CMTThings will get emotional on Friday night, when the new episode of Crossroads featuring Chris Young and pop star Gavin DeGraw premieres on CMT. In one of the special’s highlights, the two team up for a new version of Chris’s current single, “Drowning,” which he wrote about the unexpected loss of his close friend. Gavin plays piano on the stripped-down version …
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Dec 12
VR Never Broke My Heart? How you can see Luke Combs in a new way
ABC/Randy HolmesLuke Combs wraps up his Beer Never Broke My Heart Tour this Thursday and Friday at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. While those are the last of his shows for this year, there’s still a pretty interesting chance for you to check out one of his concerts. Just last month, MelodyVR captured the North Carolina native’s sold-out …
Dec 12
Inject some energy into your holiday soundtrack with Chris Janson’s “Run Run Rudolph”
ABC/Mark Levine If you enjoyed Chris Janson’s souped-up, harmonica-fueled performance of “Run Run Rudolph” on CMA Country Christmas this year on ABC, you can now make it a permanent part of your holiday collection. The live version of the Missouri native’s tribute to Chuck Berry is available to stream or download now. If you’d like some video to go along with that, …
Dec 12
Tanya Tucker will be torn between the Titans and the Texas as she sings the national anthem Sunday
ABC/Image Group LACountry legend Tanya Tucker’s the perfect person to sing the national anthem as the Tennessee Titans take on the Houston Texans on Sunday, since she was born in the Lone Star State and now lives in Nashville. You can catch all the action from Music City’s Nissan Stadium starting at 1 p.m. ET on …
Dec 12
“Notice”: Thomas Rhett takes ‘Center Point Road’ on tour in 2020
The Valory Music Co.Thomas Rhett will kick off next year’s The Center Point Road Tour May 29 with two nights in Gilford, New Hampshire. Cole Swindell and HARDY will join him on the trek, though Cole will miss the first two shows. The first tickets go on sale Friday, January 24, as part of Live Nation’s Country Megaticket. You …
Dec 12
Trisha Yearwood discovers “You’ve got this, baby!” with her biggest hit in a decade
Gail Schulman/CBS When Trisha Yearwood got ready to put out her first all-new country album in more than a decade in August, she admits she wasn’t focused on releasing a single, since so few female vocalists typically get played on country radio these days. But her team at Gwendolyn Records — named after her beloved late mother …
Dec 11
Move over “Cruise” and “Body Like a Back Road” — ‘Country Aircheck’ says another song rocked the decade
ABC/Image Group LAWhat’s the most-played country song of the past ten years? Well, the answer just might surprise you. Finishing ahead of smash hits like Florida Georgia Line’s “Cruise” and Sam Hunt’s “Body Like a Back Road,” it’s Jake Owen’s “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” from 2011. Sam’s “Body” comes in second, while FGL’s at number five, according to …
Dec 11
What Makes You Country’s #1 artist of the decade? Just ask Luke Bryan
ABC/Craig SjodinLuke Bryan is the most-heard country artist of the past decade, according to Country Aircheck. All totaled, 22 of the Georgia native’s 23 number ones happened in the past ten years, starting with “Rain Is a Good Thing” in 2010, and continuing through his most recent chart-topper, “Knockin’ Boots,” earlier this year. Somehow, the superstar who’s …
Dec 11
Blake & Gwen cover the new ‘People,’ as they prepare to release new duet
PEOPLEWhen Blake Shelton’s new album, Fully Loaded: God’s Country, hits the streets on Friday, he and girlfriend Gwen Stefani will also be on the cover of the new issue of People. The accompanying article is titled “Gwen & Blake: Ready to Wed!” with the subtitle, “After four blissful years of dating, the Voice costars are excited to take the next step.” A …
Dec 11
“…Hold On,” Dierks Bentley’s ‘Riser’ is making its vinyl debut in January
UMG NashvilleDierks Bentley’s 2014 album, Riser, is coming to vinyl for the first time in January. The record that includes the chart-topping hits “I Hold On,” “Drunk on a Plane,” and “Say You Do,” will be available as a translucent orange disc or simply on standard black vinyl as well. Riser was the Arizona native’s fifth effort …