Warner Music NashvilleLook for a big reveal from Brett Eldredge and Thomas Rhett Wednesday on Good Morning America. “Big announcement from me and my pal @thomasrhett TOMORROW ON @GMA!!! Tune in!” the “Drunk on Your Love” hitmaker teased Tuesday evening on social media. “Have some exciting news to share tomorrow,” Thomas concurred. “Tune in to @GMA to hear it first.” Not only …
May 31
Story Time Resumes in the Fall, as Carrie Underwood Concentrates on Fairs & Festivals This Summer
Arista NashvilleCarrie Underwood wrapped up the first stretch of her Storyteller tour Monday night in London, Ontario. During the tour leg she’d played for more than 600,000 fans in 47 cities across seven different countries. But rest assured there are more chances on the way to see the “Church Bells” hitmaker. You’ll be able to …
May 31
Blake Shelton's Honesty Takes Him to Number One
Warner Music NashvilleFor Blake Shelton, it looks like honesty really is the best policy. This week, both his new album If I’m Honest and its first single, “Came Here to Forget,” ascend to number one on the charts. “At almost 40 years old and 15 years in this business, who would’ve ever thought I would …
May 31
"Rain Is a Good Thing": The Damp Details of Randy Houser's Wedding
ABC/Fred LeeNearly a month after Randy Houser’s May 4 wedding to Tatiana Starzynski, the new couple is sharing photos and details of their star-studded ceremony in the latest issue of People magazine. Even a surprise rain shower couldn’t dampen the newlyweds’ spirits. “Right as he said, ‘You may now kiss your bride,’ there were big …
May 30
The Mildly-Drunken Confessions of Brett Eldredge
Warner Music NashvilleBrett Eldredge is throwing ‘em back in the latest edition of Entertainment Weekly’s 3 Rounds With… webisode series. Here’s the formula — an interviewer extracts truth, while he and a celebrity knock out three rounds of alcoholic beverages. It turns out even whiskey on the rocks; a martini; and vodka, water and lime …
May 29
Little Big Town's "Wanderlust" Takes Them Outside Country
Capitol NashvilleIf you’re waiting to hear the country tunes on Little Big Town’s eight-song collaboration with The Voice’s Pharrell Williams, you probably shouldn’t hold your breath. “It’s not a country record,” Karen Fairchild tells Billboard of the band’s new project Wanderlust. “It’s not like anything we’ve ever done. It’s fun to be spontaneous and put …
May 28
Mitchell Memorial Weekend a success
Despite over an inch of rain throughout most of Saturday, the sun came out just in time for the annual Mitchell Memorial Weekend benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Hundreds of people gathered on the south end of Main Street to enjoy a children’s peddle pull, inflatables, a car show and shine, plus the centerpiece of …
May 28
Dierks Bentley Brings Black Friday to Nashville
Capitol NashvilleYou usually have to wait until the day after Thanksgiving for Black Friday, but this weekend in Nashville, Dierks Bentley staged his own version of the busy shopping day. The “Somewhere on a Beach” hitmaker opened a special pop-up shop to celebrate the release of his eighth studio album, titled Black. Some lucky fans …
May 27
Dolly Parton Warns She Won't Be "Pure Nor Simple" When She Walks Down the Aisle for Her 50th Anniversary
CTK Mgmt/Dolly Records/Webster PRFor any couple who makes it to their 50th anniversary, it’s a milestone worthy of a huge celebration. But for Dolly Parton and her notoriously private husband Carl Dean, there’s an even more poignant reason to renew their vows. The wedding they originally planned in 1966 never quite happened, because the music business got in …
May 27
"Music to Live Your Life By": Frankie Ballard Puts Everything He's Got into "El Rio"
Warner NashvilleFrankie Ballard will hand out the very first, personally autographed copies of El Rio Thursday, June 9 at his official album release party. The CMA Music Festival-week event will kick off at 11 p.m. that night at Nashville event space aVenue, on the eve of the project’s release in stores and online. As a hardcore audiophile himself, …
