Connor DwyerIn response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Sam Hunt is postponing his upcoming Southside Summer Tour, but he’s tiding fans over with a brand-new music video for “Hard to Forget.” The clip follows a diverse cast of characters as they spend a summery day lounging around the lowbrow, retro Southside Motel. A card game breaks out into …
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Mar 20
‘Dear Corona’: Chase Rice is spending his time off the road writing a song about COVID-19
ABC/Image Group LAChase Rice was just trying to make his fans smile, and ease his own quarantine-induced boredom, when he picked up an acoustic guitar and wrote a song about the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. But Chase’s light-hearted kiss-off tune struck a chord with fans when he uploaded it to Instagram last week. Beginning with the lyric, “Dear corona, …
Mar 20
Scotty McCreery shifts upcoming UK and Ireland tour to October
Triple 8Scotty McCreery had big plans to head to the U.K. and Ireland this May, but those tour dates have been postponed. The announcement comes in light of the current COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. “I’ve been really looking forward to coming over this spring, but my first priority is the health and safety of my fans, venue …
Mar 20
Grand Ole Opry to continue “unbroken circle” of weekly shows with Brad Paisley and more
ABC/Mark LevineWhen the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak began shutting down country shows and events last week, the Grand Ole Opry immediately suspended all performances in front of a live audience through April 4. However, the institution has vowed to continue its near century-long tradition of live radio broadcasts. This Saturday, the Opry’s circle will …
Mar 20
Kelsea Ballerini invites you to “be on a first-name basis,” thanks to her third album
Black River EntertainmentKelsea Ballerini‘s long-awaited third album arrives today, featuring her top-twenty hit, “homecoming queen?”. While the Tennessee native’s 2015 debut was appropriately titled The First Time, and her 2017 sophomore effort was called Unapologetically, record number three is simply known as kelsea. And that’s certainly by design. “The album kind of named itself, to be honest,” Kelsea …
Mar 19
“It’s a hard day today”: In tearful video, Zac Brown says he had to lay off 90% of his crew
Diego PerníaThe Zac Brown Band has had to postpone the spring leg of The Owl Tour due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and the group’s frontman, Zac Brown, says that the lack of work has forced him to lay off the vast majority of his crew. “It’s a hard day today,” the singer says in an Instagram post, reflecting that many …
Mar 19
Brooks & Dunn push their 2020 Reboot Tour to this fall
The Green Room PRLegendary country duo Brooks & Dunn were set to kick off their first tour together in a decade this spring, but the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has changed their plans. They’ve announced that they’ll be pushing their tour until early fall 2020. The trek will now kick off on August 28 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and …
Mar 19
Dan Smalley knows you’ve got the “Coronavirus Blues,” so he put it in a song
Robby KleinDan Smalley was just about to put out his debut EP on Big Machine Records, the same label that launched superstars like Taylor Swift and Florida Georgia Line. But then, just like the rest of us, he got the “Coronavirus Blues.” The only difference is, the Louisiana native wrote an impromptu song about it and shared it on …
Mar 19
‘Copy That’: Sara Evans details new covers album, shares first track, ‘If I Can’t Have You’
Born to Fly RecordsSara Evans is exploring the art of the cover song in her upcoming new album, Copy That, a 13-track collection of renditions of her favorite songs by other artists. The singer selected tunes from a wide range of genres and eras to compile her new album. The project, which Sara co-produced, also features a …
Mar 19
Florida Georgia Line to pay $1,000 to each FGL House employee amid COVID-19 closure
ABC/Randy HolmesThe COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has forced restaurants, bars and other venues to close, leaving the employees who work there stuck without a steady income. With that in mind, Florida Georgia Line is doing their part to offer financial assistance to the 117 staff members of their downtown Nashville restaurant, FGL House. On Instagram, the country superstar duo …