Why this year's ACM Awards could turn Keith Urban into a Triple Crown winner

ABC/Randy HolmesNot only is Keith Urban the most-nominated artist at this year’s ACM Awards, but if he can snag the Entertainer of the Year trophy, he stands to accomplish a rare feat. A win for Entertainer would make Keith eligible for the Academy’s rare Triple Crown Award, given to those who’ve begun their career by winning New …

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Carrie Underwood takes a break as she looks ahead to her next album

ABC/Image Group LA With four #1’s to her credit from her most recent album, Storyteller, Carrie Underwood is starting to look ahead to her next chapter. “We just wrapped up the… tour and I feel like my life right now, creatively, is kind of a blank space,” she tells People. “I’m really excited about that, because I want whatever …

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Keith Urban leads 52nd ACM nods with seven, Miranda & Maren next with six

Keith Urban leads this year’s ACM nomination with seven nods, including Album of the Year, Single and Song of the Year and Entertainer of the Year.  Lady Antebellum unveiled the first round of nominees for this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards Thursday on CBS This Morning.  The rest of the nods were announced live …

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Lady Antebelleum reveals first wave of ACM Award nominees

Lady Antebellum unveiled the first round of nominees for this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards Thursday on CBS This Morning. Reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year Jason Aldean vies to keep his title against previous winners Luke Bryan and Carrie Underwood in 2017. Florida Georgia Line and Keith Urban both have a chance at …

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Lady Antebelleum unveils the first wave of nominees for the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards

Lady Antebellum unveiled the first round of nominees for this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards Thursday on CBS This Morning. Reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year Jason Aldean vies to keep his title against previous winners Luke Bryan and Carrie Underwood in 2017. Florida Georgia Line and Keith Urban both have a chance at …

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Reba takes a heartfelt trip down memory lane during her first full-length concert at the Ryman

ABC/Image Group LA Wednesday in Nashville, Reba McEntire played the first full concert of her career at the Mother Church of Country Music. The Country Music Hall of Famer started the show singing “Jesus Loves Me” a capella, which happens to be the first song she was ever paid to sing. “We were at the rodeo… and …

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Lady A's Charles Kelley books rare solo gig to help Nashville's oldest elementary school

ABC/Image Group LALady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley will pitch in to help St. Bernard Academy, as he performs at the April 18 benefit for the school at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium. Rodney Crowell and the SteelDrivers are just two of the other artists who’ll play the show to commemorate the institution’s 150th anniversary. St. Bernard is Music City’s oldest elementary school, …

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Kacey Musgraves contemplates a drink with Patsy Cline in new episode of “American Masters”

ABC/Paula Lobo PBS will pay tribute to country music pioneer Patsy Cline as part of its Women’s History Month programming in March, as Rosanne Cash narrates a new episode of American Masters. LeAnn Rimes, Rhiannon Giddens, and actress Beverly D’Angelo — who portrayed the Country Music Hall of Famer in the Loretta Lynn biopic Coal Miner’s Daughter — are just some of the stars who’ll look back …

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Lady Antebellum gets up early for ACM noms, then stays up late for Colbert

Capitol NashvilleYou’ll be able to catch Lady Antebellum on TV early in the morning and late into the evening on Thursday. The hit-making trio will start the day by announcing the nominees in the major categories for the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards during the 8 a.m. hour of CBS This Morning. The remainder of the nods …

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How Thomas Rhett will suddenly become the father of two

ABC/Image Group LA Thomas Rhett is going to be a daddy — not once, but twice! “We are so happy to announce that we are pregnant & in the process of adopting a child from Africa!” he shared on social media on Wednesday, along with a photo of himself with his wife Lauren and giant gold balloons that spell …

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