ABC/Mitch HaasethAs her single, “Miss More More,” climbs the country chart, Kelsea Ballerini‘s simultaneously experiencing her first taste of pop success with her collaboration with The Chainsmokers, “This Feeling.” “This Chainsmokers song, I’ve never gotten to do anything like this,” Kelsea told ABC Radio during a recent interview in Hollywood. “I’ve never had a collaboration like this, …
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Jan 21
Garth Brooks promises his fans “FUN” is coming in the spring
ABC/Image Group LAYou can expect Garth Brooks’ new album to be plenty of FUN. The CMA’S most-awarded Entertainer of the Year announced that FUN will be the title of his new album on Monday night, during his weekly Inside Studio G series on Facebook. “The title of the album was sparked because making it has been such a fun process to …
Jan 21
Lauren Alaina and Alex Hopkins call off their engagement
ABC/Image Group LALauren Alaina and her fiancé Alex Hopkins have decided to call off their engagement. The two made the announcement Monday evening via a joint statement on social media. “Over the last several years, you have been so supportive of us through all of our ups and downs, including personal struggles with health and family, and we …
Jan 21
If you’re “Keeping Score,” even sold-out audiences in the U.K. know the songs of Dan + Shay
ABC/Image Group LAAfter a blockbuster 2018 that saw both “Tequila” and “Speechless” go to the top of the chart, Dan + Shay are now on the path to international stardom. They’re currently in the middle of a six-show run in the United Kingdom with multiple sold-out dates. The latest album from Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney features a duet with Kelly Clarkson on …
Jan 21
Keith Urban remembers late session guitarist Reggie Young
ABC/Mark LevineVeteran session guitarist Reggie Young, who played on classic hits by Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, Kenny Rogers, The Highwaymen, and dozens more, died Thursday at age 82 at his Nashville area home, The Commercial Appeal reports. Keith Urban remembered his fellow guitar player on his socials, tweeting “My love and prayers go out… to the friends and family of the great Reggie Young!!!!!! Thank …
Jan 21
Go West, young woman: Pop star Colbie Caillat is now in a country quartet
Triple Tigers RecordsEven if you don’t know the name Colbie Caillat, you’d probably recognize her platinum smash from 2007, “Bubbly,” with its catchy lyrics: “It starts in my toes, and I crinkle my nose/Wherever it goes/I always know.” Now, the California-born pop star is in a country band. The group is called Gone West, and it’s made …
Jan 21
O Christmas Tree: Morgan Evans and Kelsea Ballerini still “need a little Christmas”
ABC/Image Group LA Morgan Evans and Kelsea Ballerini have been so busy they haven’t had time to take down their Christmas tree — but it’s not bothering them a whole lot. “So, our Christmas tree is still up,” Morgan tweeted on Sunday. “We are both home for the first time this year and we both still like it.” “How long …
Jan 21
Keith Urban says “The Upside” is that Nicole’s latest movie is “so good”
ABC/Image Group LAIt’s no surprise Keith Urban is a huge fan of his Oscar-winning wife, Nicole Kidman, but now he’s taken to his socials to praise one of her latest efforts. Nicole co-stars as Yvonne Pendleton in The Upside, a film that follows a wealthy paraplegic, played by Bryan Cranston, who hires an ex-parolee, portrayed by Kevin Hart, to be his …
Jan 21
Morgan Evans braves the sharks for a surfing expedition Down Under, while he lures Kelsea Ballerini outside with wine
ABC/Image Group LAThis weekend, Morgan Evans spent his first weekend of 2019 on the road with Old Dominion for the Make It Sweet Tour. The Aussie native is just back from a holiday trip Down Under with his wife, Kelsea Ballerini. “I had a great trip home,” Morgan says. “It was my first Christmas with my family in a few …
Jan 18
Not bad for a girl going nowhere: Ashley McBryde is 2018’s Best New Act, according to critics
Atlantic/Warner NashvilleAshley McBryde’s current single, “Girl Goin’ Nowhere,” was inspired by a teacher in her native Arkansas who predicted her musical dreams would never happen. Though it’s a story she often shares in concert, Ashley says her algebra teacher was far from the only naysayer she encountered. “When I talk about that song,” she tells the Nashville Scene, …