ABC/Larry McCormack Dan + Shay‘s Dan Smyers has a favorite Christmas song, but it’s not “Silent Night,” “Joy to the World” or any of the classics. “My favorite Christmas song, I might scare a couple of people away because it’s not a traditional Christmas song, but it’s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ by Mariah Carey,” shares Dan. “That song …
Dec 15
Watch Miranda Lambert go mounted shooting for the first time
ABC As the adage goes, there’s a first time for everything. And for Miranda Lambert, “There were a lot of first time for everything’s this week.” The “Gunpowder & Lead” hitmaker recently took “a few days off from the Velvet Rodeo in Vegas to go cowgirlin’ in AZ” with her friend Samantha and World and National Champion Cowboy Mounted Shooter Kenda …
Dec 15
George Birge introduces “Mind on You” to “wider audience” with new remix
Dustin Haney/Courtesy of RECORDS Nashville George Birge has tapped country newcomer Kidd G and rapper charlieonnafriday for a “Mind on You” remix. Out now, the fresh rendition opens with George in the first verse, before charlieonnafriday arrives in the second verse and joins Kidd G in the bridge. “I’ve been a fan of charlieonnafriday and Kidd G for a while now. I knew I wanted to …
Dec 15
Midland pays homage to home state in “Up in Texas”
Courtesy of Big Machine Records Midland is paying tribute to their beloved home state in “Up in Texas.” Out now, the new track, which the group’s Jess Carson and Cameron Duddy penned with Josh Osborne and Bryan Simpson, proudly chronicles what life in the Lone Star state is like. “You ain’t been awake/ ‘Til you wake up in Texas/ You ain’t felt heartbreak/ ‘Til you break up in Texas/ …
Dec 15
Maddie & Tae are ready for Christmas with their little ones
Disney/Scott Kirkland There’s something special about celebrating Christmas with your kids. Just ask first-time moms Maddie & Tae. “First Christmas with Leighton, she was definitely still too young to know everything that was going on. So this will probably feel like her first Christmas,” Tae says of her soon-to-be 2-year-old. “She has just been so excited. I collect snow …
Dec 14
Nashville notes: Jon Pardi on ‘Today’ + Bryce Leatherwood’s “The Finger”
Jon Pardi brought the festive spirit to NBC’s Today on Thursday, December 14, with a performance of “400 Horsepower Sleigh.” The track can be found on Jon’s debut holiday album, Merry Christmas From Jon Pardi, which is out now. The Voice season 22 winner Bryce Leatherwood has dropped a performance music video for “The Finger.” “I’ve had a blast playing ‘The Finger’ live all summer long and I’m …
Dec 14
Get your hands on Luke Combs’ new tumbler
ABC Luke Combs has dropped a new 14-ounce tumbler in his merch store. Priced at $20, the product arrives after Luke found out via WFLA News Channel 8‘s report about a $250,000 copyright fine Nicol Harness, an avid fan, was court-ordered to pay for selling homemade Luke-inspired tumblers. “It’s very stressful. I don’t have money to pay my bills. …
Dec 14
Dierks Bentley pays tribute to wife Cassidy on wedding anniversary: “Couldn’t imagine life without you”
Jason Kempin/Getty Images Congratulations are in order for Dierks Bentley and his wife, Cassidy, who are celebrating their 18th wedding anniversary on December 14. “Happy Anniversary to us! Love this girl,” Dierks captions his Instagram carousel, which features throwback photos of him and Cassidy. “Couldn’t imagine life without you babe. Random pics…way too much life to sort through on my phone!! But what …
Dec 14
You’ll likely find Ashley McBryde with an old hymnal on Christmas
Disney/Larry McCormack A church hymnal has been a longtime staple in Ashley McBryde‘s family’s Christmas traditions — not just any hymnal, but an old one. “My mother and I, and my sister if she’s around, we get together and sing. We sing out of an old church hymnal,” Ashley shares. “We kind of always end up doing that for some reason.” …
Dec 14
Parmalee locks in “Gonna Love You” television debut
Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for BBR/BMG Parmalee will perform “Gonna Love You” on ABC’s Good Morning America on Tuesday, January 9. It’ll mark the country group’s first time delivering their new single on national television. “This has been such a great year for us, and we are thrilled to start 2024 with the television debut of ‘Gonna Love You,’” shares lead singer Matt Thomas. …