Country Music AssociationThe Country Music Association is gearing up to hand out its annual Triple Play Awards, honoring songwriters who’ve managed to score three number ones in the past twelve months. This year’s class boasts an impressive sixteen members, including Ashley Gorley, who’ll pick up three triple play awards for writing an incredible nine number ones …
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Jan 08
Blake and Gwen to duet on “Nobody But You” at the Grammys
Michele Crowe/CBSBlake Shelton and girlfriend Gwen Stefani are set to sing together at this year’s Grammys. “Nobody but you, Gwen Stefani, that I’d want to share this year’s Grammy stage with!” Blake tweeted. “Nobody But You” is the pair’s new duet, featured on Blake’s latest collection, Fully Loaded: God’s Country. The Oklahoma native’s up for Best Country Solo Performance for …
Jan 08
Elvis Presley’s 85th Birthday Celebration kicks off today at Graceland in Memphis
Elvis Presley EnterprisesToday marks what would’ve been Elvis Presley‘s 85th birthday, and coinciding with the milestone, the late King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s annual Birthday Celebration gets underway at his Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee. The four-day celebration kicks off at 9 a.m. CT with the traditional annual Birthday Proclamation ceremony. Officials from Graceland and the Memphis area …
Jan 08
Shay Mooney’s “pinching himself” over Dan + Shay’s “game-changing” hit with Justin Bieber
ABC/Mitch HaasethDan + Shay are currently nearing the top of the country airplay chart with their latest hit, “10,000 Hours.” While the duo’s no stranger to country’s upper ranks, this time, they’ve managed to bring an unlikely partner along — Justin Bieber. Dan + Shay do a have an “in” with the pop star, since they share …
Jan 07
Garth Brooks is “Much Too Young…” to have hits in five different decades
Copyright 2018 8TEN, Inc.Garth Brooks has managed to start 2020 by setting yet another record. This week, the seven-time CMA Entertainer of the Year becomes the first artist to appear on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart for the past five decades. Garth started his run in March of 1989 with his first single, “Much Too Young (To …
Jan 07
Tell your “Kinfolks” to watch as Sam Hunt headlines the NHL Stadium Series next month
ABC/Lorenzo BevilaquaSam Hunt rang in 2020 playing New Year’s Rockin’ Eve on ABC, and now we know what the superstar’s next major appearance will be. The “Body Like a Back Road” hitmaker will headline the NHL’s outdoor hockey game between the Colorado Avalanche and the Los Angeles Kings on February 15. Sam’s set will come during the first …
Jan 07
Morgan Wallen and the Opry are both Bonnaroo-bound this summer
Bonnaroo Music & Arts FestivalBoth the Grand Ole Opry and Morgan Wallen will take center stage at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival this summer. The Opry returns to Bonnaroo once again on Thursday, June 11, with an as-yet-unnamed set of special guests set to be the night’s headliner. This will be the Opry’s third year to …
Jan 07
Dustin Lynch is “Ridin’ Roads” all the way to #1
ABC/Image Group LA This week, Dustin Lynch’s “Ridin’ Roads” has traveled all the way to become the singer’s seventh number one hit. It’s only his second time topping the chart as a writer, following “Good Girl,” which reached the pinnacle early last year. “I can’t think of a better and stronger way to kick off …
Jan 07
Life Is a Highway: Rascal Flatts sets out on Farewell Tour in 2020
Big Machine RecordsIn a surprise announcement Tuesday morning, Rascal Flatts revealed they’re hitting the road in 2020 for their final tour. The Rascal Flatts Farewell: Life Is a Highway Tour kicks off June 11 in Indianapolis, Indiana and wraps October 17 in West Palm Beach, Florida. “When we started out 20 years ago, we could not imagine …
Jan 06
New Year, new ‘Now!’ compilation
Universal Music Group/Sony Music EntertainmentIt’s a new year, so it’s time for a new installment of the NOW That’s What I Call Music! series. The latest edition, Volume 73, will be available digitally and on CD January 24. While the series is typically a pop collection — save for some special country editions — the latest volume still has …