Songwriter Don Schlitz has passed away. The talented songwriter died on April 16 in a Nashville hospital, following a sudden illness. Schlitz was 73 years old when he died. A member of the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame, Schlitz is the writer behind some of country music’s most iconic hits. Among his many, many…
Carly Pearce‘s former duet partner, Michael Bublé, is singing the praises of “If I Don’t Leave I’m Gonna Stay,” Pearce’s current collaboration with Riley Green. In 2024, Pearce joined Bublé for their “Maybe This Christmas” duet. “I’m making the greatest record, truly the greatest record of my life,” Bublé says in a video shared on social media. “But this…
Congratulations to Emily Ann Roberts, who just won her first music industry award! Roberts was named Rising Artist-Writer of the Year at the AIMP (Association of Independent Music Publishers) Nashville Awards. “I’m so honored to be named AIMP Nashville’s Rising Artist-Writer of the Year,” Roberts says of the honor. “Nashville’s community of publishers and writers have been so edifying…
Lainey Wilson is so grateful for her fiancé, Devlin “Duck” Hodges. Together since 2021, the two are planning to get married sometime this year. But wedding bells or not, she has found true love with the former professional football player. “He makes me want to be a better person,” Wilson boasts to People. “We’re a good team.” Indeed, when…
Life is busy for Thomas Rhett and his wife, Lauren Akins. The couple welcomed their fifth child and first son, Brave Elijah, into the world in February, making life more than a little chaotic for the parents. “I still think just having a newborn, plus four other kids’ schedules with school, and sports, and friends, and birthdays — we’re…
Morgan Evans‘ sophomore Steel Town album came out last month. Released almost eight years after his freshman Things That We Drink To, a record that includes the hit singles “Kiss Somebody” and “Day Drunk”, Evans has gone through plenty in the lengthy gap between albums. But for Evans, everything led him to Steel Town, the 11-track record he was…
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One of Carrie Underwood‘s musical dreams came true last night, and it happened on American Idol. The Grand Ole Opry member performed “Rebel Yell” with Billy Idol and his frequent collaborator, Steve Stevens, on the night the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees were announced. “What is my life?!?!” Underwood captions a series of photos. “I got the…
Blake Shelton had the world almost in the palm of his hand, for more than a decade. A coach on The Voice for 23 seasons, ever since the show began in 2011,the TV notoriety also did wonders for his already successful country music career. Unfortunately for Shelton, it also made him exhausted. So after his financial managers already told…
The nominees for the 2026 ACM Awards have been announced, and as is typical, there are a few surprises and snubs. Keep reading to find out who has a welcome appearance on this year’s list, and who should have been nominated, but was not. Surprise: Emily Ann Roberts Emily Ann Roberts is celebrating her first ACM Awards nomination, and…
Ella Langley‘s Dandelion album is out. The record, the follow-up to her 2024 freshman Hungover project, shows growth, maturity, and Langley’s unwavering belief in herself. “As far as me as a songwriter goes, I’ve never poured more of myself into a project, into a song, into an idea,” Langley says in a video shared on social media. “This record…
