by Marcus K. Dowling 1m ago One of the 2021 ACM Awards highlights was watching a very proudly now seven months pregnant Elle King perform “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” — her surging radio hit collaboration with Miranda Lambert — at the festivities. The rocking jam is also emerging as a post-quarantine bar...
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Dolly Parton Is Working on a New Country Bluegrass Album
by Jessica Nicholson 14m ago Dolly Parton recently announced via Instagram that Dollywood will soon add a new resort to its property–and that the superstar is also hard at work on an upcoming bluegrass-infused album. The new Dollywood addition is the five-story, 302-room HeartSong Lodge & Resort, which she says will include design elements such...
Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks Are Open to the Possibility of Hosting Their Own Talk Show
by Jessica Nicholson 1h ago Trisha Yearwood and husband Garth Brooks could be up for the idea of hosting their own talk show. After all, the couple recently guest hosted an episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show (where Yearwood and actor Matthew McConaughey discussed the time he appeared in her music video for “Walkaway Joe”)....
Mickey Guyton Says Michelle Obama Inspired Her Forthcoming Album Release
by Marcus K. Dowling 5m ago In a recent interview in The New Yorker, Mickey Guyton revealed that her hotly anticipated debut country album — coming this fall, no official release date as of yet — would be entitled Remember Her Name. When asked to describe the album’s inspirations, the “Black Like Me” vocalist named...
Linda Martell, A Rediscovered Country Legend, To Receive CMT’s 2021 Equal Play Award
by Marcus K. Dowling 57m ago So often, country music is a story defined by three chords and the truth. However, for 86-year old Linda Martell, it was as a veteran vocalist in her mid-30s releasing three pop-country singles at the turn of the 1970s that changed the arc of country music history forever. The...
WATCH: Miranda Lambert, Jon Pardi Dance To a George Strait Classic in Nashville
by Jessica Nicholson 34m ago You just never know when Miranda Lambert will show up to her newly-opened Nashville bar and restaurant, Casa Rosa–or when fellow artist Jon Pardi might show up, for that matter! Lambert popped in at the restaurant Sunday evening (June 6) with husband Brendan McLoughlin, and found that Jon Pardi was...
Alan Jackson Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Grand Ole Opry Induction
by Jessica Nicholson 11m ago Embedded from www.youtube.com. Three decades ago, Alan Jackson was standing center stage at the Grand Ole Opry, being inducted as the Opry’s newest member by Roy Acuff on June 7, 1991. Jackson recently reminisced about that moment to the Grand Ole Opry, saying, “My favorite Opry memory has got to...
Thomas Rhett Says His Daughters Were Initially Hoping For a Baby Brother
by Jessica Nicholson 50m ago In May, Thomas Rhett and wife Lauren Akins revealed to the world that they are expecting their fourth child–and fourth daughter. “It’s just wild,” Rhett recently told PEOPLE. “We always wanted five kids, so we’re just kind of working our way there.” Rhett and his wife are already parents to...
Carrie Underwood Leads Fans Through Surprise Live Workout Experience
by Marcus K. Dowling 12m ago Between her fit52 app and CALIA (pronounced Cuh-Lee-Ah) fitness clothing and workout gear brand, Carrie Underwood clearly puts both her — and her fans’ — fitness first as a priority. Having emerged from COVID-19 healthy and still in impressive physical condition, the “Before He Cheats” vocalist recently making a...
Jimmie Allen on Meeting Elton John: “Such a Sweet Soul”
by Jessica Nicholson 42m ago Jimmie Allen met music royalty over the weekend, when he enjoyed a chat with music icon Elton John. “Got to hang with this Legend. Such a sweet soul,” Allen said via Instagram. The “Freedom Was a Highway” singer didn’t reveal further details about his meeting with John, but it’s almost...