Broken BowJason Aldean’s ninth studio album will arrive November 22 and be called 9 — and that’s a title the ACM Entertainer of the Decade’s been planning for awhile. “Early on, I always thought if we ever got to make nine albums, I’m going to call it 9,” he explains. “It was my baseball number growing up, and …
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Sep 09
Little Big Town announces upcoming release of new album ‘Nightfall’, and their Nightfall tour
ABC/Paula LoboGrammy Award-winning vocal group Little Big Town will soon get back on the road, backing a brand new album. The superstar country group just announced that their ninth studio album, Nightfall, will drop January 17, 2020, the day after the band’s performance at the historic Carnegie Hall in New York City. For the record, …
Sep 09
Blake Shelton reveals how a fan from “God’s Country” ended up in a “Dive Bar” with Garth Brooks
ABC/Image Group LA Blake Shelton and Garth Brooks are each superstars in their own right, but when Garth called Blake to propose recording their hit duet, “Dive Bar,” the star of The Voice reverted back to simply being a fan. “Garth — that’s still weird for me to say — reached out to me back …
Sep 06
Dierks Bentley helps count down to “Country Music” Sunday on PBS
PBSThis weekend, PBS starts counting down to Ken Burns’ epic sixteen-hour Country Music documentary, which premieres later this month. The festivities kick off this Sunday with the two-hour concert special, Country Music: Live at the Ryman, which was recorded in Nashville in March. Look for performances by Dierks Bentley, Vince Gill, Dwight Yoakam, Ricky Skaggs, Rosanne Cash, Kathy Mattea, Marty Stuart, Rodney Crowell and more, all from the …
Sep 06
Watch now: “Hell Right,” you can’t get more country than Blake Shelton’s new video
Warner Music NashvilleBlake Shelton keeps it simple in his new music video for “Hell Right,” going for a pretty literal interpretation of the party song about having a good time. The video begins with Trace Adkins starting a campfire, as a crowd gathers around; he and Blake then lean against opposite sides of a red pickup truck to …
Sep 06
Maddie & Tae unveil their next chapter with “Everywhere I’m Goin'”
Mercury NashvilleMaddie & Tae will continue the story they started earlier this year with their One Heart to Another EP, putting out a second volume this October titled Everywhere I’m Goin’. The CMA Vocal Duo of the Year co-wrote all five songs on the project, which features former tour mate Dierks Bentley on the track “Lay Here with Me.” “We are …
Sep 06
FGL books “The Acoustic Sessions” to strip down their biggest hits
Big Machine Fan response to Florida Georgia Line’s acoustic versions of “Talk You Out of It” and “Cruise” was so great, the duo’s now planning to put out stripped-down versions of all their hits. The seventeen-track The Acoustic Sessions is set to be released October 18, and will be available as both a vinyl LP and a digital …
Sep 06
Chris Janson and Blake Shelton prove they’re “Real Friends” on the title track of Chris’s new album
Warner Music NashvilleChris Janson definitely tapped some Real Friends for his new album of the same name. Blake Shelton’s featured on the title track, and Chris’s wife, Kelly Roland, co-wrote the song “Hawaii on Me.” She’s featured in the new music video for the track, “Done,” as well. Chris co-wrote and co-produced all thirteen cuts on his third record, which comes …
Sep 06
Brantley Gilbert’s ready to “Fire’t Up” on tour in 2020
ABC/Image Group LA Brantley Gilbert is planning to Fire’t Up next year on tour. He’ll kick off his 2020 trek January 23 in London, Ontario, with Chase Rice, Dylan Scott, and newcomer Brandon Lay joining him for the dates. “Fire’t Up” is the latest preview track from his fifth studio album, Fire & Brimstone, which comes out October 4. “I truly …
Sep 06
Listen now: “Amarillo by Morning” gets “RE-DUNN” by Ronnie as he heads to the Hall of Fame
Steven Martine First, there was REBOOT. And now, there’s RE-DUNN. Ronnie Dunn’s follow-up to the CMA-nominated effort that recreates Brooks & Dunn’s biggest hits with today’s hottest stars is a new collection of 24 covers. Ronnie plans to release two tracks — one country and one rock — every four weeks until the full album …