Art Streiber/NBC With over a decade of experience as singers, Dan + Shay are hoping to glean all they’ve learned and give back as first-time coaches on The Voice. “I think the thing I’m most excited about on The Voice is being able to maybe impart some wisdom to some of these up-and-coming singers who are chasing their …
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Apr 01
Lainey, Cody, Kelsea, Ashley McBryde, HARDY, Jelly Roll compete for CMT’s Video of the Year
Courtesy of CMT CMT has revealed the six finalists for its coveted Video of the Year award ahead of Sunday’s CMT Music Awards. The final nominees are Lainey Wilson‘s “Watermelon Moonshine,” Cody Johnson‘s “The Painter,” Kelsea Ballerini‘s “IF YOU GO DOWN (I’M GOIN’ DOWN TOO),” Ashley McBryde‘s “Light On in the Kitchen,” HARDY‘s “Truck Bed” and Jelly Roll‘s “Need a Favor.” …
Apr 01
Sam Hunt plots Locked Up Tour
ABC Sam Hunt is hitting the road this summer on his Locked Up Tour. The 20-city trek kicks off June 28 in Bend, Oregon, and will hit Virginia, Ohio, Florida, South Carolina, Utah and more, before wrapping up in London, Ontario, on September 28. Russell Dickerson will open for Sam on all dates, while George Birge and Dalton …
Apr 01
Dylan Scott’s grateful his cover of “Don’t Close Your Eyes” earned a CMT Music Awards nod
Andy Lyons/USFL/Getty Images for USFL As someone who grew up on Keith Whitley, earning a 2024 CMT Music Awards nomination for his cover of Keith’s “Don’t Close Your Eyes” is like a full-circle moment for Dylan Scott. “I won a CMT Award [for Breakthrough Video of the Year] a couple years ago. But to be nominated for a …
Mar 29
Nashville notes: Annie Bosko + Vince Gill’s duet, Oliver Anthony’s debut album
Annie Bosko has teamed up with Vince Gill for her new track, “Higher Ground.” “Sometimes it takes someone else believing in you to make you believe in yourself. I hope this message provides hope for those who are navigating tough times, like it did for me,” says Annie, who penned the song with Vince in mind after he gave …
Mar 29
Dolly Parton reacts to Beyoncé’s “Jolene” cover on ‘Cowboy Carter’
Getty Images | Blair Caldwell/Parkwood Entertainment Dolly Parton is giving Beyoncé‘s “Jolene” cover her seal of approval. The country music legend took to Instagram on Friday, the day Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter album dropped, to weigh in on the singer’s cover of her iconic 1973 song. “Wow, I just heard Jolene,” she shared in a statement. “Beyoncé is giving that girl …
Mar 29
Lainey Wilson, Cody Johnson, Ashley McBryde + more tapped for Terri Clark duets album
Mercury Nashville/UMe Some of country music’s biggest stars are joining Terri Clark for her new duets album, Terri Clark: Take Two. Arriving May 31, the eight-track set features reimagined recordings of Terri’s hits, such as “Poor Poor Pitiful Me,” “Better Things to Do” and “Girls Lie Too.” The enlisted artists are Lainey Wilson, Cody Johnson, Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce, Lauren Alaina, …
Mar 29
Riley Green previews upcoming EP with “Worst Way”
Courtesy of Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment Riley Green‘s Way Out Here EP doesn’t arrive until April 12, but you won’t have to wait anymore to hear its closing track, “Worst Way.” Out now, the self-penned “Worst Way” is a romantic ode that narrates Riley’s desire to cozy up with his lover. “I want you in the worst way/ My hands …
Mar 29
Dylan Scott drops deluxe ‘Livin’ My Best Life (Still)’
Courtesy of Curb Records Dylan Scott‘s Livin’ My Best Life (Still), the deluxe edition of his latest album, has arrived. The expansive 26-song project includes five unreleased tracks as well as the previously released “This Town’s Been Too Good To Us,” “I’ll Be A Bartender” and “Boys Back Home,” which is Scott and Dylan Marlowe‘s joint single on country …
Mar 29
Scotty McCreery on releasing “Red Letter Blueprint”: “My faith is everything to me”
Jeff Ray/Courtesy of Triple Tigers Scotty McCreery‘s gearing up for Easter Sunday with his new faith-inspired track, “Red Letter Blueprint.” Scotty wrote the song with Derek George, Brent Anderson, Jeremy Bussey and Monty Criswell, and it finds Scotty proudly underscoring one of the most important things to him: his Christian faith. “My faith is everything to me. It’s held me …