ABC/Kelsey McNealFlorida Georgia Line grabs the 14th #1 of their career with “Meant to Be,” this week on the country airplay charts. At the same time, their collaboration with Bebe Rexha is also top five on the pop charts, while spending a record-setting 21 weeks atop Billboard’s Hot Country Songs tally. “From day one, this …
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Apr 24
Michael Ray is ready to “Get to You,” by opening up about “Amos”
Atlantic Michael Ray‘s top-20 hit, “Get to You,” is the lead single from his forthcoming sophomore album. On his second record, the Florida native says he’s giving his fans a glimpse at some of the things that are closest to his heart. “Amos is the name of the album, named after my late grandfather,” he explains. …
Apr 24
“Heart Break”: How “sleeping like a queen in a California King” charted the course for Lady A’s latest album
Capitol NashvilleOne of the standout lyrics in Lady Antebellum‘s top-25 hit “Heart Break” is, “I’m sleeping like a queen in a California King I made.” Hillary Scott says it’s a line that she and co-writer Nicolle Gaylon championed. “It’s such an empowering lyric,” Hillary tells ABC Radio, “of like, you know, ‘Not until I’m sleeping like a queen in the California …
Apr 23
Zac Brown Band plans to go Down the Rabbit Hole just a little bit more
Shore Fire Media/Jimmy FontaineZac Brown Band’s trip Down the Rabbit Hole will go on just a little bit longer. ZBB is adding four new September dates to its 2018 run, with stops in Las Vegas, Nevada; Saratoga Springs, New York; Bangor, Maine; and Hartford, Connecticut now on the itinerary. The Down the Rabbit Hole Live …
Apr 23
See the hottest country tours of the summer for only $20
PRNewsfoto/Live Nation EntertainmentYou can score a $20 ticket to some of the hottest shows of the summer starting next Monday, thanks to Live Nation’s National Concert Week promotion. Big names like Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker and Zac Brown Band are just some of the country artists you can see as part of the …
Apr 23
Listen now: Tyler Farr sings “Love by the Moon” for his wife
Columbia NashvilleTyler Farr’s record label calls his new song “2 minutes and 41 seconds of up-tempo, authentically-Tyler, turn-up-the-volume-and-singalong instant-familiarity.” But according to Tyler himself, “Love by the Moon” is about his bride. “Me and my wife Hannah have been married for a year and a half now,” he says, “and this song is for her. …
Apr 23
“Friends Don’t”: Get ready for the return of Maddie & Tae
Mercury NashvilleIt’s been nearly two years since Maddie & Tae have put out a new single, but that all changes this Friday, with the new track, “Friends Don’t.” “It’s been a crazy past couple of years but we are so excited to announce that we have a brand new single coming out…” the duo tweeted. …
Apr 23
Kenny Chesney sets his Trip Around the Sun in motion
ABC/Image Group LA More than 55,000 fans turned out this past weekend to see Kenny Chesney kick off his Trip Around the Sun tour at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The eight-time Entertainer of the Year played 25 songs over the course of 127 minutes, including his two current hits, “Get Along,” and “Everything’s Gonna Be …
Apr 23
Reba wraps up her role as the Colonel, but could she return?
ABC/Image Group LA Reba McEntire’s stint as Colonel Sanders in those KFC TV commercials is coming to a close, as she’s replaced by the famously tan Hollywood actor George Hamilton. The 78-year-old will reprise his role as the “Extra Crispy Colonel” in a new series of ads for KFC, but he has high praise for Reba’s turn as …
Apr 23
Jake Owen travels back in time to grab his biggest hit so far with “I Was Jack (You Were Diane)”
ABC RadioJake Owen has his fastest-rising single so far with “I Was Jack (You Were Diane),” his reinterpretation of John Mellencamp‘s classic hit from 1982. Though Jake was less than a year old when the original was released, he says “Jack & Diane” has long been a touchstone for him. “When they said ‘What kind of songs …