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 …
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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 …
Apr 10
“Life Changes”: The autobiography of Thomas Rhett in three minutes
The Valory Music Co.Thomas Rhett’s fourth single from his Life Changes album will be the title cut. And if you’re wondering just how true-to-life the tune is, consider this: TR even namechecks his career-defining hit, “Die a Happy Man,” in the track. “This song is basically my autobiography in three minutes,” TR says. “It covers my college …
Apr 10
FGL’s first #1 pop hit was clearly “Meant to Be”
ABC/Kelsey McNealIt’s been eight years since a country act has topped Billboard’s pop airplay chart, but now Florida Georgia Line has fixed that. This week, FGL’s collaboration with Bebe Rexha, “Meant to Be,” ascends to #1 on the Radio Songs tally. In 2010, it was Lady Antebellum who spent two weeks at the pop pinnacle with “Need You Now.” Only one …
Apr 10
New music, new tour, and her health: Carrie Underwood answers all in new letter to her fans
UMG NashvilleThere’s been lots of mystery surrounding Carrie Underwood ever since she suffered a serious fall last November, breaking her wrist and suffering a facial injury that required close to fifty stitches. Now she’s clearing the air and revealing all, in an open letter to her fans. “First off, physically, I’m doing pretty darn good these days!” she …
Apr 10
Miranda Lambert was drawn to Elton John’s “My Father’s Gun” after she’d “gone through some things in [her] life”
Michele Crowe/CBS ©2017 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights ReservedWhen Miranda Lambert had the chance to cover an Elton John song for the Restoration album and to perform it on tonight’s Grammy tribute on CBS, the reigning CMA and ACM Female Vocalist of the Year picked a track from a classic album from 1970. “Elton John is, I mean, obviously iconic,” Miranda …