ABC/Randy HolmesIt looks like Jennifer Nettles and crooner Josh Groban are up to something. The “You Raise Me Up” hitmaker shared a picture of the two together in the studio on Thursday, adding “Me. Nettles. Oh my goodness my ears and voice are happy. Stay tuned.” Jennifer tweeted the photo as well, saying simply “Oh hi!” Josh is currently working on a new …
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Jun 14
David Lee Murphy teams up with Justin Moore as his duet with Kenny Chesney nears #1
Cody Villalobos / @codyvillalobosJustin Moore is teaming up with David Lee Murphy for two dates in the Southeast this fall, and they’re hinting there’s likely more to come. David Lee will open for Justin in Southaven, Mississippi and Owensboro, Kentucky on September 27 and 28. The two have also been collaborating on some new material for Justin’s next …
Jun 14
Watch now: Keith Urban rehearses for opening night of the Graffiti U Tour
ABC/Image Group LA Friday night, Keith Urban sets his Graffiti U World Tour in motion in St. Louis, Missouri. Fans can expect lots of material from the album the tour is named for, as well as “some reworking of older songs,” Keith tells Billboard, making sure to add, “without tinkering too much, because people want to sing along,” His wife Nicole …
Jun 13
“Happens Like That”: Granger Smith makes a Monday date with both “The Bachelorette” and Jimmy Kimmel
ABC/Image Group LA You’ll have plenty of chances to see Granger Smith Monday night on ABC. Not only will the Texan serenade current Bachelorette Becca Kufrin in prime time, but he’ll also return to the network later that same night for an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Granger will do his latest hit, “Happens Like That,” during a one-on-one date on The …
Jun 13
Trisha Yearwood plans a “Great Performance” to pay tribute to Grammy honoree Emmylou Harris
ABC/Image Group LA Trisha Yearwood will pay tribute to Emmylou Harris at next month’s Grammy Salute to Music Legends, and the show will be recorded to air later in the year on Great Performances on PBS. The Country Music Hall-of-Famer is one of the Recording Academy’s 2018 Special Merit Awards Recipients, and Emmylou herself will also play the Saturday, July 14 …
Jun 13
Jimmy Buffett, Ziggy Marley and more lend their voices to Kenny Chesney’s “Songs for the Saints”
Blue Chair/Warner Bros. NashvilleJimmy Buffett recreates his 1974 classic, “Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season,” on Kenny Chesney’s new album, Songs for the Saints. It’s a fitting choice, since Kenny wrote and recorded the project after Hurricane Irma devastated his home-away-from-home, the Virgin Islands. The superstar from East Tennessee will also donate all the money he makes from …
Jun 13
How far can Dierks Bentley take “The Mountain” up the “Billboard” 200?
Capitol Nashville Dierks Bentley’s new record, The Mountain, is headed for a big debut on the all-genre albums chart, according to the experts at Billboard. The Arizona native’s ninth studio album is on track to sell 100,000 units in its first week, likely guaranteeing it the #3 spot on next week’s Billboard 200. A couple other big projects …
Jun 13
FGL, Little Big Town, and Maren Morris help Country Summer rebuild after California wildfires
ABC/Image Group LA This weekend, the Country Summer Music Festival takes over the Sonoma County Event Center at the Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, California. Since this is the same area that was so hard-hit by wildfires last October, organizers plan to give part of their proceeds to the relief effort. Florida Georgia Line, Little Big Town and Toby Keith are set …
Jun 13
Bebe Rexha explains why “Meant to Be” is the best of both worlds
ABC/Kelsey McNealBebe Rexha never thought she’d write a song that would be both a top 10 pop hit and a record-setting #1 on the country chart. But that’s just what “Meant to Be,” her collabo with Florida Georgia Line, has done. Bebe thinks that’s because both artists were true to themselves when they created it. “I never …
Jun 13
Thanks to Panama City and the Bee Gees, Little Big Town has a top-30 hit with “Summer Fever”
Capitol NashvilleEven though Little Big Town‘s “Summer Fever” has barely been out a week, it’s already a top-30 hit on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart. In the writing session for the song, Karen Fairchild‘s memory traveled back to the days when she’d escape school in Alabama on a road trip to the beach in Florida. “We thought, well we …