The Oak Ridge Boys are regular performers on the Grand Ole Opry stage, especially since becoming official members in 2011. But it was a first for newcomer Ben James with the group, who is taking the place of Joe Bonsall for the remainder of their shows. Although Bonsall is no longer able to perform, due to a progressive neuromuscular…
Luke Combs knows exactly who his biggest musical influence is: Miranda Lambert. The “Where the Wild Things Are” singer praises Lambert for her impact on him, and country music as a genre. “I think it’s hard to say that Miranda Lambert hasn’t influenced my music a ton,” Combs tells his record label. “Right around the time that I started…
Fans might not have to wait much longer for a new album from Kane Brown. The 30-year-old reveals the new record will likely be available sometime this year. “We’ve got new music coming, hopefully a new album by at least the end of the year,” Brown tells the Evening Standard. “I feel like I’m almost done with it.” Brown…
Trisha Yearwood has new music coming, and she wrote at least some of it herself. The Grand Ole Opry member reveals that, after deciding not to write her own music for most of her career, she will now release some songs that she had a hand in writing. “I didn’t start doing this to release anything,” Yearwood tells Everything…
Chris Young has been inspired by plenty of artists, but none quite as much as Reba McEntire. It’s McEntire who has been a north star for Young, not only in her concerts, but in the way she has spearheaded a career that has spanned almost 50 years. “A female artist that has definitely influenced me from the perspective of…
Garth Brooks is singing the praises of Scotty McCreery. The Country Music Hall of Fame member invited McCreery to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry in December, fulfilling a dream McCreery had held for decades, although Brooks says McCreery is more than worthy of the honor. “If I thought I had any worry about him carrying the country…
Carly Pearce is heading overseas next year. The Grand Ole Opry member just announced her headlining hummingbird 2025 Tour, playing in the United Kingdom and all over Europe. Pearce announced the international tour on social media. i'm SO excited to announce the first dates of the hummingbird tour coming to the uk/eu in 2025. sign up for my fan club to…
Michael Ray has another new song, out now. The country music hitmaker just released “Nothin’ Else,” a song he first teased in January. “I couldn’t be more excited to finally share that ‘Nothin’ Else’ is OUT NOW!!!” Ray shares on social media. “Y’all have shown this one so much love already that we had no choice but to put it…
Trisha Yearwood joined her husband, Garth Brooks, in every detail of their joint Friends in Low Places Bar and Honky Tonk. From the layout, to the paint colors, furniture and more, Yearwood wanted to make sure their new bar and music venue felt authentic to who they are, even if took a grueling two years to make their…
Garth Brooks‘ Friends in Low Places Bar & Honky Tonk might be a smart business venture, but that isn’t at all why he devoted the last two years of his life to working on the new bar and music venue. Instead, the 62-year-old decided to open Friends in Low Places, in partnership with his wife, Trisha Yearwood, as…
