ABC/Image Group LACalifornia native Devin Dawson will do a six-date headlining trek around his home state starting next month to help those affected by the recent wildfires. The name of the California Smoke tour actually comes from a lyric in Devin’s latest single, “Dark Horse.” “I don’t get to visit my family who still live there as …
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Mar 12
Reba’s ready for Fight Night in Phoenix
ABC/Mark LevineReba McEntire will be living up to the title “host with the most” in the next few weeks: She has three high-profile gigs coming up. In addition to anchoring the Academy of Country Music Awards for the sixteenth time on April 7, she’ll also help reveal the three new inductees into the Country Music Hall …
Mar 12
Keith Urban to make a headlining Pilgrimage to Franklin, Tennessee this fall
ABC/Mark LevineCMA Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban will headline this year’s Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival in Franklin, Tennessee, along with rock bands Foo Fighters and The Killers. This will be the fifth year for the Septemer 21 and 22 event that takes place at The Park at Harlinsdale, just south of Nashville. Pre-sales for the festival are underway …
Mar 12
Jimmie Allen to play “GMA” on Thursday
ABC/Image Group LAFresh off his debut appearance at the Country to Country festival in London, Jimmie Allen is headed to New York City to play Good Morning America. The “Best Shot” hitmaker will perform the track “21” from his Mercury Lane album on GMA on Thursday. You can watch for him starting at 7 a.m. on ABC. Meanwhile, his latest single, “Make …
Mar 12
King George, TR, Stapleton, Kane, Maren and more to sing on the 54th ACMs
Academy of Country MusicThomas Rhett, George Strait, Chris Stapleton, Kane Brown, Maren Morris, Brothers Osborne, Little Big Town and Miranda Lambert will all take the stage next month to sing at the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. Reigning Entertainer of the Year — and ACM Dick Clark Artist of the Decade recipient — Jason Aldean will perform as well. Host Reba McEntire is …
Mar 12
Reba feels a “Tammy Wynette Kind of Pain” on “Stronger than the Truth”
ABC/Image Group LAReba McEntire pays tribute to the First Lady of Country Music, Tammy Wynette, in the latest preview track from her new album, Stronger Than the Truth. The Country Music Hall of Famer says “Tammy Wynette Kind of Pain” is exactly what she envisioned for her hardcore country record. “Wonderful song, wonderful song!” Reba says of the track …
Mar 12
Fog threatened Old Dominion’s “Make It Sweet” video, but Matthew Ramsey says it made it even sweeter
RCA Nashville Old Dominion‘s picturesque video for “Make It Sweet” captures a perfect day spent at the beach and in the mountains. But when the band arrived on location, the weather didn’t seem to want to cooperate. “That was one of the coolest days ever,” lead singer Matthew Ramsey recalls. “We showed up for that …
Mar 11
Thank God for this teacher, Amen: Dierks Bentley to help CMA honor 30 educators from across the U.S.
ABC/Image Group LADierks Bentley’s set to host the fourth annual Music Teachers of Excellence Awards Tuesday, April 30 in Nashville. In all, thirty music educators will be honored: ten from the Nashville metro area, ten more from across Tennessee, and ten from elsewhere in the United States. The event is put on by the CMA …
Mar 11
Jake Owen goes down to… Alabama, to shoot his first movie role in “The Friend”
ABC/Randy HolmesJake Owen will make his acting debut in the upcoming movie, The Friend, which is currently being shot in Fairhope, Alabama. It’s based on the 2015 Esquire autobiographical essay written by Matthew Teague, titled “The Friend: Love Is Not a Big Enough Word.” The movie follows Teague’s life after his wife is diagnosed with a terminal illness, and his …
Mar 11
A “Dark Horse” wedding? Devin Dawson proposes to longtime girlfriend
ABC/Image Group LADevin Dawson is headed down the aisle. The “All on Me” hitmaker decided to go all in when he and girlfriend Leah Sykes marked their second anniversary as a couple this weekend. “Yesterday we celebrated two years,” he tweeted on Monday. “But I need to have her FOREVER. @LeahGraceSykes, thank you for showing me what hope feels like.” …