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 …
Nov 15
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 …
Nov 15
'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 …
Nov 15
Cole Swindell Admits He Was in the Middle of a "Kiss" When His Latest #1 Came Along
ABC/Image Group LA This week, Cole Swindell’s sixth single, “Middle of a Memory,” also becomes his sixth number-one as an artist. If you’re counting, it also happens to be the Georgia native’s ninth chart-topper as a writer. “There was a song on one of my Down Home Sessions called ‘Kiss,’” he says, explaining how his latest hit was …
Nov 15
Congresswoman Kristi Noem running for Governor in 2018
Republican Congresswoman Kristi Noem says she won’t seek a fifth term in Congress because she’s running instead to become the first female governor in South Dakota history. Noem said in a video Monday she’s keeping a promise not to make Congress a career, and instead will return home to run for governor. In the meantime, she …
Nov 15
Little Big Town Reveals Secrets from Their Past on "The Tonight Show's" "Stranger Strings"
Andrew Lipovsky/NBCJimmy Fallon welcomed recently crowned CMA Vocal Group of the Year Little Big Town to The Tonight Show on Monday, where they revealed some of their personal secrets in a game called “Stranger Strings.” Fallon sat down with the band’s Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Kimberly Schlapman and Phillip Sweet to play the game he …
Nov 15
Dierks Bentley Plays Surprise Gig in Nashville, Following Emmylou Hoo's Facebook Debut
ABC/Image Group LAAfter two weeks off the road, Dierks Bentley was dying to get back on stage. Monday night at Legends Corner on Lower Broadway in Nashville, the “Black” hitmaker did just that, playing a free show for 200 lucky fans at the venue just across the street from Bridgestone Arena, where he’ll headline January 21. The …
Nov 14
From the Stadium to the Stage, Tucker Beathard and His Brother Entertain the Hawkeyes
Photo Courtesy of Big Machine Label GroupIt was all in the family for newcomer Tucker Beathard this weekend. On Saturday, he cheered on his brother CJ, as he quarterbacked the Iowa Hawkeyes’ 14 to 13 win over the Michigan Wolverines. By midnight, Tucker was on stage at his sold-out date in Iowa City, wrapping up …
Nov 14
Kelsea Ballerini Sells Out 3 in a Row as She Kicks Off The First Time Tour
ABC/Image Group LAKelsea Ballerini can officially count the inaugural weekend of her headlining tour an overwhelming success, having sold-out shows in the nation’s capital; her hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee; and in Atlanta. “This opening weekend was so surreal!” she reflects. “I still can’t believe how loud each crowd was when they sang back all …
Nov 14
Maren Morris Set to Rub Elbows with Madonna and Meghan Trainor at "Billboard"'s Women in Music Gala
ABC/Image Group LAHot on the heels of her win as CMA New Artist of the Year, Maren Morris will be honored as Billboard’s Breakthrough Artist of 2016, at the magazine’s 11th annual Women in Music event. Madonna will be celebrated as Artist of the Year, while Meghan Trainor will pick up the Chart Topper award. …