It was in 1973 when Joe Bonsall joined The Oak Ridge Boys, unaware that he would be the last new member the group would welcome in for the next 50 years. Neither Bonsall nor William Lee Golden, Richard Sterban or Duane Allen would have been able to predict the group’s massive success, which continues today, with no signs of…
Joe Nichols knew as soon as he heard “Brokenhearted,” while choosing songs for his Good Day for Living album, that it was a hit. The Arkansas native rightfully believed from the first time he listened to the song, written by Rhett Akins, Marv Green and John Thomas Harding, that it was special, and one he wanted to make his…
Dan + Shay have their fans to thank for making new music. The duo, made up of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, have been very open about the months they spent last year not speaking, unsure if their days of making music together were a thing of the past. Fortunately, both Smyers and Mooney realized they had a lot…
Carrie Underwood is one proud wife. The American Idol alum praises her husband, Mike Fisher, who was recently inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. Fisher was part of the 2023 class of inductees, which included MTSU baseball legend Steve Smith, Bristol Motor Speedway Co-Founder Carl R. Moore, and Lady Vol Track Star and Olympic Gold Medalist Tianna…
Michael Ray’s Dive Bars & Broken Hearts EP is out now. The six-song project includes “Hate This Town,” written by Johnny Clawson, Jonathan Kyle Wood and Kaylin Marie Roberson, a song that Ray says personally resonates with him as much as if he had written it himself. Ray moved to Nashville from his native Eustis, Florida to Nashville, with…
Dolly Parton recently released “We Are The Champions/We Will Rock You” from her forthcoming Rockstar album. Now, the 77-year-old has released the video for the song, which honors Olympic athletes, including Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Noah Lyles and Katie Ledecky, among others. The video will also be used to promote the upcoming Olympic games as well. “I love…
Trisha Yearwood announced earlier this year that she is selling her historic Nashville house, where she has lived for 23 years. The singer is now opening up about why she decided to sell her spacious home, revealing that she hasn’t lived in it for quite some time, at least not since she married Garth Brooks at the end of…
Thomas Rhett grew up in country music, and continues to make his mark as one of the biggest hitmakers in the genre. We’re taking a closer look at his life and career with these 11 fun facts about the singer. 1. His first band was named the High-Heeled Flip Flops. Music is in Rhett’s blood. The son of singer…
Keith Urban was just getting his country music career started when he met Nicole Kidman, whom he wed in 2006, but he had always been fond of the genre. The New Zealand native recalls a date very early in their relationship, when he played a pure country song to gauge Kidman’s reaction. Fortunately, she became an instant fan. “The very…
The gang is back together again for another season of American Idol. The reality TV talent show will once again include Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and Katy Perry as judges, reuniting the same group that has been with Idol since the show moved to ABC in 2018. The news of the return of the three judges was first announced…
