When Mignon Francois started what became The Cupcake Collection, she only wanted to keep her house out of foreclosure. Francois loved to cook, but had never baked in her life. Determined to keep a roof over her six children’s heads, Francois was at the lowest of lows when the idea for The Cupcake Collection began, thanks to finance guru…
Garth Brooks is the latest country artist to receive the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors. Brooks was honored along with Dick Van Dyke, Joan Baez, Debbie Allen and violin virtuoso Midori. “I have to say that an award is only as good as the names that are on it,” Brooks reflected of the honor. “So when you walk in that…
When Trisha Yearwood married Garth Brooks in 2005, she became an instant stepmom to Brooks’ three daughters — Taylor, August and Allie — with his former wife, Sandy. Yearwood never had children of her own, so fulfilling the parental role was a bit challenging, or it would have been without the support of her spouse. “I had a dog before…
Cheers to Tennessee! A new order was passed that makes May 21 officially International Tennessee Whiskey Day. With Tennessee’s history of making whiskey dating back to the pre-Civil War era, the state is also home to Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery, where Charles Nelson’s historic Green Brier Tennessee Whiskey began, and the standard by which all future Tennessee Whiskeys became…
20 years ago, Blake Shelton hit the top of the charts with his debut single, “Austin.” While it wasn’t necessarily common for a new artist to have a No. 1 hit with their first song released, Shelton was too busy worrying about his future to focus on his present. “I was so afraid it was just going to be…
Go big or go home could be the motto for Dylan Jakobsen. The Washington native will release Set Fire to the Night next month, 11 songs on the first of a two-part project that boldly takes Jakobsen where he has never gone before. “I started writing this probably just before quarantine started, and then as quarantine went on, it…
Lady A is ready to get back on the road. The award-winning trio, made up of Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood, announced on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that they were embarking on their What a Song Can Do Tour, joined by Carly Pearce, Niko Moon and Tenille Arts. The 34-city tour will kick off on July 29 in…
Scotty McCreery is returning to life on the road. The American Idol alum announces he will embark on his You Time Tour later this year, The new tour is part of an already busy year for McCreery, who will also join Old Dominion on their recently-announced Ballpark Tour, as well as select dates for Chris Young, on Young’s headlining…
One day after Blake Shelton‘s killer performance of “Grow Up” with Season 19 finalist Ian Flanigan on The Voice, Season 17 winner Jake Hoot took to the same stage, this time to perform his current duet, “I Would’ve Loved You,” with Kelly Clarkson, backed by an orchestra. “I Would’ve Loved You” is from Hoot’s debut EP, Love Out…
Carly Pearce very openly detailed her heartache about her unexpected divorce from Michael Ray in her latest album, 29. While Pearce has no regrets about bearing her heart on the project, those songs no longer indicate her feelings now. “It would be lighter,” Pearce tells People, when asked what an album called 31, her current age, would sound like….
