Category: Country

ABC/Image Group LA(NASHVILLE) — Jason Aldean will launch his 2017 tour April 27 in Toledo, Ohio, with Chris Young, Kane Brown and Dee Jay Silver joining him on the road. The trek takes its name from They Don’t Know, Jason’s latest album that topped the all-genre Billboard 200 the week of its release.   “It only takes a couple weeks off the road before I …

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ABC/Image Group LAIf you check out the new Monster Trucks movie that opens in theaters today, you’ll discover a new Hunter Hayes song he wrote especially for the film. It turns out monster trucks are something Hunter’s been interested in for quite a while.  “When I was a kid I was a massive [fan] — …

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CMTOn Thursday night’s episode of Nashville on CMT, both Maddie Conrad and Avery Barkley struggled with a temperamental viral video sensation who’d come to Music City to make an album. While Maddie temporarily lost her new internship for mouthing off to the minor diva, she also managed to find a new love interest while making …

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NBC/Trae PattonBlake Shelton is set to sing at next Wednesday’s People’s Choice Awards, which will air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The star of The Voice won his first trophy at the fan-voted show last year, for Favorite Male Country Artist. This year, he’s nominated in that category again, and he’s also up for Favorite Male …

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ABC/Image Group LA It looks like there won’t be more kids for Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman, even though the Oscar-winning actress would love to have a larger family. In an interview with the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire, Nicole confesses Keith is the hold-out. “He’s kinda maxed out,” the star of Lion revealed. “He’s like, ‘I’m done baby, I’m done. Let’s just focus …

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ABC/Image Group LAIn between singing the national anthem at Monday’s college championship game and readying a new album, Little Big Town’s Kimberly Schlapman found time to squeeze in one more major task — she’s a new mommy. “The New Year brought our family new love,” Kimberly shared on Facebook, along with a picture of her …

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ABC/Image Group LA Tonight, Justin Moore kicks off the American Made Tour with Lee Brice at Banker’s Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The “You Look Like I Need a Drink” hitmaker is ready to let the good times roll. “I’ve been a fan of [Lee’s] for a long time,” Justin says. “Having the opportunity to work with him in …

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RCA NashvilleA lifelong dream will come true for Jake Owen later this year, as Jake Owen Field opens in his hometown of Vero Beach, Florida. The “American Country Love Song” singer found out about the honor after playing the 6th Annual Dinner, Auction and Concert for the Kevin Harvick Foundation in December. The field will be a partnership between …

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ABC/Mark LevineLoretta Lynn may be turning 85 this year, but the country music icon isn’t planning to slow down any in 2017. On April 14, she’ll celebrate her birthday with the first of two shows at the historic Ryman Auditorium, immortalized in the Oscar-winning film about her life, Coal Miner’s Daughter, as her first stop in Music …

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ABC/Image Group LAEven though Old Dominion is coming off their second #1 with “Song for Another Time” and a sold-out headlining tour, lead singer Matthew Ramsey admits the band feels there’s a little something missing, so they’ve got plan to fix that. “We were sitting around talking the other day about how much fun we …

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