Loretta Lynn‘s life and career is being honored with a new statue at the Ryman Auditorium, on their Icon Walk. The statue was displayed during a ceremony, shared on the Ryman’s Facebook page, on Tuesday, October 20. Loretta spoke about the honor in a statement, which was read during the unveiling. “My dream, like thousands of other singers, was…
Reba McEntire was one of 35 artists who recently performed virtually for the Save Our Stages festival, a three-day event with artists from country, pop, Americana and more. Reba performed live from the Ryman Auditorium. Reba sang through several of her hits over the years, including “Can’t Even Get the Blues,” “Rumor Has It,” “The Fear of Being Alone,”…
John Rich is rapidly climbing up the charts with his timely new single, “Earth to God.” The song was inspired by the tragic events of 2020, including racial protests, riots and especially the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, although the Big & Rich singer firmly believes the song is mostly a message directly from Heaven. “I’ve written a lot…
We now know when Garth Brooks‘ long-awaited Fun album will be released! The 14-track record will be out on November 20. Although Garth wasn’t initially sure 2020 was the year to release a new set of tunes, especially one called Fun, the 58-year-old ultimately decided he didn’t want to wait any longer. “Truthfully, I just think I ran out…
Jimmie Allen can officially add children’s book author to his lengthy list of accomplishments. The Delaware native just announced the release of his debut book, My Voice is a Trumpet, which encourages children to speak up for what they believe in, regardless of their age. The book will be released on Flamingo Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers….
Garth Brooks might be known around the world as a global superstar, but he has no plans of switching his role as an entertainer to a politician. After being jokingly asked, in an interview with Billboard, if he was interested in running for President, the Oklahoma native said he is certain that neither party, Republican or Democrat, would be…
Long before Blake Shelton began dating Gwen Stefani, he was a fan of her music. So although the couple has been dating for five years, the country music superstar admits it’s still hard for him to believe that the former No Doubt singer writes songs about him. “It’s still hard for me to wrap my heard around it: Gwen…
When Jimmy Buffett was asked by the Eli Young Band to join them in the new “Fins Up” version of their song, “Saltwater Gospel,” he jumped at the chance. The 73-year-old spends a lot of time on the water, and felt a personal, and important, conviction in doing the song. ““We have all partied by the ocean. Let’s just…
Runaway June just released their first-ever holiday EP, When I Think About Christmas. The five-track project is another first for the trio, marking the first set of tunes for the trio since the addition of Natalie Stovall, who joins Naomi Cooke and Jennifer Wayne, replacing the space left vacant when Hannah Mulholland left earlier this year. But the idea…
Matt Stell loves piecing things together, whether it’s a motorcycle or a song. The 36-year-old has been spending much of his time off the road trying to get a 1978 Honda CB400T ready for the road, using a system that he says is similar to how he writes songs. “There are mechanics to how songs work, with what goes…
