Keith Urban leads this year’s ACM nomination with seven nods, including Album of the Year, Single and Song of the Year and Entertainer of the Year. Lady Antebellum unveiled the first round of nominees for this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards Thursday on CBS This Morning. The rest of the nods were announced live …
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Feb 16
Reba takes a heartfelt trip down memory lane during her first full-length concert at the Ryman
ABC/Image Group LA Wednesday in Nashville, Reba McEntire played the first full concert of her career at the Mother Church of Country Music. The Country Music Hall of Famer started the show singing “Jesus Loves Me” a capella, which happens to be the first song she was ever paid to sing. “We were at the rodeo… and …
Feb 15
Kacey Musgraves contemplates a drink with Patsy Cline in new episode of “American Masters”
ABC/Paula Lobo PBS will pay tribute to country music pioneer Patsy Cline as part of its Women’s History Month programming in March, as Rosanne Cash narrates a new episode of American Masters. LeAnn Rimes, Rhiannon Giddens, and actress Beverly D’Angelo — who portrayed the Country Music Hall of Famer in the Loretta Lynn biopic Coal Miner’s Daughter — are just some of the stars who’ll look back …
Feb 15
Lady A's Charles Kelley books rare solo gig to help Nashville's oldest elementary school
ABC/Image Group LALady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley will pitch in to help St. Bernard Academy, as he performs at the April 18 benefit for the school at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium. Rodney Crowell and the SteelDrivers are just two of the other artists who’ll play the show to commemorate the institution’s 150th anniversary. St. Bernard is Music City’s oldest elementary school, …
Feb 15
Lady Antebellum gets up early for ACM noms, then stays up late for Colbert
Capitol NashvilleYou’ll be able to catch Lady Antebellum on TV early in the morning and late into the evening on Thursday. The hit-making trio will start the day by announcing the nominees in the major categories for the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards during the 8 a.m. hour of CBS This Morning. The remainder of the nods …
Feb 15
How Thomas Rhett will suddenly become the father of two
ABC/Image Group LA Thomas Rhett is going to be a daddy — not once, but twice! “We are so happy to announce that we are pregnant & in the process of adopting a child from Africa!” he shared on social media on Wednesday, along with a photo of himself with his wife Lauren and giant gold balloons that spell …
Feb 15
Could new music from Thomas Rhett be on the way soon?
ABC/Image Group LA Thomas Rhett recently enjoyed the fourth #1 from his sophomore album with “Star of the Show.” Given that the platinum-selling Tangled Up was released back in September of 2015, there’s reason to wonder if TR’s next single might be new music from his upcoming record. The “Die a Happy Man” hitmaker has recently been hard …
Feb 14
Chase Bryant puts a new spin on Little Big Town's “Better Man”
ABC/Image Group LAAs Little Big Town closes in on #1 with the song Taylor Swift wrote for them, there’s another version of “Better Man” that’s generating lots of attention on social media. Earlier this week, Chase Bryant released a video of his take on the tune, with Runaway June adding harmony vocals on the …
Feb 14
Back by popular demand, the stars of Nashville take their music overseas
CMTFor the second summer in a row, the stars of CMT’s Nashville are setting out on an international tour. Charles Esten, Jonathan Jackson, Clare Bowen and Chris Carmack will play all nine dates in England, Scotland and Ireland, with Sam Palladio joining his castmates for select shows. The tour kicks off June 9 in Birmingham, …
Feb 14
“Back Home Again”: Darius Rucker, Chris Stapleton and Brett Eldredge are “Hometown Heroes” in new special
ABC/Image Group LAIn a new CMT special that premieres next month, Darius Rucker, Chris Stapleton and Brett Eldredge travel back to their hometowns to lend a hand to some of the people and places that helped make them who they are. In the special, called CMT Hometown Heroes, Darius returns to MUSC Children’s Hospital …
