We now know which songs are on Chris Young‘s new I Didn’t Come Here To Leave album. Young teased the song titles earlier this week, in the visualizer video for the song’s title track. According to the track list. (available below), Young co-wrote 11 of the 14 songs on the new record. Of the three he did not write, one…
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Conner Smith returned to the stage for the first time since he was involved in a fatal accident. Smith performed at the Grand Ole Opry for the first time since June 8, when Smith accidentally ran over 77-year-old Dorothy Dobbins, with Dobbins succumbing to her injuries. Smith stepped away from performing until July 30, when he sang at the…
Jake Hoot has lived a lot of life in his 37 years. Growing up as a missionary in the Dominican Republic, Hoot relocated to Cookeville to play football. But it didn’t take long for music to call. Hoot was discovered by the producers of The Voice, after seeing videos of him singing to his little girl Macy, who was…
Luke Combs is giving a new update on his next album. The 35-year-old reveals he has already recorded plenty of songs, but still isn’t quite finished with it yet. “I probably got one recording session left on it, but I’ve already recorded, I don’t know over 30 songs, I would think,” Combs tells Audacy. “I don’t know that there’s…
Zac Brown is a much, much different man than he was when the Zac Brown Band‘s debut single, “Chicken Fried,” came out in 2008. In the 17 years then, Brown has shed 65 pounds, cleaned up his diet, focused on exercise, and completely cut out alcohol. He also cut out sugar, dairy, and gluten. Brown says he is much…
Congratulations to Jelly Roll, who just received his first Gospel Music Association Dove Award nominations, all for “Hard Fought Hallelujah” with Brandon Lake. The country music hitmaker is nominated for Song of the Year and Bluegrass/Country/Roots Recorded Song of the Year with Lake. The nominations are two of a total of nine for Lake, who leads this year’s list…
Scotty McCreery is opening up about his sweet friendship with Randy Travis. McCreery grew up idolizing the Country Music Hall of Fame member, whose music has shaped his entire career. “Randy’s so cool,” McCreery says on Marty & McGee. “He and Mary are just the best people on earth, salt of the earth people. And the thing I…
Luke Bryan and Ashley McBryde are among the artists who will perform for the upcoming ACM Honors ceremony. They will be joined by Amy Grant, Little Big Town‘s Karen Fairchild, Carly Pearce and Russell Dickerson. More performers are expected to be announced shortly. Keep reading to find out more about the upcoming ACM Honors ceremony. When The ACM Honors…
Happy album anniversary to Blake Shelton! On July 31, 2001, Shelton’s self-titled freshman album was released. The record includes “Austin,” his debut single, which also became his first No. 1 hit, along with two other singles, “All Over Me” and “Ol’ Red.” Surprisingly, Shelton didn’t want to release “Austin,” which was written by David Kent and Kirsti Manna. “When…
Carly Pearce is working on a new album, one that will be her most authentic to date. Pearce’s Every Little Thing album came out in 2017. In the eight years since then, Pearce has released three more records, each one showing a bit more of who Pearce is as an artist, a songwriter and a person. “I think with…
