Carrie Underwood was just announced as a judge on the upcoming Season 23 of American Idol, joining veteran judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, and taking the place of Katy Perry, who left after last season. While Bryan wasn’t part of the final decision to invite Underwood to be part of American Idol, he does say that both he and…
More than $375,000 was raised for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, thanks to the talents of some of country music’s biggest stars. Scotty McCreery, Carly Pearce, Clint Black and Robert Earl Keen were part of the recent All for the Hall Dallas event, held on September 10 at Gilley’s Dallas. The two-day event, which began with…
Jelly Roll is by now getting used to having hit singles at radio, but his current single, “I Am Not Okay,” is especially meaningful to him because of the song’s subject matter. The Nashville native has a Top 10 hit with “I Am Not Okay,” a song about mental health. “This means more to me than people will ever…
We now know who is performing, and presenting, at the upcoming People’s Choice Country Awards. Keith Urban, Kane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini, Lady A, Miranda Lambert, Parker McCollum and The War and Treaty are among the performers for the evening. In addition, Carly Pearce, Dan + Shay, Little Big Town and comedian Nate Bargatze are among the presenters. More performers…
Alan Jackson captured the hearts and feelings of millions of Americans when he wrote “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)” in October of 2012, in response to the tragic September 11 terrorist attack. At the time, Jackson had no idea he was writing a song that would, quite literally, be heard around the world. Instead, the Grand Ole…
When Ben James joined The Oak Ridge Boys, he had some shockingly big shoes to fill. The 28-year-old took the place of Joe Bonsall, who retired from touring at the end of 2023, due to his deteriorating health. Generations apart from William Lee Golden, Richard Sterban and Duane Allen, the three longtime members of The Oak Ridge Boys, James…
Cody Johnson is heading into the 2024 CMA Awards with an impressive five nominations. Johnson is nominated for Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year, for Leather, Single of the Year for “Dirt Cheap,” and two nominations in Music Video of the Year, for both “The Painter” and “Dirt Cheap.” Both “Dirt Cheap” and “The Painter” are also…
Chris Young is back at the top, for the 14th time in his career. The 39-year-old is celebrating his 14th No. 1 single with “Young Love & Saturday Nights,” the title track of his latest album. The song was written by Ashley Gorley, Jesse Frasure, Josh Thompson, with David Bowie also credited as a writer, thanks to a guitar…
The nominees for the 2024 CMA Awards have been announced, and while there are several surprising additions, like Mitchell Tenpenny, Riley Green and Nate Smith all receiving first-time nominations, there are also several artists who were inexplicably left out of the list of nominees. Keep reading to see ten artists who should have been nominated, but were not. 1. Kane…
The nominations for the 2024 CMA Awards are in! Morgan Wallen leads the list of nominees, with a total of seven nods, followed by Cody Johnson and Chris Stapleton, who have five nominations each, and Post Malone and Lainey Wilson with three nods each. A host for this year’s ceremony has yet to be announced. The 2024 CMA Awards…
