Jeff Johnson Chris Young and Kane Brown’s number-one duet, “Famous Friends,” has earned another superlative to close out 2021. The song tops the year-end chart for Billboard’s Country Airplay songs. “Famous Friends” is the most-played song on country radio from this year, and also lands inside the top 5 Billboard Hot Country Songs for 2021. …
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Dec 09
Reba McEntire’s former home is transforming into a luxury venue and resort
Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for CMA If you’ve ever wanted to hang out at Reba McEntire’s house, you’re in luck: A Southern Colonial mansion in Lebanon, Tennessee that the country superstar formerly called home is now becoming a five-star luxury venue and resort. Originally built in 1960, the stunning, 13,000-sq. ft home, called The Estate at …
Dec 09
Eric Church joins the lineup for ‘In Performance at the White House’ holiday special
Terry Wyatt/Getty Images Eric Church is celebrating the holidays from Washington, D.C. this season, appearing as part of a stacked bill for In Performance at the White House: Spirit of the Season. The hour-long TV special finds acts of all stripes performing from various historic rooms in the White House, including the State Dining Room, …
Dec 09
Thomas Rhett and his family are “already in the chaos phase,” so what’s one more baby?
ABC Thomas Rhett and his wife Lauren welcomed baby Lillie Carolina to the family last month, and that brings their total of young children up to four: They’re already parents to six-year-old Willa Gray, four-year-old Ada James and one-year-old Lennon Love. “Watching a child being born is legit a miracle,” Thomas wrote on social media …
Dec 08
Nashville notes
Tune in to CMT tonight for back-to-back Christmas specials. First up is the Brett Young-helmed CMT Crossroads Christmas: Brett Young & Friends, featuring Gavin DeGraw, Boyz II Men and more. Next up is CMT’s A Tennessee Kind of Christmas, featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, Sara Evans and a host of other artists. In case you missed …
Dec 08
Luke Bryan shares a sweet, “goofy” tribute to his wife Caroline on their 15th anniversary
ABC Luke Bryan and his wife, Caroline, are celebrating 15 years of marriage today, and the singer celebrated with a social media tribute that showcased the couple’s signature mix of sweetness and humor. “Happy 15 Anniversary to my love,” Luke wrote alongside a selfie of himself and Caroline in the stands at a football game. …
Dec 08
Brett Eldredge hopes to do his own Christmas special one day, “when the time is right”
Hunter Berry/CMA Brett Eldredge is currently on the road for this year’s Glow Live Tour, an annual run of shows inspired by his holiday album from 2016, Glow. Christmas music — both live and recorded — has become a staple for the country crooner, and he’s adding to his seasonal catalog again this year with …
Dec 08
Garth Brooks’ Stadium Tour is headed to Orlando in spring 2022
John Medina/Getty Images Garth Brooks is headed to Florida. The country superstar just revealed that he’s booked a Stadium Tour stop at Orlando’s Camping World Stadium for March 26, 2022. The announcement comes just a couple of days after he teased more show announcements on Monday night’s episode of Inside Studio G, his Facebook live …
Dec 08
Blake Shelton credits his “best fans in the world” for his People’s Choice Awards win
ABC Blake Shelton continued his reign at the People’s Choice Awards on Tuesday night, dominating the country category for a sixth year running. The singer started that hot streak back in 2016, when he won Favorite Male Country Artist, keeping his hold on that category until the male and female divisions were consolidated in 2018 …
Dec 08
1883 stars Tim McGraw + Faith Hill try to keep their real marriage separate from their on-screen one
Rick Diamond/Getty Images Tim McGraw and Faith Hill both have plenty of experience acting separately, but in 1883 — the new Paramount+ prequel to Yellowstone — they’re playing husband and wife. However, there are some key differences between their on-screen marriage and their real-life marriage, the couple explain in a new People interview. They try to …