Michael Ray and Lee Greenwood are just two of the artists who will honor the late Jeff Carson with a musical tribute. The two will be joined by Mark Wills, Ty Herndon, Wade Hayes, Rhett Akins, Ricochet, Craig Campbell and more, for A Music Memorial for Jeff Carson, honoring the country music singer turned police officer, who passed away…
Michael Ray isn’t afraid to shed a few tears, especially when it’s for something that means so much to him. The Florida native shared an emotional, and deeply heartfelt, video on social media, after “Whiskey and Rain” became his fourth No. 1 hit. Now that Ray’s new single, “Holy Water,” is also rapidly climbing the charts, Ray is…
The country music community is mourning the loss of country singer turned police officer Jeff Carson, who passed away on March 26 after suffering a heart attack. The 58-year-old, who had hits like “The Car” and “Not On Your Love,” was in the process of working on a new album, with artists like Michael Ray, Darryl Worley, Mark Wills, and Craig Morgan….
Lee Brice is hitting the road, and bringing along a few of his friends. The South Carolina native just announced his Label Me Proud Tour, which includes Michael Ray, Jackson Dean, Tim Montana and Tyler Farr serving as his opening acts. “Man, it feels good to announce this tour!” Brice says. “It’s been a while since we’ve all been…
Michael Ray wrote two of the seven songs on his Higher Education EP, but he hints his next project will have even more tracks he helped write. The Florida native, who wrote both “Picture” and “Didn’t Know I Was Country” from Higher Education, reveals that he has been hard at work on a new set of tunes, including…
Michael Ray‘s “Holy Water” video is out! The song, from Ray’s Higher Education EP, follows his recent multi-week, No. 1 hit, “Whiskey and Rain,” Written by Ashley Gorley, Hunter Phelps, Ben Johnson and Michael Hardy, Ray had an idea for the music video from the first time he heard it — a vision that, fortunately, came to life even…
The ACM Awards are supposed to honor artists who have worked hard and had success throughout the year, a benchmark of their career accomplishments. While the Academy of Country Music gets it right a lot, they have missed the mark more than once, which could explain how neither Lee Brice nor Blake Shelton were nominated this year. Keep reading…
Fresh off his multi-week, No. 1 hit, “Whiskey and Rain,” Michael Ray has a new song at radio. The Florida native just dropped the pure-country “Holy Water” track as his next single. The song, written by Ashley Gorley, Hunter Phelps, Ben Johnson and HARDY is from Ray’s latest Higher Education EP. Ray, who has been teasing the video…
It’s been seven years since Michael Ray introduced himself to country music fans, with the release of his debut “Kiss You in the Morning” single. The song, from his eponymous debut album, also became Ray’s first No. 1 hit. In honor of the February 16 anniversary of the release of the song, Ray took his fans back in…
Michael Ray has been influenced by numerous artists over the years, but perhaps none as much as Gary Allan. It is Allan whose music resonated with Ray the first time he heard it, and who still serves as a guiding light in his own promising career today. “Gary Allan was a big influence to me once I started…
