Country Music Association Your options for nighttime entertainment during CMA Fest 2019 are expanding: The Country Music Association unveils the lineup on the Firestone Country Roads Stage at Ascend Amphitheater. Chase Rice will headline the Thursday, June 6 show in Nashville, with his label mates LOCASH, Jimmie Allen, Lindsay Ell, Runaway June, Tyler Farr, King Calaway and others set to take the stage …
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Apr 16
ABC picks Luke Bryan for its primetime “2019 NFL Draft” special
ABC/Craig SjodinThe NFL Draft is coming to Nashville, and Luke Bryan is getting in on the action. Luke will guest-star on ABC’s first prime-time draft special on Thursday, April 25 starting at 8 p.m. ET. Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts will lead the 2019 NFL Draft on ABC, along with ESPN’s Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit and the whole gang from College GameDay. It’ll be …
Apr 16
Keith Urban explains how his Entertainer trophies are fueling the follow-up to “Graffiti U”
ABC/Image Group LA Keith Urban is currently the reigning Entertainer of the Year for both the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music. That’s quite a feat: the last time the same artist held both titles was back in 2014, when Luke Bryan picked up both trophies. Keith says the Entertainer title is …
Apr 16
‘American Idol’ recap: The top 10 is set, as four go home
Judge Lionel Richie users Uché into the top 10 on “American Idol”; ABC/Eric McCandlesMonday night brought us American Idol’s first live results show of the season, and revealed the show’s top 10 — seven of whom were voted in by America, and three were chosen by the judges. The most dramatic moment of the show …
Apr 16
“Burning Man” confessions: The comedic way Dierks Bentley’s mom puts him in his place
ABC/Image Group LA When Dierks Bentley and Brothers Osborne got together Monday at Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint in downtown Nashville, it wasn’t just to celebrate their #1 hit collaboration, “Burning Man.” It was also their first chance to say thanks for their Music Event of the Year win at last week’s ACMs, since the award was …
Apr 15
Kane Brown’s newest “Experiment” will be fatherhood
ABC/Image Group LAKane Brown and his wife Katelyn Jae are expecting a little one. “It’s been so hard keeping this a secret!!!!! But the KB’S ARE GONNA BE PARENTS!!!” Kane shared on Instagram, along with a picture of the baby’s sonogram. “KB3… IM GONNA BE A DADDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” he added. Kane and Katelyn tied the knot this past October in …
Apr 15
Kelsea Ballerini’s selling out, as she prepares to become the Opry’s youngest member
ABC/Mark LevineKelsea Ballerini’s having a week she won’t soon forget. Last Thursday, she kicked off her first headlining tour in Salisbury, Maryland with the first of three back-to-back sold-out shows. The Miss Me More trek continued on to Reading and Erie, Pennsylvania on Friday and Saturday, where Kelsea, Brett Young, and newcomer Brandon Ratcliff played to capacity crowds …
Apr 15
Watch now: Jason Aldean walks down memory lane in “Rearview Town” video
Broken BowJason Aldean takes a trip down memory lane in his new video for “Rearview Town.” The visual version of Jason’s single features a new performance of the song superimposed against an ever-changing array of images and video. In the beginning, you see Jason as a child, pretending to hold a microphone and sing, and swinging …
Apr 15
Nineties hitmaker Hal Ketchum sidelined by Alzheimer’s
Beth Gwinn/RedfernsThere’s sad news about nineties hitmaker Hal Ketchum: His wife Andrea announced over the weekend he’s no longer able to tour or perform because he’s dealing with Alzheimer’s. “Unfortunately, Hal is suffering from Alzheimer’s/ Dementia,” his wife posted on his Facebook page. “He has been battling this for some time now, but because of his love for his …
Apr 15
“There Was This Girl” becomes Riley Green’s first #1
Big MachineThis week, Riley Green’s first single becomes his first number one, as “There Was This Girl” ascends to the top of the country chart. “Just want to take a minute and thank everyone for the last year of my life,” he posted on Instagramafter getting the news. “To go from framing houses back home to having …