ABC/Image Group LA “As if last night on [The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon] wasn’t enough to make my head explode… I woke up to this too!” newcomer Devin Dawson tweeted, after finding out he’s up for ACM New Male Vocalist of the Year. “Thank you so much to the [ACM Awards] for this honor,” he …
Mar 01
“Hide the Wine”: Carly Pearce is up for an ACM
ABC/Image Group LA Carly Pearce already has a #1 hit to her name — “Every Little Thing” — and now she’s up for an Academy of Country Music award too. “I have dreamt of being nominated for an ACM award my entire life,” the newcomer said in a statement, after finding out she’s up for New …
Mar 01
“All on Me”: How Devin Dawson’s insistence on working weekends is paying off
ABC/Image Group LA Newcomer Devin Dawson has his first top-five hit with “All on Me,” and the Dark Horse music maker says he never had any doubt about what should be his debut single. “I feel like that was the song I knew I wanted to put out first,” he tells ABC Radio. “That’s what I wanted people to …
Mar 01
Chris Stapleton leads ACM Nominations with eight; Reba returns as host
Sonja Flemming/CBS Chris Stapleton is the leading nominee for this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards, with a whopping eight nods, including his first nomination for Entertainer of the Year. Chris’ nominations include Male Vocalist of the Year, and both artist and producer in the Album of the Year and Single of the Year categories …
Mar 01
Dolly says the “Coat of Many Colors” movies have come to a close, but “The Adventures of Dolly” may be next
ABC/Lou Rocco After two successful TV movies, Dolly Parton tells ABC Radio she expects there won’t be any more in the Coat of Many Colors series, at least for now. “Not at this point,” the entertainment icon says. “We did a Christmas movie and then the little Coat of Many Colors. But there’ll be different movies done, based on different …
Feb 28
Put up your dukes: Reba’s ready for Celebrity Fight Night
ABC/Mark LevineIt was Elton John who sang “Saturday Night’s Alright (for Fighting),” but it seems Reba McEntire’s up for jumping in the ring too. On Saturday, March 10, Reba will host Celebrity Fight Night XXIV at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. This is the 13th year in a row the Country Music …
Feb 28
Garth and Gaga? Why the CMA Entertainer of the Year is up for a collaboration
ABC RadioGeorge Strait and Chris LeDoux may be Garth Brooks’ heroes, but the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year says he’s open to some non-country collaborations if they’re “sincere.” “I love Ed Sheeran,” Garth told the Beaumont Enterprise, before kicking off Rodeo Houston on Tuesday. “I think he’s fantastic. The guy’s so talented,” he said of the British pop superstar behind …
Feb 28
Blake Shelton “Lived It” and soon you can watch it
Warner Music NashvilleBlake Shelton’s newest music video is set to arrive on Friday. The Oklahoma native shared a short clip of the video for “I Lived It” on Twitter on Wednesday. In the snippet, Blake walks down a country road and plays the guitar, in scenes that look very similar to the cover of his Texoma Shore album. With …
Feb 28
Jack & Diane, Part 2? John Mellencamp signed off on Jake Owen’s new single
Big Loud RecordsJake Owen’s new single takes both its melody and its inspiration from John Mellencamp’s 1982 classic, “Jack & Diane.” Before he committed to putting out “I Was Jack (You Were Diane),” Jake made sure he had the legendary rocker’s blessing. “The most important thing to me and my team is that we sent the …
Feb 27
FGL promises pyro and a whole lot more at free April 4 show in Nashville
ABC/Image Group LA Florida Georgia Line won’t just be doing a free concert in Nashville on April 4 — they’ll also be pulling out all the stops. “We’re bringing all the bells and whistles,” Tyler Hubbard promises. “We were like, ‘If we’re going to play Nashville, we need to do it right. Let’s rock this thing,’” Brian Kelley agrees, adding …