Keith Urban to be honored by the BMI… Miranda Lambert is going on tour… Keith Urban will receive BMI’s Champion Award at the performance-rights group’s annual celebration of songwriters on November 7th. He was chosen for his commitment to music education and his efforts in supporting the next generation of performers and songwriters. The ceremony will be held […]
Garth Brooks to release a five-part anthology… Darius Rucker to release a new album… Garth Brooks will release a five-part anthology tracing the steps of his career from the very beginning. It will feature a book written by Garth and is packaged with five CDs. Part 1: The First Five Years will be out on November 14th. It […]
Luke Bryan is now wearing looser-fitting jeans… Scotty McCreery is now engaged… Luke Bryan is changing his jeans. In a recent interview, he said that he has chosen to go with looser-fitting jeans going forward. He jokingly said, “I did go to a looser jean this year. Because I just got tired of like, ‘Tight Pants […]
Reba is getting her own boot line… Brett Young is going on tour… Reba McEntire has penned a deal with Justin Boots to design her own line. The collection is inspired by her life and features casual boots, booties and classic western boots. She says, “This collection is for all those strong, spirited women and cowgirls at heart […]
Carrie Underwood doesn’t work out- as much… Blake Shelton’s new album is due out in November… One time exercise fen Carrie Underwood has cut back on her workouts. She tells E!, “I used to work out six days a week. But now that’s a little rare, sometimes it’s one or two times a week, and that just […]
Alabama to release a Christmas album… Little Big Town to tour next year… Alabama will release their American Christmas album on October 6th. The album includes holiday favorites, four new songs and an updated version of their classic “Christmas in Dixie.” It’s the group’s first newly recorded Christmas album in 21 years. Little Big Town is hitting the […]
Willie Nelson is teaming up with his sons for an album… Jason Aldean has a new book out… Willie Nelson will release Willie Nelson and the Boys on October 20th. The album features his sons Lukas and Micah, and is from Willie’s Stash — an archive of performances and studio recordings. The collection features country standards, many which were written by Hank Williams. This is […]
Chris Lane to headline this fall… Dustin Lynch is still at #1… Chris Lane is set to embark on his first headlining tour next month. He’ll start off the Take Back Home tour in Baltimore on October 15th and wrap things up in Wichita, Kansas on December 15th. He says, “I couldn’t be more excited for my first headlining tour. […]