Wade Hayes is doing just fine in 2021, even after overcoming so many challenges. The 52-year-old is feeling healthier and stronger than ever, after being diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer in 2011. “I’m good,” Hayes boasts to Everything Nash. “Considering, I’m in really great shape. I’m very, very thankful, and as far as I know, as healthy…
The Oak Ridge Boys‘ new album, Front Porch Singin’, is out! The record, which was inspired by and recorded during the pandemic, is in many ways the historic quartet’s return to their roots, with their rich harmonies and their message of hope and positivity, even amid the challenges of the previous year. “Dave Cobb, our young producer, calls…
Jeannie Seely has accomplished plenty in country music, but there is one more goal she dreams of achieving. The 80-year-old, who is still making music 55 years after her debut The Steely Style album was released, and became one of the most influential members of the Grand Ole Opry, hopes to someday be inducted into the Country Music…
Happenstance is a Nashville-based, female-owned brand ready to make its mark in the spirits world. The company just launched their inaugural Founder’s Edition, their introduction to whiskey fans of their own unique spin on one of America’s most-beloved liquors. “At Happenstance, we’re raising a new generation of whiskey lovers who celebrate life’s moments that happen by chance,” Paige Parker,…
The 2022 Country Music Cruise is still several months away, but it’s already promising to be one unforgettable week, complete with concerts, meet and greets, activities and more. We spoke with several of the artists, including the Oak Ridge Boys‘ Joe Bonsall, Lee Greenwood, Jeannie Seely and Wade Hayes, about what makes the Country Music Cruise so unique,…
Jeannie Seely has paved the way for countless female artists in country music, including Carly Pearce. It’s Seely who Pearce has looked up to as a role model and mentor, and with whom Pearce shares a deep love of the Grand Ole Opry. “I think it’s only a matter of time that Carly will be a member of…
Jeffrey James just released his latest single, “Small Talk.” The rising star both wrote and recorded the song last year, collaborating over a shared understanding of an uncomfortable experience. “I wrote and recorded ‘Small Talk’ in 2020 with producer Jackson Dimiglio-Wood, over a Zoom session,” James tells Everything Nash. “He was at his flat in London, England and I…
Good news, Michael Ray fans! The Florida native just announced he is headlining his own Just the Way I Am Tour, kicking off this month. “I can’t wait to be back out on the road and be with all of you again,” Ray says of his upcoming tour. “There’s nothing better than being with one another and singing the…
Chase Rice just released his ambitious The Album, which includes his current single, “Drinkin’ Beer. Talkin’ God. Amen.” The song, which features Florida Georgia Line on the track, was written by Rice, along with Cale Dodds, Corey Crowder and Hunter Phelps, and immediately grabbed the attention of Brian Kelley, who offered to join Rice on the song. “It was…
The Oak Ridge Boys will release their latest album, Front Porch Singin’, on June 11. The 11-track record, produced by Dave Cobb, was inspired by, and recorded, during the coronavirus pandemic, when the historic group was forced off the road for the first time in more than 40 years. “I think it’s something that we felt we wanted…
