ABC/Randy HolmesIt looks like Keith Urban may be hitting the slopes this Labor Day weekend. The Australian superstar is one of the headliners of this year’s Labor Day Experience at Snowmass Town Park near Aspen, Colorado. The festival takes place September 1-3, with Keith topping the bill on Saturday night. Rock-and-Roll Hall-of-Famers Hall & Oates will play Friday night, …
Jun 12
“Small Town Boy” Dustin Lynch gets romantic on the beach with Australian actress Claire Holt
ABC Radio Dustin Lynch not only made his main-stage debut Friday night at CMA Fest 2017, he also rolled out his steamy new video for “Small Town Boy” at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium. The Tullahoma, Tennessee native joked about what his publicist described as his “sexy new look” in the clip. “The sexy new image? Well, I …
Jun 12
“American Idol” nationwide auditions scheduled for August & September
ABC/FremantleMedia/19 EntertainmentABC’s reboot of American Idol is set to premiere next year, but auditions start this summer. Thursday, August 17 is when the search for the next crop of contestants will begin. The auditions will be held via East and West American Idol bus tours, which will begin in Orlando, Florida and Portland, Oregon, and …
Jun 12
Dirty diapers and rock star moments: Thomas Rhett hosts ABC's CMA Fest special with Kelsea Ballerini
ABC Radio For the second year in a row, Thomas Rhett is hosting the annual 3-hour ABC-TV special from CMA Fest. Last year, he shared the honors with Brett Eldredge. In 2017, he’s sharing the gig with recent tourmate Kelsea Ballerini. “It’s a lot of fun,” TR says. “We’ve done pretty much everything live this time which is really …
Jun 09
Scotty McCreery promises “tears and smiles” with the emotional new video for “Five More Minutes”
Triple 8 ManagementYou’ll get your first chance to see Scotty McCreery’s music video for “Five More Minutes” Monday morning on People.com. The American Idol winner wrote the song shortly after the passing of his paternal grandfather. The video is an emotional walk down memory lane, sharing family footage of both of Scotty’s granddads. “This was the first time I …
Jun 09
Road-tested and Chris-Janson-approved: Why “Fix a Drink” is the next generation of “Buy Me a Boat”
Warner Music NashvilleYou can think of his EP, Fix a Drink, as Chris Janson 2.0. The “Buy Me a Boat” hitmaker believes his new collection of songs has everything fans loved about his first album…but without all the stress. “It gave me a different kind of freedom,” Chris says of recording the new project. “I enjoyed putting the …
Jun 09
Backstage at CMA Fest 2017: Garth, Dierks, Brett Eldredge and more prove Nashville is the place to be
CMAWith the first nightly concert of CMA Fest 2017 kicking off at Nissan Stadium, the home team competing for hockey’s most coveted prize, and one of the most popular non-country festivals on the planet just miles away, perhaps Brett Eldredge said it best. There was no better place to be Thursday night than Music City. “I feel …
Jun 08
After nearly two months as a married man, Sam Hunt opens up about his wedding
Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images via ABCNearly two months after Sam Hunt tied the knot with Hannah Lee Fowler in a super-secret ceremony in his hometown of Cedartown, Georgia, he’s finally opening up about the wedding. “It was perfect,” Sam tells Entertainment Tonight. “Hannah was happy, and that was my number one priority, so it worked out. My family was …
Jun 08
Kacey Musgraves has One Direction for next summer: Touring with Harry Styles
ABC/Paula LoboKacey Musgraves may be a self-proclaimed “Dime Store Cowgirl” who doesn’t fancy herself Pageant Material, but she just happens to have booked herself an opening slot on one of the hottest tours on the planet. The multiple CMA and Grammy winner will open for British heartthrob Harry Styles on the U.S. and Canadian legs of his 2018 world …
Jun 08
My Kinda Party: Jason Aldean keeps the CMT madness going into the night
Casey Flanigan / Getty ImagesJason Aldean may’ve kicked off the 2017 CMT Music Awards with a hot tribute to the late Gregg Allman, but after the show wrapped up, the two-time ACM Entertainer of the Year was just getting the party started. Once his CMT duties were finished, Jason immediately headed to Nashville’s Walk of Fame …