Alan Jackson and his family had their lives turned upside down in 2018, when his son-in-law, Ben Selecman, tragically died following an accident on a boat dock. Selecman had been married to Jackson’s oldest daughter, Mattie, for less than a year when the accident occurred. “When he died, I was kind of pissed off at the world,” Jackson recalls…
Alan Jackson‘s long-awaited album, Where Have You Gone, is out! The ambitious 20-track project marks Jackson’s first new set of tunes in six years, and a bold celebration of the country music he loved as a kid, and still loves today. While Jackson poured his heart and soul into Where Have You Gone, he felt a freedom in writing and…
Kelsea Ballerini will never know what her life might have been like if she had never left Knoxville to pursue a career in country music in Nashville. Still, she can imagine what might have happened if she had played it safe, a scenario she allows to play out in the video for her current single, “Half of My Hometown.”…
Carrie Underwood is already known for her over-the-top shows, and her upcoming Las Vegas residency promises to be no exception. The 38-year-old, who just announced her REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency, kicking off on December 1, teases that there are no limits to her upcoming six-show run in Las Vegas. “It’s just going to be high energy. I want…
Happy birthday, Darius Rucker! The South Carolina native turns 55 on May 13. In honor of his birthday, we have 11 fun facts about the rock turned country star. 1. He was one of six children raised by his single mother, Carolyn. Rucker has three sisters and two brothers, who were all raised by their single mother, Carolyn, while…
When Alan Jackson‘s highly-anticipated Where Have You Gone.album is released on Friday, May 14, the record will mark the Country Music Hall of Fame member’s first new project in six years. Jackson’s last album, Angels and Alcohol, was released in 2015, although no one is more surprised than Jackson that the gap has been so long. “It wasn’t intentional,”…
Elliston Place Soda Shop has been closed for 18 months, but is now open. The historic eatery, originally opened in 1939, shut its doors at the end of 2019, after it had been purchased by Nashville real estate developerTony Giarratana and his wife, Lisa. “The restoration of Elliston Place Soda Shop was a labor of love,” Giarratana told Fox…
Thomas Rhett’s wife, Lauren Akins, is launching an eight-episode podcast, Live in Love, beginning on Tuesday, May 11. The new podcast coincides with the paperback release of Akins’ memoir, Live in Love, which was originally released last year. In Live in Love, Akins is brutally honest about both the highs and lows of her marriage to Rhett. Although the transparency…
Home Free‘s “One Voice” collaboration with Billy Gilman is a full-circle moment for the group’s Austin Brown. It was “One Voice,” first released in 2000, which inspired Brown to be a singer as a child. “I remember. I was a kid when this song came out, and it meant so much to me to hear someone singing like I…
The food scene in Nashville continues to explode, with both locals and tourists embracing Music City as one of the premier places to enjoy a wide variety of foods and cuisines. While Nashville has unfortunately seen several restaurants close, in large part due to the challenges restaurants faced because of the pandemic, there are still plenty of new places…
