Shore Fire Media/Jimmy FontaineThanks to Live Nation’s National Concert Week promotion, from now through next Tuesday, you can buy a $20 ticket to hundreds of big-name shows, including tours by Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker and Zac Brown Band. Founding ZBB member John …
May 01
Watch now: Isaiah Fisher is overjoyed to see his mom Carrie Underwood sing
ABC/Image Group LACarrie Underwood sang the national anthem for the Nashville Predators on Sunday, before her husband Mike Fisher helped lead Music City’s hockey team to victory over the Winnipeg Jets in double overtime. Thanks to a new Instagram video Carrie posted, we now know the person most excited to see the American Idol winner …
May 01
How SpongeBob SquarePants could help Lady A “Chop to the Top” and win a Tony
ABC/Image Group LALady Antebellum in no stranger to winning Grammy, CMA and ACM Awards, but when the 2018 Tonys are handed out this summer in New York City, the trio could take home an equally prestigious prize for their work on Broadway. Lady A is nominated for “Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for …
May 01
Shania Twain and Jake Owen set to bring Real Country to USA Network
Mercury NashvilleUSA Network is currently casting a new country music talent show that’ll be hosted by Shania Twain and Jake Owen. Titled Real Country, the competition will give up-and-coming acts the chance to compete for a spot on the show’s grand finale, by performing in a series of invitation-only showcases for Nashville insiders. If you’re …
May 01
A “Millionaire” in more ways that one: Chris Stapleton collects more sales awards
ABC/Image Group LA On the heels of winning Album of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards, Chris Stapleton’s From A Room: Volume 1 has now been certified platinum for sales of a million copies. The second volume recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A has just gone gold as well. Chris just …
May 01
Move over, “Blue Tacoma”: It’s a Chevy Blazer that made Russell Dickerson’s dreams come true
ABC/Randy HolmesWhen Russell Dickerson arrived at the party Monday in Nashville to celebrate his first #1, “Yours,” he was driving the reward he bought himself to mark the occasion: a vintage SUV. “I’ve just always loved the Blazer,” he explains. “And I remember growing up, these friends of ours had a dairy farm, and I …
May 01
“Woman, Amen”: Dierks Bentley credits his wife Cassidy for “helping me be the man that I am”
ABC/Image Group LADierks Bentley penned his latest top ten hit, “Woman, Amen,” with Josh Kerr, one of the co-writers behind his 2014 #1, “Drunk on a Plane.” “Josh… brought that idea to me,” Dierks recalls, “And I heard it, and I just thought, ‘I don’t know what that is, but I love what it says.’” …
Apr 30
Blake Shelton steps into the circle for two special Opry shows during CMA Fest
© Grand Ole Opry/Photo by Chris Hollo For the second year in a row, Blake Shelton will play the Grand Ole Opry on the Thursday night of CMA Fest. Luke Combs, Josh Turner and Country Music Hall-of-Famers the Oak Ridge Boys and Charley Pride will join the star of The Voice for two Opry shows …
Apr 30
Kenny Chesney maps out a spiritual path on “Songs for the Saints,” due July 27
ABC/Image Group LAKenny Chesney’s new album, Songs for the Saints, is coming July 27. Having just launched his Trip Around the Sun trek a couple weekends ago, the new project reflects what’s been going on in the world since Kenny decided took a touring break last summer. “So much has happened since I went off …
Apr 30
Even winter weather can’t keep Kenny Chesney from setting records on his Trip Around the Sun
Allister AnnEven though there was snow on the ground and the temperature was in the thirties, nearly 44,000 fans still turned out to see Kenny Chesney this weekend in Wisconsin. The crowd at Miller Stadium in Milwaukee is a personal record for the superstar from East Tennessee. “It was freezing,” Kenny admits. “I couldn’t move my …