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Jun 01
In case you missed it, rising act Jackson Dean made his Grand Ole Opry debut Tuesday night. There will be plenty of opportunities to see him live this summer, as he’s joining Lee Brice on tour. “Achy Breaky” is now three decades old: Billy Ray Cyrus’ controversial, much-buzzed-about megahit “Achy Breaky Heart” turned 30 years old …
Jun 01
ABC Years before she shot to fame with the success of songs like “What Are You Gonna Tell Her” and “Black Like Me,” Mickey Guyton got her start with her 2015 debut single “Better Than You Left Me.” Now, Mickey’s revisiting her powerful breakup anthem with a new acoustic version, which she shared on her …
Jun 01
Katie Kauss/Getty Images Parker McCollum’s got nothing but good things to say about Eric Church. The rising country star was the opening act for Eric’s American Family Field show in Milwaukee over Memorial Day weekend, on a bill that also included Brothers Osborne. After the show, Parker felt so moved by how the headliner treated …
Jun 01
ABC Country music gets a spotlight in the upcoming June/July edition of AARP The Magazine, which features a sweeping, multi-generational lineup of the genre’s biggest acts celebrating America. Coming just in time for Independence Day next month, the issue includes reflections from country music’s living legends — Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson, to …
Jun 01
Academy of Country Music The Academy of Country Music announced its Special Awards nominees on Wednesday, putting a spotlight on artists, songwriters and industry members. Miranda Lambert is being honored for her career-long ACMs success, receiving this year’s Triple Crown Award. She qualifies for that honor because throughout her career she was won ACM Top …
Jun 01
BBR Music Group Frank Ray might still be on the police force if his family and friends hadn’t encouraged him to commit to music full time. Frank was a police officer in Las Cruces, New Mexico, when he started building a following playing local bars and honky-tonks. The singer was on the force for a decade before his music …
May 31
Presale tickets for Carly Pearce‘s headlining show at the Ryman Auditorium are available to members of her fan club Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET. Priscilla Block will be one of the performers at the Nashville Meets London Festival, taking place August 24 and 25 at Trinity Buoy Wharf in East London. Shy Carter will make his Grand Ole Opry debut …
May 31
ABC Keith Urban had a special guest join him in Las Vegas this weekend. The crowd at the final night of his 2022 residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace got the ultimate treat when Keith’s Academy Award-winning wife, Nicole Kidman, came out on stage. Keith greeted his wife with a hug and a kiss as he jokingly asked, “What’s your name?” …
May 31
ABC Jimmie Allen and Michael Ray are among the artists speaking out about their mental health in partnership with ACM Lifting Lives. In the new digital series The Check-In, multiple country stars are opening up about their mental health journeys, candidly “sharing stories from their own mental health experiences over the recent few years and revealing how music has played a …
May 31
ABC Dan + Shay are Kenny Chesney superfans and are pledging their allegiance through song. The duo is currently one of the opening acts on Kenny’s stadium-sized Here and Now Tour. Ahead of their show at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, they debuted a new song they wrote in honor of the impact Kenny has had on them. Dan + Shay hopped on Instagram …
