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Apr 15
Alabama’s Randy Owen contributes his voice to “Hope of Alabama,” the new theme song for The Music of the World Games, which he co-wrote with his daughter Allison and World Games Artistic Director Dr. Henry Panion III. Other country artists singing on the track include Sara Evans, Jamey Johnson and more. Blake Shelton this week …
Apr 15
ABC Raising children while also managing a busy country music career is no joke. Fortunately, Mickey Guyton’s got a strong support system that “absolutely” includes fellow moms like Carrie Underwood and Maren Morris, the “Black Like Me” star tells People. “I talk to my friend Maren about it, Carrie Underwood about it,” Mickey explains. “It’s …
Apr 15
ABC It’s been just over two years since Ingrid Andress put out her Grammy-nominated debut album, Lady Like. Now, she’s back to kick off album two. First up off the as-yet-unnamed new project is “Good Person,” a self-reflective song that explores what it means to be “good” — and how to define “goodness” in ourselves …
Apr 15
ABC “I Hope” you’ll tune in when Gabby Barrett makes her return to American Idol. The genre-busting country star came in third on the ABC show in 2018. Since then, she’s scored massive hits with her breakout single, “I Hope” — which was followed by a remix with pop sensation Charlie Puth — and “The …
Apr 15
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for CMT With 10 number-one hits to his name and another — “Never Say Never,” with Lainey Wilson — quickly ascending to the top of the chart, Cole Swindell knows first-hand that songs can change lives. But when he was making his new album, Stereotype, the power of music took on a …
Apr 15
ABC There was a time when Dierks Bentley wasn’t sure if his Colorado-based music festival, Seven Peaks, would ever return. Dierks launched Seven Peaks in 2018 and it had its second year in 2019, but then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. After canceling in 2020, Dierks planned to bring it back in 2021, but those plans …
Apr 14
ABC By the time Carly Pearce was in first grade, she was already in training to be a country singer — and she owes a lot of that drive and ambition to LeAnn Rimes. Ahead of tonight’s premiere of CMT Crossroads: LeAnn Rimes & Friends, Carly says that her admiration for LeAnn runs deep. “When …
Apr 14
In case you missed it, Breland led a sold-out benefit show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium earlier this week, featuring appearances from Sam Hunt, Dierks Bentley, Kane Brown and many others. The event raised over $140,000 for Nashville’s at-risk youth. After airing on the Circle Network back in February, Randy Travis’ More Life documentary is on …
Apr 14
Terry Wyatt/Getty Images As promised, Garth Brooks unveiled the name of his downtown Nashville entertainment complex this week, and the moniker is an homage to one of his biggest hits of all time. The venue is called Friends in Low Places, named after Garth’s classic breakout single from 1990. In true Garth fashion, he found …
Apr 14
ABC Maren Morris got to play the role of surprise guest at a John Mayer show in Nashville on Wednesday night, stepping onstage to sing two duets with the star singer-songwriter. One of those was “Last Train Home,” a song off John’s recent Sob Rock album. Maren provides backing vocals on the studio version, so …
