New music is coming from Gretchen Wilson! The singer-songwriter announces she is releasing her debut Here For the Party record again, but with a surprising twist. “It’s going to be the very first album with all of the big hits that everybody knows on it. But what’s different is I’m going to have a guest artist on each song,”…
Long before Kenny Chesney was a superstar, he was a music fan. Chesney recalls seeing Jimmy Buffett at a now-closed outdoor venue, Starwood Amphitheater, in Nashville, which became the inspiration for the kind of experience Chesney wanted fans to have at his own show someday. “When I went to my first Jimmy Buffett show, I had just moved to…
Luke Bryan is opening up about the tragic loss of his sister, Kelly, who passed away in 2007. Her death came shortly after Bryan made his Grand Ole Opry debut. It’s a loss Bryan still mourns, especially after his brother, Chris, was killed in a car accident in 1996. When Kelly passed away, she left behind her husband, Ben…
American Idol is making a major change ahead of the 2026 premiere. The reality TV talent show will, for the first time ever, send contestants making it to the next round to Nashville, instead of Hollywood. The news was announced in a press release. “For the first time ever, American Idol will bring the iconic Hollywood Week round to…
Lainey Wilson grew up admiring Miranda Lambert, and now they are close friends. Wilson was 12 years old when Lambert’s debut album, Kerosene, was released. Now, as Wilson’s own career continues to explode, it’s Lambert who is helping guide her, every step of the way. “She’s always been that voice over here, just being like, ‘You can’t do it…
Chris Young is sharing the story behind “Tin Roof.” The song, written by Ty Graham, Adam Wood, and Trenton Michael Fisher, is on Young’s latest I Didn’t Come Here To Leave album, out now. “One of the other love songs on the record is ‘Tin Roof,” Young says, in a video shared on social media. “‘Tin Roof’ is a…
Brad Paisley just performed a notoriously difficult song, and he did it with ease. The Grand Ole Opry member sang the national anthem for Game 3 of the World Series, with the Toronto Blue Jays against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers beat the Blue Jays, with a final score of 6 to 5. The two teams will continue…
Alexandra Kay is opening another coffee shop, this one in Nashville. Kay, who opened her The Coffee Girl in her hometown of Waterloo, Illinois earlier this year, reveals she is planning to open a second location, this one in the heart of Music City. “We’re just now looking for the right location,” Kay shares on The Big 98 radio…
Tim McGraw is opening up about the physical struggles both he and his wife, Faith Hill, have endured. McGraw has been open about his recent surgeries, but he now reveals that Hill has also had her own share of health challenges as well. “I’ve had four back surgeries, and double knee replacements, just in the last couple of years,”…
Brett Young just took his latest hit single to The Kelly Clarkson Show. The father of two performed “Drink With You” on the the hit TV show. “Drink With You” is the debut single from his latest 2.0 album, out now. Young wrote “Drink With You” with Jesse Frasure, Tony Lucca, and Emily Weisband. The song is part of…
