ABC/Image Group LAWe already know that Tim McGraw shows up on one track on Florida Georgia Line’s new Dig Your Roots album– and it looks like another superstar collaboration could be in the works, this time with ’90s boy band sensation the Backstreet Boys. On Monday, Backstreet’s Brian Littrell posted a photo of a mixing board and computer audio workstation on Instagram with the …
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Jun 27
Jon Pardi's "California Sunrise" Dawns at #1
Capitol NashvilleJon Pardi’s California Sunrise is dawning at number one. The Golden State native’s sophomore album debuts at the top of Billboard’s Country Albums ranking this week, making it not only his first chart- topping album, but his first career number one as well. Jon’s debut album, Write You a Song, peaked at number 3 …
Jun 27
Scotty McCreery Debuts New Song About Late Grandfather
Eric AdkinsScotty McCreery became a trending topic on Facebook over the weekend when the Grand Ole Opry posted the video for his June 10 performance of new song “Five More Minutes” on YouTube, where it now has more than 176,000 views. As McCreery emotionally explains in the video, he wrote the poignant story song just a …
Jun 27
Jason Aldean Impersonator Defrauds Disabled Woman
Photo: Largo Police DepartmentA Florida man who impersonated singer Jason Aldean has been accused by police of defrauding an intellectually disabled woman for both money and sex. Tampa, Fla., TV station WFLA reports that Pinellas County resident Daniel Farris pretended to be the country music star and convinced the victim he was Aldean. Largo Police say Farris asked the …
Jun 27
Country Star Trivia for 6/27/2016
ComStock/ThinkStockWhat country superstar helped induct a then 21-year-old Alison Krauss into the Grand Ole Opry in 1993? ANSWER: Garth Brooks Copyright © 2016, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.
Jun 27
Brett Eldredge Mentors Thomas Rhett on Snapchat
Photo: Country Music AssociationBrett Eldredge takes full responsibility for unleashing his pal Thomas Rhett on the Snapchat world, and says he loves how the social media app lets him show fans his own “wacky, weird” side too. Eldredge (pictured on the left) calls Rhett “a funny guy.” But after talking him into downloading the app, Eldredge says the …
Jun 27
Nashville Notes for 6/27/16
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 …
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 …