ABC/Image Group LABy CARENA LIPTAK, ABC News Due to health and safety concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Faster Horses Festival has been rescheduled to July 16-18, 2021. The event, which is the ACM’s reigning Festival of the Year, will return to its Brooklyn, Michigan grounds next year with originally-scheduled headlining acts Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett and Jason …
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May 21
Garth Brooks bumps his Charlotte stadium stop to October 2020
ABC/Randy HolmesBy CARENA LIPTAK, ABC News Amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, Garth Brooks has announced that his upcoming show in Charlotte, North Carolina will be postponed. Previously scheduled for June 13, the concert is now set to take place on October 10. When tickets for Garth’s Charlotte show originally went on sale back in December, the Bank …
May 21
Jimmy Buffett previews new album, invites fans to join him “Down at the Lah De Dah”
Good Company Entertainment/Mailboat RecordsBy CARENA LIPTAK, ABC News Sun-kissed country rocker Jimmy Buffett returns next week with his new album, Life on the Flip Side, and he has already previewed the new batch of songs with a sneak peek into its track list. Now, you can hear the first song on the 14-track collection, “Down at the Lah De …
May 21
Old Dominion “can’t wait” to take the virtual stage for this years’s ‘GMA’ Summer Concert Series
ABC/Image Group LABy CARENA LIPTAK and ANDREA TUCCILLO, ABC News Old Dominion are representing the country contingent on Good Morning America’s upcoming Summer Concert Series roster. The event will be virtual this year. The group shared their excitement on social media, commenting that they “can’t wait” for their performance on July 3. While the band is the only …
May 21
Jason Aldean pushes tour dates to 2021, but promises to return “bigger and louder than ever”
ABC/Richard Harbaugh By CARENA LIPTAK, ABC News In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Jason Aldean is pumping the brakes on the rest of his 2020 We Back Tour. The singer says the trek will resume in 2021. “The health and safety of my fans, my band and crew and all the local workers in your town …
May 21
Tim McGraw scraps 2020 Here on Earth Tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic
ABC/Mark LevineBy CARENA LIPTAK, ABC News Tim McGraw is the latest country star to cancel tour plans due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The singer first broke the news via his fan text message service, explaining that while he wouldn’t be able to perform live for fans as scheduled this summer, he was working closely with his …
May 21
“Detours” during COVID-19: Jordan Davis invites you to “Church in a Chevy” on self-titled new EP
Eric Ryan Anderson By STEPHEN HUBBARD, ABC News The follow-up to Jordan Davis‘ debut album, Home State, arrives on Friday: It’s a self-titled, six-song EP featuring his new single, “Almost Maybes.” Though they were written before the pandemic, several of the songs on the collection seem to have taken on special meaning in the time of COVID-19. …
May 20
“We have good news and bad news…”: Sugarland cancels tour, but promises new music “very soon”
ABC/Image Group LASugarland announced this week that they’re canceling their 2020 There Goes the Neighborhood tour, but the news isn’t all bad. The duo, which consists of Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles, came together virtually from their separate, quarantined homes to announce the sad news on social media, explaining that their tour will not go on as scheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. …
May 20
Keith Urban dishes about how Nicole Kidman broke her ankle
Taylor Hill/Getty ImagesIt’s hard enough trying to stay in the house during quarantine, imagine having to nurse a broken ankle on top of it. That’s the story of Nicole Kidman‘s life right now, but Keith Urban shared that she’s actually taking it pretty well. During a chat with the Australian talk show The Project, Keith explained how the Big Little Lies actress acquired …
May 20
It’s a ‘Wild World’: Kip Moore launches digital scavenger hunt as he prepares to release his new album
Universal Music GroupReleasing a new album in the midst of a global pandemic presents unique challenges, but Kip Moore has always been the kind of artist who thinks outside the box. As he readies his next project, Wild World, for release at the end of May, Kip is coming up with creative ways to get fans involved. He’s …