Alan Jackson‘s daughter, Mattie Selecman, is opening up about the loss of her husband, Ben Selecman, in an accident on a boat dock in 2018, less than a year after they were married. Selecman, who wrote about her journey in the upcoming Lemons on Friday book, out in November, says the loss was not only devastating for her, but…
Blake Shelton‘s upcoming Body Language Deluxe album features a few special guests. In addition to Gwen Stefani , who joins him on their No. 1 hit, “Happy Anywhere,” and the Swon Brothers, who join him on the title track, the new deluxe version also features both HARDY and Brooks & Dunn. HARDY, who co-wrote three of the tracks on Body…
Home Free‘s Austin Brown and Tim Foust recently stepped out on their own for a collaboration of “My Maria.” The song, written by B. W. Stevenson and Daniel Moore and released by Stevenson as a single, was a No. 1 hit for Brooks & Dunn in 1996. Although the two singers have made a name for themselves singing all-vocal…
Mitchell Tenpenny will headline his first-ever show at the Ryman Auditorium, on October 10, as part of his To Us It Did Tour. The proceeds from Tenpenny’s Ryman show will go to his own non-profit, the 10Penny Fund, created to honor his father, who passed away from cancer in 2014. Every year on October 10 (10-10), the singer…
Randy Travis has left an indelible mark on country music, which he will now be honored for, at the upcoming CMT Artists of the Year ceremony. The Country Music Hall of Fame member will receive the Artists of a Lifetime Award, given out to only a handful of artists, in acknowledgement of his numerous accomplishments in country music. “To…
Morgan Wallen has been banned from attending the CMA Awards, in spite of receiving a nomination. The singer, who was nominated for Album of the Year (for Dangerous: The Double Album), will not be allowed to attend the awards in person, after he was caught on camera uttering a racial slur. Earlier this year, the CMA Awards announced that…
Blake Shelton just dropped his new single, “Come Back As A Country Boy.” The song, written by HARDY, Jordan Schmidt and Josh Thompson, is from his upcoming Body Language Deluxe album. “I think this song is an anthem for everyday hardworking country people out there,” Shelton says of “Come Back As A Country Boy.” “We have so much pride…
Dolly Parton will serve as the headliner for the inaugural Kiss Breast Cancer Goodbye Concert. The event, held on Sunday, October 24, at the CMA Theater inside the Country Music Hall of Fame, will also include performances by Dennis Quaid, Collin Raye, Linda Davis, Artimus Pyle Band and more. All proceeds will benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation. “We…
Walker Hayes and his wife, Laney, experienced every parent’s worst nightmare, when they lost their seventh child, daughter Oakleigh, shortly after her birth in 2018. The loss devastated Hayes, but it also gave him a new perspective on his life and career, unexpectedly finding gratitude from the most unimaginable heartache. “It’s just hard not to be grateful for a…
New music is coming from Blake Shelton! The Oklahoma native will drop a new song, “Come Back As A Country Boy” on Friday, October 1. The song is part of an upcoming new album, Body Language Deluxe, which will be released on December 1. “Come Back As A Country Boy” was written by Michael Hardy, Jordan Schmidt and Josh…
