NBC/Paul DrinkwaterCarrie Underwood returns this fall for her sixth season as the voice of NBC’s Sunday Night Football. The “Cry Pretty” hitmaker’s already filmed this year’s opening sequence, along with ten of the NFL’s top players. Super Bowl champions Carson Wentz, Lane Johnson, Zach Ertz, and Fletcher Cox from the Philadelphia Eagles will join her, along with six others: the Dallas Cowboys’ Dak Prescott, …
Aug 01
No Shoes Nation gives Kenny Chesney hope that we can all “Get Along”
Allister AnnKenny Chesney chose his latest hit, “Get Along,” as a reminder that we can all work together and be kind, even in divisive political times. So now that the lead single from his Songs for the Saints album is so popular that it spent two weeks at #1, does he feel like we’re doing any better in …
Jul 31
Kelsea Ballerini counts down to ABC’s annual CMA Fest special with multiple TV appearances
ABC/Mark LevineThe countdown is on to the annual three-hour CMA Fest special on ABC, and Kelsea Ballerini is taking to TV to promote it. For the second year in a row, the “Legends” hitmaker hosts the show alongside her pal Thomas Rhett. Kelsea kicks off her TV appearances this Wednesday on Late Night with Seth Meyers, which starts at …
Jul 31
Kenny Chesney gets a million reminders why his fans love “Live in No Shoes Nation”
Blue Chair/Columbia NashvilleJust as Kenny Chesney’s new album, Songs for the Saints, is selling big numbers in its first week of release, there’s even more good news for the “Get Along” hitmaker: His Live in No Shoes Nation collection has just been certified platinum, for sales of one million units. Kenny hand-picked the 29 songs himself, from his extensive …
Jul 31
Don’t worry, Keith: If the spiders are “Coming Home,” Nicole can take care of it
ABC/Image Group LA If Keith Urban happens to be away on tour, Nicole Kidman has proven she can take care of any minor crises involving creepy-crawlies all by herself. The Oscar-winning actress recently shared an Instagram video of a rather menacing-looking arachnid crawling toward the pool, as the couple’s daughters screamed in the background. “Get back, mom! Step back!” ten-year-old Sunday Rose and …
Jul 31
That don’t impress me much: Shania Twain helps out the Arizona DOT as she plays Phoenix
ABC RadioShania Twain not only played a show Monday night in Phoenix, she also did her part for public safety in the state of Arizona. LED signs over the interstate across Arizona simultaneously quoted a Shania smash from 1998 to warn drivers. “Speeding?” “Unbuckled?” “Aggressive driver?” the signs asked. They all provided the same reply: “That …
Jul 31
More “Tequila” shots: Dan + Shay celebrate their first #1 in Canada
ABC/Image Group LA Three weeks after topping the chart in the States, Dan + Shay now have their first #1 in the Great White North. This week, “Tequila” ascends to the top of the Canadian country chart, after spending two weeks on top in the U.S. Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney may be first-time chart-toppers in Canada, but they’ve already …
Jul 31
Lauren Alaina’s “What Ifs”: The “Road Less Traveled” hitmaker adds to her bucket list
ABC/Image Group LA If you open the latest issue of People, you’ll spot a photo of Lauren Alaina and fiancee Alex Hopkins, along with an article about the pair’s recent engagement. That’s just the latest major life event for the American Idol alum, who’s been busy crossing items off her bucket list faster than she …
Jul 31
“Singles You Up” hitmaker Jordan Davis gets a crash course in “flying by the seat of your pants” from Jake Owen
ABC RadioJordan Davis not only celebrated the #1 success of his debut single at a party Monday at Nashville’s Fat Bottom Brewing Company, he was also processing some impressive news: “Singles You Up” is the most-played song on country radio so far this year. Since his breakthrough hit was also the first time he’d ever released …
Jul 30
Florida Georgia Line & Bebe Rexha set an all-time record on the “Billboard” country chart
ABC/Kelsey McNealThe success of Florida Georgia Line‘s collaboration with Bebe Rexha‘s was “Meant to Be.” The song has now been #1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart for 35 weeks. That’s an all-time record: No other song in the chart’s 60-year history has spent more weeks at #1. The previous record-holder was “Body Like a Back Road” by Sam Hunt, …