Bob D’Amico / ABCThis week, CMA Music Festival takes over downtown Nashville. But even if you can’t make it to Music City for the biggest four days in country music, you can relive the excitement on August 16, when ABC airs its annual three-hour special documenting the event. This year, Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini will host, leading fans …
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Jun 06
What you wish you were doing on your summer vacation: Tim & Faith show off their tropical paradise
Architectural DigestTim McGraw and Faith Hill open the doors of their private tropical getaway in the Bahamas in the July edition of Architectural Digest. “Every time we land the plane and walk on the beach and head up to the house, we turn to each other and say, ‘This is the best place in the world,’” Tim says of …
Jun 06
Frustrated, incorporated: How a 30-minute challenge brought Brett Eldredge a hit song
Atlantic/Warner Music NashvilleSometimes songs are born out of a stroke of genius, and then sometimes songs are born out of frustration. Brett Eldredge confesses that was the case when he came up with his latest hit, the top-25 “Something I’m Good At.” “In the writing room, sometimes I get antsy,” he explains. “I pace the room a …
Jun 05
Your chance to see Garth and Trisha at CMA Music Festival 2017
ABC/Image Group LA If you’re coming to CMA Music Festival in hopes of seeing Entertainer of the Year Garth Brooks, you’ll get your chance Thursday. Garth will do a question-and-answer session starting at 3:30 p.m. CT with his wife and tour mate, Trisha Yearwood. It’ll take place in the 3,500-square-foot HGTV Lodge, located just off 4th Avenue …
Jun 05
Luke Bryan and Brothers Osborne lock in superstar collaborations on Wednesday's CMT Awards
CMTLuke Bryan will reunite with his CMT Crossroads co-star Jason Derulo to perform on Wednesday’s CMT Awards. The two first teamed up on the 2014 awards, when they did Derulo’s hit “Talk Dirty” and “This Is How We Roll” with Florida Georgia Line. Their episode of Crossroads aired last summer. Meanwhile, Brothers Osborne will pair up with rock legend Peter Frampton on this year’s awards. Look for Brett …
Jun 05
Mark your calendars: Little Big Town wants you to do some “Day Drinking” Thursday
ABC/Image Group LA Little Big Town plans to kick off CMA Music Festival 2017 with a little “Day Drinking.” The CMA Vocal Group of the Year has proclaimed this Thursday #DayDrinkingDay to mark the release of their new line of merchandise. Named “Why Don’t We Do a Little Day Drinking?” for their 2014 hit, this is …
Jun 05
Lee Brice welcomes first daughter over the weekend
ABC/Rick RowellThe newest member of the Brice family has arrived! Lee Brice and his wife Sara greeted their first daughter, Trulee Nanette, Friday morning. Born in Nashville at 9:00 a.m., Trulee arrived weighing 7 pounds 13 ounces and measuring 20 inches. It sounds like she’s already a big hit with her brothers, 8-year-old Takoda and 3-year-old Ryker. “The boys were so sweet and …
Jun 05
It's getting hot in here: Tim & Faith tease romantic video for “Speak to a Girl”
ABC/Image Group LA We don’t know much about Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s video for “Speak to a Girl,” except that it’ll be here Tuesday…and it looks to be steamy. The country super-couple shared multiple short clips of the music video Friday on social media. In Faith’s, the two are clad entirely in black, as she nuzzles a seated Tim …
Jun 05
Brad Paisley surprises Chicago-area high school graduates with commencement performance
ABC/Image Group LA The class of 2017 at Barrington High School near Chicago will likely never forget their commencement on Friday: Brad Paisley surprised the graduating seniors with a performance. Paisley was at the ceremony — which took place at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois — after students entered a video contest …
Jun 02
Play That Funky Music: Brad Paisley kicks off CMA Music Festival with a disco tune
ABC/Image Group LANext week may be the busiest one in country music all year, but Brad Paisley will be starting things off singing a decidedly different tune. Sunday night, Brad headlines the first-ever Disco Party for the Alzheimer’s Association at Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon. Brad’s wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, is on the host committee. As part of the fun, …