Spencer Platt/Getty Images Less than a day after his appointment to the board of the charitable arm of the Country Music Association, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has resigned his position with the CMA Foundation. The move comes after prominent manager Jason Owen called Huckabee’s addition a “grossly offensive decision” in a letter to the …
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Mar 01
With two ACM noms, things just keep getting “Better” for LOCASH
Reviver Records“Don’t Get Better Than That” is turning out to be more than LOCASH’s latest hit: It also seems to be the theme song for their career these days. Last fall, Preston Brust and Chris Lucas were nominated for CMA Vocal Duo, and now they’re up for the comparable award at the ACMs — as well as the New Vocal …
Mar 01
Luke Bryan won’t be idle leading up to the “American Idol” premiere
ABC/Eric LiebowitzWe’re a little more than a week away from the premiere of American Idol on ABC, and Luke Bryanis lining up a slew of TV appearances to promote it. On Tuesday, Luke will visit ABC’s Good Morning America, as well as Live! with Kelly & Ryan, and Late Night with Seth Meyers. Next Thursday, he’s set to stop by ABC’s The …
Mar 01
Runaway June walks away with their first ACM nod
BBR Music Group Runaway June’s second single, “Wild West,” is busy making a place for itself in country’s top 40, just as the trio scores their first Academy of Country Music nomination. Naomi Cooke, Hannah Mulholland and Jennifer Wayne are in the running for New Vocal Duo or Group at this year’s 53rd annual awards. Their competition includes High Valley, LANCO, Midland and LoCash. “We …
Mar 01
Kenny Chesney will kick off his Trip Around the Sun in Las Vegas
Allister AnnKenny Chesney won’t start his Trip Around the Sun Tour until April 21 in Tampa, Florida, but the superstar has decided to kick things off a little early in Sin City. He’ll play The Joint at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas on March 16-17. “Some years, we do the Keg in the Closet …
Mar 01
Devin Dawson says his ACM nomination is making his “head explode”
ABC/Image Group LA “As if last night on [The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon] wasn’t enough to make my head explode… I woke up to this too!” newcomer Devin Dawson tweeted, after finding out he’s up for ACM New Male Vocalist of the Year. “Thank you so much to the [ACM Awards] for this honor,” he …
Mar 01
“Hide the Wine”: Carly Pearce is up for an ACM
ABC/Image Group LA Carly Pearce already has a #1 hit to her name — “Every Little Thing” — and now she’s up for an Academy of Country Music award too. “I have dreamt of being nominated for an ACM award my entire life,” the newcomer said in a statement, after finding out she’s up for New …
Mar 01
“All on Me”: How Devin Dawson’s insistence on working weekends is paying off
ABC/Image Group LA Newcomer Devin Dawson has his first top-five hit with “All on Me,” and the Dark Horse music maker says he never had any doubt about what should be his debut single. “I feel like that was the song I knew I wanted to put out first,” he tells ABC Radio. “That’s what I wanted people to …
Mar 01
Chris Stapleton leads ACM Nominations with eight; Reba returns as host
Sonja Flemming/CBS Chris Stapleton is the leading nominee for this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards, with a whopping eight nods, including his first nomination for Entertainer of the Year. Chris’ nominations include Male Vocalist of the Year, and both artist and producer in the Album of the Year and Single of the Year categories …
Mar 01
Dolly says the “Coat of Many Colors” movies have come to a close, but “The Adventures of Dolly” may be next
ABC/Lou Rocco After two successful TV movies, Dolly Parton tells ABC Radio she expects there won’t be any more in the Coat of Many Colors series, at least for now. “Not at this point,” the entertainment icon says. “We did a Christmas movie and then the little Coat of Many Colors. But there’ll be different movies done, based on different …