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Sep 30
Amy Sussman/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Dan + Shay might have one of the most successful careers in country music, but that doesn’t mean they are immune to struggles just like everyone else. The duo’s Dan Smyers admits that, like many others, he has struggled with his mental health. “Full disclosure, my mental health lives in a …
Sep 30
Image Group LA/ABC via Getty Images Lady A never imagined the backlash that would follow from changing their name, from Lady Antebellum to Lady A. The trio, who made the decision when they realized the negative connotations associated with the world “antebellum,” were soon after faced with a lawsuit by blues singer Anita White, who also goes by Lady …
Sep 30
Sony Nashville A new album is coming from Pistol Annies, this time a Christmas one. The trio, made up of Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley, announced that their Hell of a Holiday album will be out on October 22. The 13-track record includes both original and cover songs, including “Auld Lang Syne,” “Make You Blue” …
Sep 30
Carly Pearce on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”/ABC Carly Pearce got really, really personal on all of the songs from her latest album, 29: Written in Stone, including her “Never Wanted to Be That Girl” duet with Ashley McBryde. Carly, who says Ashley is one of only two of her artist friends that she wanted to write with — …
Sep 30
On this day in 2015, a singer from a popular country group announced he was embarking on a solo project, amid rumors that the band was splitting up — rumors that, thankfully, proved false. His sole solo album, The Driver, included Dierks Bentley and Eric Paslay on the title track. Who is it? ANSWER: Lady A‘s Charles Kelley. Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. …
Sep 30
Katie Kauss/ABC via Getty Images Thomas Rhett and his wife, Lauren Akins, will welcome their fourth daughter later this year, and they are already pretty close to picking out a name. The couple, parents to Willa Gray, Ada James and Lennon Love, are looking to a Southern state as a possible inspiration for their upcoming baby girl. “This has been hard, just …
Sep 30
Michael Tran/FilmMagic One of Lee Brice‘s favorite things to do is perform in front of his fans, night after night. But after more than a year off of the road, Lee admits it has been a bit of a challenge to remember how to put on a live show. “I had to kind of learn how …
Sep 30
BMLG Records Lady A‘s uptempo hit, “Like a Lady,” has been one of country music’s stand-out, feel-good songs of the summer. It’s the first release from the trio’s seven-track What a Song Can Do (Chapter One) collection, which came out in June. But when Lady A’s full-length eighth album arrives next month, we’ll get a better look at what Hillary Scott, Charles …
Sep 30
Trace Adkins just released the video for “Where the Country Girls At.” The song, which features both Luke Bryan and Pitbull, is from his latest The Way I Wanna Go album. Mandy Barnett will be the next member of the Grand Ole Opry. The singer, who turned 46 on the day of her invitation, was invited by Connie Smith, who did so by …
Sep 29
Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Innovation In Music Awards Walker Hayes‘ career has had a big, big boost thanks to the viral success of “Fancy Like,” a move that was anything but calculated. The Alabama native is still blown away by how much the song has propelled him and his music, especially now. “This wasn’t supposed …
