ABC/Mark LevineLuke Combs is country’s hottest touring act this fall — and is second only to Elton John overall — according to StubHub. Country artists make a strong showing in StubHub’s ranking of the Top Touring Acts of Fall 2019, occupying three spots in the all-genre top ten. It’s country’s best performance in the ranking since 2016. Carrie Underwood is …
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Sep 11
I’m a sucker for you: Kelsea Ballerini and Dan + Shay hang with the Jonas Brothers in Nashville
Peggy SirotaThe Jonas Brothers spread a lot of happiness as they brought their Happiness Begins Tour to Music City on Tuesday night. First, Kevin, Joe, and Nick brought country duo Dan + Shay onstage at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena to play their smash crossover hit, “Tequila,” which turned into a huge sing-along. Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney started their number one country hit as usual, with Nick taking …
Sep 11
“The Father, My Son, and the Holy Ghost”: Blake Shelton goes to bat for new Craig Morgan song
ABC/Mark Levine Blake Shelton has made it his mission to get Craig Morgan’s new single to the top of the Country iTunes chart. Craig wrote “The Father, My Son, and the Holy Ghost” about the loss of his 19-year-old son Jerry in a tubing accident three summers ago. On Monday, Blake tweeted he would “gladly give up [his] spot on country …
Sep 11
“To a T”: Ryan Hurd reveals how the video for his hit single almost hit too close to home
RCA Nashville Ryan Hurd‘s on the verge of having his first top-thirty hit with “To a T.” Appropriately, the romantic single about knowing your partner well features background vocals from his wife, Maren Morris. The equally amorous video follows four different couples: a husband and wife who’ve been together more than fifty years, relative newlyweds …
Sep 11
“We Believe in Happy Endings”: Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan & Jason Aldean pay tribute to Earl Thomas Conley
ABC Radio Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean were just three of the superstars who came together Tuesday at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville to remember Earl Thomas Conley. Calling the man who had twenty-two number ones in the eighties “my favorite superhero,” Blake confessed how hard it hit him when …
Sep 10
Brad Paisley could be a “Fish Out of Water” in new Amazon comedy
ABC/Image Group LABrad Paisley has a new half-hour comedy in the works at Amazon, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The West Virginia native would both star in and executive produce Fish Out of Water, which follows a fictionalized version of Brad as he attempts to keep his simple fishing show from going off the rails. Fish Out of …
Sep 10
Brantley Gilbert and wife Amber welcome their daughter, Braylen Hendrix
ABC/Image Group LABrantley Gilbert’s second child — a girl he and wife Amber named Braylen Hendrix — has arrived. Braylen was born Monday at 1:18 p.m. ET at Piedmont Hospital in Athens, Georgia, weighing 6 pounds, 7 ounces, and measuring 19-and-a-half inches long. “It’s such a blessing for us to welcome Braylen and both momma and baby girl are …
Sep 10
Dierks, Darius, LOCASH and more to play Ryman benefit for the Bahamas
ABC/Image Group LADierks Bentley, Darius Rucker, LOCASH, Randy Houser, Sugarland’s Kristian Bush, Devin Dawson, Jamey Johnson, James Otto and more are all set to play a benefit Monday night to help the Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian. The fundraiser titled SIP Hope 4 Hope Town will take place at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium. SIP is the acronym for the Songwriters in Paradise festival, which …
Sep 10
Keith Urban invites you to ring in 2020 with a free show in Music City
ABC/Mark Levine Keith Urban’s annual free concert on New Year’s Eve is becoming a Nashville tradition, and it’s one that will continue this December 31. For the fourth year in a row, the Aussie superstar — who’s also the reigning CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year — will headline the event known as Music …
Sep 10
The #COUNTDOWNISON to the wedding of Carly Pearce and Michael Ray
ABC/Image Group LACarly Pearce and Michael Ray are now one step closer to being husband and wife. Though we don’t know exactly when they plan to tie the knot, we do know they’ve got some of the essential paperwork signed and ready. “Found out today getting your marriage license & buying a good bottle of Cabernet costs about …
