ABC/Image Group LAKeith Urban knows all too well what many people in California are going through as the wildfires engulf the state. While at school as a child, his home burnt down. “When I was 10, our house burned down, so I know that feeling of losing your house,” he told Extra TV ahead of the CMA Awards …
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Nov 16
Kenny Chesney adds dates to Songs for the Saints 2019 tour
Allister AnnKenny Chesney has extended his Songs for the Saints 2019 Tour. The intimate trek will see the singer performing on smaller stages to bring the songs from his latest album to life. “We have played the stadium in Louisville several times, but in really looking at this notion, I wanted to give them something more …
Nov 16
Dylan Scott headlines Bayou Stock, as he invites fans to check out his “Nothing to Do Town”
Curb RecordsThanksgiving isn’t until next week, but Dylan Scott is already thinking about Christmas. The “My Girl” hitmaker heads back home to Louisiana to put on a charity concert Saturday to make the yuletide a little brighter for some local kids. “Bayou Stock! Yes!” Dylan explains. “So my first year is this year. It’s a concert I’m …
Nov 15
Garth Brooks on his new song for Trisha Yearwood: “The song is so ‘me’ and how I feel…that it’s scary”
ABC/Image Group LAGarth Brooks debuted a brand new song called “Stronger Than Me” on the CMA Awards Wednesday evening. A song about his wife, Trisha Yearwood, who happened to be sitting in the front row, Garth admits that the decision to debut the track was a bit daunting. “This song is so ‘me,’ and how I feel toward …
Nov 15
Brett Eldredge, Martina McBride & more to help light NYC’s Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
NBC UniversalIt’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and several country stars will help celebrate the occasion by taking part in the annual lighting of New York City’s famed Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. Brett Eldredge, Marina McBride and Kellie Pickler will help kick off the holidays with performances on NBC’s Christmas in Rockefeller Center, airing on November 28 at 8 …
Nov 15
Brad Paisley, Keith Urban & more country stars reflect on Roy Clark’s passing
Donn Jones/CMAThe country world lost a beloved member of its community today when Roy Clark died of pneumonia, and now many of his fellow country stars have issued statements or taken to their socials to express their sadness at his loss. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee and Grand Ole Opry member, Roy was well known …
Nov 15
After skipping CMA Awards, Vince Gill postpones concert dates due to kidney stones
ABC/Image Group LAVince Gill was scheduled to perform on Wednesday’s CMA Awards with Ricky Skaggs but had to cancel his appearance because he’s being treated for kidney stones. The two singers and longtime friends were planning on performing Ricky’s “Highway 40 Blues” together, but after Vince had to bow out, Keith Urban and Brothers Osborne‘s John Osborne stepped in. Vince’s publicist tells ABC …
Nov 15
Kenny Chesney is proud of CMA Award-winning hit “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright”
Reviver Entertainment GroupKenny Chesney wasn’t able to make it to the CMA Awards last night due to a death in his family but that didn’t stop the singer from congratulating his friend and duet partner, David Lee Murphy, on their trophy. Ahead of the broadcast, the longtime collaborators were named CMA Musical Event of the Year for …
Nov 15
Midland releases “East Bound and Down” following CMA Awards performance
ABC/Image Group LAMidland performed a spirited cover of “East Bound and Down” last night during the CMA Awards. Following their appearance, the band has made the song available for purchase. “‘East Bound and Down’ is a balls to the wall, honky tonk, fast tempo tornado of a song that was a great challenge to master and …
Nov 15
Roy Clark, Country Music Hall of Fame member and former “Hee Haw” host, dead at 85
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesRoy Clark, the Grammy, ACM and CMA-winning Country Music Hall of Fame member and celebrated picker who’s best-known by most as co-host of TV’s Hee Haw, has died at age 85. Clark’s publicist confirmed he died Thursday morning at his Tulsa, Oklahoma home of complications from pneumonia. Just two years ago, Clark revived …