Alan Jackson was part of a star-studded lineup for the National Memorial Day Concert, which aired on Sunday, May 30. The Country Music Hall of Fame member performed “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning),” inspired by and written after the tragic 9/11 attack. “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)” was originally included on Jackson’s 2002…
Craig Morgan served 17 years in the United States Army and the Army Reserves. The 56-year-old has still maintained his commitment to those who serve, performing 16 trips overseas to perform for the troops. Morgan’s efforts earned him both the USO Merit Award in 2006, and the Army’s Outstanding Civilian Service Medal in 2018. In advance of Memorial Day…
It’s been 29 years since Trisha Yearwood‘s theatrical video for “Walkaway Joe,” starring then-unknown actor, Matthew McConaughey. Yearwood recently got to thank him for appearing in the video, while she was guest-hosting on The Ellen DeGeneres Show with her husband, Garth Brooks. “I want to thank you because I’ve never had the chance to publicly thank you … for…
Home Free is releasing a new album next month! The all-vocal group announced that they will release Land of the Free, ten songs that help promote unity instead of division. Included on Land of the Free will be a collaboration with Lee Greenwood on “God Bless the U.S.A.,” as well as Don McLean’s “American Pie,” “People” with Jeffrey East…
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…
