Nashville Notes: Drake Milligan’s ‘Christmas Cookies’ + Ryan Larkins’ surprise Gospel Takes

Drake Milligan‘s saddled-up, holiday style. The America’s Got Talent alum covered George Strait‘s “Christmas Cookies” and Elvis Presley‘s “Blue Christmas” as part of his Living Room Sessions series, and you can watch the performance videos now on YouTube. Ryan Larkins has surprised-dropped a new album, The Gospel Takes. Spanning 10 tracks, the project features Ryan’s acoustic covers …

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Remember when Randy Travis narrated Annabelle’s Wish? Parker McCollum does

Disney/Tanner Yeager Parker’s McCollum‘s got three favorite movies, and one of them’s a 1997 animated film featuring Randy Travis. “Favorite Christmas movie – this is gonna sound kind of goofy, but one of them is definitely Annabelle’s Wish, because Randy Travis narrates it,” Parker shares in a recent interview. “I used to watch that when I …

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Nat King Cole has Jordan Davis’ favorite Christmas song

Disney/Scott Kirkland Picking a favorite holiday song can be tough for some. Simply put, the options are endless. But when asked in an interview to pick one, Jordan Davis swiftly picked a jazz music icon’s tune. “My favorite Christmas song is Nat King Cole‘s ‘Buon Natale.’ I don’t know the record it’s on it, [but] we …

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Joy to the World: CMA Country Christmas reairing Sunday

Disney/Connie Chornuk You’ll get to relive the magic of CMA Country Christmas when it reairs Sunday. The Country Music Association has announced that its annual holiday special will return to ABC with an encore broadcast at 10 p.m. ET. Trisha Yearwood and Amy Grant will be your hosts, and they’ll take the stage to perform alongside Cody Johnson, Ashley McBryde, Jon …

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Catch Trisha Yearwood on CBS’ ‘National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony’

Disney/Connie Chornuk Trisha Yearwood will perform “My Favorite Things” on Friday’s 102nd National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. Other acts tapped for the star-studded holiday special include James Taylor, The War And Treaty and Trombone Shorty.  Trisha’s been busy this year with other holiday shows. She recently co-hosted and performed on ABC’s CMA Country Christmas and was featured alongside Keith Urban, Pat …

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Brett Eldredge’s Glow Tour is going digital and you’re invited

Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Missed Brett Eldredge‘s Christmas tour this year? Fret not, he’s got you covered. Brett will livestream the final show of his GLOW: Welcome to the Family Tour from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Friday. “Don’t miss out on the magic of The Glow Tour! Join me virtually from Bridgestone Arena on …

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“Maybe This Christmas” Michael Buble will talk Carly Pearce into a holiday album

Reprise First Carly Pearce and Michael Bublé debuted their new holiday tune, “Maybe This Christmas,” on The Voice. Then the Canadian icon wasted no time getting the country star to bring him to the Grand Ole Opry. And it was all at Michael’s insistence, Carly reveals. “He loves classic country music. He’s a fan. I feel like a …

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Nashville Notes: Patrick Murphy covers The Script + Jameson Rodgers’ acoustic ‘River’

Patrick Murphy has dropped his cover of The Scripts‘ “For the First Time.” “I’ve always loved this song and @thescriptofficial and getting to go on tour with them this year was a dream come true,” Patrick shares on Instagram. “The piano is a huge part of who I am as an artist and seeing how they used it …

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Love a laid-back holiday season? So does Luke Combs

Disney/Scott Kirkland Between a stadium tour and releasing a new album, it’s safe to say that Luke Combs has had a very busy 2024. That’s why, when it comes to the holidays, Luke’s all about slowing down and enjoying quality family time. “A lot of family [members are] around [for the holidays]. … My parents, the in-laws, the kids, my wife’s sister and …

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Dustin Lynch raises over $32K for hometown

Disney/Scott Kirkland “Small Town Boy” Dustin Lynch returned to Tullahoma High School on Tuesday for his Dustin Lynch And Friends Benefit Concert. The ninth annual event raised over $32,000 for two local organizations supporting education: Imagination Library of Coffee County (an affiliate of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library) and the Tullahoma Education Foundation for Excellence. “Honored to …

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