ABC/Image Group LAAlan Jackson and Bill Anderson are two of the newest inductees of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The country artists and songwriters will join a versatile 2018 class that includes rocker John Mellencamp, R&B stars Jermaine Dupri and Kool & the Gang, and Allee Willis, who’s written hit songs for many musical acts, including the theme song to TV’s Friends. Each artist …
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Feb 06
Watch Keith Urban invite Chris Janson to join the Grand Ole Opry
ABC RadioChris Janson was in the midst of performing a sold-out headlining show at Ryman Auditorium Monday night when Keith Urban joined him for a cover of John Michael Montgomery‘s hit, “Sold.” What happened next was life-changing for Chris: he was invited to become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. “To have a sold-out show at the Ryman, Chris, …
Feb 06
WATCH NOW: Lauren Alaina explains why Luke Bryan is the perfect “American Idol” judge
ABC/Lou RoccoLauren Alaina was runner-up on American Idol season 10, so she can speak to the new version of the show that will debut on ABC next month. She told ABC Radio at Monday’s Country Radio Seminar in Nashville why she thinks Luke Bryan, in particular, is the perfect addition to the Idol judges’ table. …
Feb 05
WATCH NOW: Morgan Evans on why he and Kelsea Ballerini had an “aspiring, inspiring” time at the Super Bowl
Mike Coppola/Getty Images for DirecTVNewlyweds Morgan Evans and Kelsea Ballerini had a memorable weekend getaway in Minneapolis for the Super Bowl, and it allowed Morgan to check something off his bucket list. Being Australian, Evans admits the Super Bowl was the very first NFL game he’d ever attended and he calls it an “incredible, incredible …
Feb 05
Willie Nelson cancels February tour dates to recover from flu
James MinchinWillie Nelson fans hoping for a chance to catch the country legend live this month will have to wait a little longer. A month after cancelling his January tour dates, Willie has also cleared his calendar for February. A statement from his longtime publicist reveals that Willie requires “a few extra weeks to …
Feb 05
WATCH NOW: Why Dustin Lynch was the Mayor of Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa 2018
ABC/Image Group LADustin Lynch has done quite a bit of globetrotting lately, but as he told ABC Radio at Monday’s Country Radio Seminar in Nashville, some of it involved hanging out in Mexico at Luke Bryan’s annual Crash My Playa destination festival. “I got to travel over the Christmas break and I went to, my …
Feb 05
High Valley to release acoustic project “Farmhouse Sessions”
ABC/Image Group LAHigh Valley are set to drop a seven-track project digitally this Friday, February 9, followed by a physical release on March 23. The acoustic effort, Farmhouse Sessions, was recorded in their farmhouse outside of Nashville and includes select fan favorite tracks from their debut album, Dear Life. “We were out on our first headline tour in …
Feb 05
WATCH NOW: Michael Ray’s puppy made his Disney dreams come true — and helped thousands of other dogs, too
ABC/Image Group LAMichael Ray’s puppy Wrigley, whom he adopted backstage at a country music festival in Chicago, has helped him achieve several goals: raising awareness of animal adoption, helping shelter pets…and making his Disney dreams come true. “My little sister and I are close in age and so growing up, watching Disney movies, we always …
Feb 05
Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott shares adorable first photos of twin girls
ABC/Image Group LALady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott is the proud mother to three daughters. The singer, who welcomed twin girls on January 29, introduced her new bundles of joy through a couple of photos on Instagram on Monday afternoon. Named Betsy Mack and Emory JoAnn, Hillary says the twins were born at 2 a.m. that January morning, which also happened to be the day after …
Feb 05
WATCH NOW: Walker Hayes: From Costco’s cooler to country’s top 10
ABC/Image Group LAWalker Hayes is currently enjoying his first top 10 hit, “You Broke Up With Me.” But as he told ABC Radio at the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville on Monday, it wasn’t that long ago, he was working at a not-very-glamorous day job, and dreaming that some big star would record one of …