On the outside, Luke Bryan might seem to have a charmed life, but that’s far from reality. The 45-year-old has endured unspeakable heartaches, including the loss of his brother, Chris, in a car accident in 1996, followed by the sudden death of his sister, Kelly, in 2007 and his brother-in-law, Ben, in 2014, leaving Bryan and his wife, Caroline,…
hMartina McBride celebrated the official opening of her exhibit, Martina McBride: The Power of Her Voice, at the Country Music Hall of Fame on Tuesday, July 27. The exhibit includes numerous items throughout McBride’s life and career, including childhood outfits, hand-written lyrics, awards, her wedding dress, a personal note from Dolly Parton and more. “This is surreal and overwhelming,”…
With only a little more than a week until Chris Young‘s highly-anticipated new album, Famous Friends, is out, the singer is sharing another track from the record. “Break Like You Do,” this one a pensive song about lost love. “‘Break Like You Do’ is a song that was done pretty early into the process of making this record,” Young…
Walker Hayes is adding author to his lengthy list of job credits. The 41-year-old will release his debut book, Glad You’re Here, along with his friend, Craig Cooper, who became an important part of Hayes’ life. “I bought the house next door to uncovers the details of our friendship, my testimony, us…
Carter Faith just announced the release of her debut Let Love Be Love EP, celebrating with a performance at the Ryman Auditorium. The rising star closed the 10th anniversary of the star-studded Whiskey Jam with a performance of “Joyride,” the leading track from her new project, which will be released on August 20. Faith joined an impressive list of…
Kelsea Ballerini was not quite 22 years old when she released her freshman record, The First Time. The album included No. 1 singles like “Love Me Like You Mean It” and “Peter Pan,” all hits that were an early indication of Ballerini’s abilities, not only as a singer, but as a songwriter as well. But as Ballerini has grown…
Carrie Underwood‘s My Gift is the gift that keeps on giving — literally! The Oklahoma native just announced the release of My Gift (Special Edition), out on September 24, featuring three new tracks. “My Gift is an album I’ve wanted to make from the beginning of my career,” Underwood says. “It’s been such a blessing to share this special…
Thomas Rhett might be able to perform in front of thousands of people, all over the world, but he isn’t immune to a couple of phobias. The 31-year-old admits he is terrified of a few things, especially certain kinds of insects. “I don’t know if they’re strange fears but they are intense fears,” Rhett shares with his record label….
Shane Michael Taylor just released the video for a new song, “I’m Giving In,” which he wrote. For Taylor, the song is especially meaningful — and personal — as it reflects some of his own challenges as a singer, songwriter and speaker, who happens to have spastic cerebral palsy. “It was a cold, gray, fall day in New England….
Cole Swindell is celebrating his tenth No. 1 hit, with “Single Saturday Night.” The song, which is the debut track from an upcoming new album, resonated with Swindell the first time he heard it, while life was shut down because of the pandemic. “Ashley Gorley and HARDY sent me the demo for ‘Single Saturday Night,’ and I knew it…
