Rich Fury/Getty ImagesAfter missing out last year, fans who were hoping to enjoy Coachella this April are out of luck again. The festival, as well as its sister country event, Stagecoach, have been officially canceled due to a public health order. Dr. Cameron Kaiser, the Public Health Officer of Riverside County, CA, issued the order …
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Jan 29
Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam announces rescheduled 2021 dates after postponing last year’s event
Courtesy of Campbell Entertainment GroupThe Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam, like virtually every other festival scheduled to take place last year, was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The event planned for 2020 was postponed, but not for good: Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam will return in 2021. The new dates for the festival will be June 4-6, …
Jan 29
Eric Church debuts ‘Heart & Soul’’s bluesy album opener, “Heart on Fire”
Reid LongEric Church leans into his rocker side with “Heart on Fire,” the bluesy, electrifying album-opener off his upcoming triple project, Heart & Soul. Eric first made the song available to members of his Church Choir fan club on Thursday, then sharing “Heart on Fire” for general listening on Friday morning. Now, the singer says …
Jan 29
Granger Smith brings fans out to the farm for inaugural CMT “Campfire Sessions” episode
Disney Channel/Chris HolloGranger Smith is helping CMT kick off a new digital series called “Campfire Sessions,” a collection of intimate, acoustic performances in the theme of a traditional campfire sing-along. For the first installment, Granger invites fans out to his Yee Yee farm in Texas for a stripped-down, 15-minute performance around the singer’s fire pit. …
Jan 29
Niko Moon has a “Good Time” with Shaggy in this breezy new rendition of his hit song
Matthew Berinato/Johnathan MannionNiko Moon’s “Good Time” is poised to be his breakout hit as a country artist, with the song a top-ten hit and climbing at country radio. Meanwhile, the singer is offering an even more laid-back and carefree rendition of his ode to having fun, inviting reggae star Shaggy to join him for a …
Jan 29
Rascal Flatts’ Jay DeMarcus strikes out on his own with “Music Man,” a powerful tribute to his late father
Big Machine Label GroupRascal Flatts band mate Jay DeMarcus shares an emotional and deeply personal tribute in his new solo song, “Music Man,” which was written in honor of his late father. In October of 2020, Jay shared that his dad, Stanley Wayne DeMarcus, had died. He explained at the time that his father was …
Jan 29
Morgan Wallen returns with three more bonus tracks to ‘Dangerous: The Double Album’
ABCMorgan Wallen’s spree of delivering new music continues. Less than a month after dropping Dangerous: The Double Album, he’s adding three new bonus tracks to his mammoth, 30-song sophomore effort. Two of the tracks are “This Side of a Dust Cloud” and “Bandaid on a Bullet Hole,” two songs that were previously exclusive to Target. …
Jan 29
“Freedom Was a Highway”: Jimmie Allen’s Brad Paisley duet soars onto country radio
BBR Music GroupJimmie Allen has officially selected his next single, and it’s “Freedom Was a Highway,” his breezy and nostalgic duet with Brad Paisley. Jimmie co-wrote the song, and the singer says it reminds him of simpler days driving back roads in his home state. “When I was writing this song with my co-writers, I …
Jan 29
“Never Be Sorry”: Why Old Dominion used to play their latest hit 10 to 15 times at soundcheck
ABC Old Dominion‘s latest hit, “Never Be Sorry,” is something of a story from the road, having been written “behind the stage on a picnic table” at “a military base,” as lead singer Matthew Ramsey recalls. To flesh out the song, the band drew on personal experiences, even if their travel itinerary does make some of the geographical references …
Jan 28
Kenny Chesney co-writer Greylan James went from dressing as Kenny for Halloween to having a hit on his hands
Courtesy of Essential Broadcast MediaKenny Chesney has a Top 5 hit on his hands with his current single, “Happy Does.” But for one of the song’s writers, Greylan James, the song is more than a radio success: It’s a full-circle moment that he can trace back to when he was a little kid. At five …
