian radio, “Good.” The song, from a forthcoming new album, is written by West and AJ Pruis. “Good” comes an astonishing 23 years after West’s debut single, “More.” The song is his own personal evolution, both in his faith and in his music. “I wrote this song thinking about, I’ve spent so…
Ashley McBryde is opening up about her new album, Wild. Out on May 8, the record includes her current single, “What If We Don’t,” plus “Arkansas Mud,” “Hand Me Downs,” “Bottle Tells Me So,” and more. Wild is McBryde’s fifth record, and also her most personal. “Looking at the vinyl track listing, it describes the spirit, the first half…
