ABC/Image Group LAChris Stapleton has notched a new career milestone. Billboard reports the country superstar’s most recent batch of live shows have pushed him to a whopping 2,041,783 tickets sold over the course of his career. Chris tops the Hot Tours chart listed for December 7, beating out Luke Bryan, Post Malone and even Elton John. He brought in these record numbers …
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Dec 04
Chris Stapleton and more country stars getting their own Country Music Hall of Fame exhibits in 2020
ABC/Image Group LAChris Stapleton, Martina McBride and “Whisperin’” Bill Anderson will each get their own exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville in 2020. The museum revealed that their year ahead will include a spotlight on each of the three diverse country icons. “Each of these artists achieved country music stardom in a different …
Dec 04
Dan + Shay, Kane Brown and Toby Keith unveiled as 2020 Country Jam headliners
ABC/Image Group LAThe weather outside may be frightful, but country stars are already starting to firm up their festival plans for next summer. Dan + Shay, Kane Brown and Toby Keith have all been announced as headlining artists for Country Jam in 2020. Other artists set to take the Country Jam stage next year include Dustin Lynch, Mitchell Tenpenny, Clay Walker, Blanco Brown, Jo Dee …
Dec 04
Brad Paisley spotlights cancer survivor’s incredible vocal chops on ‘Brad Paisley Thinks He’s Special’
Bieber PRFans who tuned in to the Tuesday night premiere of Brad Paisley’s new ABC variety show, Brad Paisley Thinks He’s Special, were doubtless expecting a generous helping of the singer’s signature humor — and he delivered. However, one of the most memorable moments of the special is a powerful, poignant celebration of life. From the start, …
Dec 03
“Run, Run Rudolph”: How Chris Janson did some running of his own to be on tonight’s ‘CMA Country Christmas’
ABC/Mark LevineTonight, Chris Janson brings his frenetic energy to ABC’s CMA Country Christmas special, turning in a dynamic performance of the Chuck Berry classic, “Run, Run Rudolph.” “I said, ‘Man, I want to do mine like Chuck would do it,’” he tells ABC Audio. “So it’s gonna be rock-and-roll. Loud raucous guitars, and I’m putting my twist on it by bringing …
Dec 03
‘Brad Paisley Thinks He’s Special,’ and his sons Huck and Jasper do, too
ABC/Mark LevineTonight, Brad Paisley‘s one-hour variety outing, Brad Paisley Thinks He’s Special, premieres on ABC. And the musician with a gift for comedy’s already managed to tickle the funny bones of two of his biggest fans, his sons Huck and Jasper, who are twelve and ten. “They’ve been around since the inception of this,” Brad tells ABC Audio. “They saw …
Dec 03
It won’t be “This Christmas,” but Brett Young promises a holiday album is coming
ABC/Mark Levine Tonight after you hear Brett Young sing the R&B classic “This Christmas” on ABC’s annual CMA Country Christmas special, it may leave you wondering about an entire album of holiday music from the California-born crooner. Brett says that’s something that’s likely to materialize — someday. “We’ve been talking about that for a couple of years now. And …
Dec 03
‘Brad Paisley Thinks He’s Special,’ that Darius Rucker is “two different people,” and that he’s an honorary Jonas Brother
ABC/Mark LevineFor his first prime time variety special, Brad Paisley enlists two big-name acts from the pop world, with whom he goes way back: Darius Rucker and Jonas Brothers. Brad took Darius out on his first major tour once he stepped away from Hootie & the Blowfish to pursue his country career. “Darius is two different people. It’s very strange,” Brad jokes. “He’s …
Dec 03
‘It Must Be…’ ‘CMA Country Christmas’: Chris Young’s “really proud” to dust off his “evergreen” offerings
ABC/Mark Levine Tonight’s annual CMA Country Christmas special on ABC not only serves as country music’s yuletide greeting to the world, it’s also a chance for some of the genre’s biggest stars to dust off their holiday material. That’s the case with Chris Young, who released his collection, It Must Be Christmas, in 2016. “Christmas albums are one of …
Dec 03
‘Brad Paisley Thinks He’s Special’ — and that Peyton Manning is, too
ABC/Mark LevineBrad Paisley gets a little coy when asked about the clever title of his ABC variety outing, Brad Paisley Thinks He’s Special, which premieres tonight. “That’s a good question,” he tells ABC Audio. “I really fully expected this to be The Brad Paisley Special, and I have no idea where ‘thinks he’s’ got added to that sentence. …