Carrie Underwood just wrapped up her inaugural season as a judge on American Idol, 20 years after she was crowned the Season 4 winner in 2005. For Underwood, being able to join Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan as a judge was a full-circle moment, and a way to honor the show where her superstar career began. “I owe my career to…
Trisha Yearwood is embarking on an exciting new chapter with her forthcoming new album, The Mirror. The record marks the first project that features Yearwood as a songwriter, after spending four decades performing other people’s songs. “I’ve written some over the years, but I always would preface it with, ‘I’m not a songwriter,’” Yearwood explains on the Today Show….
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Cody Johnson surprised fans, and contestant Slater Nalley, by appearing on the American Idol finale. Carrie Underwood and Nalley were performing her and Johnson’s recent No. 1 hit, “I’m Gonna Love You,” when Johnson emerged on stage to surprise Nalley and finish singing the song with him. Slater made it into the Top 5 of American Idol, with Jamal Roberts…
Scotty McCreery is thrilled with his new single, “Bottle Rockets,” out now. The song features one of McCreery’s favorite bands, Hootie & the Blowfish, and their debut single, “Hold My Hand.” The group is fronted by fellow Grand Ole Opry member and country singer, Darius Rucker. “Darius has been a friend now for a long time,” McCreery tells Country Now….
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Alan Jackson has performed the final show on his Last Call: One More For The Road Tour. Jackson wrapped up his tour in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, an emotional moment for the Country Music Hall of Fame member. “Y’all may have heard that I’m kind of winding down, “Jackson says, in a video shared on social media. “In fact, this is…
Kenny Chesney and Megan Moroney have a Top 30 hit with “You Had To Be There.” The song was written by Moroney, as a gift to Chesney, after he invited her to open for him on his 2024 Sun Goes Down Tour. Although heartfelt, Moroney admits she was nervous showing it to Chesney, and even more nervous asking him…
Caroline Jones is back with new music. The singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist just released a new single, “No Tellin’,” the first single from a forthcoming new album on Big Machine Label Group. “It’s cool because it’s kind of a dichotomy,” Jones tells Everything Nash of the song. “It’s a really uptempo bluegrass, musically rich song, kind of a dark…
Rascal Flatts are definitely back. The trio, made up of Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney, just wrapped up their Life Is A Highway Tour, which came ahead of their Life Is A Highway: Refueled Duets album, out on June 6. The tour came five years after what was supposed to be their farewell Life Is A Highway…
Brantley Gilbert has been sober since 2011, but he might not be, if not for Keith Urban. It’s Urban who quietly encouraged Gilbert that he could be an artist without alcohol, when Gilbert was still in treatment for his addiction. “I will say that Keith Urban became a friend of mine in a time when I was making a…
Luke Combs is back, and planning big things in the future. The 35-year-old says, in a video message to his fans, that he is working on a new tour, and a brand-new album. “I wanted to get on here and just say thank you guys for allowing me to have this time off with my family. I’m really excited…
