ABC/Image Group LADevin Dawson’s recent six-stop California Smoke Tour raised more than $12,000 for the California Fire Foundation. It’s a cause that’s personal for the “All on Me” hitmaker, not only because he’s from the Golden State, but also because close family members are firefighters. His grandfather has 25 years of service as a fireman, …
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May 07
Maren Morris steps into the “Spotlight” to tell her story on YouTube on Friday
Columbia NashvilleYou can trace the skyrocketing career of Maren Morris this Friday, when her installment of Artist Spotlight Stories premieres on YouTube Music. She teased the mini-documentary on her socials on Tuesday, and also shared a short clip. “It can be tough to look back, but it’s better with a wider (and wiser) lens,” Maren says. “Let me tell you my …
May 07
Dylan Scott scores his first #1 album with “Nothing to Do Town”
CurbDylan Scott has the first number one album of his career so far this week, as his Nothing to Do Town EP takes its place at the top of Billboard’s Country Album Sales chart. The Louisiana native co-write five of the six songs on the collection, including the title track, which is also his current single. “I can’t …
May 07
Morgan Evans is heading home, taking his World Tour to Australia and New Zealand
ABC/Image Group LAMorgan Evans is taking his World Tour home in October: The Aussie singer will play his biggest headlining shows ever Down Under. The “Day Drunk” hitmaker’s Australian trek kicks off October 18 in Sydney, and continues on to five more stops in Australia, before wrapping with a single show in New Zealand on October …
May 07
Brothers Osborne, Maren, Miranda and ZBB are the top nominees at the 2019 CMT Music Awards
CMTBrothers Osborne, Maren Morris, Miranda Lambert, and Zac Brown Band are the most-nominated artists at this year’s CMT Music Awards, with three nods each. Carly Pearce revealed this year’s contenders Tuesday morning on NBC’s Today show. You can vote for your favorites now at CMT.com, ahead of the Wednesday, June 8 show, which will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena starting at 8 p.m. …
May 07
Lindsay Ell reveals how Keith Urban set the bar on the kind of entertainer she aims to be
ABC/Image Group LALindsay Ell is currently one spot away from country’s top twenty with “What Happens in a Small Town,” her duet with Brantley Gilbert. But that isn’t her only superstar collaboration. Last year, Lindsay teamed with Keith Urban on “Horses,” for his Graffiti U album. “If you were to tell ten-year-old little Lindsay that she was gonna have a song with Keith Urban,” she …
May 07
Once Jon Pardi’s done working the “Night Shift,” he promises a new album that’s “rowdy” and “upbeat”
ABC/Mark LevineAs Jon Pardi‘s latest hit, “Night Shift,” nears the top of the chart, he’s also busy readying his third album, the follow-up to 2016’s California Sunrise. “It’s gonna be rowdy,” Jon tells ABC Radio. “It’s gonna be upbeat.” “There’s some great songs on it,” Jon adds. “And all the things that we recorded are [by] great songwriters. [There’s] …
May 06
Take Me There: How you can watch the Gospel Music Association honor Rascal Flatts
ABC/Image Group LAWednesday night in Nashville, Rascal Flatts is set to be honored by the Gospel Music Association for their charitable work. Specifically, Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus, and Joe Don Rooney have raised millions of dollars for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt through the years, with the Pediatric Surgery Center now bearing the band’s name. The GMA Honors & …
May 06
Brett Young loses his voice on Kelsea Ballerini’s Miss Me More Tour
ABC/Image Group LABrett Young is recuperating, after being forced to cut his show short while opening for Kelsea Ballerini this weekend on the Miss Me More Tour. The singer’s voice gave out, as the California native explained on Instagram. “I just walked off stage here in Iowa,” a gravelly-voiced Brett said in a short video. “It was the most …
May 06
Chris Young takes his “Raised on Country” anthem across the pond, kicking off his tour in the U.K.
RCA NashvilleChris Young’s Raised on Country World Tour is now officially underway, after a sold-out show Sunday night in Manchester, England. “The Manchester crowd definitely came to party,” Chris commented afterwards. “The audience was unbelievable last night.” This was Chris’s first time headlining Manchester, though he’s toured the United Kingdom four times in the past …