Author's posts
Jan 08
Maddie & Tae plot headlining tour, celebrate friendship milestone
ABC Maddie & Tae are celebrating 10 years of being tour buddies with their headlining Here’s To Friends Tour. The newly announced 12-date trek kicks off March 16 in New Port Richey, Florida, and will wrap in Camrose, Alberta, on August 4. “This year’s Here’s To Friends Tour is really special because it marks 14 years of friendship …
Jan 08
Kelsea Ballerini celebrates first anniversary with Chase Stokes
Disney/Scott Kirkland Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes are celebrating their one-year anniversary of dating. “A whole trip around the sun with my bestie. @hichasestokes thanks for making me write love songs,” Kelsea captioned her Instagram carousel. The post featured various photos of the couple sharing affectionate moments, as well as two videos, one of which shows Kelsea wide awake as Chase snored away at night. …
Jan 08
Jelly Roll visits old jail cell: “I truly thought this was it”
Disney/Frank Micelotta Jelly Roll was recently overwhelmed with emotion after stepping foot into his previous jail cell. “There was a time in my life where I truly thought this was it,” a teary-eyed Jelly told CBS News Sunday Morning‘s Kelefa Sanneh inside Metro-Davidson County Detention Facility. “And then coming here after being nominated for two Grammys just hits different.” “I wrote …
Jan 08
Baby #2 on the way for Jon Pardi
ABC The Jon Pardi household is about to be a party of four. Jon and his wife, Summer, are expecting their second child. The news arrived January 7 via Summer’s Instagram Reel. “Good thing we have that extra guest room [wink emoji] we can’t wait to fill this home with all of the love from our little family of …
Jan 05
Nashville notes: Tammy Wynette’s Grammy + Scotty McCreery’s “Bar”
The late Tammy Wynette, known for her standard “Stand By Your Man,” will be honored with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award February 3 in Los Angeles, alongside the likes of Gladys Knight and Donna Summer. Scotty McCreery‘s set to drop a new track, titled “Can’t Pass the Bar,” on January 12. “My Boy” hitmaker Elvie Shane will release his sophomore album, Damascus, …
Jan 05
Miranda Lambert takes Gabby Barrett to Texas on new track
Warner Music Nashville What would happen if Gabby Barrett collaborated with Miranda Lambert? All you have to do is check out the new tune “You’re My Texas” to find out. Gabby and Miranda crafted the track with noted singer/songwriter Hillary Lindsey, known for monster hits like Carrie Underwood‘s “Jesus, Take the Wheel” and Little Big Town‘s “Girl Crush.” “Where I hang my hat …
Jan 05
Keith Urban inspired Dustin Lynch’s devotion to fitness
ABC Keith Urban is one of Dustin Lynch‘s main inspirations for looking and feeling good, the “Stars Like Confetti” star reveals to Muscle & Fitness. “It was a great string of lessons I learned from touring with Keith,” Dustin tells M&F. “Just watching how regimented he was with how he scheduled his days… what he ate before and after shows. He …
Jan 05
Riley, Dustin, Darius & more invite you to warm up with a ‘CMT Campfire Session’
CMT CMT is lighting the flame for a new round of Campfire Sessions. The third season of the acoustic performance show, which features some of country’s biggest stars singing their hits and sharing their stories in an intimate fireside setting, premieres January 12 at 10 p.m. ET. Chris Young will be front and center in the premiere …
Jan 05
Move over George Birge, here comes Tim McGraw, Jelly Roll and more
ABC This week, George Birge tops the country chart with his debut solo single, “Mind on You,” and as the calendar turns to 2024, there are plenty of new songs vying to take his place: — Tim McGraw’s releasing “One Bad Habit” as the follow-up to his 47th #1, “Standing Room Only.” The new track’s from his surprise Poet’s Resume EP, which came …
Jan 05
Dolly-inspired recipes to celebrate her upcoming birthday
JB Rowland courtesy of Dolly Parton Dolly Parton doesn’t turn 78 until January 19, but her partners at Duncan Hines are making sure you have plenty of time to get ready for the celebration. The classic kitchen brand has cued up a whole new array of Dolly-inspired recipes, made, of course, with her Duncan Hines baking …