ABC/Lou RoccoIn some ways, the pressure is off for Lauren Alaina this year, as she heads into the 53rd ACM Awards, already knowing she’s taking home the trophy for New Female Vocalist of the Year. Host Reba McEntire surprised her with the news several weeks ago. So, who better to predict the winner in the …
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Apr 12
“You just can’t let those people win”: Brothers Osborne grapple with returning to Vegas, after the Route 91 tragedy
ABC/Image Group LAIf you transport the entire country community to Sin City for a weekend — as the Academy of Country Music has done for the past 15 years — you get a party of epic proportions. But this year, the celebration around the 53rd ACM Awards is tempered, as Music City grapples with returning …
Apr 11
Coming soon: Details on FGL’s next major tour
ABC/Image Group LA Right now, Florida Georgia Line is only set to do a handful of festival dates this spring and summer, as they work to finish their fourth studio album, the follow-up to Dig Your Roots. They’ll do an especially notable one on April 27, when they headline the Stagecoach Festival in Indio, California. But a Wednesday news …
Apr 11
Thy Will: Lady A’s Hillary Scott opens up about her “double blessing”
ABC/Image Group LALady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott says her 10-week-old identical twin girls are simply “a double blessing from the Lord.” That’s especially true, since Betsy Mack and Emory JoAnn joined Hillary, husband Chris Tyrell, and four-and-a-half year-old Eisele [EYES-lee], after Hillary went through a painful miscarriage. She chronicled her struggle in her Grammy-winning Christian hit, …
Apr 11
Brantley Gilbert’s ready for a Red Blooded Rock N Roll Extravaganza with Kid Rock
Live NationBrantley Gilbert currently has a hot tour and a top-15 hit, both called “The Ones That Like Me.” In August, however, the Georgia-born hitmaker will head out with Kid Rock on his Red Blooded Rock N Roll Extravaganza, and he couldn’t be more excited. “This is one of those once-in-a-lifetime kinds of shows,” Brantley …
Apr 11
Back to the ’80’s: Jake Owen’s video for “I Was Jack (You Were Diane)” coming soon
Big Loud RecordsJake Owen’s tribute to John Mellencamp’s 1982 classic, “Jack & Diane,” wasted no time becoming a top-15 hit, and you can expect a new video to follow any day now. The treatment for “I Was Jack (You Were Diane)” features a storyline that transports us back to the eighties, when Mellencamp’s hit spent …
Apr 11
Listen now: Carrie Underwood says you can’t “Cry Pretty”
UMGThe only pretty tears you’ll get from Carrie Underwood are the glittery ones falling from her eyes on the cover of her new single, “Cry Pretty.” “You can pretty lie, and say it’s ok/You can pretty smile, and just walk away/Pretty much fake your way through anything,” Carrie sings on her first single for Universal …
Apr 11
Operator, please connect me with 1993: Superstars team up for ACM Flashbacks at this year’s awards
Academy of Country MusicThis year’s ACM Awards are headed back in time, to pay tribute to the year 1993. Just days before the show, the Academy of Country Music Announced the 53rd annual event will feature the first-ever ACM Flashbacks: Toby Keith and Blake Shelton will perform “Shoulda Been a Cowboy,” Alan Jackson and Jon …
Apr 10
Ashley McBryde is hangin’ with Luke Bryan and Chris Stapleton on the album chart
ABC/Randy HolmesHow hot is Ashley McBryde these days? Well, for starters, she’s sandwiched right between Luke Bryan and Chris Stapleton on Billboard’s Hot Country Albums chart this week. In fact, Ashley’s debut album for Warner Nashville, Girl Going Nowhere, is the biggest debut from a solo country artist so far this year, according to her label. Girl makes its initial appearance at #7 this week, …
Apr 10
Don’t worry, he’s not gonna “Kiss Somebody”: Kelsea’s hubby, Morgan Evans, books a date with The Bachelorette
ABC/Image Group LA Look for Morgan Evans to show up on the next season of ABC’s The Bachelorette. Of course, the Aussie hunk won’t be a contestant, since he married Kelsea Ballerini in December. Instead, he’ll be singing. “It’s date night!” Morgan shared on Instagram on Monday. “Recording a live version of ‘Kiss Somebody’ for The Bachelorette…” This week, Morgan’s debut single, “Kiss …