George Strait‘s stadium tour with Chris Stapleton is officially history, at least for now. The King of Country Music played his final show on July 20 at Soldier Field in Chicago, although Stapleton says he’d be happy to join Strait on another run of dates next year, or any time Strait asks. “He doesn’t play many shows, and we have…
Chris Stapleton is getting his own channel on SiriusXM. The reigning ACM Male Artist of the Year will launch his own Chris Stapleton Radio on Thursday, May 23, at 12:00 PM ET. The station will be available both on the app and on channel 63. Per a press release, the music will be hand-picked by Stapleton, and feature not…
Chris Stapleton is the ACM Male Artist of the Year. Stapleton, who also won Album of the Year, for Higher, and Artist-Songwriter of the Year at the ACM Awards, praised his fellow nominees in the category, including Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson and Morgan Wallen. “When I listened to so many great guys in that category, I’m happy…
The ACM Awards take place tonight, but we already know a few more of the winners. Chris Stapleton received the award for Artist-Songwriter of the Year, while Parker McCollum won the trophy for ACM Visual Media of the Year for his music video for “Burn It Down.” Songwriter Jessie Jo Dillon won the ACM Award for Songwriter of the…
Chris Stapleton took his talents to Saturday Night Live. The father of five performed both “White Horse” and “Mountains Of My Mind” on the popular TV show. Ryan Gosling served as the host of the show. “White Horse,” which became his fourth No. 1 hit, is from Stapleton’s Higher album, out last year. The song was originally written to be part…
Reba McEntire will sing the national anthem at Super Bowl LVIII this weekend, but she is far from the only country artist to perform the iconic song. Keep reading to see which other artists were tasked with singing one of music’s most notoriously difficult songs for the live sporting event. 1. Charley Pride (Super Bowl VIII, 1974) The Super Bowl…
Chris Stapleton is heading into this weekend’s Grammy Awards with an impressive eight wins already to his credit, and is nominated for three more trophies. Stapleton is nominated for both Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance for his recent No. 1 hit, “White Horse,” and Best Country Duo/Group Performance for his “We Don’t Fight Anymore” collaboration with…
After scoring another No. 1 hit with “White Horse,” Chris Stapleton is back with a brand-new song. The Kentucky native just released “Think I’m In Love With You,” a song he wrote by himself, which appears on his latest Higher album. “Think I’m In Love With You” shows off Stapleton’s stunning vocals, which he made prominent over the laidback track….
Chris Stapleton works harder than most, a tribute to his late father’s work ethic. It’s a blessing — and what propelled Stapleton to the top of the charts over and over again, ever since his 2015 Traveller album came out. But it’s also a double-edged sword, one Stapleton is careful to navigate. “My work ethic comes from my dad,…
Chris Stapleton has a Top 5 single right now, with “White Horse.” The song, from his latest Higher album, was originally written for a movie, before it became a hit for him instead. “The song, ‘White Horse,’ really came about when I was in Los Angeles, writing with my friend, Dan Wilson,” Stapleton told Audacy. “I showed up at…
