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…
We already knew that Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins would host this year’s CMA Country Christmas, but now we know who some of the performers will be as well! Tim McGraw, Kelsea Ballerini, Dan + Shay, Gabby Barrett, Lady A, Little Big Town and Darius Rucker with Lindsey Stirling will all take the stage for the virtual holiday special. “The idea for…
Darius Rucker’s acceptance into the country music community was not easy, at least in the beginning. The Hootie & the Blowfish frontman is opening up about his role as a black country music singer, revealing how prevalent racism was — and sometimes still is — especially regarding playing his music. “I just came from the Hootie thing, and so,…
The 2020 CMA Awards are officially in the past. The intimate ceremony, which was closed to the public this year because of COVID-19, was hosted by seasoned pro Reba McEntire, along with Darius Rucker, who made his hosting debut last night — and is already eager to do it again. “If they call me back next year,” Darius said…
Miranda Lambert and Carly Pearce with Lee Brice are among early CMA Awards winners! Miranda won the CMA Award for Music Video of the Year, for “Bluebird,” while Carly and Lee took home the CMA Award for Musical Event of the Year, for “I Hope You’re Happy Now.” In addition to the early CMA Awards winners, more performance details…
Few occupations have felt the impact of the world shutting down because of the coronavirus pandemic as much as artists and musicians have. The global health crisis meant people could no longer congregate in crowds, forcing literally thousands of musicians away from their biggest — and for some, their only — source of income: touring. Little Big Town had…
