Zac Brown Band member John Driskell Hopkins recently revealed he has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, otherwise known as ALS. The multi-instrumentalist is opening up about his health struggles, in honor of Global ALS Awareness Day, which falls on June 21. Hopkins reveals he began noticing some mobility and stability issues, as well as issues with his performance, in 2019. At…
Thomas Rhett knows exactly what he would say if he could go back and talk to a younger version of himself. The 32-year-old was just 23 when his debut It Goes Like This album was released. The record kicked off a massively successful career for Rhett, with three No. 1 singles from the project, but Rhett was far too…
Luke Combs might be a country music superstar, but not everyone saw his early potential. The North Carolina native reveals he auditioned for The Voice, but was rejected — not because of his singing but his personality. “I tell them I want to do a country song, and they’re like, ‘Well, you didn’t sing country before.’ And I’m like,…
Not even Walker Hayes could have imagined where his life is right now. The father of six was an alcoholic and an atheist when he had a chance encounter with Craig Cooper, who was pastoring a church that Hayes’ wife Laney wanted to visit. When Hayes walked in the front doors, he admits that Cooper would have had…
The Nashville Predators will soon have a new owner. Bill Haslam, who served as the Tennessee governor from 2011 to 2019, is taking steps to purchase the majority stake in the organization’s ownership group, purchasing his stake from current chairman Herb Fritch. According to the Nashville Predators’ website, Haslam will soon become a minority owner, as part of a…
Scotty McCreery will likely soon have another No. 1 hit on his hands, with “Damn Strait.” The song, from McCreery’s latest Same Truck album, was written by Jim Collins and Trent Tomlinson, but resonated with McCreery as soon as he heard it, because of his deep admiration for George Strait. “It was everything I wanted it to be,” McCreery tells…
Home Free is heading back out on the road! After wrapping up their global Dive Bar Saints Tour, which faced numerous delays due to the pandemic, the all-vocal group announces they will embark on their Road Sweet Road Tour, kicking off on September 13 in Anaheim, California. Maggie Baugh will serve as the opening act. Home Free, who just…
The Oak Ridge Boys‘ Joe Bonsall is giving an update on his health, after he was replaced for some shows by Rudy Gatlin. Bonsall initially shared the news on June 17 that he was having some health issues, which he now says was because of a pulmonary embolism that left him hospitalized. “I could have easily died last…
Keith Urban can by now afford to buy any car he wants, and as many of them as he wants, but that wasn’t always the case. The 54-year-old still recalls spending his first royalty check, worth $20,000 from “But For the Grace of God,” on a car, and how he had to negotiate the price down to something he…
Dan + Shay love — as in, really, really love — being on the road with Kenny Chesney. The duo, made up of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, feel like they struck tour gold when they were invited to join Chesney on his Here and Now Tour, a chance to perform in front of the massive crowds Chesney brings…
