Walt Disney Television/Paula LoboLady Antebellum, Clint Black, and Mac McAnally will be officially inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame in Nashville during a ceremony later this month. Lady A’s new album, Ocean, comes out November 15 and features their top fifteen hit, “What If I Never Get over You.” Clint, of course, is the legend behind hits …
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Oct 01
“Drowning”: Two years later, country continues to grieve over Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting
ABC/Mark LevineTwo years after the largest mass shooting in modern American history, many of the country stars who were present at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas are pausing to remember a day that changed their lives forever. Jason Aldean was playing the concert’s final set when gunfire broke out. “This will always be …
Oct 01
‘The Owl’ lands at #1 for Zac Brown Band
BBR/BMGZac Brown Band’s sixth album, The Owl, debuts at number one on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart this week, selling 106,000 equivalent album units in its first seven days. It’s the fifth chart-topping album for ZBB on the country ranking. The Owl also lands at number two on the all-genre Billboard 200, debuting in the top ten, just as every …
Oct 01
Dressing Dolly: Behind-the-scenes as the icon gets ready to co-host the CMA Awards
ABC/Lou RoccoThis year’s CMA Awards are still more than seven weeks away, but Dolly Parton‘s team is already busy getting her ready to co-host the show with Carrie Underwood and Reba McEntire. “I think she’s doing five different segments on the CMAs,” Dolly’s Creative Director Steve Summers explains. “So it’s five different outfits, plus the red carpet, plus you’ll have to …
Oct 01
Chris Lane hits #1 with a song everybody wanted, as he recalls the Kenny Chesney hit that got away
Big Loud RecordsFor Chris Lane, it’s no surprise “I Don’t Know About You” hit number one this week — simply because so many other artists wanted it. Musically, the North Carolina native believes it’s similar to his most recent top ten, “Take Back Home Girl.” “Instrumentation-wise, it’s kind of like a cousin song to ‘Take Back …
Sep 30
‘Garth Brooks: The Road I’m On’ to premiere November 24 on A & E
Copyright 2018 8TEN, Inc.Garth Brooks’ two-night Biography special, The Road I’m On, is set to premiere Sunday, November 24 at 9 p.m. ET on A&E. The second part will air the following night at the same time. The current nominee for CMA Entertainer of the Year made the announcement Monday night during his weekly Inside Studio G series on Facebook. You …
Sep 30
“This Is It”: Scotty McCreery to play the Mother Church in March
Steve Lowry/Ryman Auditorium Scotty McCreery will headline Music City’s historic Ryman Auditorium for the first time in six years on Wednesday, March 11. Singer/songwriter Heather Morgan and Adam Doleac will open the show. “When you play in Nashville, you’ve got to be on your A-game, and when you play the Ryman Auditorium, you have to give it everything you’ve got,” …
Sep 30
“Meant to Be”: FGL wins three ACM Decade honors as they wrap up tour
ABC/Image Group LAFlorida Georgia Line picked up three of the Academy of Country Music’s new Decade awards this past weekend as they wrapped up their Can’t Say I Ain’t Country Tour in Irvine, California. Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley are being honored as the ACM Breakout Artist of the Decade, while “Cruise” picks up the Single of the Decade …
Sep 30
Luke Combs comes home to North Carolina for first stadium show
River House Artists/Columbia NashvilleNorth Carolina native Luke Combs will headline his first-ever stadium show Saturday, May 2 on the campus of Appalachian State University. Ashley McBryde and Drew Parker will open the concert at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, NC. Pre-sales for the newest stop on the What You See Is What You Get Tour start on Tuesday, October 8, before …
Sep 30
Maren Morris, Blake Shelton, Charles Kelley and more mourn the passing of producer/writer busbee
Jason Davis/ Getty ImagesThe country music community begins the week mourning the loss of busbee, the producer and writer instrumental in the careers of Maren Morris and Carly Pearce, who also worked with Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Florida Georgia Line, Rascal Flatts, and more. Born Michael James Ryan, the 43-year-old passed away after being diagnosed with brain cancer over the summer, a friend tells Variety. …