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Oct 07
Capitol Nashville When Keith Urban sings “Saw the man in black/ Spotlight in the air/ Heard a thousand screams/ Saw my dad’s stare,” in his new hit, “Wild Hearts,” he’s actually sharing one of his pivotal memories. The freedom anthem came to Keith — fully finished — via Old Dominion‘s Brad Tursi, Runaway June‘s Jennifer Wayne, and singer/songwriter Eric Paslay. But it …
Oct 06
Rich Fury/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Dolly Parton has been happily married to her husband, Carl Dean, for more than 50 years, but that doesn’t mean she’s immune to the occasional celebrity crush. In fact, in a new cover story interview with W Magazine, the country superstar admits that she’s always been something of …
Oct 06
Universal Music Group Nashville Recording an album is difficult enough on its own, but Mickey Guyton made her full-length studio debut, Remember Her Name, while simultaneously at work on another creative process: She was pregnant with her first child, a son named Grayson. “Pregnancy wasn’t in the plan!” Mickey admits during a recent CMT interview, …
Oct 06
Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Wednesday marks Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s 25th wedding anniversary, and Tim marked the occasion on social media by recounting the day they got engaged. That day was actually the last in a string of several marriage proposals he gave to his fellow country …
Oct 06
Sean Gallagher/NBC No guitarist? No problem. Chris Stapleton dropped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday night to perform “You Should Probably Leave,” and when his guitar player couldn’t make it to the stage, the late-night show host himself stepped in as a replacement. “I got a text last night from Chris,” Jimmy …
Oct 06
Mickey Bernal/FilmMagic When the 2021 CMA Awards show returns this November, someone new will be taking over hosting duties. Reba McEntire, who helmed last year’s ceremony along with Darius Rucker, will not return, according to a report from Billboard. The Country Music Association confirmed that Reba will be sitting out the hosting gig this year, …
Oct 06
On this day in 1990, this two-time Grammy winner joined the Grand Ole Opry and performed three songs — one from his second studio album and the others from his eponymous debut album that came out the year prior. Who is it? ANSWER: Garth Brooks. He performed “Friends In Low Places,” “If Tomorrow Never Comes” and “This …
Oct 06
Anna Clary If Michael Ray‘s latest hit takes you back to an earlier era in country music, well, the Florida native’s just fine with that. “‘Whiskey and Rain‘ has that Gary Allan feel I grew up on,” Michael explains. “It has that, you know, Ronnie Milsap feel of the ’80s. It has that Bakersfield sound that I grew up on, …
Oct 06
Jameson Rodgers and Luke Combs are number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, thanks to their collaborative single “Cold Beer Calling My Name,” which they released on December 7, 2020. Chris Stapleton joined Jimmy Fallon on his late night talk show on Tuesday, where the two jammed out to his 2020 hit “You Should Probably Leave.” Stapleton’s guitarist couldn’t make it to the …
Oct 05
Connie Chronuk/ABC It’s all in the family for Gabby Barrett as she and husband Cade Foehner celebrate their second wedding anniversary. To honor the special occasion, Gabby shared a photo on Instagram of her and Cade posing in front of a sunset photo background, with Cade cradling their 10-month-old daughter, Baylah May, in his arms. “Happy 2nd Anniversary my love. You are my …
