Embedded from www.youtube.com. In 2008, Rory Feek and his wife Joey captivated viewers with their homespun sound and refreshing transparency when they competed on CMT’s Can You Duet. They parlayed their success on the show into hit singles including “Cheater, Cheater” and “That’s Important To Me.” In 2014, they welcomed daughter Indiana; soon after, Joey……… Continue Reading
Chris Janson Recalls Escaping a Recent House Fire: “It Could Have Been Very Bad”
Following up his back-to-back 2019 country radio hits “Good Vibes” and “Done” by dealing with a near-tragic, “very bad” house fire certainly isn’t the way that country singer-songwriter Chris Janson expected to spend the tail end of his quarantine. However, the artist — who is also known as the pen behind hits for Tim McGraw,……… Continue Reading
Have You Seen The New 60-Foot Mural Honoring Loretta Lynn?
At this point, celebrating the “Van Lear Rose” and her incredible, six-decade career feels like a well-worn and incredibly well-performed country tradition. However, artists Stephen Sloan and Brittany Johnson’s 60-foot mural at the Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, impressively keeps the tradition alive. “Painting Loretta Lynn was my favorite set of portraits to……… Continue Reading
Tenille Arts Makes History With Chart-Topper “Somebody Like That”
For roughly a century, country music has existed, and seven decades have elapsed since Kitty Wells became the first woman to reach the top of the country charts with her groundbreaking 1952 hit “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels,” which stayed atop the chart for six weeks. However, this week’s Mediabase/Country Aircheck chart—……… Continue Reading
Sam Hunt Joins Sasha Sloan for Ballad Collaboration “When Was It Over?”
Embedded from www.youtube.com. Following up spending 2020 letting the whole world know why it’s so “Hard To Forget” how “Breaking Up Was Easy In The 90s,” soulful country crooner Sam Hunt now pairs with Sasha Sloan for a new collaboration, “When Was It Over?” The call-and-response ballad is a heartstring-tugging emotional tour through the DNA……… Continue Reading
Gabby Barrett Earns Third Week at No. 1 With “The Good Ones”
Gabby Barrett has earned a third week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart with “The Good Ones”—giving the track one of the chart’s longest runs at No. 1 for country female artist since Miranda Lambert’s “The House That Built Me” stayed at the chart’s pinnacle for four weeks in the summer of 2010….…… Continue Reading
WATCH: Blake Shelton Drops Some Dance Moves Backstage at ‘The Voice’
Blake Shelton may be hard at work on the current season of The Voice, but he plays as hard as he works. Shelton recently shared a video of himself backstage at The Voice, offering some decidedly Shelton-esque dance moves along to Snoop Dogg’s 2004 hit “Drop It Like It’s Hot.” Snoop Dogg will join The……… Continue Reading
Jimmie Allen’s Fiancée Is Not a Fan of His Custom-Designed Wedding Suit
In a recent interview with CMT’s Cody Alan, Jimmie Allen noted that he was a thrifty shopper, even when it came to the expensive-seeming suits he wears on red carpets. “I shop cheap,” Allen said. “All the suits that I wear, I design them myself, and I send them to my buddy in LA, and……… Continue Reading
Jason Aldean To Livestream His Return to Live Concert Performance at Bonnaroo Farm
Multi-platinum recording artist Jason Aldean is uniquely celebrating his return to playing live music for the first time in over a year. His two-night (May 14 and 15) “Jason Aldean: Live” concert from Manchester, Tennessee’s Bonnaroo Farm will — for Aldean’s sold-out show on May 15 — feature tickets for a live stream option for……… Continue Reading
Did You Know? This Song Became a Hit for Alan Jackson—But His Wife Wasn’t a Fan
Embedded from www.youtube.com. Back in 2001, Alan Jackson scored a No. 1 hit with “Where I Come From”—which music listeners came to affectionately nickname “cornbread and chicken” after one the song’s most memorable lyrics. Jackson is the sole songwriter on the track, and in a recent interview with radio personality Bobby Bones, Jackson revealed that……… Continue Reading
