Dolly Parton recently received $100 million from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, through his Bezos Courage and Civility Award, to donate to the charities of her choice. For the already philanthropic singer, who has donated $1 million twice, to both fund research for a COVID-19 vaccine, and to research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the generous gift was overwhelming, in…
Tracy Lawrence has a special place in his heart for the homeless and the hungry in and around Middle Tennessee, which is why he donated to charities helping those members of the population, as part of Giving Tuesday. The Texas native gave $10,000 to six charities supporting those without homes and in need of food, including Safe Haven, People…
Garth Brooks is voicing his support for Nashville’s proposed domed stadium, which was recently agreed on by both the Tennessee Titans and the city of Nashville. The Country Music Hall of Fame member shared a letter with The Tennessean, which he wrote to the members of Metro Council. “The intent of this letter is to express my gratitude for thinking…
Scotty McCreery just dropped the lyric video for “Live A Little,” a song McCreery wrote with Aaron Eshuis and Blake Chaffin, and is part of his Same Truck: The Deluxe Album, out now. The uptempo song, which says in part, “I wanna go five hundred miles an hour / Kiss you on top of the Eiffel Tower / We…
Jackson Dean officially has a No. 1 hit on his hand. The Maryland native just celebrated his first chart-topping song, with his debut single, “Don’t Come Lookin,’” from his freshman Greenbroke album. “It’s hard to wrap my head around,” Dean says. “I wrote this with Luke Dick, my co-producer, as a way of explaining who I am and what…
Anne Wilson teamed up with Josh Turner for “The Manger” The song is the title track of her holiday six-song EP, released in October. The pair also released a video for the inspirational song, which is out now. “Sometimes the most simple places represent the most incredible days of our lives. The stable and the manger mark a day…
Tim McGraw is channeling one of his favorite country singers, while celebrating the Christmas season. The 55-year-old just shared a cover of him singing Merle Haggard‘s “If We Make It Through December.” The song was included on both Haggard’s Merle Haggard’s Christmas Present (Something Old, Something New), released in November of 1973, and was also the title track of…
Crowder‘s latest Milk & Cookies: A Merry Crowder Christmas includes a very special guest: Ricky Skaggs. The Country Music Hall of Fame member joins Crowder for a unique take on the holiday classic, “Go Tell It On The Mountain,” earning high praise from Crowder as a result. “He is a wonderful human. He’s a gem of a human,” Crowder…
Home Free‘s Tim Foust has dropped another solo song, this one, “Since I Don’t Have You.” The song is from Foust’s latest Doo-wop album, Pieces of Me, Vol. 1, out now. The song, which was first released by The Skyliners in 1959, features Foust singing all of the parts on the ambitious track. “This is one of 12 all…
Marty Stuart had a star-studded celebration at the Grand Ole Opry over the weekend, honoring his 30 years as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. The Mississippi native performed with his band, The Fabulous Superlatives, acknowledging his three decades as part of country music’s most revered establishment. Stuart grew up with a deep, deep loved of country music…
