Jimmie Allen is passionate about country music. The Delaware native grew up inspired by all kinds of music, of all genres, but especially Charley Pride. It was Pride who made Allen believe he could do what seemed almost impossible: be a Black singer in country music. Now, with a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist, Allen is more…
The 2022 Country Music Cruise, scheduled to depart on January 15 from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, is being rescheduled, due to the surge in COVID-19 cases. The cruise, which was to stop in Costa Maya, Cozumel and Half Moon Cay, boasted an all-star lineup of talent, including Lee Greenwood, The Oak Ridge Boys, Josh Turner, Mark Chesnutt, Sawyer Brown, Billy…
Walker Hayes is opening up about his upcoming new book, Glad You’re Here. The book is written by Hayes and his good friend, Craig Cooper, who inspired Haye’s song, “Craig.” “I bought the house next door to uncovers the details of our friendship, my testimony, us losing a baby, so I go…
Amy Grant‘s 2022 is off to a great start! The gospel singer reveals her daughter Millie Long, from her first marriage to Gary Chapman, has welcomed her first child with her husband, Ben, a baby girl named Penelope Willow. The baby was born in a Nashville hospital on January 3 at 10:14 AM, weighing 7 pounds, 12 ounces, and…
For the second year in a row, the 2022 Grammy Awards are being postponed, due to the ongoing pandemic. The ceremony was originally scheduled to take place on January 31 at the Crypto.com Arena, formerly known as the Staples Center. “After careful consideration and analysis with city and state officials, health and safety experts, the artist community and our…
Brett Young and his wife, Taylor, dated for six years and then broke up, before getting back together and getting married. The couple, who has been married for three-and-a-half years and has two daughters, needed the time apart to come back together, stronger than ever. While there isn’t one specific reason why Young and Taylor broke up, the “You…
Travis Tritt is honoring several of country music’s biggest legends in the lyric video for “They Don’t Make ‘Em Like That No More.” The song, which is from his latest Set in Stone album, was written by Tritt, along with Matthew Dillon Carmichael. Throughout the video, Tritt shows footage of numerous iconic stars, including Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Dolly…
It’s been 50 years since the Marshall Tucker Band began. To celebrate the milestone anniversary, the band will embark on their ambitious 50th Anniversary Tour, kicking off on January 12 in The Woodlands, Texas. Doug Gray is the band’s lead singer, and the only remaining founding member of the iconic group. For Gray, the five decades have been punctuated…
Dustin Lynch is riding high with his latest single, “Thinking ‘Bout You,” a duet with MacKenzie Porter. The song, which just broke Luke Combs‘ record by having a. song at the top of Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart for five weeks or more, was written by Lynch, along with Andy Albert, Hunter Phelps, and Will Weatherly. Lynch knew as soon…
When Trisha Yearwood married Garth Brooks, she also became what she refers to as a “bonus mom” to his three daughters: Taylor, August and Allie, from his first marriage (to Sandy Mahl). Yearwood, who didn’t have any children of her own, blossomed in her new role as another parent in the lives of Brooks’ daughters, an unexpected blessing she…
