Lauren Alaina is grateful. The American Idol alum is opening up about her experience, serving as the opening act for Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean‘s co-headlining show at the University of Georgia’s Sanford Stadium. It was a full-circle moment for Alaina, whose first big tour was on Aldean’s My Kinda Party Tour in 2012, which also featured Bryan as his direct…
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Whey Jennings‘ sophomore Baptized by Fire album is out. The 12-track record, the follow-up to the 2024 Jekyll & Hyde, features Jennings as a writer on ten of the tracks, teaming up with hit songwriters like Jim “Moose” Brown, Karen Waldrup, Tyler Booth, Wes Shipp, and more to bring the project to life. “I got to write with some really…
Jason Aldean just released Songs About Us. His 12th studio album, the 20-track record is also Aldean’s most personal of all of his projects. Songs About Us includes “Help You Remember,” written by Aldean, Kurt Allison, Tully Kennedy, John Morgan, and Lydia Vaughan. The song is inspired by Aldean’s uncle, who passed away with Lewy body dementia, and his…
Cody Johnson is nominated for four ACM Awards this year. The father of three is nominated for Male Artist of the Year, Single of the Year and Visual Media of the Year (both for “The Fall”), and the night’s highest honor, Entertainer of the Year. While Johnson would love to win in any category, he admits he’d really love Entertainer…
Jason Aldean‘s Songs About Us album is out. The 20-track record includes his recent No. 1 hit, “How Far Does A Goodbye Go,” his current single, “Don’t Tell On Me,” his “Easier Gone” duet with his wife, Brittany Aldean, a duet with Luke Bryan on the title track, and more. Aldean’s last album, Highway Desperado, came out in 2023….
Randy Travis is paying tribute to his good friend, Don Schlitz, who recently passed away. Both members of the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame, it’s Schlitz who is the writer of some of Travis’s biggest hits, including “On the Other Hand,” “Forever and Ever, Amen,” and “Deeper Than the Holler.” Travis shares his thoughts…
Ashley McBryde just took her new “What If We Don’t” single to national TV. The Arkansas native performed the song, from her forthcoming Wild album, on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “What If We Don’t” is written by McBryde, Terri Jo Box, and Randall Clay. The song is part of her next album, Wild, out on May 8. “For…
Few artists have the rare combination of talent and tenacity to the degree that Cody Johnson does, which is what makes him stand out above the rest. For years, Johnson released music in his home state of Texas, working tirelessly to get his career started, albeit on his terms, complete with a cowboy hat. Fortunately, Johnson was determined, even…
Luke Combs has three kids, all boys, three and under. Combs and his wife, Nicole, have a son Tex, who will turn four in June, two-year-old Beau, and Chet, who was born in February. While the couple is adjusting to having three young boys, the singer admits that Beau is understandably having trouble adjusting to not being the baby…
Mark Chesnutt announced last year that he quit drinking, after struggling with alcohol addiction for years. But now, the 62-year-old is opening up about his alcoholism, revealing that he likely wouldn’t be alive today if he didn’t quit. “I quit drinking, and that was a big deal for me,” Chesnutt says on the Big D & Bubba show. “That…
