21 years ago today, on February 17, 2001, Brad Paisley officially became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. The West Virginia native was 28 years old when he was inducted by Steve Wariner. During his induction, a letter was read from George Jones to Paisley. “I am counting on you to carry on the tradition, and make folks…
Keith Urban just dropped the video for his latest single, “Wild Hearts.” The video for the song, which was written by Urban, along with Runaway June‘s Jennifer Wayne, Old Dominion‘s Brad Tursi and Eric Paslay, became a metaphor for Urban’s own career, from his humble beginnings in Australia to his massive upcoming 2022 The Speed of Now World Tour. “I…
Texas Hill is hitting the road in 2022! The country supergroup, made up of The Voice contestants Adam Wakefield and Craig Wayne Boyd, and American Idol finalist, Casey James, just announced 24 shows on their upcoming Heaven Down Here Tour, which kicks off on Thursday, February 17 in Decatur, Georgia. The Heaven Down Here Tour includes both headlining dates and supporting shows for country music…
Dustin Lynch‘s just-released Blue In The Sky album includes a few party songs, like the appropriately-titled “Party Mode,” as well as his six-week No. 1 hit, “Thinking ‘Bout You” with MacKenzie Porter. But the 12-track record also includes some deeply personal songs, including “Break It On The Beach,” inspired by Lynch’s own conflicted emotions over the end of his…
Tanya Tucker is heading to the Ryman Auditorium! The country music legend will perform at the hallowed hall on April 10, in honor of the 50th anniversary of her debut single, “Delta Dawn,” which was released on April 10, 1972, when Tucker was just 13 years old. “There’s no room in the world like Ryman Auditorium,” Tucker says of…
John Berry has a new album coming out, and it’s filled with songs based on his own faith. The 62-year-old will release Find My Joy, a 10-track record of hymns and other spiritual songs, on Gaither Music on March 25. “I love the opportunity I have had to create new music, and it is awesome to look back here…
Nearly six years ago, Walker Hayes experienced an unimaginable tragedy, when he and his wife Laney lost their daughter, Oakleigh, shortly after her birth. It’s a loss Hayes still mourns, every day, even as his career soars. The “Fancy Like” singer reveals he wrote a song about Oakleigh, which he hints he might release in June. “It’s called…
Michael Ray has been influenced by numerous artists over the years, but perhaps none as much as Gary Allan. It is Allan whose music resonated with Ray the first time he heard it, and who still serves as a guiding light in his own promising career today. “Gary Allan was a big influence to me once I started…
Kenny Foster is celebrating the town he was raised in with “Somewhere in Middle America.” The song, the title track of Foster’s upcoming album, is part of the rising star’s way of honoring his early years, growing up in Joplin, Missouri, as well as his winding path to Nashville to focus on his music career. “This record is an…
We now know who some of the performers will be at the 2022 ACM Awards, which already promises to be a star-studded show. Thomas Rhett, Walker Hayes will take the stage, along with a collaboration by Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde. Pearce and McBryde will perform their current single, “Never Wanted to Be That Girl.” While Rhett and…
