Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkStockAmerican Idol winner Trent Harmon has released “There’s a Girl” as the first single from his forthcoming debut album. Harmon is one of the writers on the track. Listen on Billboard.com. Meanwhile, Harmon’s cover of Gary Wright’s 1976 hit “Dream Weaver” will be included in the upcoming film Ice Age: Collision Course. Kellie Pickler got a little star struck and completely …
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Jun 26
Kenny Chesney Apologizes for Telling Philadelphia Concert Police Officer Died
Sony Music Nashville Kenny Chesney owed a suburban Philadelphia police officer a huge apology after mistakenly announcing at his concert Saturday night that he had died. The singer told thousands of fans at Lincoln Financial Field, where he was performing, that Folcroft Borough Police Officer Christopher Dorman, who was shot seven times in the line of duty, …
Jun 26
Kenny Chesney Dedicates Performance To Injured Police Officer
Sony Music NashvilleDuring a concert in Philadelphia June 26, Kenny Chesney paid tribute to a local police officer who had been shot seven times in the line of duty the previous day. Officer Christopher Dorman, a part-time officer in the borough of Folcroft, had expected to attend Chesney’s concert at Lincoln Financial Field, but the …
Jun 25
The Mavericks Part Ways With Record Label To Launch Their Own
Photo: Jeff Vespa/WireImageGenre-bending band The Mavericks has amicably parted ways with Nashville’s Big Machine Label Group, ABC News has confirmed. The group recorded two critically-acclaimed albums for the label group, 2013’s In Time and 2015’s Mono, and reportedly had just a two-album deal there. The band has now partnered with Nashville-based marketing and distribution company Thirty Tigers, according to MusicRow.com, and …
Jun 24
Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley Wears Diaper On New Album Cover
Big Machine Label GroupFlorida Georgia Line just shared the cover artwork for their new album Dig Your Roots, and it’s adorable. In keeping with the title, the cover depicts the duo’s Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley as children, Kelley clad in a cowboy hat, boots and diaper, and Hubbard smiling astride a toy scooter. They also announced that the new set, their …
Jun 24
Country, Bluegrass Stars Mourn Legend Ralph Stanley
Credit: Karl Walter/Getty Images for StagecoachStars from the worlds of country and bluegrass music — and even Hollywood — are reacting to the sad news that music legend Ralph Stanley died June 23 following a battle with skin cancer. Country star Dierks Bentley tweeted that the news was “like a punch to the heart. Thank you God for Ralph Stanley.” Steve Wariner tweeted, …
Jun 24
Garth Brooks 0n Orlando Attack: Don’t Let It Win
Garth Brooks (John Russell/CMA)Like so many others, Garth Brooks was devastated by the recent mass shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, that left 49 people dead and dozens more injured. And while he calls the comparison “stupid,” the incident actually made the country superstar think about a scene in Star Wars where the Obi-Wan Kenobi character says, “I …
Jun 24
Garth Brooks On Orlando Attack: Don’t Let It Win
Garth Brooks (John Russell/CMA)Like so many others, Garth Brooks was devastated by the recent mass shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, that left 49 people dead and dozens more injured. And while he calls the comparison “stupid,” the incident actually made the country superstar think about a scene in Star Wars where the Obi-Wan Kenobi character says, “I …
Jun 24
Country Star Trivia for 6/24/2016
ComStock/ThinkStockIn what year did Elvis Presley appear on NBC’s The Steve Allen Show clad in a tuxedo and crooning “Hound Dog” to a basset hound? ANSWER: 1956 Copyright © 2016, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.
Jun 24
Nashville Notes for 6/24/2016
Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkStockDustin Lynch will debut his new single, “Seein’ Red,” on TBS’ Conan July 6. It is the first single from his upcoming third album. Lynch says of the song, “It’s fun, sexy, energetic, and makes me want to dance all over somebody.” Darius Rucker has changed managers. In joining the roster of Maverick Management’s Nashville office, he now …