ABC/Image Group LADan + Shay are up for seven trophies at next week’s Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, including nominations for the all-genre Top Duo/Group honor and the Billboard Chart Achievement Award. But even though “Tequila” crossed over to the pop chart, Dan Smyers says the duo wasn’t necessarily looking for success outside of country music with their self-titled third …
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Apr 25
No Place Like Home: Randy Travis to celebrate 60th birthday at the Opry
ABC/Image Group LACountry Music Hall of Famer Randy Travis will celebrate his 60th birthday next month with an appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. His friends Josh Turner, Charles Esten, and Charlie Worsham will play the Saturday, May 4 show, with Hall of Fame songwriter Don Schlitz also taking the stage. Schlitz wrote many of Randy’s biggest hits, including “Forever and Ever, Amen,” …
Apr 25
Reba opens up about the role that had her vowing, “I’ll never do TV again”
Big Machine In 2017, Reba McEntire was all set to return to TV in a new role she’d developed with Desperate Housewives’ creator Marc Cherry: In Red-Blooded, she would’ve starred as a small-town Southern sheriff who partners with a Middle Eastern FBI agent after an unspeakable tragedy. Now, the Country Music Hall of Famer is opening up about her disappointment …
Apr 25
Aussie at the Opry: Keith Urban books two Nashville appearances in May
ABC/Image Group LAReigning CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban has a date with the Grand Ole Opry. The Aussie superstar returns to the legendary Nashville stage to play two shows on Tuesday, May 14. Tickets for the 7 p.m. CT Opry performance are on sale now. Seats for the 9:30 show go on sale …
Apr 25
Crash My NFL Party: Luke Bryan raises more than $100,000 for charity before the 2019 draft
ABC/Craig SjodinWednesday night in Nashville, Luke Bryan kicked off the 2019 NFL Draft with a pre-party that raised $120,000 for charities in Music City. ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit joined Luke for the fundraiser at his 32 Bridge Food + Drink honky tonk. The establishment’s right in the heart of the NFL action, in the section of Nashville known as Lower …
Apr 25
Maddie & Tae come to you “One Heart to Another” with the long-awaited follow-up to their 2015 debut
Mercury NashvilleIt’s been nearly four years since Maddie & Tae‘s debut, Start Here, was released. On Friday, their follow-up, the five-song EP One Heart to Another, arrives. “That’s a special one…” Tae Dye says of the title track. “The title itself, ‘One Heart to Another,’ we just felt… [was] like our hearts to you. So, Maddie & Tae, conjoined heart …
Apr 24
Coming soon: Actor Dennis Quaid stars as Midland’s “Mr. Lonely”
ABC/Image Group LAYou’ll be able to meet “Mr. Lonely” on Friday: Midland will premiere the music video for their new single at 2 p.m. ET via their YouTube Channel. The “Official Trailer” for “Mr. Lonely” stars Dennis Quaid and was shot on the set of the Netflix show The Ranch. Set in a bar where Midland is playing, the clip shows the …
Apr 24
Listen now: Cam collaborates with electronic producer/DJ Diplo on “So Long”
ABC/Image Group LAAs fans continue to watch for Cam’s long-awaited sophomore album, the “Burning House” hitmaker is giving them a little something to tide them over. On Wednesday, the California native revealed her new collaboration with producer/DJ Diplo. “So Long” is the first release from his country project, titled Thomas Wesley. Diplo’s birth name is Thomas Wesley Pentz Jr. …
Apr 24
See Luke Bryan, TR, FGL, Dierks and many more for only $20 this summer
ABC/Image Group LANext week, you’ll have the chance to snap up tickets to some of country’s hottest summer concerts for only $20, including fees. The extraordinary bargain is part of Live Nation’s fifth annual National Concert Week. Luke Bryan, Thomas Rhett, Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line, Dierks Bentley, Chris Young, Brantley Gilbert, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts, Brad Paisley and Zac Brown Band are just some of the …
Apr 24
Miranda Lambert will celebrate a decade of MuttNation with a Mutt March during CMA Fest
ABC/Image Group LAMiranda Lambert will mark the tenth anniversary of her MuttNation Foundation pet charity with a march in Music City during CMA Fest. The Mutt March will start Thursday, June 6 at 8:30 a.m. at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium. Miranda will lead the parade of pets and their owners across the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, with …