ABC/Image Group LA This year, you can watch Keith Urban ring in the New Year live from Nashville on NBC. While this is the third year in a row that the CMA Entertainer of the Year has headlined the gathering known as Music City Midnight, it’s the first time it’s gotten such extensive national coverage. It’ll be …
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Nov 29
Dolly Dolly Dolly: The superstar takes to TV to promote Dumplin’ as her MusiCares tribute grows
RCA Nashville The list of superstars who’ll honor Dolly Parton as 2019’s MusiCares Person of the Year is growing: Vince Gill, Don Henley, Kacey Musgraves, and Willie Nelson are now set to take the stage February 8 in Los Angeles. Mavis Staples and Linda Perry, who both worked with Dolly on the Dumplin’ soundtrack, are set to sing as well. They join previously-announced performers Chris Stapleton, Pink, Shawn Mendes, Norah …
Nov 29
Cassadee Pope leads CMT’s Next Women of Country on first headlining tour
CMTCassadee Pope will kick off her first-ever headlining tour next spring, as she leads the latest installment in the CMT Next Women of Country franchise. The Florida native’s first show will be April 11 in Tampa, with newcomers Clare Dunn and Hannah Elllis joining her on the trek. Cassadee won season three of The Voice in 2012, before hitting #1 on the …
Nov 29
LANCO invites you to a Hallelujah Night tonight, live from New York City
ABC/Image Group LA Even if you can’t make it to the Big Apple tonight, you can take in LANCO’s New York City stop on their Hallelujah Nights headlining tour. DISH will livestream the five-man band’s Thursday night show as part of its HomeTown concert series starting at 9 p.m. ET. You can watch the performance at …
Nov 29
Brett Eldredge, Martina McBride & Kellie Pickler ring in Christmas season at Rockefeller Center tree lighting
2018 NBCUniversal Media, LLC The Christmas season got into full swing on Wednesday, with NBC’s lighting of the iconic Rockefeller Christmas tree, with the help of Brett Eldredge, Martina McBride and Kellie Pickler. Eldredge, who also performed at last year’s event, was back this time to sing a couple of tunes from his new holiday album, …
Nov 29
Will Maren Morris’s second record be more pop? She says it’s a “me album” rooted in country
ABC/Image Group LA Just a couple days ago, a group of twenty-five lucky British fans were the very first people to hear Maren Morris‘s sophomore album, as she hosted an invitation-only listening session in London. While some have speculated that Maren’s record might veer in a more pop direction, thanks to her success with her Zedd collaboration “The …
Nov 28
The Cowboy Rides Away…mostly: George Strait books a busy 2019
ABC/Image Group LA Don’t get it twisted: George Strait officially retired from touring with the Cowboy Rides Away trek in 2014. But your chances to see him in 2019 are growing. Since coming off the road, King George has done close to twenty dates in Las Vegas, and he’s adding two more next year. He’ll play T-Mobile …
Nov 28
Listen now: Dolly delivers a dramatic new take on “Jolene” for “Dumplin'”
RCA Nashville Get ready for a dramatic new version of Dolly Parton’s classic, “Jolene.” Dolly created the alternate take on her #1 from 1973 for the Jennifer Aniston film Dumplin’, slowing it down and being backed solely by soaring strings, directed by producer Linda Perry. You can check out the “New String Version” of “Jolene” on YouTube, in a new video …
Nov 28
Watch now: Maren Morris unleashes her second album for an exclusive group of British fans
ABC/Image Group LA A lucky group of British fans got to hear Maren Morris’s sophomore album for the very first time this week. “Last night I rented a flat and got to share several songs from my 2nd record with 25 fans in London,” Maren revealed on social media early Wednesday morning. “We got to talk about my …
Nov 28
Goin’ gone: Garth’s first two stadium dates are already sold out
ABC/Image Group LA If you want to see Garth Brooks on his Stadium Tour, you’d better get your tickets fast. The only two shows already on sale — March 9 in St. Louis and March 23 in Glendale, Arizona — have already sold old. Two more concerts go on sale this week: seats for the April 20 …