Carly Pearce knew she was having an amazing 2021, which included becoming a Grand Ole Opry member and opening for Lady A, but even she never predicted her year would also include winning the CMA Award for Female Vocalist of the Year. Pearce was nominated along with an impressive list of female artists, including Ashley McBryde, Gabby Barrett,…
The country music community deeply mourned the loss of Charlie Daniels last year, but perhaps no one felt the loss as acutely as Daniels’ wife, Hazel, and his son, Charlie Daniels, Jr. In the immediate aftermath of the shock of losing his father, Daniels Jr. vowed to continue the work the Country Music Hall of Fame member was most…
Keith Urban might not have accepted any trophies on stage at last night’s 2021 CMA Awards, but he didn’t walk away empty-handed. The New Zealand-born star received the CMA International Artist Achievement Award, which according to the Country Music Association, recognizes “creative growth, development and promotion of country music outside of the United States.” “We just got back from…
Lee Greenwood‘s “God Bless the U.S.A.” wasn’t his first single, but it’s the one he is most known for, and still regularly performs. The song, from Greenwood’s third studio album, You’ve Got a Good Love Comin’, released in 1984, was inspired in part by his own childhood, never imagining the song would remain the unofficial patriotic anthem for…
The 2021 CMA Awards are still several hours away, but we now know who the winners are in two of the categories, and it’s Kelsea Ballerini and Kenny Chesney in both! The two singers won Musical Event of the Year and Video of the Year, both for their “Half of My Hometown” collaboration. “Growing up in East TN, it’s…
Caroline Jones will cross a big item off of her bucket list on Wednesday, November 10, when she performs on the 2021 CMA Awards, The singer-songwriter had previously collaborated with and opened for the Zac Brown Band, before Zac Brown invited her to be part of his band, as well as a special guest, for his recent The Comeback…
Jake Hoot and The Tenors will release the holiday single, “When Christmas Has Come and Gone,” on November 19. The song, which was co-written by Hoot, is the culmination of a couple of years and friendship — and mutual admiration — before the talented trio, made up of Victor Micallef, Fraser Walters and Clifton Murray, combined their voices for…
Home Free i has made the difficult decision to postpone a few dates on their Dive Bar Saints Tour after someone on their crew tested positive for COVID-19. The postponed dates are in Dubuque, Iowa; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Grand Rapids, Michigan. All three dates had already been rescheduled from earlier this year, when Home Free decided to postpone…
It’s “Officially Christmas,” at least according to Dan + Shay. The duo, made up of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, just dropped their new song, “Officially Christmas,” just in time for the holidays. The new song comes shortly after the pair dropped another new song, “Pick Out a Christmas Tree,” last week. “Writing an original Christmas song is always…
Zach Williams has had a lot of dreams for himself, but perhaps none as big as singing with Dolly Parton. The gospel singer’s “There Was Jesus” duet with the Country Music Hall of Fame member not only landed at the top of the charts, but won numerous awards as well, including a Grammy. The song’s success far exceeds anything…
