Author: Kix Hot Country (Kix Hot Country)

Country Stars Share Memories of George H.W. Bush

by Alison Bonaguro 42m ago After word of Former President George Herbert Walker Bush’s death spread over the weekend, country artists who knew and respected the 41st president of the United States — from 1989-1993 — came out to share their memories of the influential leader on social media. Bush died on Friday (Nov. 30)...

12.03.201812.03.2018

Last Weekend’s Greatest Hits

by Alison Bonaguro 15m ago What happened over the weekend? A lot of all kinds of things. For starters, Kelsea Ballerini declared the Victorias’s Secret angels as beautiful, inside and out. Holiday prep thoroughly exhausted Carrie Underwood’s son Isaiah. Luke Bryan shared a shot of his favorite hoops players. Jason Aldean was celebrating his big...

12.03.201812.03.2018

Ryan Calhoun “Stolen Car”

by Alison Bonaguro 12/1/2018 Embedded from www.youtube.com. [embedded content] Alison makes her living loving country music. She’s based in Chicago, but she’s always leaving her heart in Nashville.

12.01.201812.04.2018

Brad Paisley: “I Got Into This For That”

by Alison Bonaguro 1h ago After Brad Paisley performed his new single “Bucked Off” on this year’s CMA Awards, all I could think was, “That is textbook Brad Paisley.” Somehow, he’s always able to master the paradox. He seamlessly combines heartfelt emotions (in this case, relentless optimism) with his smart sense of humor. And even...

11.30.201811.30.2018

Rachel Reinert Reclaims Her Musical Roots

by Lauren Tingle 21m ago Rachel Reinert wouldn’t change a minute of her musical journey so far. Taylor Swift was the first artist to believe in her as a former member of Gloriana, and the band saw the world as one of the openers on Swift’s first headlining tour. “I look back on those days...

11.29.201811.29.2018

Fixer Upper’s Chip Gaines on His Country Faves

by Alison Bonaguro 8m ago I thought I knew Chip Gaines. Because I already know so much about the man who famously flips houses in Waco. He loves demo day. He loves shiplap. He loves Baylor University. And he loves his wife Joanna. But I never knew the Fixer Upper star to be a country...

11.29.201811.29.2018

Maren Morris: Innocent Ears & Hot Chicken

by Alison Bonaguro 1m ago I think Maren Morris may be on to something. Instead of having a massive album listening party in some massive arena somewhere, why not just go across the pond and rent a flat and pick a handful of your most loyal fans to give it a go? Think way more...

11.28.201811.28.2018

So What Is Keith Urban’s Love Language?

by Alison Bonaguro 2m ago When Keith Urbanwent back home to Australia to host the ARIA Awards, he made a stop at the Stav, Abby and Matt morning radio show in Brisbane. And one of the first things he did was reveal that he’s never heard of Love Languages. (There are five of them, according...

11.28.201811.28.2018

PHOTOS: Inside This Show Saves Lives for St. Jude

by Lauren Tingle 12m ago If there is one charity that unites the country music community, it’s St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Brett Young, RaeLynn, Cassadee Pope, John Rich, LOCASH and A Thousand Horses joined Olympian Shawn Johnson East and CMT’s Marley Sherwood at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Monday (Nov. 26)...

11.27.201811.27.2018

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: John Prine First-Time Nominee

by Lauren Tingle 12h ago John Prine is in the running to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. For eligibility, an act must have issued its first commercial release at least 25 years before the year of nomination. Prine’s self-titled debut arrived in 1971. He is a first-time nominee...

10.09.201810.09.2018