Academy of Country MusicThe party leading up to the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas is getting bigger. Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott, Old Dominion, Cole Swindell, Midland, LOCASH, Deana Carter, Lindsay Ell, and Tenille Townes are joining the lineup for the 7th ACM Party for a Cause. The weekend’s worth of events kicks off Friday, April 5 with ACM Stories, Songs …
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Mar 22
Jimmie Allen gave “American Idol” his “Best Shot,” before finding success nearly a decade later
ABC/Image Group LA Jimmie Allen and Scotty McCreery toured together earlier this year on Scotty’s Seasons Change trek, but that’s far from the only thing the two chart toppers have in common. Their relationship actually goes all the way back to 2011, the year Scotty won American Idol. It turns out Jimmie was on that …
Mar 21
Jennifer Nettles uses “I Can Do Hard Things” to start a movement
ABC/Randy HolmesJennifer Nettles is using her new song, “I Can Do Hard Things,” to encourage women to tell their stories — and develop communities where they can do just that. “This song took on a life quickly and unexpectedly,” Jennifer explains. “For me, in writing it, I was just writing my own Truth and story. But what I …
Mar 21
Carrie Underwood’s “Cowboy Casanova” gets his own horse
ABC/Image Group LAThere’s a new member of Carrie Underwood’s family — no, not her new baby Jacob. This time, it’s a horse named Bojangles. “Every cowboy needs a horse… and a hat,” the “Love Wins” hitmaker shared on Instagram, along with photos of her husband Mike Fisher enjoying both. “I’m still working with him on the Southern accent,” she said of …
Mar 21
“Bachelor” alum Lauren Bushnell is now officially Chris Lane’s “Take Back Home Girl”
James Devaney/Getty ImagesChris Lane and his girlfriend have taken things to the next level. Former Bachelor bride-to-be Lauren Bushnell has relocated from Los Angeles to Nashville and moved into a downtown condo with the “I Don’t Know About You” hitmaker. Coincidentally, Chris has long been an avid fan of the ABC reality series. Lauren finished season twenty in 2016 by …
Mar 21
Pants-less at the ACMs? Shay Mooney’s plan to guard against a wardrobe malfunction
ABC/Image Group LAIf you watched Dan + Shay’s February performance at the Grammys closely, you might’ve noticed that Shay Mooney had a minor wardrobe malfunction: He left the barn door open, as they say in the South. In other words, his fly was open. Of course, any embarrassment Shay might’ve felt was no doubt smoothed over by the fact the …
Mar 21
“Girl Goin’ Nowhere” sends Ashley McBryde to the Daytime Emmys
Atlantic/Warner NashvilleAshley McBryde’s been nominated for a Grammy and two Academy of Country Music Awards — but now, she has a shot at a Daytime Emmy. The “Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega” hitmaker is up for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program for singing her current single, “Girl Goin’ Nowhere,” plus her song “American …
Mar 21
Get ready for a “Rival”: LANCO delivers motivation to fight with new anthem
ABC/Image Group LA If there’s ever been a country equivalent of Survivor‘s Rocky smash, “Eye of the Tiger,” it just may be LANCO‘s driving new single, “Rival.” Lead singer Brandon Lancaster and drummer Tripp Howell wrote the song one night after hitting on a universal theme. “It doesn’t matter who you are or where you come …
Mar 21
When the music business got Scotty McCreery down, he used a baseball tactic to bounce back
ABC/Image Group LA Scotty McCreery celebrated his second consecutive number one, “This Is It,” at a party Wednesday afternoon at ASCAP in Nashville. The American Idol winner admits it’s particularly sweet, because it wasn’t that long ago he faced an uncertain future, after parting ways with his first record label. “One of the things I’ve …
Mar 20
Red high heels: Dolly Parton and LBT’s Karen Fairchild host parties for designer Christian Louboutin
Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Nordstrom, Inc.A major figure in the fashion industry been spending some time in Music City, and who better to entertain him than Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild and Dolly Parton? Christian Louboutin — famed for his expensive, highly coveted, red-bottomed women’s shoes — came to Nashville this week to promote his Optical Illusions Spring/Summer collection at …