Ashley McBryde is receiving a huge honor. The 41-year-old will receive her honorary doctorate degree in music from her alma mater, Arkansas State University, where McBryde studied on a French horn scholarship. At the time, McBryde was also performing, which is what led her to drop out of college to pursue music full-time. It was a bold move, especially…
Keith Urban is opening up about a particularly challenging time in his life. The 57-year-old recalls a career shift, in the best way possible, with the release of his 2013 album, Fuse. “I had vocal surgery probably a year and a half before this record,” Urban reveals on World Cafe. “I’d made a whole bunch of albums with Dann…
Jon Pardi loves country music, even if he isn’t exactly sure what is part of the genre anymore. The Grand Ole Opry member says the genre has come to mean more than just the traditional country music that he grew up loving, and still loves today. But to be clear, Pardi isn’t complaining, about any of it. “In all…
Dolly Parton is being honored with a new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame. The 79-year-old is the subject of Dolly Parton: Journey of a Seeker. The exhibit will open on May 20, and remain open until September of 2026. “Being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame was one of the greatest moments of my…
Chris Young officially has a hit at radio. The Grand Ole Opry member just released “‘Til The Last One Dies,” a romantic love song that is also Young’s first on Black River Entertainment. Not only is the song the most-added of any country song released, but it also marks his highest first-week debut throughout his almost 20 years in…
When Keith Urban was announced as the host of the 55th ACM Awards in 2020, no one could have predicted what a challenge that job would become. The original ceremony was postponed, due to COVID-19, later held in September, albeit without an audience. “It was a strange sensation, walking out on the Opry stage, to empty seats with lights…
Luke Combs is a proud father of two boys, two-year-old Tex and one-year-old Beau. Although young, Combs and his wife Nicole are already determined to give their sons as normal of a childhood as possible, in spite of Combs’ superstar status. It’s also why Combs says no to a lot of things, things he once dreamed about, in order to…
Kenny Chesney could soon have his 34th No. 1 hit. The Tennessee native is in the Top 15 with his latest single, “Just To Say We Did,” one of five songs Chesney co-wrote for his latest BORN album, released last year. The song, which Chesney wrote with Brett James, David Lee Murphy and Matt Dragstrem, is very much who Chesney…
Blake Shelton is opening up about his heartbreaking new song, “Let Him In Anyway.” The song is from his forthcoming For Recreational Use Only, out on May 9. “‘Let Him In Anyway’ is one of the more powerful lyrics and just overall pieces of music that I’ve ever gotten a chance to work on,” Shelton says. “I heard the…
Morgan Wallen‘s days of going out to bars might be a thing of the past. The 31-year-old reveals that he has not been in a bar in over a year, since he was arrested after throwing a chair from the sixth-story rooftop of Eric Church’s Chief’s bar in April of 2024. “It’s definitely the best thing for me,” Wallen admits…
