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Sep 07
Country Music Association Lainey Wilson leads the contenders for this year’s CMA Awards with nine nominations, including her first for Entertainer of the Year. Her fellow Musical Event nominee Jelly Roll ranks next with five. Luke Combs and HARDY each grab four nods, while Jordan Davis, Ashley McBryde, Chris Stapleton and Morgan Wallen all garnered three. Here’s a complete rundown of the nominations for the 57th annual CMA Awards, …
Sep 07
ABC/Connie Chornuk Luke Combs may have garnered crossover success with his cover of Tracy Chapman‘s “Fast Car,” but don’t count on him being the next country-gone-pop superstar. “That’s something I haven’t really entertained. I’ve been approached about it more than a few times, and I don’t know. It’s just [that] I feel to me, country music is enough,” says …
Sep 06
LeAnn Rimes is spreading festive cheer this holiday season with her headlining Joy: The Holiday Tour. The December trek will hit six cities across the U.S. with shows in Nashville, Las Vegas, Orlando and more. Tickets go on sale Friday, September 8, at 10 a.m. local time. For a full list of dates, visit leannrimes.com. Ryan Griffin has released …
Sep 06
Katherine Bomboy/NBC Tickets to Dolly Parton‘s newly announced exhibit, Dolly Parton & The Makers: My Life in Rhinestones, are on sale now. The fashion exhibition launches October 31 at Nashville’s Lipscomb University and will run through December 9. Each ticket is priced at $25 and includes a 45-minute tour of Dolly’s iconic fashion pieces and the stories behind her styles, songs …
Sep 06
Courtesy of Warner Music Nashville Michael Ray has just hit country radio with his new single “Spirits And Demons,” and it’s one that’s got mom’s approval. “My mom has never called me about songs. She’s [usually] like, ‘Oh, son, that’s great.’ And she’s my mom, so she has to say that,” Michael shares before recounting an unexpected phone call he had from …
Sep 06
ABC/Connie Chornuk Country music’s coming to College GameDay on Saturday, September 9. Dan + Shay recently announced on Instagram that they’ll be taking the performance stage on the upcoming edition of the pregame show. “COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS OFFICIALLY BACK and we’re celebrating by performing LIVE at @collegegameday in Tuscaloosa this Saturday before @alabamafbl vs. @texasfootball. This is going to be one …
Sep 06
Country music’s reign on all-genre charts continues. Morgan Wallen‘s “Last Night” and Luke Combs‘ “Fast Car” have earned the top two spots on Billboard‘s 2023 Songs of the Summer chart, with Morgan at #1. According to Billboard, this is the first time since 1974 that a country song has topped the all-genre Songs of the Summer chart, with John Denver‘s “Annie’s Song” being the …
Sep 06
Courtesy of Big Machine Records Heartache, cold shoulders and a burned-out romance take centerstage in the music video for Carly Pearce‘s Christ Stapleton-assisted duet, “We Don’t Fight Anymore.” Directed by Alexa Campbell, the cinematic visualizer chronicles a couple’s fast-fraying relationship as they live out their lives together but separately in a home devoid of love and affection. Famed actors Lucy Hale and Shiloh Fernandez play the lead roles. …
Sep 06
Courtesy of BBR Music Group Parmalee has dropped a brand new love song called “Boyfriend.” The upbeat romantic track was penned by lead singer Matt Thomas, producer David Fanning and hit songwriters Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson, HARDY and Hunter Phelps. Of “Boyfriend,” Matt shares, “You’re in love with a girl who’s getting treated badly and all you can think is if she was yours, you would treat her …
Sep 06
ABC As “Angels” continues its ascent to the top of the charts, Thomas Rhett is looking back on the journey of the song, which involved a rerecording and slowed-down production from its original release in 2022. “When we wrote ‘Angels,’ it was very stripped-down, super organic, kind of the way that I always envisioned it,” Thomas recalls. “But I …
