Love Unleashed: Martina McBride Reaches Out to Veterans on Tour

ABC/Image Group LAMartina McBride is turning her new song “We’ll Pick Up Where We Left Off” into a spotlight for U.S. servicemen and women. A touching new video for the track from Reckless is made up entirely of footage of soldiers being reunited with their loved ones. You can check it out on YouTube. The …

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Dolly Parton Hands Out a Scholarship to Mark Her Imagination Library's Milestone

ABC/Image Group LAFor more than 20 years, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has changed the lives of countless children by sending them free books from birth until they start kindergarten. But Tuesday night, as she brought her Pure & Simple Tour to a hometown crowd in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee,  the entertainment icon revealed she plans to …

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Miranda Lambert Reveals the Late Holly Dunn's Impact on Her Career

ABC/Image Group LAMiranda Lambert revealed the major impact Holly Dunn had on her as a child, remembering her fellow Texas native on Facebook Wednesday morning, a day after she died at the age of 59, following a battle with ovarian cancer. “So sad to hear about Holly Dunn passing,” the reigning ACM Female Vocalist of …

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Carrie Underwood Surprises Crystal Gayle with an Opry Invitation

Chris Hollo for Grand Ole OpryThough she frequently appears on the Grand Ole Opry and her sister Loretta Lynn has been part of the cast since 1962, Crystal Gayle isn’t actually an Opry member… but that’s all about to change. “You are an inspiration to so many of us,” Carrie Underwood said Tuesday night, as she surprised the sold-out crowd at …

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George Strait Show to Stream Live from a Texas Dancehall Wednesday Night

ABC/Image Group LASince George Strait retired from the road in 2014, there have been precious few opportunities to see him play live — but there’s one coming your way Wednesday night, and you can enjoy it in the privacy of your own home. King George and his Ace in the Hole Band will do a …

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Gwen Stefani Thanks Blake Shelton for "Kissing Me Back to Life" at "Glamour"’s Woman of the Year Awards

Getty Images via ABCGwen Stefani accepted top honors Monday night at Glamour’s Women of the Year Awards and she made sure to give her boyfriend, Blake Shelton, a sweet shout-out. During her acceptance speech, she thanked Blake for “kissing me back to life.” Gwen said that just a year and a half ago she was …

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Blake Shelton Goes Up Against Justin Timberlake and Beyonce at The People's Choice Awards

ABC/Image Group LAIt looks like Blake Shelton may very well be country’s man of the hour when the People’s Choice Awards are passed out next January in L.A. Not only is the star of The Voice nominated in the all-genre Favorite Male Artist category with the likes of Justin Timberlake and Drake, his latest recording, …

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Dierks Bentley and Cole Swindell Go Old School as They Gear Up for What the Hell Tour

ABC/Image Group LAIn just a matter of weeks, Dierks Bentley will kick off his What the Hell Tour at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. But Monday night in Music City, the “Black” hitmaker was getting back to his roots, playing Legends Corner, the honky tonk just across the street from the venue.  “This place is an especially …

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Miranda Lambert Gets Sassy on Second Single from "The Weight of These Wings"

ABC/Image Group LAMiranda Lambert is following up her top-15 hit “Vice” by releasing the sassy, self-penned “We Should Be Friends” as the second single from her sixth album. The reigning ACM Female Vocalist of the Year is set to perform on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday night, before The Weight of These …

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'80s Country Hitmaker Holly Dunn Dead at 59

Steve Eichner/WireImageHolly Dunn, who scored a string of country hits in the late ’80s and early nineties, has died after a battle with ovarian cancer. She was 59.  The Nashville Tennessean reports that Dunn died Tuesday in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Holly got her start as a songwriter with her brother, Chris Waters, when one of …

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