The first part of Jason Aldean‘s double Macon, Georgia album is out! The first 15 songs, which includes his No. 1 “If I Didn’t Love You” duet with Carrie Underwood, were released on Friday, November 12, with the rest of the tracks available by April 22, 2022. With 30 songs on the project, the task was a bit daunting, but…
Blake Shelton‘s Ole Red franchise is continuing to grow. After the 45-year-old announced he was opening a second Ole Red in Nashville, Shelton just announced yet another Ole Red, this time in Las Vegas. The new restaurant, bar and music venue will be on the Las Vegas Strip, and is expected to be opened in 2023. “I know what…
The 2021 CMA Awards might be where trophies are handed out, but it’s also a night filled with live music. Whether it was an all-star duet, a few guest artists or a stunning acoustic performance, we rounded up ten of our favorite performances of the night. Thomas Rhett, “Country Again” Thomas Rhett skipped the bells and whistles to perform…
Chris Stapleton was nominated in five CMA Awards categories at the recent ceremony, winning in four of them. The Kentucky native won in every category he was nominated in, with the exception of Entertainer of the Year, which went to Luke Combs instead — and no one is happier for the “Cold as You” singer than Stapleton. “Listen, you…
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…
