Less than two months before Dierks Bentley‘s Seven Peaks Music Festival was supposed to take place in Colorado, the festival, which was to feature Keith Urban, Kip Moore, Clay Walker, Travis Denning, Ingrid Andress and more, was abruptly canceled, due to restrictions in place as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The news was first posted on social media. “I am so…
It was a rough weekend for Jake Owen, who unexpectedly had to say goodbye to his beloved dog, Slash. Owen shared the heartbreaking news on social media. “I lost one of my best friends last night unexpectedly.. the doctors said his stomach had ‘flipped’ and even with emergency surgery, it wasn’t enough to save him,” Owen posted on social…
Lady A is going to have to wait just a little bit longer before they make their long-awaited return to stage. The trio, made up of Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood, were supposed to have their first live performance since the start of the pandemic with a show in Minnesota over the weekend, which had to be…
It’s a story all of the singers can almost laugh about now, but it wasn’t funny at the time. Darius Rucker recently shared about an experience he had with Rascal Flatts, while he was opening for the trio on their American Living Unstoppable Tour in 2009. The country music stars were in Toronto, and had an unexpected encounter with…
LeAnn Rimes was just 13 years old when she recorded her debut single, “Blue,” which became the title track of her freshman album. By then, Rimes was already a seasoned performer, but, perhaps surprisingly, her earliest dreams weren’t necessarily just about finding success in country music. “I started on stage when I was five,” Rimes recalls on Apple Music’s…
When Chase Martin sat down to write “Forever + 1,” she had no idea the song would become one of her biggest hits. The rising star wrote it for a personal family event, unable to predict how quickly fans all over the country would latch onto the romantic tune. “I learned the morning that I was going to this…
Tayla Lynn‘s life could have had a much different outcome, and for that she is grateful. The granddaughter of Loretta Lynn has battled plenty of demons in her past, including a lengthy struggle with addiction, fights she ultimately won thanks to her grandmother’s never-ending love and tenacity. Now eight years sober, Lynn is moving full-speed ahead with her music…
When Home Free began, in its earliest inception more than 20 years ago, it was simply a small group of men who enjoyed singing, sans instruments, and were able to travel locally around Minnesota to perform. In 2013, Home Free gained national recognition, after appearing on — and winning — Season 4 of The Sing-Off on NBC. Still…
Laine Hardy will see another dream fulfilled when he takes the stage for his Grand Ole Opry debut later this summer. The Season 17 winner of American Idol will perform on August 28, as part of a lineup that includes Michael Ray, Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots, and other artists who will be announced in the near future….
Rhonda Vincent is part of this summer’s Springer Mountain Farms Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman, a series celebrating bluegrass music. It’s a full-circle moment for Vincent, whose love of the hallowed institution began when she was just a child. “My very first visit to the Ryman was when I was around five or six years old, and I got…
