Chris Hollo / Courtesy Grand Ole Opry The Grand Ole Opry is revealing plans to mark its milestone 100th birthday in 2025 with a yearlong celebration dubbed “Opry 100.” In toasting its 100th anniversary in the present, the Opry will also be honoring the past — country legends who made the genre what it is …
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Oct 14
Lainey Wilson’s taking her ‘Whirlwind’ to halftime show at Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game
Disney/Larry McCormack “Hang Tight Honey,” a Whirlwind‘s about to hit Dallas’ AT&T Stadium on Thanksgiving Day. Lainey Wilson will perform on The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Kickoff Halftime Show at the Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game. “It’s an honor to follow in the footsteps of legendary performers like my friend Dolly Parton, The Jonas Brothers, and Reba, of course, to …
Oct 14
Brantley Gilbert pauses show to welcome newborn: “Craziest night of my life”
Mike Coppola/Getty Images, FILE Brantley Gilbert paused a live show to celebrate a new addition to his family. The “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do” singer and wife Amber Cochran Gilbert welcomed a newborn baby into the world on Friday night amid Brantley Gilbert’s concert in Tupelo, Mississippi. Brantley revealed the news in an Instagram video posted Saturday detailing …
Oct 14
How “two worlds came together” in Jon Pardi’s next album
Disney/Larry McCormack Jon Pardi‘s been hard at work on his Mr. Saturday Night follow-up, and it’s his first time enlisting hit producer Jay Joyce for his production prowess. “I mean, I love a lot of producers in town, but Jay’s just got something special to him and he’s got that real rock ‘n’ roll rootsy, like, just …
Oct 11
Nashville notes: Dylan Gossett’s “Tree Birds” + Carter Faith’s ‘Aftermath’
Dylan Gossett is flying high with his self-penned fresh track, “Tree Birds.” “‘Tree Birds’ is a song that we’ve been playing live at our shows for quite some time now. It has a lot of Texas Country roots. I went in and tracked it with the band to try to capture the energy of the …
Oct 11
Reba teams with Carole King to write ‘Happy’s Place’ theme song
NBCUniversal Reba McEntire has teamed with Carole King to write the theme song for her new NBC sitcom, Happy’s Place. “I’m so happy for the opportunity to write the theme song for Happy’s Place with my good friend, Carole King,” Reba shares. “It just doesn’t get much better than that! I hope my fans will love this song as …
Oct 11
Cody Johnson has many questions in “How Do You Sleep at Night?”
Courtesy of Chris Douglas + Warner Music Nashville Cody Johnson‘s dropped a scorching heartbreak number, “How Do You Sleep at Night?” Instead of drowning in misery or taking a woe-is-me route, its songwriters — which include HARDY and Ryan Hurd — channel the brokenhearted persona’s pain into a constant questioning of how his ex sleeps at night after leaving him devastated. …
Oct 11
Justin Moore gets autobiographical with ‘This Is My Dirt’
Courtesy of The Valory Music Co. Justin Moore has dug out his eighth album, This Is My Dirt — and it’s one he’s real proud of. “I’ve never made albums to try to make a statement,” says Justin. “I just try to find or write the best collection of songs that I can, but this album became …
Oct 11
Unity takes center stage in Tim McGraw’s “People Like Us”
Courtesy of Big Machine Records Tim McGraw underscores the importance of unity with his new song, “People Like Us.” “It’s a celebration of our shared journey through life,” Tim says of his latest release. “We all have unique paths, but at our core, we’re connected by the same hopes, dreams, and challenges that make us human. For me, …
Oct 11
Surprise: Jelly Roll drops deluxe ‘Beautifully Broken’ with Keith Urban, ERNEST collabs
Courtesy of BBR Music Group Jelly Roll‘s broken out a Beautifully Broken surprise. Beautifully Broken arrived Friday morning, before getting the deluxe treatment a few hours later as Beautifully Broken (Pickin’ Up The Pieces). It features the original 22 tracks and six additional songs, including collabs with Keith Urban (“Don’t Want To”) and ERNEST (“Devil Down”), as well as his earlier …