Timothy Kuratek/CBS ©2016 CBS Broadcasting Inc.In all of music, there’s perhaps no more cryptic song than the 1968 pop hit “MacArthur Park.” With its tales of parks “melting in the dark,” “sweet green icing flowing down” and cakes “left out in the rain,” it’s been recorded by everyone from actor and singer Richard Harris to Donna Summer to Waylon Jennings. …
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Sep 08
Why "A Very Kacey Christmas" Will Be "Willie Nice"
Mercury Nashville“Part Western Swing sprinkled with bits of classic pop, hazy Hawaiian moments and child-like fun, all coming to a nostalgic and melancholy end” — that’s how Kacey Musgraves describes her new holiday album, A Very Kacey Christmas, that’s set to come out right before Halloween. For her first yuletide set, the Grammy winner wrote four originals: “Christmas …
Sep 08
Dig Your Roots, Dude!: "The Chew"'s Carla Hall Schools Florida Georgia Line on Nashville Hot Chicken
ABC/Paula LoboDuring their recent trip to New York City to promote their new album, Dig Your Roots, Florida Georgia Line stopped by ABC’s The Chew to tape an episode that airs on Friday. Ironically, it was host and Nashville native Carla Hall who ended up showing Brian Kelley a thing or two about the heritage of his adopted hometown, teaching him how to make …
Sep 08
A Night on the Town with Reba and a "Fancy" Makeover
Photo Credit: Justin McIntoshHow’d you like to spend a night on the town with Reba? For $10 and just a little luck, that could very well happen. The Country Music Hall of Famer is pitching in to help raise money for Musicians on Call, the nonprofit that works to bring music to the bedsides of patients …
Sep 07
Lauren Alaina Goes Down the "Road Less Traveled" with Pop Star Meghan Trainor
Mercury NashvilleLauren Alaina performs her latest top-40 country hit, “Road Less Traveled,” for the first time on TV Thursday morning on the Today show, which starts at 7 a.m. on NBC. Best New Artist Grammy winner Meghan Trainor is one of Lauren’s co-writers on the tune. The “All About That Bass” hitmaker is developing quite …
Sep 07
Florida Georgia Line's New Album Digs In at Number One
BMLGFlorida Georgia Line’s third album makes its debut at the top of Billboard’s Country Albums chart this week. “The fact that so many people wanted to use their hard earned dollars to buy Dig Your Roots is so humbling,” Tyler Hubbard says. “Because of the support on the road, we’ve really been encouraged to …
Sep 07
From Wrecked Cars to Driver-less Cadillacs, Miranda Lambert Delivers Mysterious Video for "Vice"
Image Credit: Becky FlukeIf you’re thinking that Miranda Lambert’s latest hit “Vice” may be some sort of commentary about her divorce last year from Blake Shelton, her new music video will only feed that fire. Dripping with symbolism, the clip starts with a glamorous Miranda emerging unharmed from the wreckage of an overturned car after …
Sep 07
Faith Hill Puts Her Own Spin on Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" with Daughter Maggie
Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images for U.S. Fund for UNICEFIf you’ve been waiting for new music from Faith Hill, it’s here! But it’s probably not exactly what you’re expecting. On Tuesday, the 2000 CMA Female Vocalist of the Year shared an Instagram video of her singing Taylor Swift’s pop hit “Bad Blood” with her middle …
Sep 07
Carrie Underwood Proves She's Entertainer-Worthy, Kicking Off Her Fall Tour with Two Sell-Outs
Arista NashvilleIt’s been five years since a female won CMA Entertainer of the Year, when Taylor Swift took home the trophy in 2011. But Carrie Underwood may very well be about to give the history books a little update. Not only did the “Dirty Laundry” songstress pick up four CMA nods last week, including her first mention in the …
Sep 07
Jason Aldean Shows Up on a Fan's Doorstep — and That's Just the Beginning
Broken BowBrittany Marcum got the surprise of her life this weekend, as Jason Aldean showed up unannounced on her Lexington, Kentucky, doorstep. He came bearing the first copy of his new album They Don’t Know, which comes out this Friday. Before he continued on to his Saturday-night concert, the “A Little More Summertime” hitmaker also threw in a pair …
