CMTMark your calendars and set your DVRs: this year’s CMT Music Awards will take place Wednesday, June 5, live from Nashville. The fan-voted awards show serves as the unofficial kickoff of CMA Fest, which follows June 6 – 9. It’s typically held downtown at Music City’s Bridgestone Arena, and beamed to the world live via CMT, of …
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Apr 11
Newcomer Brandon Ratcliff has “all the feelings” about his first tour with Kelsea Ballerini & Brett Young
Monument/Columbia Nashville Today, new Sony artist Brandon Ratcliff sets out on Kelsea Ballerini‘s Miss Me More Tour with Brett Young. It’s the first major outing for the Louisiana native, who just released his debut single, “Rules of Breaking Up.” “Oh man, I mean when I got the call that Kelsea and Brett wanted me on …
Apr 11
Brett Young’s ready to sing with Kelsea Ballerini on tour, but does he ‘Miss Lady Antebellum More’?
ABC/Image Group LA Tonight, Brett Young kicks off Kelsea Ballerini‘s Miss Me More Tour with newcomer Brandon Ratcliff in Salisbury, Maryland. And if you’re hoping to hear Brett and Kelsea do a little something together, he says the odds are good — but it’ll probably be off the cuff. “I’d be surprised if we don’t …
Apr 10
Watch “God’s Country (The Prequel)” now, as Blake Shelton prepares the full video for Friday
Warner NashvilleGet ready for a tour of “God’s Country”: The video for Blake Shelton’s hit — co-written by his label mate Devin Dawson — will arrive on Friday. In the first preview clip Blake shared on social media, he stands on a cliff overlooking a field, a scene that’s juxtaposed with black-and-white scenes of Oklahoma’s dust bowl days. The song’s …
Apr 10
Perryville, Missouri is the proud home of Chris Janson and his “Good Vibes”
ABC/Image Group LAIf you put out enough “Good Vibes,” they eventually put up a sign in your hometown honoring you. At least that’s the case for Chris Janson, whose Missouri birthplace did just that this weekend. “Welcome to Perryville: Home of Grand Ole Opry Member Chris Janson,” the sign reads. The “Buy Me a Boat” and …
Apr 10
Cowgirls Don’t Cry — but they might on Saturday: Reba’s dad to be honored by the National Cowboy Museum
ABC/Mark LevineWith Sunday’s 54th ACM Awards behind her, Reba McEntire has yet another major awards show coming up this weekend. “My Daddy, Clark McEntire, is being inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City this Saturday!” she shared on social media on Wednesday, along with a link to a feature …
Apr 10
Blake Shelton mourns the passing of eighties country icon Earl Thomas Conley
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images“My heart is absolutely destroyed today…” Blake Shelton tweeted on Wednesday, after learning of the death of Earl Thomas Conley. “I’m sad to report that Earl Thomas Conley passed away very early this morning,” Blake continued. “Earl was my all-time favorite singer, hero and my friend.” “Prayers to his family,” Blake added. “We will all miss …
Apr 10
Chase Rice wants to get his “Eyes on You” on a yacht
ABC/Image Group LAHow’d you like to score an exclusive meet-and-greet with Chase Rice…on a yacht? While plenty of contests include a chance to spend a moment with a star, the new competition Chase is doing with Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire whiskey is a little extra…largely because it takes place at an exclusive Waldorf Astoria Resort in …
Apr 10
Brett Young, Chris Janson, Jimmie Allen and more join the CMA Fest lineup
Country Music Association The lineup for CMA Fest 2019 is expanding, with Brett Young and Chris Janson joining the nightly concerts at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium. David Lee Murphy, Marty Stuart, Jo Dee Messina, and Billy Ray Cyrus have also been added as openers for the evening entertainment. Jimmie Allen, Lindsay Ell, and Runaway June will sing the national anthem. You can check out the full lineup and …
Apr 10
“Look What God Gave [Him]”: Thomas Rhett gets nostalgic on “Center Point Road”
The Valory Music Co. The release of Thomas Rhett‘s fourth album is still nearly two months away. But backstage at Sunday night’s ACM Awards in Las Vegas, the newly-crowned Male Artist of the Year teased what fans can expect, and explained the record’s title, Center Point Road. “Center Point Road is the street that I …