ABC/Image Group LABrantley Gilbert’s new single, “What Happens in a Small Town,” is a duet with newcomer Lindsay Ell. “This song builds and burns,” Brantley says of the tune, which he co-wrote. “It really has that want for someone you can’t have, and having to live in all the places they are.” “I wanted to have …
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Dec 10
Mitchell Tenpenny notches his first #1 with “Drunk Me”
ABC/Image Group LANewcomer Mitchell Tenpenny makes it to #1 on the country chart this week with his debut single, “Drunk Me.” Ironically, Mitchell was discovered as he was trying to get another artist to cut that song, which he co-wrote. “I recorded ‘Drunk Me’ after pitching it to other artists in town for over six months,” the …
Dec 10
Kane Brown and Lauren Alaina join the West Coast party on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve”
Dick Clark ProductionsKane Brown and Lauren Alaina are joining the lineup for this year’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest on ABC. Kane and Lauren will perform both separately and together from the show’s West Coast celebration. The two former schoolmates topped the chart together with “What Ifs” in October of 2017. They join Kelsea Ballerini, who’ll …
Dec 10
Maren Morris spends “A Not So Silent Night” with Pentatonix in Vegas
ABC/Image Group LAThe yearly CMA Country Christmas special premieres tonight at 8 p.m. ET on ABC, but that’s not the only place you’ll be able to see some of your favorite country stars delivering a holiday tune. Tonight, Maren Morris guests on Pentatonix’ new yuletide offering, A Not So Silent Night. It premieres at 10 p.m. ET on NBC, after the …
Dec 10
Watch now: Reba previews “CMA Country Christmas” with special performance of “Hard Candy Christmas”
ABC/Mark LevineTonight, Reba McEntire returns to both host and sing on the annual CMA Country Christmas special for the second year in a row. But you don’t have to wait another minute to hear the Country Music Hall of Famer perform. Reba’s released a special, extra performance as a tease today on YouTube. In the clip, she does Dolly Parton’s classic …
Dec 10
Dan + Shay are “Home” for tonight’s “CMA Country Christmas” on ABC, and they’re ready to rock
ABC/Mark LevineIf you notice a little something different about Dan + Shay tonight on ABC’s CMA Country Christmas special, it’s probably because they’re still on a bit of high after the year they’ve had: In 2018, “Tequila” became the biggest song of their career so far, and the follow-up, “Speechless,” is now nearing the top of the chart. Dan Smyers and Shay …
Dec 10
“I Don’t Dance”: Reba pulls off some “cute” choreography for her second year hosting tonight’s “CMA Country Christmas” on ABC
ABC/Mark LevineWhen you tune in tonight to see Reba McEntire‘s second time hosting the annual CMA Country Christmas special on ABC, the Country Music Hall of Famer warns you’d better be ready for an enormous dose of yuletide cheer — from the way the halls have been decked to the way the carols are sung. “You’re gonna see …
Dec 07
Rascal Flatts plays their pop-rock favorites on new Jukebox EP
Big MachineYou can hear Rascal Flatts covering some of the biggest names in pop-rock music on their new, surprise Jukebox EP. The trio does Foreigner’s “Feels Like the First Time,” “You Make My Dreams” by Hall & Oates, and Kenny Loggins’ “Heart to Heart” on their new passion project, which is available to stream or download now. A fourth track, their take …
Dec 07
Girl Goin’ to the Grammys: Ashley McBryde brings home Best Country Album nod
Atlantic/Warner Music NashvilleIn 2018, Ashley McBryde went from going nowhere to going everywhere. Following the success of her breakthrough single, “A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega,” the Arkansas native now has her first Grammy nomination for Best Country Album for her debut, Girl Going Nowhere. “I’m stunned and humbled and just blown away,” she shared on Twitter. “And I’m …
Dec 07
Kelsea Ballerini and her mom are “Unapologetically” emotional over her Best Country Album Grammy nod
ABC/Image Group LAIf you want to see what Kelsea Ballerini’s Grammy nomination for Best Country Album for Unapologetically means to her, all you have to do is watch the Facetime with her mom she posted on social media. Though there’s no sound on the clip, Kelsea and her mom both break into tears of happiness as the Knoxville native …