Jake Hoot is lending his time and talents for a worthwhile cause. The Season 17 winner of The Voice will perform a benefit show on February 18, supporting The Exceptional Bean, a coffee shop in Cookeville, Tennessee, located about 80 miles outside of Nashville, which employs individuals with various disabilities. “I am so excited to get the opportunity to play some…
New music might soon be here from George Strait, and perhaps a documentary as well. The 70-year-old reveals he is planning on releasing a new album, following his 2019 Honky Tonk Time Machine, and that might not be his only new project in the new year. “I like making records and plan on doing another one soon,” Strait tells…
Lady A postponed their fall Request Line Tour so Charles Kelley could work on his newfound sobriety. Now, Kelley has released his own single, “As Far As You Could,” his goodbye letter to alcohol, after years of heavy drinking. “For me, the biggest word I’ve been holding onto is gratitude, not pride,” Kelley says of becoming sober. “I’m grateful….
Home Free is postponing their long-awaited performance at the Ryman Auditorium, scheduled for December 23, as part of their Home Free Family Christmas Tour, due to inclement weather. The show will now take place on Sunday, March 5 instead. Currently, Nashville is experiencing temperatures in the low single digits, with record-breaking wind chills falling well below zero, along with…
Austin Moody, Jerrod Niemann and more have teamed up for a new Christmas project. The six-song EP, Old-Fashioned Christmas, is being released in partnership with Duke Spirits, offering the project, along with an official John Wayne cocktail book, with purchases of $100 or more. John Wayne: The Official Cocktail Book features more than 70 recipes of the late movie…
Dolly Parton and her husband, Carl Dean, have been married for more than 56 years, and their relationship is still going strong. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member met Dean at a laundromat in 1964 — on her first day in Nashville — and wed two years later, when she was just 20 years old. Their marriage…
When the Zac Brown Band‘s John Driskell Hopkins announced earlier this year that he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, otherwise known as ALS, the news affected not only him, but the rest of the band members as well. While there is no cure for the degenerative neurological disease, Hopkins has vowed to keep playing as long as possible — and…
Scotty McCreery already has plenty to celebrate this year, even without the presents under the tree. The “It Matters To Her” singer is celebrating the arrival of his first child, son Avery, with his wife, Gabi. “I get the best Christmas present of all this year,” McCreery tells the Country Music Association. “This is my first Christmas as a…
Jelly Roll‘s life could have turned out much, much differently. The 38-year-old, whose real name is Jason DeFord, was in and out of juvenile detention centers as a teen, charged with crimes like aggravated robbery and drug possession with intent to deliver. Fortunately, Jelly Roll turned his life around, and today is an outspoken advocate for those who struggle…
Brandon Davis could still be working as a fire sprinkler design engineer, if not for a life-altering accident. The singer-songwriter was severely injured in an accident in 2019, when he was hit head-on by a distracted driver. The injuries he sustained in the accident, along with the unwavering belief in his musical talents by his wife, Destiny, changed…
