ABC/Ed HerreraFor the second year in a row, Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini will host ABC’s annual CMA Fest special. The 2018 edition of ABC’s three-hour recap of the world’s biggest country music festival will air Wednesday, August 8 at 8 p.m. ET. This will be the fifteenth year the special has called ABC home. TR and Kelsea crank …
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Jun 05
Garth Brooks remembers “That Summer” by returning to Fan Fair X
ABC RadioMore than 20 years ago, in 1996, Garth Brooks made Fan Fair history, signing autographs for 23 hours straight in a marathon session with no breaks. This year, he’s heading back to the scene of that milestone event. This week at CMA Fest, he’ll return to Fan Fair X inside Nashville’s Music City Center for a …
Jun 04
Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler and Hayley Hubbard invite you to Sip & Sweat at FGL House Sunday morning
Sweet Talk PublicityEven if you plan on partying hard on Saturday night, Florida Georgia Line‘s Tyler Hubbard and his wife Hayley are hoping you’ll “Sip & Sweat” with them this Sunday morning. The Hubbards will get the final day of CMA Fest going with an 8 a.m. yoga session, followed by a round of palomas — a grapefruit juice and tequila …
Jun 04
Walker Hayes brings his breakthrough hit to the CMT Awards on Wednesday
ABC/Image Group LA Walker Hayes will make his CMT Music Awards debut on Wednesday, performing his top-ten hit, “You Broke Up with Me.” The soon-to-be father of seven is nominated for Breakthrough Video of the Year for the platinum-certified song. Fans in Nashville for CMA Fest can expect to hear Walker’s new single, “Craig,” Sunday at …
Jun 04
Luke Bryan entertains 100,000 fans and counting, as the What Makes You Country Tour gets Stadium-Sized
ABC/Paula LoboOne-hundred-thousand fans showed up to take in the opening shows on Luke Bryan‘s What Makes You Country Tour — XL Stadium Sized this weekend. The “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset” hitmaker kicked things off Thursday at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada before continuing on to MetLife Stadium near New York City on Saturday. Next up, Luke plays …
Jun 04
Here You Come Again: Dolly Parton’s films based on her songs are back, coming next year to Netflix
ABC/Lou RoccoDolly Parton is teaming up with Netflix to produce a new series of films based on her classic songs. Set to premiere in 2019, the entertainment icon will also appear in select installments. The eight-episode first season is a partnership between Dolly’s Dixie Pixie Productions and Warner Bros. Television. “As a songwriter, I have always …
Jun 04
Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, Backstreet Boys & more will step up to the podium at Wednesday’s CMT Awards
CMTThis list of superstars you’ll see on this year’s CMT Music Awards continues to grow, as we learn the presenters who’ll take the stage on this year’s show. Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, Dustin Lynch, Brett Young, Luke Combs, Lauren Alaina, Carly Pearce and Backstreet Boys will pass out awards, along with Nashville‘s Kaitlin Doubleday and Lennon and Maisy Stella, the Today show’s Hoda Kotb, Chrissy Metz from This Is Us, actor Garrett Hedlund and more. Those celebs join an …
Jun 04
Florida Georgia Line cruising to Vegas for limited residency this December
Courtesy Live NationFlorida Georgia Line are “Meant to Be” in Las Vegas. The duo has announced a five-nights-only limited residency at Sin City’s Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, starting this December. The shows will take place December 1, 5, 7, and 11. The shows — featuring opening act Mason Ramsey, the 11-year-old …
Jun 04
Punk band NOFX issues formal apology following insensitive jokes about Las Vegas massacre
Joe Leonard / Fat Wreck ChordsNOFX stirred up major controversy last week when members of the punk band joked about the tragic massacre that killed 58 people and injured hundreds more at the Route 91 country music festival in Las Vegas last October. To recap, while onstage at the Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival in Vegas last …
Jun 04
“This One’s for You Too”: Luke Combs ascends to #1, as he looks ahead to album #2
ABC/Randy HolmesJust days after the release of the deluxe edition of Luke Combs‘ debut album, titled This One’s for You Too, his third single, “One Number Away,” ascends to the top of the country chart. The North Carolina native has already been hard at work on his sophomore album as well. “I’ve been working. I was in …