Being off the road last year because of the pandemic has been a mixed blessing for Chris Stapleton. The award-winning singer has spent most of the past several years on the road, but has soaked up all the extra time with his wife, Morgane, as well as their five children, while at home for a year because of the…
Ricky Skaggs has accomplished so much throughout his illustrious career, but one thing he never did was receive his high school diploma, until now. The Country Music Hall of Fame member just revealed that he received an honorary high school diploma from his alma mater, Lawrence County High School, during the school’s virtual graduation ceremony last year, 49 years…
It’s been almost eight years since Randy Travis had a stroke, eliminating — at least for now — his ability to speak and sing, due to aphasia that occurred following his stroke. Mary still vividly remembers the final words her husband spoke to her, unaware of how much she would cling to those words for years to come. “The…
Carrie Underwood has never had as much time at home as she did last year. The singer, who was unable to tour because of the pandemic, found a lot to be thankful for, even with so much uncertainty, throughout 2020, including time with her husband, Mike Fisher, and sons Isaiah and Jacob. “Everybody was at home, and not dealing…
Carrie Underwood just earned a No. 1 album with her recently-released My Savior record, but her reasons for doing the project went much deeper than sales success. The 38-year-old wanted to share her strong Christian faith, which comes through loud and clear on all 13 songs on My Savior. “I have been given every open door that a person…
Loretta Lynn still knows what her fans want. The 88-year-old just released her 46th studio album, Still Woman Enough, which landed in the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Country Albums chart. “I just can’t ever say how much I love my fans,” Lynn said on social media. “They’ve been there with me all the way. Kicking off a seventh decade…
Shenandoah has just released their duet with Blake Shelton on “Then a Girl Walks In.” The song is from the iconic group’s recent Every Road album, which also includes collaborations with Lady A, Dierks Bentley, Carly Pearce and more. “Blake Shelton is truly a big piece of this new record. His vocals are as solid as a slab of…
Rory Feek just dropped his duet with Trisha Yearwood, “Met Him In a Motel Room.” The song is from his upcoming Gentle Man album, out on June 18 on Gaither Music. Feek wrote the song — one of only two he wrote on Gentle Man — with Jamie Teachenor. “The song is about a woman of the night… sort…
Chevel Shepherd won Season 15 of The Voice in 2018, on Kelly Clarkson‘s team, when she was just 16 years old. Now, as Shepherd readies the release of her debut Everybody’s Got a Story EP on Friday, March 26, she is relying on the lessons Clarkson taught her while on the reality TV talent show — mostly to…
2020 was hard for so many artists, including Lady A, who had massive tours planned that were abruptly canceled as COVID-19 made its mark on the country. For Lady A, the trio made up of Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood, the inability to perform songs from Ocean, their eighth studio album and one they had poured so…
