2020 wasn’t easy for Michael Ray. The Florida native came off the road because of COVID-19, and went through a highly-publicized divorce with Carly Pearce, after less than a year of marriage. Worse, their sudden split created a social media frenzy of blame and speculation, making Ray’s healing exponentially harder. “We live in a world where people preach kindness,…
In spite of his soaring success, music was always a distant Plan B for Morgan Wallen. The Tennessee native originally had plans of being a professional baseball player — and was well on his way to achieving that goal, when an elbow injury put a permanent end to those aspirations. Although now grateful for the way his life turned…
Jake Hoot is only a little more than a month away from his wedding to his fiancée, Brittney Hoyt. The couple initially met years ago, but sparks didn’t fly until they reconnected on a missions trip, in another country. Still, both Hoot and Hoyt had to wait until the timing was right — which, thankfully, ultimately led to…
In 2018, Ashley McBryde mourned the sudden passing of her brother William Clayton “Clay” McBryde, Jr. The Arkansas native wrote about her brother in the tender song, “Stone,” co-written with Nicoette Hayford, which she says is by far the most challenging, and emotionally raw, song she has ever penned. “A sibling loss is a really different feeling,” McBryde shared…
Devin Dawson might have just released The Pink Slip, but he is a already thinking about a new album — this time one involving his twin brother, songwriter Jacob Durrett. “I have a twin brother and his name is Jacob Durrett, and he’s crushing it right now,” Dawson told Everything Nash. “He’s a producer and a writer, and we’ve…
Dolly Parton was one of the numerous guests on Barry Gibb‘s recent duets album, Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers Songbook Vol. 1, For Parton, the collaboration was especially meaningful because of the lengthy history she shares with the Bee Gees founder. “This is just a really big honor, because you are responsible for some of history for me,” Parton told…
Tim McGraw first heard of Taylor Swift when she was just a rising star, and her debut single was named after him. Although he is now a big fan of both the song and the singer, McGraw admits at first he didn’t necessarily take the tune as a compliment. “Well, when I first heard ‘Tim McGraw’ by Taylor Swift,…
Randy Travis stunned country music fans in 2016, when he performed “Amazing Grace” at his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, marking his first performance since suffering a debilitating stroke in 2013. Told he would never speak, let alone sing again, Travis’ wife, Mary, shares how that miraculous moment occurred. “It was a song that had always…
Lady A is feeling hopeful about hitting the road later this year. The trio, made up of Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood, was forced to cancel their Ocean 2020 Tour last year, because of the pandemic. Still, Lady A feels cautiously optimistic that, at least at some point in 2021, they will be able to perform again…
Go big or go home, at least according to Eric Church! The CMA Entertainer of the Year. just announced he will release three studio albums in April, which were all written and recorded while spending 28 days in the mountains of North Carolina. The entire collection is called Heart & Soul, with each of the three words the title of…
