Embedded from www.youtube.com. Luke Combs scores his latest chart-topper on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart this week with “Forever After All,” marking his 11th consecutive No. 1 single on that chart. The track is one of five newer songs on his deluxe album What You See Ain’t Always What You Get. The song also lands at……… Continue Reading
‘CMT Music Awards’ Reveals Video of the Year Finalists
CMT today unveiled the finalists vying for the most-coveted Video of the Year award at the 2021 “CMT Music Awards.” Six videos from Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Kane Brown, Keith Urban, Kelsea Ballerini and Kenny Chesney have made the final-round of nominees for Video of the Year. For the last several weeks, fans have been……… Continue Reading
Blanco Brown Promises a New Album Filled With “Personal Stories”
“I lost a part of me that day, but I’m slowly throwing away the pain. These sounds are making me smile.” In a recent Instagram post, rising pop-country star Blanco Brown discussed how recording his forthcoming album allowed him to recover from his near-tragic 2020 motorcycle accident peacefully. View this post on Instagram A post……… Continue Reading
Chase Rice Talks ‘The Album’ Project, Reuniting With Florida Georgia Line
Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic shut down tours and forced music artists off the road–but it did more than just sideline concert plans. For artists across the musical spectrum, the pandemic also shattered their best-laid plans for album releases and promotions–television and radio station promotional appearances went from in-person to being done via……… Continue Reading
Shania Twain Says She’s Currently “On A Mission” To Make Her “Best Album Ever”
75 million-plus worldwide album sales later, and iconic country star Shania Twain — currently in the studio recording album number six — may feel like she’s on the cusp of releasing the best material of her career. Given that she’s achieved seven number-one Billboard country chart singles and massive crossover pop acclaim, it’s quite the……… Continue Reading
Dolly Parton Didn’t Wear Sweatpants or Work Out During the Pandemic
Unlike many of us, queen of country Dolly Parton didn’t spend much of the last 500 or so days in comfortable sweatpants wading through the daily slog of quarantine. In a recent Wall Street Journal article, the legendary vocalist did, however, explain what she wore instead of a “Coat Of Many Colors.” “I don’t wear……… Continue Reading
PHOTOS: Jimmie Allen, Alexis Gale Share Pics From Intimate Wedding Ceremony
Following a weekend wherein he sang the National Anthem at the Indianapolis 500, country vocalist Jimmie Allen celebrated with an expected — yet still shocking — news. The singer, and his longtime girlfriend, Alexis Gale, wed this past Thursday evening. The “Best Shot” singer and his bride’s wedding occurred in an intimate Delaware ceremony including……… Continue Reading
Matthew McConaughey Recalls His Work in This Classic Trisha Yearwood Video
Embedded from www.youtube.com. Matthew McConaughey is an Oscar winner known for his work in films such as Dallas Buyers Club, A Time to Kill, The Lincoln Lawyer (which also starred country singer/actor Trace Adkins), The Wedding Planner and more. But back in 1992, he was a 23-year-old college student and aspiring actor just trying to……… Continue Reading
BJ Thomas, Country Icon, Dead At 78
“It’s kind of an American song. The rain falls on everybody, but as long as you are free, everything is okay.” In a March 2021 interview with the Tennessean, singer-songwriter BJ Thomas reflected on what made his version of the Burt Bacharach and Hal David-penned country classic, “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head,” a timeless……… Continue Reading
Artists See a Renewed Focus on Mental Health as They Begin the Return To Touring
Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic forced tours to shut down, cutting off artists from one of their main sources of income–performing concerts for crowds of fans. Starting in March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic launched a wave of canceled concerts and large-scale tour dates, and many artists not only saw the dissolution of a……… Continue Reading
