Mercury NashvilleCountry/pop superstar Shania Twain will host this fall’s Canadian Country Music Association Awards in her homeland. The September 9 ceremony will take place at FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton. “It’s such a pivotal moment in country music,” Shania says in a statement. “As the industry evolves, we’re seeing a new generation of deeply talented artists …
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Apr 24
“Weed, Whiskey and…Cheech & Chong?” Brothers Osborne’s once-in-a-lifetime backstage meet-up
ABC/Image Group LAPort Saint Joe, the new album from Brothers Osborne, is getting high praise from everyone from Miranda Lambert to Cheech & Chong…pun intended. On Monday night, TJ and John Osborne played The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and came face to face with two of pop culture’s most notorious stoners: Cheech Marin and …
Apr 24
Nicole Kidman explores the “Parallel Line” in surprise performance with Keith Urban
ABC/Image Group LAKeith Urban fans who turned out Monday night for a special Spotify preview of his new album got an extra surprise. Keith’s Oscar-winning wife, Nicole Kidman, joined him onstage to sing a few background vocals. Nicole contributes BGVs to Keith’s most recent hit, “Female,” but this time, she also chimed in on “Parallel …
Apr 24
Lee Ann Womack takes over Alan Jackson’s honky tonk to help MusiCares
ATO RecordsTuesday night in Nashville, Lee Ann Womack headlines a show at Alan Jackson’s honky tonk to help MusiCares. Newcomer Jackie Lee and Texas favorites The Randy Rogers Band will also join the 2001 CMA Female Vocalist of the Year at AJ’s Good Time Bar on lower Broadway. The event also kicks off an online …
Apr 24
An almost-cancelled writing session turns into Florida Georgia Line’s 14th #1
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 …
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. …