Reviver RecordsWhen you’ve got a major network TV appearance and a big winter storm causes your flight to be cancelled, what do you do? Well, if you’re an on-the-rise country duo like LOCASH, you simply jump on the bus. After a major snowstorm disrupted air travel on the east coast on Tuesday, Preston Brust, Chris …
Mar 15
“Hold on to the Nights”: Randy Houser and 80's icon Richard Marx are up to something
ABC/Fred LeeRandy Houser has been putting pen to paper with some help from ’80s pop music icon Richard Marx. “Wrote a pretty killer song with these two recently in Nashvegas,” Marx shared on his socials, along with a photo of Randy and an unidentified co-writer. Randy posted the picture as well, agreeing that they “Had …
Mar 14
From Sundance Head to Trent Harmon, talent contest winners land big slots at CMA Music Festival
CMASundance Head, winner of The Voice season 11, has the honor of kicking off the first show this year on CMA Music Festival’s Chevrolet Park Stage on Thursday, June 8 at 10:30 a.m. CT. Sugarland’s Kristian Bush, Love and Theft, Runaway June and Bachelorette alum Luke Pell will all take the stage later in the day. On Friday, the performances roll on with The Swon Brothers, Adam …
Mar 14
Best week ever: Why Jon Pardi is #winning
Capitol NashvilleThere’s no two ways about it: Jon Pardi is having a pretty good week. Jon was already enjoying his second #1 in a row on the Billboard chart with “Dirt on My Boots,” when he found out he’d already snagged this year’s New Male Vocalist of the Year honor from the Academy of Country Music. “WOW! This is …
Mar 14
Use your words: Brothers Osborne at a loss after winning the ACM
ABC/Image Group LAIf you’ve ever experienced Brothers Osborne, you know T.J. and John’s reaction to the news they’d won the ACM’s New Vocal Duo or Group trophy is typical of their down-home style. “Holy s***!!!” the siblings tweeted, after learning they’d clinched the title. The hitmakers behind “Stay a Little Longer” also wasted no time …
Mar 14
Maren Morris and Brothers Osborne up the ante on the ACM party in Vegas
Columbia Records NashvilleMaren Morris may be half a world away, but the “My Church” singer still got some pretty good news from the good old U.S.A. Tuesday. “In Amsterdam playing a gig tonight & caught news that I won my first ever ACM for New Female Vocalist!” she tweeted, adding, “Thank you so much @ACMAwards.” After her …
Mar 14
Jon Pardi, Maren Morris and Brothers Osborne snag early honors from the ACMs
ACMThe 52nd ACM Awards are still more than two weeks away, but the Academy of Country Music is already passing out trophies. Tuesday, the Academy revealed the winners in its new artist categories, with Jon Pardi taking home New Male Vocalist, Maren Morris locking up New Female and Brothers Osborne securing the New Vocal Duo or Group honors. In addition to …
Mar 14
Darius Rucker and John Mellencamp cross paths for a new edition of “CMT Crossroads”
CMTDarius Rucker teams up with rock legend John Mellencamp for the latest installment of CMT Crossroads, which premieres Friday, March 24 at 10 p.m. ET. It’s the latest of Mellencamp’s many forays into country music: he collaborated with Keith Urban for a performance of “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16” on the CMA Awards and sits on the Farm Aid board …
Mar 14
Luke Bryan learns how to pronounce gyro on “The Tonight Show”
Andrew Lipovsky/NBC Luke Bryan made a surprise appearance on Monday’s The Tonight Show in a mock music video that answered the question, How do you pronounce “Gyro.” Bryan teamed up with Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon for the clip, titled, “I Don’t Know How to Pronounce Gyro,” in which they ran through all the possible pronunciations for the Greek treat consisting of meat such …
Mar 14
Jon Pardi and Brad Paisley score dueling #1's with “Dirt on My Boots” and “Today”
Capitol Nashville/Arista NashvilleJon Pardi is celebrating his second #1 one in a row, as “Dirt on My Boots” tops the Billboard chart this week. The native of the Golden State admits he was initially skeptical about following his first #1, “Head over Boots,” with a similarly-titled song, until the head of his label calmed his fears. “The master …