Luke Bryan resumes his Vegas residency at Resorts World Wednesday night, with more shows coming Friday and Saturday. If you can’t make it this time, never fear: he’s back March 22. The Academy of Country Music is reporting the passing of songwriter Pat Bunch, who was nominated for Single of the Year in 1987 for the Restless Heart hit “I’ll Still Be Loving …
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Feb 08
Lainey Wilson, HARDY & Tanya Tucker are ‘Reportin’ for Duty’ for Leslie Jordan
Door Knocker Media Lainey Wilson, HARDY, Tanya Tucker, ERNEST and Charlie Worsham are included in the latest round of artists added to the tribute to actor/comedian Leslie Jordan later this month at the Opry House. They join an already-stellar list of the Tennessee native’s friends: Maren Morris, Brothers Osborne, Ashley McBryde, Jelly Roll and rocker Eddie Vedder, as well as his Hollywood pals Jim Parsons, Mayim Bialik, Cheyenne Jackson, Max Greenfield and Margaret Cho. You can …
Feb 08
Cody Johnson’s enjoying the Grammy afterglow
ABC Three days after the Grammys, Cody Johnson‘s still soaking in the love. “‘Til You Can’t,” which was written by Matt Rogers and Ben Stennis and recorded, of course, by Cody, was named Best Country Song at Sunday’s ceremony in Los Angeles. “Congrats to Matt Rogers & Ben Stennis for writing such an incredible song,” Cody shared on his socials on Wednesday. …
Feb 08
What’s old is new again: Join the Dolly Parton record club
Vinyl Me Please If you can’t get enough Dolly, the record subscription service Vinyl Me, Please is looking for you. For the first time ever, VMP is rolling out a yearlong plan to deliver a different Dolly Parton album every month. Vinyl Me, Parton features titles that were originally available as records back in the day, namely: My …
Feb 08
Darius Rucker’s Riverfront Revival returns to Charleston this fall
ABC/Connie Chornuk You can think of Darius Rucker as the evangelist, and he’s bringing his revival to his beloved hometown of Charleston for the second year in a row. The first tickets are on sale now for Darius’ Riverfront Revival, which will take place October 7 and 8 at Riverfront Park in North Charleston, South Carolina. “Charleston’s …
Feb 08
Carrie Underwood gets “ROWDY” in Atlanta
ABC Carrie Underwood‘s riding high after conquering Hotlanta. “Just when I think the crowds on the #DenimAndRhinestonesTour can’t get any better, we play Atlanta!” she shared on her socials Wednesday morning. “What a wonderful treat it was to be with you all and get ROWDY on a Tuesday night @statefarmarena !!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!” …
Feb 08
For Walker Hayes, staying up late is part of that “Y’all Life,” y’all
Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal For Walker Hayes, his wife, Laney, and their six kids, staying up late is just part of livin’ that “Y’all Life,” y’all. “My family, man, we have the most random schedule,” he tells ABC Audio. “I’ve never met another family like us. But my wife and kids and I, we don’t go to bed till 2 or 3.” “I …
Feb 07
Nashville notes: Carrie’s selling out + BRELAND’s back at the Ryman to help
Carrie Underwood launched the first week of the second leg of her Denim & Rhinestones Tour by playing to packed houses in Miami, Tampa and Jacksonville, Florida. If you missed Griffen Palmer making his national television debut Monday on ABC’s The Bachelor, you can check out his performance of “Second Guessing” online. “Beers on Me” hitmaker BRELAND will host his second annual …
Feb 07
Tyler Hubbard and Elle King notch big ‘Billboard’ debuts with new projects
ABC Both Tyler Hubbard and Elle King scored big debuts this week on Billboard‘s Top Country Albums tally. The Florida Georgia Line frontman lands at #8 with his first solo album, moving 15,000 units in his first week. The self-titled record contains both his first #1, “5 Foot 9,” and his current hit, “Dancin’ in the Country.” Elle debuts at #11 with …
Feb 07
Don’t it make my brown eyes blue? Keith Urban teases new video
Capitol Nashville Keith Urban topped the charts with 2016’s “Blue Ain’t Your Color,” and now he’s in the top 15 with “Brown Eyes Baby.” And it looks like the Aussie superstar may be connecting the dots between the two songs with his new music video. “I can take the BLUE out of your Brown Eyes Baby…,” …