Trace Adkins‘ ambitious, 25-track The Way I Wanna Go album is out! The Grand Ole Opry member co-wrote two of the songs on the project, which features an eclectic list of artists, including Melissa Etheridge, Pitbull, Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Keb’ Mo’, Stevie Wonder and Snoop Dogg. The project, out on Verge Records, celebrates 25 years since Adkins’ debut Dreamin’…
If there wasn’t a Reba McEntire, there may not be a long line of successful female country artists, including Trisha Yearwood. It was McEntire who Yearwood says blazed a trail for other female artists, inspiring an entire generation of women who followed in her footsteps, including superstar female artists like Yearwood, Lee Ann Womack, Shania Twain and more in…
Scotty McCreery has won a major reality TV television show, sold out large venues all over the country, sold millions of albums and had eight Top 20 singles, with three consecutive No. 1 hits. It’s a lot for anyone to accomplish, but there is one big goal McCreery still wants to achieve: becoming a member of the Grand…
It was June 11, 1996, and Garth Brooks appeared to be at an all-time high. The Oklahoma native had released his seventh album, Fresh Horses, one year before, and had already had a series of No. 1 hits, including “If Tomorrow Never Comes,” “The Thunder Rolls,” “The Dance,” “Friends in Low Places” and more. His superstar status made him stay…
CMT Giants: Charley Pride aired on Wednesday, August 25, with artists like Alan Jackson, Lee Ann Womack, George Strait, Luke Combs and more honoring one of country music’s biggest trailblazers. Jackson performed “Where Do I Put Her Memory?,” which became a No. 1 hit for Pride in 1979. Womack sang “Crystal Chandeliers,” included on Pride’s 1967 The Country Way…
Reba McEntire is singing the praises of Dolly Parton. The two country music superstars will join their talents, for the first time for a recording, to sing “Does He Love You,” as part of McEntire’s upcoming box set, REVIVED REMIXED REVISITED. While fans are eager to hear the new version, no one is more excited about the duet, which was…
Patti Smith is coming to the Ryman Auditorium. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member will headline a show at the Mother Church of Country Music on Thursday, October 21, marking Smith’s debut performance on the sacred stage. “To grace the stage of the Ryman Auditorium, where so many beloved artists have played, will be an incredible honor,”…
Charley Pride will be honored on Wednesday, August 25, with a star-studded special, CMT Giants: Charley Pride, with artists like Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Alan Jackson, George Strait, Darius Rucker, Luke Combs and more, performing in tribute to the country music trailblazer. The show is a way not only for country music to honor Pride, but for his family to honor him…
Garth Brooks is speaking out about his decision to cancel the remainder of his dates on his Stadium Tour. The Country Music Hall of Fame member shared more about the reason he decided to cancel the dates, amid increasing cases of the delta variant of COVID-19. “It was the right decision to make, even though it was not my…
Walker Hayes likely had no idea the impact his song, “Fancy Like,” would have, not only on him and his family, but on an entire nation of people who enjoy eating out. The song, which includes the line, “Yeah, we fancy like Applebee’s on a date night / Got that Bourbon Street steak with the Oreo shake / Get…
