Warner Music NashvilleCole Swindell’s most recent number one, “Break Up in the End,” must be especially poignant for him these days: E! News reports that he and his girlfriend, professional wrestler Barbie Blank, have done just that. The two first stepped out together in April, walking the red carpet at the Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM …
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Jul 10
Russell Dickerson, Lindsay Ell and more team up with the CMA to take their songs to Charlotte
Country Music AssociationRussell Dickerson and Lindsay Ell are teaming up to take the CMA Songwriters Series to Charlotte, North Carolina. They’ll play the McGlohon Theater at Spirit Square on Wednesday, August 7, along with songwriters Jordan Reynolds and Frank Rogers. Jordan co-wrote Dan + Shay’s smash, “Tequila,” while Frank had a hand in writing both “Five More Minutes” and “This Is It” for Scotty McCreery. …
Jul 10
You can’t Crash My Playa anytime: Luke Bryan’s getaway sells out in record time
ABC/Craig Sjodin The sixth year of Luke Bryan’s all-inclusive Crash My Playa Caribbean getaway has sold out in record time. Next year, the January 22-25 event will be held at one resort, The Moon Palace Cancun, for the first time. “We are truly happy with how this event has grown and how the fans are eager to come …
Jul 10
Keith Urban “inspired” by Lil Nas X’s non-traditional path to make his monster hit, “Old Town Road”
ABC/Mark Levine Keith Urban will perform the smash “Old Town Road” with Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus on next month’s annual CMA Fest special on ABC. It’s a collaboration that came together after Keith covered the song on his socials shortly after it came out. Keith’s not only a fan of all kinds …
Jul 09
Chris Young’s alma mater re-names its entertainment venue in his honor
ABC/Image Group LA The newly-renovated live entertainment venue on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University will now be known as the Chris Young Café. Chris attended the school on the outskirts of Nashville in Murfreesboro, Tennessee in 2005. Since then, he’s funded a scholarship and donated some of his touring equipment to the university. …
Jul 09
CMA Fest’s star-studded lineup proves why it’s the Music Event of Summer
ABC/Ed HerreraThe biggest names in country music — along with a lot of their friends from the pop and rock worlds — are headed your way when ABC’s annual CMA Fest special premieres early next month. The three-hour extravaganza boasts more than thirty of music’s biggest stars, including some impressive collaborations: Lil Nas X with Keith Urban and Billy Ray Cyrus doing the …
Jul 09
“Let’s Go!” to Vegas: Shania’s using her exclusive Sin City meet-and-greets to help kids
Denise TruscelloIf you want to meet Shania Twain during her new Let’s Go! residency at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, you’ll only have four chances — and the premium you pay will go to help the superstar’s Shania Kids Can program. Shania will only do a meet-and-greet and pose for photos at the final show during each …
Jul 09
Kane Brown will kick off a year of celebration at L.A.’s Staples Center
ABC/Mitch HaasethKane Brown will have the honor of kicking off the twenty-year anniversary of the Staples Center. He’ll play a concert October 18 at the prestigious arena in downtown Los Angeles. The venue officially opened its doors on October 17, 1999. “STAPLES Center is an incredibly diverse and iconic venue and it is an honor to headline and be a …
Jul 09
Cole Swindell, Mitchell Tenpenny and more will say #HeresToTheFarmer with Luke Bryan this fall
ABC/Image Group LA Cole Swindell’s currently out on Luke Bryan’s Sunset Repeat trek, and he’ll stick around for this fall’s Farm Tour as well. Mitchell Tenpenny, DJ Rock and the group of Georgia-born Nashville songwriters known as the Peach Pickers will be around to open the shows, too. The Peach Pickers are made up of Thomas Rhett‘s dad Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, and Ben Hayslip. The …
Jul 09
HARDY reveals “Rednecker” started out as a “Dr. Seuss poem” on a Rocky Mountain High
Big Loud HARDY not only happens to have co-written Blake Shelton‘s current number-one song, “God’s Country,” he also has his own top-thirty hit with “Rednecker.” Ironically, the tune typically associated with the South came to life in the Rocky Mountains. “We were on a writers’ retreat,” HARDY recalls. “A bunch of guys went to Colorado …