What was supposed to be a joyous honor for Ricky Skaggs turned into one of the hardest jobs he has ever done, when he inducted The Judds into the Country Music Hall of Fame on May 1, one day after Naomi Judd passed away. Skaggs was so honored to be invited to be the one to induct the award-winning…
Jimmie Allen‘s deeply-personal Tulip Drive album is out. The father of three chose to tell his own stories in his ambitious, 17-track new record, including on a song called “Habits & Hearts.” Although the song wasn’t written by Allen (it was written by Steven McMorran, Derrick Southerland and Jess Cates instead), the song took Allen back to his father’s…
Amy Grant is celebrating the 25th anniversary of one of her most iconic albums, Behind the Eyes, with a new, expanded version of the record, plus a new tour! The six-time Grammy winner will release Behind The Eyes (25th Anniversary Expanded Edition) on September 29, marking exactly 25 years to the day since the record was released. The new…
Raleigh Keegan has a new EP out, A Tale of 7 Cities. Keegan co-wrote all of the songs on the eight-track record, plus the bonus track, inspired by his own love of travel and seeing the world. “When I’m trying to pick what album or what project I’m gonna do next, I look through songs that I’ve written in…
If anyone knows what it’s like to see dreams crushed, it’s Walker Hayes. The Alabama native moved to Nashville in 2004, with his new wife, Laney, and nothing else but a dream of having a career in country music. Two failed record deals later, and Hayes was working at Costco to make ends meet, an alcoholic who had all…
Shania Twain was forced to cancel a recent show, and has been placed on vocal rest, per her doctor’s orders. The 56-year-old revealed on social media that she would be unable to perform as part of her The Las Vegas Residency on June 22, after becoming ill. “I am sad to say that I woke up this morning feeling…
New music is coming from Tyler Hubbard! The 35-year-old announces he is releasing another song, “35’s,” this Friday. The news comes only a couple of weeks after Hubbard released his debut single as a solo artist, “5 Foot 9,” his first since announcing he and his Florida Georgia Line partner, Brian Kelley, were taking a break from making music…
New music is here from the Zac Brown Band, along with Blake Shelton. The award-winning group just released a new version of “Out in the Middle.” The original version of the song is from their latest The Comeback album, released in 2021. The new song is from the group’s forthcoming deluxe version of The Comeback, “The Comeback is the…
Carly Pearce is returning for the second year in a row to serve as host of the ACM Honors ceremony. Pearce, who is the reigning ACM Female Artist of the Year, is thrilled to once again helm the star-studded ceremony. “ACM Honors is one of my most favorite events of the year,” Pearce says. “It is a privilege to…
Runaway June will soon have new music, with a new band member. The trio includes founding member Jennifer Wayne, along with Natalie Stovall, who joined in 2021 to replace Hannah Mulholland, and Stevie Woodward, the most recent addition, who announced in April she had joined the group, replacing Naomi Cooke, who left the trio to pursue a solo music…
