ABC/Craig SjodinLuke Bryan claims the twenty-third number one of his career this week, as “Knockin’ Boots” takes its place at the top of the country chart. “Huge thank you to fans, radio and my team for this #1,” Luke tweeted. “I think this song is so fun and it’s such a blast singing it.” “Again thank you …
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Sep 09
Old Dominion maps out Canadian trek for 2020
RCA NashvilleCMA and ACM Vocal Group of the Year Old Dominion is planning a twelve-city tour of Canada next year, kicking off February 7 in British Columbia. Mitchell Tenpenny and Meghan Patrick will open the trek, known as the We Are Old Dominion Tour. Prior to that, OD will play two special shows December 12 and 13 at Fallsview Casino …
Sep 09
You’ve got to have friends: How Maren Morris and Lauren Alaina are helping Lindsay Ell enjoy her success
ABC/Image Group LA Lindsay Ell‘s already topped the charts in her native Canada, but now, she’s on the verge of having her first top-ten hit in the States with “What Happens in a Small Town,” with Brantley Gilbert. While the world-class guitar player’s certainly been busy working on her career, she’s also been devoting her …
Sep 09
“We Back”: Jason Aldean’s ninth album, “9,” is on the way November 22
Broken BowJason Aldean’s ninth studio album will arrive November 22 and be called 9 — and that’s a title the ACM Entertainer of the Decade’s been planning for awhile. “Early on, I always thought if we ever got to make nine albums, I’m going to call it 9,” he explains. “It was my baseball number growing up, and …
Sep 09
Little Big Town announces upcoming release of new album ‘Nightfall’, and their Nightfall tour
ABC/Paula LoboGrammy Award-winning vocal group Little Big Town will soon get back on the road, backing a brand new album. The superstar country group just announced that their ninth studio album, Nightfall, will drop January 17, 2020, the day after the band’s performance at the historic Carnegie Hall in New York City. For the record, …
Sep 09
Blake Shelton reveals how a fan from “God’s Country” ended up in a “Dive Bar” with Garth Brooks
ABC/Image Group LA Blake Shelton and Garth Brooks are each superstars in their own right, but when Garth called Blake to propose recording their hit duet, “Dive Bar,” the star of The Voice reverted back to simply being a fan. “Garth — that’s still weird for me to say — reached out to me back …
Sep 06
Dierks Bentley helps count down to “Country Music” Sunday on PBS
PBSThis weekend, PBS starts counting down to Ken Burns’ epic sixteen-hour Country Music documentary, which premieres later this month. The festivities kick off this Sunday with the two-hour concert special, Country Music: Live at the Ryman, which was recorded in Nashville in March. Look for performances by Dierks Bentley, Vince Gill, Dwight Yoakam, Ricky Skaggs, Rosanne Cash, Kathy Mattea, Marty Stuart, Rodney Crowell and more, all from the …
Sep 06
Watch now: “Hell Right,” you can’t get more country than Blake Shelton’s new video
Warner Music NashvilleBlake Shelton keeps it simple in his new music video for “Hell Right,” going for a pretty literal interpretation of the party song about having a good time. The video begins with Trace Adkins starting a campfire, as a crowd gathers around; he and Blake then lean against opposite sides of a red pickup truck to …
Sep 06
Maddie & Tae unveil their next chapter with “Everywhere I’m Goin'”
Mercury NashvilleMaddie & Tae will continue the story they started earlier this year with their One Heart to Another EP, putting out a second volume this October titled Everywhere I’m Goin’. The CMA Vocal Duo of the Year co-wrote all five songs on the project, which features former tour mate Dierks Bentley on the track “Lay Here with Me.” “We are …
Sep 06
FGL books “The Acoustic Sessions” to strip down their biggest hits
Big Machine Fan response to Florida Georgia Line’s acoustic versions of “Talk You Out of It” and “Cruise” was so great, the duo’s now planning to put out stripped-down versions of all their hits. The seventeen-track The Acoustic Sessions is set to be released October 18, and will be available as both a vinyl LP and a digital …