It’s hard to believe that Jake Hoot once wondered if he would ever be a singer, but it’s true. The Season 17 winner of The Voice, who recently opened for Alabama and Darius Rucker, admits he once doubted he had the talent to make a full-time living out of music. “I think I always struggled with the confidence…
Jacob Bryant’s new song, “Devil & an Old Six String,” is out. The song, from his upcoming Bar Stool Preacher album, was inspired by his own faith, combined with his own personal struggles, which all come out in his new song. “It’s autobiographical,” Bryant tells Everything Nash. “I had always been in and out of church. I started in…
Alan Jackson‘s daughter, Mattie Selecman, opens up about the tragic loss of her husband, attorney Ben Selecman, after less than a year of marriage, in her upcoming book, Lemons on Friday. The book became Selecman’s way of dealing with her grief, and grappling with her faith in the midst of so much sorrow. “When I lost my husband, the…
Garth Brooks fans will have yet another chance to see him perform in Nashville. After more than 22,000 people tried unsuccessfully to obtain tickets to Brooks’ back-to-back Ryman shows on November 19 and 20, a new show, Garth, The Opry House and You, has been added, this time at the Grand Ole Opry, on November 18. Brooks hinted last…
Scotty McCreery had a multi-platinum, No. 1 hit with “Five More Minutes,” and now the hit song is being turned into a movie! According to Billboard, a Christmas movie called Five More Minutes, based on the song, will premiere on the Hallmark channel next month. The movie, which stars Nikki DeLoach and David Haydn-Jones, is about a woman…
Tim McGraw had a No. 1 hit in 2016 with “Humble and Kind,” but he almost didn’t even record it. The song, written by Lori McKenna, is on McGraw’s 2015 Damn Country Music album. McKenna sent the song to McGraw, who had an immediate emotional reaction to the tune, but wasn’t initially convinced it was for him. “She was…
Only a lucky few were able to secure tickets to Garth Brooks‘ back-to-back shows at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium next month, but there might still be hope. The country music superstar hints he might add more shows, after more than 22,000 people tried unsuccessfully to get tickets after they went on sale. “I am stunned at the number of people…
Raleigh Keegan is honoring his mother with his song, “Our First Goodbye.” The song, from his recent Clocks Roll Forward album, was written about his birth mother, who gave birth to him while in prison on drug-related charges, and chose to give him up for adoption so Keegan could have a better life. “I found out later that…
Kelly Clarkson has dropped a festive Christmas song, “Glow,” featuring Chris Stapleton. The song, from her just-released When Christmas Comes Around album, was one Clarkson knew right away that she wanted to sing with Stapleton, but never thought he would actually agree. “I was so excited. So excited. He turned it around so fast after I asked him. I…
Lady A just dropped a new song, “Friends Don’t Let Friends,” featuring a few of their famous friends. The song, from their just-released What a Song Can Do album, features Carly Pearce, Darius Rucker and Thomas Rhett on the fun new tune. It’s fitting that Pearce is included on “Friends Don’t Let Friends,” since Lady A just wrapped up…
