Carrie Underwood made history… Keith Urban gets two People’s Choice Award nods… Carrie Underwood has made history. She is the only woman to take four country albums to the top of the all-genre Billboard 200. Now that Cry Pretty is at number-one, she tells Billboard, “This album is so special to me for so many reasons and I couldn’t be more proud […]
Brad Paisley is singing with William Shatner… Eric Church is doubling down… Brad Paisley sings “Blue Christmas” on William Shatner’s new album, Shatner Claus–The Christmas Album. Other artists joining Bill on the album are Iggy Pop, Ian Anderson, Todd Rundgren, and more. The album comes out on October 26th. It is true- Eric Church will launch his Double Down tour on January 18th and 19th in […]
Blake Shelton is getting animated… Darius Rucker to honor Ray Charles… Blake Shelton has landed a role in the animated film Uglydolls. Blake will voice the character of Ox — the unofficial mayor of Uglyville. He’ll also perform original songs for the film. Also in the cast are Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Pitbull, and Wanda Sykes. Uglydolls will be released in […]
Dustin Lynch is in the Grand Ole Opry… Carrie Underwood to perform on the AMAs… Dustin Lynch was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry earlier this week. His favorite female singer, Reba McEntire had the honor of welcoming him into the Opry family. Earlier in the evening, Dustin was given a plaque commemorating 1 billion streams of his music. […]
Reba is back in the studio… Brett Eldredge has someone special in his life… Reba fans, you can rejoice. She is back in the studio recording new music. She posted a series of photos on Instagram to prove it. On was a picture of her headphones with the hashtags #newmusic and #comingsoon. No word on […]
Luke Bryan still at #1… Jennifer Nettles to make a movie… The Band Perry is still not country… For the second week in a row, Luke Bryan is sitting pretty at #1 on the Mediabase Country Airplay chart with “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset.” Jennifer Nettles has been announced as one of the cast members in an upcoming feature film about the […]
Blake Shelton to open another Ole Red… Kelsea Ballerini to tour with Kelly Clarkson… Blake Shelton is expanding his brand by opening an Ole Red entertainment venue in Orlando. The plan is to open in 2020. This will be Blake’s fourth Ole Red. The others are in Nashville; Oklahoma; and Gatlinburg, Tennessee — the last of which will […]
Dolly Parton to be recognized for her music and charity work… Carrie Underwood to light the Opry up pink… Dolly Parton has been named the 2019 MusiCares Person of the Year and will be honored at a ceremony in February. She is the first country artist to receive the group’s recognition. Tom Petty, Lionel Richie, Bono, Billy […]
Kane Brown leads the country nominations at the AMAs… Brett Young gives details on his sophomore album… The nominees for the American Music Awards are out. Kane Brown leads the country nominations with three nods. Thomas Rhett, Dan and Shay and Florida Georgia Line have two nominations each. The American Music Awards will air live from Los Angeles on October 9th on ABC. Brett […]
The ACM Awards have a date… Carrie Underwood is getting a star… CMT to celebrate women… The Academy of Country Music has announced the date for next year’s show. The 54th Academy of Country Music Awards will take place at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas on April 7th and will air live on CBS. Carrie […]