Category: Country

Auto Added by WPeMatico

Drake White to Headline the Spark Tour in 2017

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 …

Continue reading

Chase Bryant to Begin 2017 on Tour with His Hero Brad Paisley

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,” …

Continue reading

Why Old Dominion Has Kenny Chesney to Thank for Their Latest #1

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 …

Continue reading

Reba Set to Return to TV in New Soap from the Creator of “Desperate Housewives”

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 …

Continue reading

“Smoky Mountains Rise”: Dolly Parton Hosts All-Star Fundraiser Tonight to Help Her Beloved East Tennessee

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 …

Continue reading

Tim McGraw Returns to the Big Screen Next Year in “The Shack”

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 …

Continue reading

Blake Shelton Issues Invitation to Fan Who Missed His Show After a Life-Threatening Accident

Trae Patton/NBCJonathan Daniels had planned to take his girlfriend to Blake Shelton’s October show at New York City’s Barclays Center to celebrate her 23rd birthday. But after buying the tickets, he was involved in a serious motorcycle accident that left it looking doubtful he would live, much less be able to attend the concert. After months of …

Continue reading

Cam Booked to Duet on the Season Finale of “The Voice”

ABC/Image Group LACam will sing her breakthrough hit “Burning House” on the season 11 finale of The Voice. She’ll duet with Nashville resident Josh Gallagher, who chose the Untamed singer as his partner.   You can catch their collaboration Tuesday night starting at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. Copyright © 2016, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.

Brad Paisley Extends Life Amplified World Tour in 2017

ABC/Image Group LABrad Paisley will continue his Life Amplified World Tour into 2017, adding a string of February dates that will take him to the Great White North, Maine, Pennsylvania and New York. Chase Bryant and Lindsay Ell will join him for the ten shows that kick off February 1 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. …

Continue reading

Taylor Swift Remembers Her Country Roots to Help East Tennessee

Mark Metcalfe/Getty ImagesEven though it’s been a moment since she’s had a country hit, Taylor Swift hasn’t forgotten where she came from. The pop superstar is giving $100,000 to help rebuild Sevier County, Tennessee, after the raging wildfires that devastated the area. The Academy of Country Music will match Taylor’s gift, giving another $100,000 to …

Continue reading