Author: Kix Hot Country (Kix Hot Country)

by Alison Bonaguro 52m ago First, Tim McGraw had 25 songs for his upcoming album Here on Earth. Then he wanted to narrow it down to 12. But somehow, he ended up with 18. On this weekend’s CMT Hot 20 Countdown, McGraw explains everything that went into his first studio album in almost three years....

by CMT.com Staff 2h ago Morgan Wallen is throwing out the rule book out the window and releasing a brand new song, “7 Summers.” He co-wrote the song with Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne. Upon the track’s release, he simply wrote on his social media, “This came out because of y’all. do what ya do.”...

by Melissa Goldberg 31m ago It’s been a busy day in the world of Dolly Parton, starting with the news of a forthcoming Christmas record. Then came the news of the legendary country singer-songwriter’s “Million-Air” status, awarded several times over by BMI to recognize seven of Parton’s songs that have reached over one million broadcast...

by Alison Bonaguro 3h ago There are a lot of things country songwriter Ashley Gorley never dreamed about. He didn’t ever want to be a celebrity, he didn’t even want to rub elbows with celebrities, he didn’t want to perform in front of fans, and he certainly didn’t want to see his name in lights....

by Craig Shelburne 20m ago Dolly Parton is already getting into the holiday spirit with friends like Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley Cyrus, and Willie Nelson for her upcoming project, A Holly Dolly Christmas. She’ll release the album, which is a mix of familiar favorites and new material, on October 2. Produced by Kent Wells, A...

by Alison Bonaguro 50m ago And now this: A message from your friendly buzzed country singer: https://t.co/Q3Du0ITFJH — Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) August 12, 2020 After an ongoing Twitter conversation with fans on Wednesday (August 12), Blake Shelton sat down and made a full three-minute video trying to explain the whole situation of his tour cancellation....

by Alison Bonaguro 5m ago Leave it to Blake Shelton to be upfront and responsive to all his fans and followers, even the angry ones. The Cancellation Conversation started early on Wednesday morning (August 12) when a fan of Shelton’s asked him to cancel his Chicago concert — as opposed to merely postponing it which...

by Alison Bonaguro 55m ago Leave it to Blake Shelton to be upfront and responsive to all his fans and followers, even the angry ones. The Cancellation Conversation started early on Wednesday morning (August 12) when a fan of Shelton’s asked him to cancel his Chicago concert — as opposed to merely postponing it which...

by Alison Bonaguro 4h ago Leave it to Blake Shelton to be upfront and responsive to all his fans and followers, even the angry ones. The Cancellation Conversation started early on Wednesday morning (August 12) when a fan of Shelton’s asked him to cancel his Chicago concert — as opposed to merely postponing it which...

by CMT.com Staff 2h ago CMT has revealed the 16 up-and-coming artists previously named to its highly acclaimed 2020 LISTEN UP list will all receive an extended tenure into 2021 with continued promotion across all CMT platforms for the next year. The news of the program extension was revealed to each of the artists by...