Was Tim & Faith’s “The Rest of Our Life” copied from an Australian hit?

ABC/Image Group LA Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are being sued over their latest hit, “The Rest of Our Life,” along with the song’s writer, pop superstar Ed Sheeran, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The lawsuit alleges the top-30 hit was copied from Australian Jasmine Rae’s 2014 hit, “When I Found You.” Though Rae is a co-writer on the tune, she’s …

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expand Spend more than just “The Weekend” cruising with Brantley Gilbert

Courtesy SixthmanThe ones that like Brantley Gilbert will love cruising with him later this year. Brantley’s the latest star to join the list of music acts with their own fan cruises.  His Kick It In the Ship Cruise departs from Miami, Florida to Nassau, Bahamas aboard the Norwegian Jade from October 23 to October 27, 2018. …

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Chris Young, Lee Brice and more join “Volunteer Jam XX: A Tribute to Charlie Daniels”

ABC/Image Group LA Chris Young, Lee Brice, Alabama, Travis Tritt and Sara Evans are joining the lineup for Volunteer Jam XX:  A Tribute to Charlie. Tickets are on sale now for the star-studded show March 7 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Country Music Hall of Famer Charlie Daniels — the driving force behind the annual fundraiser — anchors the show, along with the Charlie Daniels …

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Dan + Shay play with fans’ expectations of “Tequila”

ABC/Image Group LADan + Shay’s new single isn’t quite what you’d expect from a song called “Tequila.” Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney admit they couldn’t resist having a little fun with what their fans were anticipating. “They pictured this positive, uptempo, feel-good thing,” Dan explains. “And we teased that first. We teased the agave plant, which our fans …

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Miranda and Little Big Town are jumping on the Bandwagon this summer

John Russell/CMAMiranda Lambert and Little Big Town are teaming up for a co-headlining tour this summer. Called The Bandwagon Tour, the trek starts July 12 in Charlotte, North Carolina, and right now, it’s scheduled through August 24, but additional dates will be announced, along with more acts.  Tickets for select dates will go on sale …

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Dierks Bentley spots a “Midwestern Sunrise,” as he prepares to release “Woman Amen”

ABC/Image Group LA The New Year is bringing plenty of new beginnings for Dierks Bentley. His new single, “Woman Amen,” will be released January 17, he revealed in a live social media chat on Wednesday. Later this year, The Mountain, his album inspired by and recorded in Telluride, Colorado, will follow. Back home in Nashville, Dierks also …

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Devin Dawson rides his “Dark Horse” to the “Today” show

ABC/Image Group LA Just as his debut single is on the verge of breaking into the top ten, Devin Dawson has booked his first appearance on NBC’s morning show Today. The California native will perform in both the 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. hours of the program on January 24, playing his breakout hit “All on Me,” as …

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Back to Us and back to the road: Rascal Flatts head out this summer with Dan + Shay and Carly Pearce

ABC/Image Group LA In 2017, Rascal Flatts didn’t mount a major tour, instead focusing on cities they hadn’t worked in a while along with a brief stint in Las Vegas. That’ll all change in 2018, however, as the trio hits the road this summer on the Back to Us Tour with Dan + Shay and Carly Pearce. “I can’t describe …

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Both Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley’s son are ready for the Lady A baby boom to be over

ABC/Image Group LA The countdown is on to the birth of Hillary Scott’s twin girls, which are due in February.  The Lady Antebellum hitmaker has been keeping fans updated on her pregnancy via social media. “Well, I’m officially to the ‘Uggs are the only shoes that fit’ and ‘I’m either wearing jeans OR putting on makeup, not both’ …

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Dierks Bentley will scale “The Mountain” in 2018

ABC/Image Group LA Dierks Bentley is turning into a Mountain man. You may have noticed that lately, the Arizona’s been growing an impressive beard. It turns out that’s just one of the hints pointing toward Dierks’ new album. Since the beginning of the year, he’s also been sharing ambiguous videos of picturesque western landscapes. Wednesday morning, he revealed it’s all …

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