Category: Country

ABC/Image Group LAAs we wait for what’s expected to be an impressive total from Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountains Rise telethon, more stars are stepping up to help her home area as it continues to recover from the devastating wildfires late last month. Zac Brown Band will headline an all-day mini-festival this Saturday in downtown Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Rodney Crowell, Jim Lauderdale, Sam Bush and Mo …

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ABC/Image Group LA Ronnie Dunn is under the weather, and his severe cold and sore throat are keeping him from singing as planned this week. First, he was forced to cancel his appearance on Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountains Rise telethon on Tuesday night, so bluegrass star Rhonda Vincent stepped in for him. He also won’t be able participate in Kelly Clarkson’s Miracle …

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ABC/ Ida Mae AstuteThough there’s no official comment, sources close to Garth Brooks say rumors that he might perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration are false, according to Variety. Earlier this month, TMZ started the speculation that the CMA Entertainer of the Year could be part of the program on January 20 by asking him if he’d appear. Garth noted he …

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ABC/Mark LevineYou can get a glimpse at what the holidays are like at Loretta Lynn’s house, in her new music video for her song “Country Christmas.” Originally written as the title track for her first yuletide album in 1966, “Country Christmas” was re-recorded for her new White Christmas Blue project, which was produced by John Carter Cash, the only …

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BMLGNewcomer Drake White will set out on his first headlining trek this February, playing 17 clubs on the Spark Tour 2017, along with his band, The Big Fire. “The Big Fire and I are road warriors,” he says. “We have been playing together for many years, so to be out there on our own tour is really special …

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ABC/Image Group LA Just as Chase Bryant’s new single, “Room to Breathe,” is breaking into the top 40, the Texas native found out he’s going on tour next year with one of his heroes. “As a singer, writer, guitarist, and just a fan of music, I’ve looked up to Brad Paisley for as long as I can remember,” …

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ABC/Image Group LA This week, Old Dominion notches their second number-one with “Song for Another Time,” but as it turns out, it could’ve very easily been Kenny Chesney sitting at the top of the charts with the same tune.  Collectively, the five members of the band have already written seven number-ones for other artists, including Kenny. Thinking they’d already …

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ABC/Image Group LA It looks like Reba is on her way back to TV, but this time, it won’t be a comedy she’s starring in…it’ll be a soap opera. The Country Music Hall of Famer is set to star in a new series from Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry, according to Variety. The show, now in development at ABC, is described …

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Webster Public RelationsTuesday night, Dolly Parton takes to the airwaves to raise money to help her beloved hometown, which was hard-hit by the recent East Tennessee wildfires. Hank Williams Jr., Alabama, Ronnie Dunn, Jamey Johnson, Lauren Alaina, Cyndi Lauper and Don McLean join an already-impressive lineup of talent that includes Reba, Kenny Rogers, Chris Stapleton, Alison Krauss and many more. RaeLynn, T.G. Sheppard, Larry Gatlin, Paula, Bobby and Jamie Deen, and comedian Henry Cho are just some of …

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ABC/Image Group LA We haven’t seen Tim McGraw on the big screen since he co-starred with George Clooney in last year’s Tomorrowland. But that will change come March 3, when he opens in the big-screen adaptation of the 2011 best-seller, The Shack.   “Well, it’s certainly a really heartfelt and heartbreaking at times film,” he says of the movie. “The story …

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