ABC/Image Group LABilly Currington’s home in Tybee Island, Georgia narrowly missed being hit by Hurricane Dorian last week. But his home-away-from-home in the Bahamas — and his friends and family there — were not so lucky. So this Saturday, Billy plans to perform two benefit concerts in Key West, Florida for the islands. “After seeing the …
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Sep 11
“We Were”… checking out the Jonas Brothers: Keith Urban gives Joe, Nick and Kevin high marks
Walt Disney Television/Paula LoboThe Jonas Brothers’ Nashville stop on their Happiness Begins Tour was a can’t-miss show for lots of country stars: Dan + Shay came onstage to sing “Tequila” and Kelsea Ballerini posed for photos with the JoBros, and Keith Urban was backstage hanging with Joe Jonas. “Shout out to Joe Jonas and the Jonas Brothers for an insanely great show last …
Sep 11
Carrie Underwood takes fans backstage while firing up the fall leg of the Cry Pretty Tour
ABC/Mark Levine Carrie Underwood celebrated hitting the road again — and hitting nine million followers on Instagram — by going live Tuesday night before her Cry Pretty Tour stop in San Diego, California. Carrie’s fans got to join her typical backstage hang with her band before the show, and ask the group a few questions as well. The …
Sep 11
Only Elton John is outselling Luke Combs this fall, according to StubHub
ABC/Mark LevineLuke Combs is country’s hottest touring act this fall — and is second only to Elton John overall — according to StubHub. Country artists make a strong showing in StubHub’s ranking of the Top Touring Acts of Fall 2019, occupying three spots in the all-genre top ten. It’s country’s best performance in the ranking since 2016. Carrie Underwood is …
Sep 11
I’m a sucker for you: Kelsea Ballerini and Dan + Shay hang with the Jonas Brothers in Nashville
Peggy SirotaThe Jonas Brothers spread a lot of happiness as they brought their Happiness Begins Tour to Music City on Tuesday night. First, Kevin, Joe, and Nick brought country duo Dan + Shay onstage at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena to play their smash crossover hit, “Tequila,” which turned into a huge sing-along. Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney started their number one country hit as usual, with Nick taking …
Sep 11
“The Father, My Son, and the Holy Ghost”: Blake Shelton goes to bat for new Craig Morgan song
ABC/Mark Levine Blake Shelton has made it his mission to get Craig Morgan’s new single to the top of the Country iTunes chart. Craig wrote “The Father, My Son, and the Holy Ghost” about the loss of his 19-year-old son Jerry in a tubing accident three summers ago. On Monday, Blake tweeted he would “gladly give up [his] spot on country …
Sep 11
“To a T”: Ryan Hurd reveals how the video for his hit single almost hit too close to home
RCA Nashville Ryan Hurd‘s on the verge of having his first top-thirty hit with “To a T.” Appropriately, the romantic single about knowing your partner well features background vocals from his wife, Maren Morris. The equally amorous video follows four different couples: a husband and wife who’ve been together more than fifty years, relative newlyweds …
Sep 11
“We Believe in Happy Endings”: Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan & Jason Aldean pay tribute to Earl Thomas Conley
ABC Radio Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean were just three of the superstars who came together Tuesday at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville to remember Earl Thomas Conley. Calling the man who had twenty-two number ones in the eighties “my favorite superhero,” Blake confessed how hard it hit him when …
Sep 10
Brad Paisley could be a “Fish Out of Water” in new Amazon comedy
ABC/Image Group LABrad Paisley has a new half-hour comedy in the works at Amazon, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The West Virginia native would both star in and executive produce Fish Out of Water, which follows a fictionalized version of Brad as he attempts to keep his simple fishing show from going off the rails. Fish Out of …
Sep 10
Brantley Gilbert and wife Amber welcome their daughter, Braylen Hendrix
ABC/Image Group LABrantley Gilbert’s second child — a girl he and wife Amber named Braylen Hendrix — has arrived. Braylen was born Monday at 1:18 p.m. ET at Piedmont Hospital in Athens, Georgia, weighing 6 pounds, 7 ounces, and measuring 19-and-a-half inches long. “It’s such a blessing for us to welcome Braylen and both momma and baby girl are …