ABC/Image Group LA For the second year in a row, Keith Urban ushered in the New Year by playing Nashville’s free Music City Midnight celebration on December 31. He also continued a tradition he started in 2016, closing out the year by playing a medley dedicated to the musicians we’ve lost in the past twelve months. The …
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Jan 02
“Shoot Me Straight”: New music from Brothers Osborne coming on Friday
ABC/Image Group LA The first week of the New Year will bring us our first taste of new music from Brothers Osborne. The reigning CMA and ACM Vocal Duo of the Year will release “Shoot Me Straight,” the lead single from their forthcoming sophomore album, on Friday. TJ and John leaked the first sample of the gritty, guitar-heavy track …
Jan 02
Carrie Underwood tells fans “I might look a bit different” after 40-50 stitches to her face
ABC/Image Group LAIn November, Carrie Underwood broke her wrist in a fall outside her home in Nashville, but on Sunday the singer revealed to fan club members that her injures were more extensive. “There is also another part of the story that I haven’t been ready to talk about since I have still been living …
Dec 29
The Year in Country 2017: After three years, Garth brings the first leg of his tour to a close
ABC/Image Group LA More than three years ago, in September of 2014, Garth Brooks kicked off his first post-retirement tour in the Chicago area. By October of 2017, more than six million fans had turned out to see Garth and wife Trisha Yearwood in the United States and Canada, making it the biggest North American tour in history, according …
Dec 29
LOCASH make television debut of new single “Don’t Get Better Than That”
ABC/Image Group LALOCASH recently released their brand new single, “Don’t Get Better Than That,” and made the television debut of the song on December 29 during Live on Megyn Kelly TODAY. The duo played “Don’t Get Better Than That” in front of a live studio audience in the heart of New York City and the upbeat number …
Dec 29
Kelsea Ballerini shares more wedding photos: “Every detail was a dream”
ABC/Image Group LAKelsea Ballerini is spending some much-deserved time off in Australia — her new husband Morgan Evans’ home country. While the singer is enjoying her down time with her hubby and plenty of kangaroos, she’s also taking a look back at her whirlwind year and wedding day in a series of Instagram posts. “Every detail was a dream,” …
Dec 29
Sugarland return to country charts with “Still the Same”
ABC/Image Group LASugarland announced their reunion shortly after they appeared together at the CMA Awards on November 8. Their new single, “Still the Same,” followed suit, marking their first single in over six years…and so far, it’s a success. “Still the Same” has debuted at number 26 on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart, and that’s a career-best for …
Dec 29
Listeners beware: The new LOCASH single could get you a speeding ticket
Reviver RecordsAs LOCASH launches their new single, “Don’t Get Better Than That,” Preston Brust and Chris Lucas are coming off the most successful year of their career so far, having even clinched a nomination for CMA Vocal Duo of the Year in 2017. If you liked the pair’s #2 hit from 2015, “I Love This Life,” then the lead single from …
Dec 29
The Year in Country 2017: “Go Rest High” — Country deals with more than its share of grief
Average JoesIn 2017, the Grim Reaper often seemed like he was purposely singling out the country music world. In September, news had barely broken that Country Music Hall-of-Famer Don Williams had died, before we learned that Troy Gentry had been killed in a helicopter crash the same day in New Jersey. Known for hits like “Lord, I Hope This …
Dec 29
The Year in County 2017: Country deals with unfathomable tragedy after Las Vegas shooting
ABC/Image Group LAThe biggest story in country music in 2017 was also one of the greatest tragedies in U.S. history. On October 1, Jason Aldean’s closing set at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas was interrupted by gunfire, in the country’s deadliest mass shooting to date. Stars and fans alike ran for their lives …
