Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesVince Gill revealed his own story of sexual abuse as a child before he performed at the Ryman Auditorium as part of Universal Music Group Nashville’s CRS showcase in Nashville Tuesday afternoon. Prefacing “Forever Changed,” a song about a woman dealing with the aftermath of sexual abuse, he told the audience that the track was …
Feb 07
Mitchell Technical Institute wins a major award
Mitchell Technical Institute has been named a winner of the inaugural Siemens-Aspen Community College STEM Award by the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program (CEP) and the Siemens Foundation. MTI’s Power Line Construction and Maintenance program will receive an award of $50,000 and is among eight exceptional community college programs in science, technology, engineering and math …
Feb 06
Watch Now: Kane Brown teases another song with Lauren Alaina: “It might make the next album”
ABC/Image Group LAKane Brown and Lauren Alaina may be old junior high school friends, and they may have scored a #1 duet together, but that doesn’t mean they’re constantly talking or texting with each other. At Tuesday’s Country Radio Seminar, Kane told ABC Radio that he and Lauren haven’t discussed their latest milestone: “What Ifs” …
Feb 06
Watch Now: Thanks to #1 success, LANCO feels like they’ve been “shot out of a cannon”
ABC/Image Group LAFollowing the #1 success of their single “Greatest Love Story,” LANCO is now celebrating the historic #1 debut of their first album, Hallelujah Nights. The five-man band is the first group to claim the top spot with their initial effort since Lady Antebellum did in 2008. At Tuesday’s Country Radio Seminar in Nashville, …
Feb 06
Watch Now: Cam on her collaboration with British pop superstar Sam Smith: “He’s just a real person”
ABC/Image Group LALately, there’s been a lot of cross-pollination between country stars and pop stars: Florida Georgia Line has recorded hits with Backstreet Boys, Hailee Steinfeld and Bebe Rexha, while Maren Morris just did a song with deejay/producer Zedd. You can add Cam to that list, too: She co-wrote and sings on “Palace,” a song from …
Feb 06
Watch Now: Carly Pearce will spend 2018 “holding the torch” for women in country music
ABC/Image Group LACarly Pearce is going to spend 2018 hanging with some of the hottest men in country music, and she says she can hardly believe her luck. Speaking to ABC Radio at Tuesday’s Country Radio Seminar, Carly said, “I can’t even really believe I’m about to say all this to you, but next week, …
Feb 06
Watch Now: LOCASH’s origin story involves the police, a stolen U-Haul…and an arrest warrant?
ABC/Image Group LABefore the chart-topping hits and the CMA nominations, LOCASH was just a struggling duo trying make a living on the road. But as the duo’s Preston Brust and Chris Lucas told ABC Radio at Tuesday’s Country Radio Seminar in Nashville, the road isn’t easy when the police think you’re car thieves. “I met …
Feb 06
Garth Brooks plays Nashville’s Lower Broadway for the first time
ABC/Image Group LAGarth Brooks has played his fair share of concert venues over the years but the country legend had never performed on Nashville’s famed Lower Broadway — that is until last night. On Monday evening (Feb. 5), Garth was in Nashville as part of the annual Country Radio Seminar and after surprising an audience at …
Feb 06
Chris Stapleton ties Garth Brooks’ record with top three album spots on Billboard chart
ABC/Image Group LAChris Stapleton continues to break records and this time he ties one held by none other than Garth Brooks. Following his sweep at the 2018 Grammy Awards, where he took home three trophies and performed with Emmylou Harris, the singer recently returned to the top of the country charts. According to Billboard, Chris is the first artist …
Feb 06
Watch Now: Maren Morris gushes over meeting and singing for Elton John: “It was just epic”
ABC/Image Group LALast week, Maren Morris was one of the many artists who took part in the taping of the CBS TV special I’m Still Standing: A Grammy Salute to Elton John, which will air in April. But as Maren told ABC Radio at Tuesday’s Country Radio Seminar in Nashville, it turns out that Elton …