For at least two years, Kelsea Ballerini was eagerly working on her new album, appropriately called Kelsea, writing songs that reflected her life since falling in love and marrying Morgan Evans, while fighting for her spot as a female artist in country music, where men continued to dominate the airwaves. It was, in many ways, her life’s work, which…
Shenandoah just released their collaborative album, Every Road, which includes duets with several hit country artists, including Lady A. The trio sings with Shenandoah on “Every Time I Look at You,” which was written by Charles Kelly, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood, along with Dallas Davidson. Shenandoah members Marty Raybon and Mike McGuire joined Lady A on The Kelly…
The holidays are starting early for Dolly Parton, thanks to the success of her A Holly Dolly Christmas album. The record, released on October 2, landed at No. 1 on two charts on Billboard: Top Country Albums and Top Holiday Albums, with more than 26,000 in album sales. “I am so proud and humbled to have my album reach…
When you’re as famous as Reba McEntire, rumors tend to fly about all aspects of both your professional and personal life. The country music superstar recently settled several of those rumors, including if she really was originally cast as the Unsinkable Molly Brown in the blockbuster movie, Titanic, and whether or not Linda Davis was her first choice to…
It’s a week of big news from Bobby Bones! The host of the iHeartRadio Bobby Bones Show not only announced he is engaged to his girlfriend, Caitlin Parker, but just revealed he is coming back to American Idol as well. Bobby will join judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, as well as host Ryan Seacrest, for the…
Tim McGraw is celebrating his 44th No. 1 hit with “I Called Mama.” The song was written by Marv Green, Jimmy Yeary and Lance Miller, but felt as personal to Tim as if he wrote it himself. “So I’m sitting at home one day. It was in the evening, right around dinnertime I guess,” Tim recalled, in a video…
Happy anniversary to Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins! The reigning Entertainer of the Year shared a sweet tribute to his wife, and mother of his three children, in a touching post on social media. “Happy 8 year anniversary ,” Thomas wrote. “I have loved every second of our journey together. No matter how tough it has been at…
With the 2020 CMT Music Awards a little more than a week away, we now know the finalists for the Video of the Year category. The CMT Music Awards, which are entirely fan voted, narrowed down the lengthy list of nominees to six names, who will all compete for the night’s highest honor. The Video of the Year finalists…
The Grand Ole Opry just announced a few changes to the schedule for November, including adding Friday night shows, and extending Saturday night shows from one hour, which is what it has been since the Grand Ole Opry closed to a live audience in March because of COVID-19, to two hours. Both changes will take place beginning November 6….
Home Free is speaking out after they raised more than $75,000 — in less than nine hours — for their upcoming Warmest Winter holiday special. The five-man group posted a touching message on social media, thanking their loyal fans, dubbed the Home Fries, for their unwavering support. “Home Fries, you never cease to amaze us, but you’ve outdone yourselves…
