Talk about a star-studded project! Brett Young just announced his first-ever holiday album, Brett Young & Friends Sing The Christmas Classics, featuring an all-star cast of collaborators, including Darius Rucker, Chris Tomlin, Colbie Caillat, Sam Fischer, Dann Huff, Maddie & Tae and Phil Wickham joining Young on all eight songs on the project. “I’ve always known that I wanted…
Darius Rucker had to fight his way into country music. The Hootie & the Blowfish frontman has been open about his struggles as a Black man in country music — a struggle that he sees shifting, thanks in part to his massive success. “When I came to Nashville 14 years ago, I was going into the radio stations and…
Kane Brown earned a spot on TIME magazine’s list of 100 Influential People of 2021. The singer was praised by Darius Rucker, who penned a touching essay in honor of Brown’s influence in country music. “Kane Brown has that unquantifiable ‘it’ factor,” Rucker boasts. “He’s so laid-back and doesn’t take himself too seriously, but he also really cares about his…
CMT Giants: Charley Pride aired on Wednesday, August 25, with artists like Alan Jackson, Lee Ann Womack, George Strait, Luke Combs and more honoring one of country music’s biggest trailblazers. Jackson performed “Where Do I Put Her Memory?,” which became a No. 1 hit for Pride in 1979. Womack sang “Crystal Chandeliers,” included on Pride’s 1967 The Country Way…
Darius Rucker is once again hosting his annual Darius and Friends concert, now in its 12th year, with proceeds benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The event, which has raised more than $2 million since it began, will take place at the Ryman Auditorium on August 17, with an online option to watch as well. Artists joining Rucker will…
It’s a story all of the singers can almost laugh about now, but it wasn’t funny at the time. Darius Rucker recently shared about an experience he had with Rascal Flatts, while he was opening for the trio on their American Living Unstoppable Tour in 2009. The country music stars were in Toronto, and had an unexpected encounter with…
By the time Darius Rucker released his debut single as a country artist, “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It,” in 2008, almost everyone knew who he was, as the lead singer of Hootie & the Blowfish. But that wasn’t enough for him, at least not anymore. The South Carolina native was determined to have a lengthy career as…
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…
For decades, country music has been dominated by white artists, while Black artists struggled to find their place in country music. It’s an odd, and highly unfortunate, mark on country music, especially since the early origins of country music can be traced back to predominantly Black music. Thankfully, although it has taken far too long, the country music genre…
Nashville is one step closer to getting a Major League Baseball team, thanks in part to several country stars. Darius Rucker, Luke Combs, Kane Brown and Eric Church are part of an advisory board, along with pop music superstar Justin Timberlake and former Titans player Eddie George, with the goal of making Music City the home of a new…
