ABC/Lou RoccoAhead of the release of her new Netflix series, Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings, Dolly Parton is calling on fans to put their own unique spin on one of her best-loved songs. In a video she posted to Twitter, the legendary singer asked listeners to post videos of themselves covering her 1973 hit, “Jolene,” as part of the #JoleneChallenge. …
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Nov 19
Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa 2020 rounds out lineup with Old Dominion and more
Schmidt PRLuke Bryan’s annual destination festival, Crash My Playa, has announced its final line-up of performing artists for 2020. Old Dominion will appear as headliners during the festival, which will take place next January 22-25 in Riviera Cancun, Mexico. Other newly-announced artists making stops at next year’s Crash My Playa include Lee Brice, Scotty McCreery, Granger Smith, Jordan Davis, Jon Langston, Tenille Townes, Caylee …
Nov 19
Ashley McBryde will stick to the “One Night Standards” on tour in 2020
ABC/Image Group LANewly-crowned CMA New Artist of the Year Ashley McBryde will hit the road in 2020 on The One Night Standards Tour. The trek takes its name from Ashley’s new single, which is the first taste of her forthcoming sophomore album. Pre-sales are underway now for members of her fan club, known as The Trybe, before tickets …
Nov 19
Jordan Davis and wife Kristen welcome a baby girl named Eloise Larkin
ABC/Image Group LAJordan Davis and his wife are now the proud parents of a baby girl named Eloise Larkin. “Excited to announce that me and Kristen have welcomed a beautiful baby girl…” Jordan announced Tuesday morning on his socials. “Momma and baby are both doing great, and I wanna thank everyone for the well wishes and love.” Eloise was born …
Nov 19
Dan + Shay’s Dan Smyers reveals why it’ll be about “10,000 Hours” before he gets a haircut
ABC/Image Group LAIf you’re waiting for Dan + Shay‘s Dan Smyers to cut his hair — don’t hold your breath. Backstage at last week’s CMA Awards, Dan even admitted he’s gotten a bit superstitious about his long, dark locks. “We’ve had pretty good luck since I started growing my hair, so as soon as we start losing awards …
Nov 18
Jason Aldean will kick off new album with ‘9 at 9’ bar-hopping extravaganza
ABC/Image Group LAJason Aldean will be celebrating the release of his ninth studio album, appropriately titled 9, with a first-of-its-kind concert event set to take place in bars across the country. Jason partnered with over 100 Bar Louie locations nationwide for the event, and several independent bars across the country will join in on the fun, too. …
Nov 18
Dan + Shay and more CMA winners see massive jump in album sales
ABC/Image Group LAIn the wake of last week’s CMA Awards, many of the country stars who took home trophies are seeing impressive bumps in album sales. According to data collected by Rolling Stone, the largest uptick actually came from a performer who isn’t a country star at all: Pink. The pop star’s performance of “Love Me Anyway,” …
Nov 18
Luke Combs scores first career ‘Billboard’ 200 chart-topping album
River House Artists/Columbia NashvilleLuke Combs had much to celebrate this weekend. On top of walking away with three CMA awards last Wednesday, the “Beautiful Crazy” singer now sits atop the Billboard 200 chart. Billboard reports that Combs’ What You See Is What You Get is his first all-genre chart topper. In addition, the album logged the biggest streaming week for a …
Nov 18
Blake Shelton might have gotten into a brawl with Dan + Shay if they’d won CMA Single of the Year
ABC/Image Group LABlake Shelton took home the trophy for Single of the Year at last week’s CMA Awards ceremony. The win was cause for celebration for Blake, of course, but it was also good news to fellow nominees Dan + Shay: Apparently, they might have gotten roughed up if the trophy had gone to them instead. “They …
Nov 18
Old Dominion goes behind the scenes with new Apple Music short film
ABC/Image Group LAOld Dominion invites fans into the inner workings of their songwriting and album making processes in a new short film exclusively available on Apple Music. Called Old Dominion: Band Behind the Curtain, the film will tell the stories behind some of the group’s best-loved songs. In addition to their own hits, Old Dominion will recount …