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. …
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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 …
Nov 18
Ryan Hurd’s keeping it Platonic on tour in 2020
RCARyan Hurd will hit the road on the Platonic Tour in 2020, taking newcomers Adam Doleac and Niko Moon with him. The trek takes its name from Ryan’s latest EP, which features his current top-25 hit, “To a T.” Here’s the itinerary for Ryan Hurd’s Platonic Tour, with tickets going on sale this Friday: 1/30 — Columbus, OH, The Bluestone1/31 — …
Nov 18
Chris Young and Gavin DeGraw collaborate on ‘CMT Crossroads’
CMTChris Young will be crossing paths with pop star Gavin DeGraw for a new episode of CMT Crossroads. “Love this guy, love his music and can’t wait to share the CMT Crossroads stage with him!” Chris tweeted on Monday. They’re set to record the new episode November 26. Stay tuned to see when it will air on CMT. Of course, Gavin’s no stranger to …
Nov 18
Garth Brooks smashes two more records with his stadium stop in Knoxville, Tennessee
8 Ten, Inc.More than 84,000 fans turned out to see Garth Brooks’ Saturday night set at Knoxville’s Neyland Stadium. That not only makes it the venue’s most-attended show ever, but also the largest single concert event in Tennessee history. Jon Pardi opened for Garth’s tenth stop on his Stadium Tour, with the next one coming up February …
Nov 18
Hold the wedding cake: Jon Pardi and his fiancee plan to cut the pizza in Montana in May
ABC/Image Group LAJon Pardi may be taking “Heartache Medication” up the country chart right now, but in real life, he’s not too far from wedded bliss. Last month during the sold-out kickoff of his tour at the Mother Church of Country Music, the California native asked his longtime girlfriend, Summer Duncan, to marry him. “I thought it …
Nov 15
Here’s to the 2010s: Florida Georgia Line dominates ‘Billboard”s decade-ending rankings
ABC/Randy HolmesAs the second decade of the 21st century comes to a close, Billboard’s looking back at the biggest songs and albums of the past ten years. And there’s one name that seems to be coming up a lot: Florida Georgia Line. FGL has three of the top five hits on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs of the Decade …